{"id":"MET-LA-063","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles","state":"CA","metro":"LA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor","authority":"Cal. Gov\u0027t Code sec. 68115 (Chief Justice\u0027s emergency order of July 2021); Penal Code secs. 859b and 1382","instrument":"General Order of July 29, 2021 (amending 2021-GEN-021-00 of July 16 and 19, 2021) extending criminal trial and preliminary-hearing deadlines to Aug. 13, 2021, with the Court\u0027s July 30, 2021 news release","title":"Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor Extends General Order for Criminal Trials, Preliminary Hearings by Additional Two Weeks as COVID-19 Cases Surge in Los Angeles County (General Order of July 29, 2021)","dateIssued":"2021-07-29","effective":"2021-07-29 (immediately) until further notice; deadlines extended to Aug. 13, 2021","end":"2021-08-13 (deadline relief); face-covering and access provisions continued","startDate":"2021-07-29","endDate":"2021-08-13","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK"],"addressees":["criminal defendants, prosecutors, defense counsel, jurors, all court users"],"clause":"Today\u0027s Order extends deadlines for applicable cases - set to expire on July 30, 2021 - until August 13, 2021.... Effective June 28, 2021, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Court) lifted its social distancing mandate but retained its mask mandate. In the intervening time, Los Angeles County has [experienced a surge that led the] Department of Public Health to issue more restrictive indoor mask policies for all persons, regardless of vaccination status.... Face Coverings: [all persons] regardless of vaccination status - are required to wear face coverings over their nose and mouth while in a courthouse... THIS ORDER IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE","enforcement":"Court order","functions":["CT","PJ","CB"],"notes":"Q3 2021 court instrument reciting the \u0027fourth COVID-19 surge in our county\u0027","sourceUrl":"http://www.lacourt.org/newsmedia/uploads/1420217309541921NRJuly29GOwithOrder.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210730171156/http://www.lacourt.org/newsmedia/uploads/1420217309541921NRJuly29GOwithOrder.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":617578,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-LA","url":"/library/MET-LA-063","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-LA-063","citation":"Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor, General Order of July 29, 2021 (amending 2021-GEN-021-00 of July 16 and 19, 2021) extending criminal trial and preliminary-hearing deadlines to Aug. 13, 2021, with the Court\u0027s July 30, 2021 news release (Ex. MET-LA-063)","stateName":"California","related":["MET-LA-062"]}