Please note that effective immediately attorneys licensed to practice in the Middle District of North Carolina can request authorization to bring cell phones, laptops, tablets or other electronic devices to the courthouses pursuant to Standing Order No. 2. To seek authorization, attorneys should complete the Electronic Device Request and Acknowledgment Form and submit the form to the clerk's office with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Attorneys who have been granted permission to bring laptops into the courthouses will be required to complete a new permission form should they desire to bring cellphones or tablets into the courthouses.
The electronic device permission card shall be displayed whenever an attorney enters a courthouse with an electronic device.