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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 741 Filed 08/10/22 Page 24 of 106 28 LBTVMAX1 1 deliberate, it is your duty not to discuss this case with 2 anyone and not to remain in the presence of other persons who 3 may be discussing this case. And this includes discussions 4 even with members of your own family and your friends. In this 5 regard, please understand that the parties and the counsel in 6 this case have been instructed by me to have no contact with 7 any of you, not even to offer a friendly greeting. So if you 8 happen to see any of them outside this courtroom and they don't 9 acknowledge you, say hello, or make small talk, please do not 10 take offense. They are not being rude; they are following my 11 instructions. 12 That concludes my preliminary instructions to you. 13 We will begin after lunch with the initial stage of 14 the case, which, as I said to you, is opening statements, and 15 we'll begin when you return from lunch with the government. 16 Let me just note, as I've said in the beginning of 17 jury selection, we are in an outfitted courtroom for COVID 18 times. The witness will testify -- witnesses will testify in 19 this Plexiglas box that has a HEPA filter, and they will remove 20 their mask to testify when we have witnesses testify. The 21 lawyer who will be questioning them and the lawyer during 22 opening statements, for example, will be in that Plexiglas box 23 which also has a HEPA filter, and they'll be permitted to 24 remove their mask while they provide opening statements as 25 well. SOUTH ERN D STR CT RE (212) 805-0300 PORTERS, Piss DOJ-OGR-00016134