{"id":"MET-PIT-036","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)","state":"PA","metro":"PIT","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge","authority":"Administrative Docket No. AD-21-118-PJ; Pa.R.J.A. No. 1952","instrument":"Order of Court of August 9, 2021: Fifth Judicial District Masking Requirements (AD-21-118)","title":"In re: Fifth Judicial District Masking Requirements, No. AD-21-118-PJ","dateIssued":"2021-08-09","effective":"2021-08-10","end":"Not stated; in force through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond","startDate":"2021-08-10","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","CRT"],"addressees":["all persons entering any court facility in Allegheny County","spectators","court employees"],"clause":"this Court recognizes that the number of positive COVID-19 tests in Allegheny County has recently been substantially increasing. Consequently, it is hereby ORDERED that, effective August 10, 2021, all persons must wear masks or face coverings to enter and remain in any court facility. While mask wearing is required under this Order for spectators within courtrooms, mask wearing for participants in court proceedings, including but not limited to judges, jurors, witnesses, and attorneys, shall be at the discretion of the presiding judge.","enforcement":"Condition of entry to court facilities.","functions":["CT","OF law practice","CB litigants","WF"],"notes":"The Aug. 26, 2021 request (MET-PIT-037) records that the masking policy for court users regardless of vaccination status and for employees was implemented August 8, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.alleghenycourts.us/downloads/administration/AD-21-000118.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20211116085002/https://www.alleghenycourts.us/downloads/administration/AD-21-000118.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":205842,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PIT","url":"/library/MET-PIT-036","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PIT-036","citation":"Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge, Order of Court of August 9, 2021: Fifth Judicial District Masking Requirements (AD-21-118) (Aug. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-PIT-036)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["MET-PIT-020","MET-PIT-034","MET-PIT-037","SEC-23-GM-004","SEC-23-GM-006","MET-PIT-039","MET-PIT-040","MET-PIT-033","MET-PIT-032"]}