02/28/2011 MON 15:08 FAX 203 867 6240 NH CRIMINAL DIV ‘No. CRO7-241860 STATE OF CONNECTICUT ) SUPERIOR COURT v. ) NEWHAVEN JUDICIAL DISTRICT JOSHUA KOMISARJEVSKY ) FEBRUARY 28, 2011 ORDERS RE DEFENDANT JOSHUA KOMISARJEVKSY’S MOTION REGARDING RESERVED SEATING Following a hearing on the above-entitled motion, the court issues the following orders ‘with respects to seating in Courtroom 6A during the proceedings of this case: 1. The first row on each side of the courtroom (in front of the bat) is reserved for the use of counsel and their staff members. 2. The second and third rows on the north side of the courtroom (on the side of the jury box) are reserved for members of the Petit family, 3. The second row on the south side of the courtroom is reserved for members of the Komisarjevsky family. If menabers of the Komisatjevsky family do not occupy this entire row, ‘the court rescrves the right fo assign unused portions of this row to members of the media, 4, The third and fourth rows on the south side of the courtroom are reserved for members of the media, No media organization may have more than one representative in this section. The term “media” is defined by Practice Book § 1-10 as “any person or entity that is regularly ‘engaged in the gathering and dissemination of news and thet is approved by the office of the chief court administrator.” Members of the media sitting in the designated media section may th eZ cd 82 93d NOZ 301440 $.W4979 J31H9 1 Agno yolNaans: “OT NAH ABN oo202/28/2011 MON 15:08 FAX 203 867 6240 NH CRIMINAL DIV Boos receive tickets and keep their seats for the entirety of the day in question. ? 5, The remaining seats in the courtroom are available 1o members of the public (including members of both families and the media) on a first-come first-serve basis, 6. Pursuant to the court's eatlier memorandum of decision regarding the use of electronic devices, the use of electronic devices is permitted unless found to be “disruptive of the court proceeding,” Practice Book § 1-10(a). If disruption occurs, the court will take appropriate action. | 7.No televising, recording, or photographing is permitted in the courtroom, Practice | Book § 1-11(b)? 8, Cellular telephones must be tumed off or on silent mode, 9, Full exhibits will be made available to the media via listserv, The court reserves the | right to make exceptions to this rule in appropriate cases. The court reserves the right to amend this onder when appropriate. Jon C. Blue Judge of the Superior Court. ' The media is free to develop its own seating plan for the media section. The media will be entirely responsible for any plan so devised. Neither the court nor its staff will mediate any disputes arising with respect to such a plan. ? Requests to televise, record, or photograph elsewhere within the courthouse must be made to the Administrative judge.