{"id":"MET-DET-041","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Oakland County, Michigan (Sixth Judicial Circuit)","state":"MI","metro":"DET","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Sixth Judicial Circuit Court","authority":"Mich. Const. 1963, art. VI, sec. 4 (Supreme Court superintending control); Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Orders 2020-6 and 2020-14 (Phased Return to Full Capacity)","instrument":"Protocol Order During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis","title":"Court operations during the Return to Full Capacity phases: remote hearings whenever possible; in-person hearings limited; entrance screening and capacity limits; jury trials suspended per Supreme Court order; effective June 12, 2020 until further notice","dateIssued":"2020-06-12","effective":"2020-06-12","end":"\u0027Shall remain in effect until further notice of the Court\u0027 (no rescission located; treated as in force on its own terms through 2021 Q3)","startDate":"2020-06-12","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","CAP","MASK"],"addressees":["litigants, attorneys, jurors and the public in Oakland County Circuit Court"],"clause":"This Order is effective on June 12, 2020, and shall remain in effect until further notice of the Court.... during RTFC phases 1, 2, [and 3]... proceedings [shall be conducted] remotely... In-person court hearings are to be limited in all RTFC phases. During RTFC phase 1, in-person hearings are limited to essential matters as listed herein.... If an in-person proceeding is deemed necessary, [it is subject to] courthouse and courtroom capacity limits, building entrance screening measures... Jury trials are suspended by order of the Michigan Supreme Court","enforcement":"Court order","functions":["CT courts (remote-first operations; capacity and screening at entry)","CL/CT litigation, probate, family and business disputes delayed"],"notes":"The Sixth Circuit\u0027s standing operating order for the RTFC period; its Phase One and Phase Two gating orders are Ex. MET-DET-042 and -043","sourceUrl":"https://www.oakgov.com/courts/circuit/Documents/ao/covid19/6th-judicial-circuit-court-protocol-order-covid-19-public-health-crisis-06-12-20.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200921164213/https://www.oakgov.com/courts/circuit/Documents/ao/covid19/6th-judicial-circuit-court-protocol-order-covid-19-public-health-crisis-06-12-20.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":141850,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-DET","url":"/library/MET-DET-041","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-DET-041","citation":"Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Protocol Order During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (June 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-041)","stateName":"Michigan","related":["MET-DET-040","MET-DET-042"]}