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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Ind. Courts - More on: Tippecanoe County judges pull plug on cell phone use
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Sohia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal Courier has a follow-up story today headed "Some grumble at courthouse's cell phone rules." Today's story concludes:
Security bailiffs on Monday did have to rewarn some people who turned their phones back on after passing through screening.But complaints were few, they said.
Tippecanoe Circuit Court Judge Don Daniel said he received one complaint. It was from a Crawfordsville attorney who used the public entrance.
The new policy exempts attorneys and courthouse staff who use the private entrances -- accessible only by a card -- on Third and Fourth streets.
"She was upset that she couldn't look at her calendar," Daniel said. "Out-of-town attorneys aren't given the same access points as local attorneys. Next time, I will tell her -- and other attorneys -- that she is allowed to turn her cell phone on."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 31, 2010 09:41 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts