{"id":"MET-MSY-068","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson","state":"LA","metro":"MSY","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach","authority":"La. Const. art. V, § 1; La. R.S. 1:55; Governor\u0027s and Parish President\u0027s emergency declarations; Louisiana Supreme Court emergency orders","instrument":"Order 2020-007 (COVID-19 Phase II)","title":"24th JDC Phase II: courthouse open June 5, 2020 with courtrooms limited to 12 persons; civil matters by Zoom; jury trials to recommence July 20, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-06-03","effective":"2020-06-05 8:00 a.m.","end":"2020-09-14 (Phase III, Ex. 069)","startDate":"2020-06-05","endDate":"2020-09-14","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CRT","CAP"],"addressees":["litigants, attorneys, jurors, the public"],"clause":"Beginning June 5, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., the Thomas F. Donelon Courthouse will be open to the public with the following Phase II restrictions: 1. Jury Trials: Criminal and civil jury trials shall recommence beginning July 20, 2020. 2. Civil Matters: A. Civil trials and motions involving witness testimony may proceed in person, provided each courtroom shall be limited to a maximum of 12 persons, excluding the judge and the judge\u0027s staff. Social distancing of not less than 6 feet shall be observed.... B. All civil matters not involving witness testimony... shall continue to proceed by video conference via the court\u0027s Zoom platform","enforcement":"Court order","functions":["CT","CL","SV"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.24jdc.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-007-24th-JDC-COVID-Phase-II-Order-2020-06-03.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200926182748/https://www.24jdc.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-007-24th-JDC-COVID-Phase-II-Order-2020-06-03.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":430836,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-MSY","url":"/library/MET-MSY-068","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-MSY-068","citation":"Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach, Order 2020-007 (COVID-19 Phase II) (June 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-068)","stateName":"Louisiana","related":[]}