{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-048","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware","authority":"Del. Const. art. IV, § 13; 10 Del. C. § 2004","instrument":"Administrative Order No. 7 (extension of the judicial emergency effective June 8, 2020; adoption of the four-phase Courts Reopening Plan)","title":"Third 30-day extension; Phase 1 reopening from June 8, 2020 and Phase 2 from June 15, 2020: courthouses open to the public with face coverings, six-foot distancing, no more than ten persons in a courtroom, non-courtroom public areas closed, corrective action at 50 percent of building capacity","dateIssued":"2020-06-05","effective":"2020-06-08","end":"Extended by AO Nos. 8-22; Phase 2 continued until Oct. 5, 2020 (AO Nos. 10-11), resumed Nov. 16, 2020 (AO No. 13) and ended June 1, 2021 (AO Nos. 19, 21)","startDate":"2020-06-08","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["EMER","CRT","CAP","MASK","GATH"],"addressees":["all State courts and judicial branch personnel","the public and the bar"],"clause":"(1) Under the authority of 10 Del. C. § 2004, the judicial emergency for all State courts and their facilities in Delaware is extended for another 30 days effective June 8, 2020, subject to further review. (2) As recommended in the Interim Report, the courts... will reopen to additional employees and the public in the phases set forth below.... B. Phase 2 i. Phase 2 shall commence on June 15, 2020.... ii. During Phase 2, all State courthouses will open to the public. All individuals must wear face coverings and maintain 6-feet of social distance from individuals outside of their household. No more than 10 individuals will be permitted in a courtroom or courtroom-related public areas, excluding court staff and attorneys. All non-courtroom related public areas shall remain closed. Courthouse admission will be monitored and corrective action will be taken when 50% of building capacity is reached.","enforcement":"10 Del. C. §§ 2004-2009","functions":["CT courts and agencies (capacity, gathering and mask limits in every courthouse)","WF workforce (staffing capped at 50 percent)","SV servicing and collections (civil hearings with witnesses only from Phase 2)"],"notes":"The Reopening Plan order that fixed the capacity steps (50 percent in Phase 2; 75 percent in Phase 3) applied through June 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.courts.delaware.gov/rules/pdf/COVID-19AdminOrderNo7.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200630180535/https://www.courts.delaware.gov/rules/pdf/COVID-19AdminOrderNo7.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":72136,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-048","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-048","citation":"Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 7 (extension of the judicial emergency effective June 8, 2020; adoption of the four-phase Courts Reopening Plan) (June 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-048)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["AGY-ST-COURTS-024","AGY-ST-COURTS-050","AGY-ST-COURTS-047","AGY-ST-COURTS-051","AGY-ST-COURTS-021","AGY-ST-COURTS-052"]}