{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-017","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)","authority":"Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 3 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-024); 10 Del. C. § 2004","instrument":"Amended Standing Order No. 4 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary Measures","title":"Civil jury trials suspended through May 29, 2020; non-essential civil and criminal matters postponed; essential matters by video and telephone","dateIssued":"2020-03-30","effective":"2020-03-31 08:00","end":"2020-05-29 (civil jury trials) as written; extended to June 13, 2020 by SO No. 7 (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-031)","startDate":"2020-03-31","endDate":"2020-05-29","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT","CLOSE"],"addressees":["litigants and counsel","the public"],"clause":"1. Civil Jury Trials. All Civil Jury Trials are suspended through and including May 29, 2020. Trials scheduled to begin between April 15, 2020 and May 29, 2020 will be rescheduled by the assigned judge as early as reasonably practicable. All deadlines are suspended for the submission of pretrial stipulations, proposed jury instructions, and motions in limine... 2. Civil Proceedings. Essential matters as the court may allow... To the extent possible, these matters will continue through the use of video and telephone instead of in-person appearances... Non-essential matters will be postponed until further notice.","enforcement":"Standing order of the court under Supreme Court AO No. 3","functions":["CT courts and agencies (all non-essential civil matters postponed)","SV servicing and collections","CL closings (litigation-dependent transactions)"],"notes":"Recites AO No. 3\u0027s closure of \u0027all public courthouses in the State until April 15, 2020\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=171448","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":29163,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-017","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-017","citation":"Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden), Amended Standing Order No. 4 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary Measures (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-017)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["AGY-ST-COURTS-031","AGY-ST-COURTS-018","AGY-ST-COURTS-016","AGY-ST-COURTS-019","AGY-ST-COURTS-015","AGY-ST-COURTS-014"]}