'I'm not a cat' Video shows lawyer can't turn off kitten filter during Zoom court appearance
- 3 years ago
A virtual courtroom hearing came to an abrupt paws in southwest Texas on Tuesday when an attorney inadvertently appeared on screen as a computer-filter-generated cat.
The mundane civil forfeiture hearing took a hilarious turn when Presidio County Attorney Rod Ponton arrived in Zoom court in the form of a fluffy white and brown kitten.
For about 30 somewhat awkward, but mostly funny seconds, Ponton struggled to remove the filter.
With other lawyers on screen wryly smiling, 394th Judicial District Court Judge Roy Ferguson tried to walk Ponton through keystrokes. Ponton said he was ready to proceed even in his feline form.
Ferguson had a laugh over the kitten court catastrophe and praised all lawyers involved.
Ponton said he was forced to use his secretary's computer, because the office was in the midst of a move.
The judge said the lawyers are like millions of other Americans, trying to make the best of unconventional work settings caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The mundane civil forfeiture hearing took a hilarious turn when Presidio County Attorney Rod Ponton arrived in Zoom court in the form of a fluffy white and brown kitten.
For about 30 somewhat awkward, but mostly funny seconds, Ponton struggled to remove the filter.
With other lawyers on screen wryly smiling, 394th Judicial District Court Judge Roy Ferguson tried to walk Ponton through keystrokes. Ponton said he was ready to proceed even in his feline form.
Ferguson had a laugh over the kitten court catastrophe and praised all lawyers involved.
Ponton said he was forced to use his secretary's computer, because the office was in the midst of a move.
The judge said the lawyers are like millions of other Americans, trying to make the best of unconventional work settings caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.