{"id":"MI-004","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Michigan","state":"MI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Michigan Supreme Court","authority":"Mich. Const. 1963, art. 6, § 4 (general superintending control over all state courts); ADM File No. 2020-08","instrument":"Administrative Order No. 2020-1","title":"In re Emergency Procedures in Court Facilities","dateIssued":"2020-03-15","effective":"2020-03-15","end":"2021-07-26 (rescinded by order entered July 26, 2021)","startDate":"2020-03-15","endDate":"2021-07-26","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["all Michigan trial courts","litigants and counsel"],"clause":"each trial court judge may implement emergency measures regarding court operations to enable continued service while also mitigating the risk of further transmission of the virus.... 1. Trial courts may adjourn any civil matters and any criminal matters where the defendant is not in custody;... 2. In civil cases, trial courts should maximize the use of technology to enable and/or require parties to participate remotely.","enforcement":"Binding on all trial courts under the Court\u0027s superintending control; noncompliance addressed by SCAO and the Court","functions":["CT courts and clerks","CL closings and recordings dependent on court process","SV collections, evictions and foreclosures"],"notes":"Remained in force, with AO 2020-6, 2020-9, 2020-14 and 2020-19, until the rescission order of July 26, 2021 (Ex. MI-080), i.e., through the first 26 days of 2021 Q3.","sourceUrl":"https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/rules/court-rules-admin-matters/Administrative%20Orders/2020-08_2020-03-15_FormattedOrder_AO2020-1.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200329022216/https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/rules/court-rules-admin-matters/Administrative%20Orders/2020-08_2020-03-15_FormattedOrder_AO2020-1.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":50275,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MI","url":"/library/MI-004","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MI-004","citation":"Michigan Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-1 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MI-004)","stateName":"Michigan","related":["MI-080","MI-008","MI-016","MI-019","MI-025","MI-034"]}