{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-025","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Delaware Judiciary (statewide)","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz","authority":"10 Del. C. § 2004 (recited)","instrument":"Release: Judicial Emergency and closure of all Delaware Court facilities to the public extended to May 14, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 4)","title":"Release announcing the first 30-day extension of the judicial emergency and of the closure of all court facilities to the public, to May 14, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-04-14","effective":"2020-04-15 (extension)","end":"2020-05-14","startDate":"2020-04-15","endDate":"2020-05-14","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["EMER","CRT","CLOSE"],"addressees":["the public and the bar"],"clause":"Delaware Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. today extended the Judicial Emergency... until May 14, 2020.... the Chief Justice also extended the closure of all court facilities to the public - with the exception of the Justice of the Peace Court\u0027s three 24-hour courts - until May 14, 2020.... During this unprecedented time, the Courts have halted all trials and to the extent possible have been conducting hearings by video conference or telephonic proceedings. Courthouse staff have been reduced and many court employees have been working remotely.","enforcement":"n/a (release).","functions":["CT courts and agencies","SV servicing and collections","PM property management"],"notes":"Its date and effect are confirmed by this release and by the recitals in AO Nos. 5, 9, 10, 11, 21 and 22.","sourceUrl":"https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=121088","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":109555,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-025","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-025","citation":"Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz, Release: Judicial Emergency and closure of all Delaware Court facilities to the public extended to May 14, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 4) (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-025)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["AGY-ST-COURTS-026"]}