{"id":"MET-DFW-006","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Dallas County, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"DFW","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"The Civil District Courts of the State of Texas sitting in Dallas County (14 judges)","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 22.0035(b); Supreme Court of Texas Misc. Docket Nos. 20-9042, 20-9099; Dallas County Judge\u0027s declaration","instrument":"Emergency Standing Order","title":"Emergency Standing Order of the District Courts sitting in Dallas County","dateIssued":"2020-03-27","effective":"2020-03-27","end":"Duration of the public health emergency; jury suspension to May 8, 2020","startDate":"2020-03-27","endDate":"2020-05-08","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["litigants and counsel in the Dallas County civil district courts"],"clause":"Pursuant to the Declaration of the Hon. Clay Jenkins, Dallas County Judge, the utilization of Juries in the George Allen Civil Courts Building is hereby suspended until May 8, 2020, or until further Order from the County Judge. Cases which have been previously set on the respective District Courts\u0027 Jury dockets between the effective date of this Order and May 8, 2020 are hereby Continued sua sponte","enforcement":"Court order","functions":["CT courts (professional services)","CL closings and litigation (financial services, real estate)","SV collections"],"notes":"Live testimony discouraged; remote proceedings by telephone or videoconference; motions decided on submission; non-essential in-person proceedings barred per Misc. Docket 20-9099","sourceUrl":"https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/covid-19/closures/DistrictCourts-EmergencyStandngOrder.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":112122,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-DFW","url":"/library/MET-DFW-006","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-DFW-006","citation":"The Civil District Courts of the State of Texas sitting in Dallas County (14 judges), Emergency Standing Order (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-006)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}