No cameras should be allowed in the courtroom when Kobe Bryant appears for his Oct. 9 preliminary hearing, the Eagle County district attorney said in court papers filed Tuesday.

Mark Hurlbert said state law prohibits cameras at preliminary hearings. He added that the "word by word reporting" of the facts to be presented at the hearing would prejudice both the alleged victim's and Bryant's right to a fair trial.

"Further," Hurlbert wrote, "the preliminary hearing may involve members of the public who may not want their likenesses broadcast over television."

Bryant's defense attorneys have also opposed cameras in the hearing, which were requested by Court TV and the Rocky Mountain News.