{"id":"KY-002","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Kentucky","state":"KY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Kentucky (Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr.)","authority":"Ky. Const. sec. 116; SCR 1.010","instrument":"Administrative Order 2020-08","title":"In re: Kentucky Court of Justice Response to COVID-19 Emergency","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-16","end":"2020-04-10 (extended and amended by AO 2020-09, -10, -13, -16 and successors)","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-04-10","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT","GATH"],"addressees":["all Kentucky courts","litigants","jurors","attorneys"],"clause":"With the exception of emergency matters, domestic violence hearings, and evidentiary hearings in criminal cases, all in-person appearances for civil and criminal dockets shall be canceled... All civil trials, hearings, and motions shall be postponed and rescheduled for a later date... small claims, eviction, juvenile, probate, traffic, and guardianship cases shall be continued. Courtroom attendance shall be limited to attorneys, parties, and necessary witnesses.","enforcement":"Order of the Supreme Court binding on all courts of the Commonwealth","functions":["CT courts and clerks","CL closings and evictions","CB litigants","OP legal services"],"notes":"Suspends the civil docket, eviction and probate proceedings and jury orientations statewide","sourceUrl":"https://www.kycourts.gov/Courts/Supreme-Court/Supreme%20Court%20Orders/202008.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":104865,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"KY","url":"/library/KY-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/KY-002","citation":"Supreme Court of Kentucky (Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr.), Administrative Order 2020-08 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. KY-002)","stateName":"Kentucky","related":["SEC-10-GM-002","SEC-10-GM-011","SEC-10-GM-024"]}