Regardless, those on the call didn't skip a beat after the cat filter surprised the lawyer. "If a child used your computer, before you join a virtual hearing check the Zoom Video Options to be sure filters are off," he wrote, linking to the video of the mishap. Ponton also said that the hearing was for a case "involving a man trying to exit the United States with contraband and contraband cash."Īfter the feline-filled incident, Ferguson gave his followers some important Zoom advice on Twitter. After the filter was removed, the hearing went without further filter-related issues. I took it off, and replaced it with my face," he told Vice. "I was using her computer, and for some reason she had that filter on. Ponton said that the cat filter incident was a "mistake" caused by his secretary. Though cat filters are purrfectly fine for catching up with friends, a legal hearing was not the time or place. Work from home Office with cat on desk Man working on Computer in Background. I'm not a cat." It's safe to assume the nervous expression the cat filter had on the call reflected the momentary panic Ponton. "I've got my assistant here and she's trying to remove it but uh…I'm prepared to go forward with it. "It is, and I don't know how to remove it," Ponton said. "Can you hear me, judge?" the cat-filtered Ponton asked.įerguson confirmed that he could hear Ponton. Ponton, I believe you have a filter turned on in your video settings," Ferguson noted in the call's video, shared on Twitter.
Though these filters are purrfectly fine for catching up with friends, it was not the time or place, and Ponton appeared flustered by his catlike appearance. Judge Roy Ferguson of the 394th Judicial District Court of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties in Texas oversaw the hearing. Instead of just another talking head onscreen, the attorney appeared in the video call as a fluffy kitten with big eyes. In a video circulating on Twitter on Tuesday, Ponton was unable to turn off a Zoom filter during a hearing. Lawyer Rod Ponton will be checking his Zoom filter settings for video calls moving forward.
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