{"id":"MN-052","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Minnesota","state":"MN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea","authority":"Chief Justice\u0027s administrative authority; No. ADM20-8001","instrument":"Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed May 25, 2021)","title":"Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch","dateIssued":"2021-05-25","effective":"2021-06-14; directions govern through Sept. 6, 2021","end":"Superseded by the order filed June 28, 2021 (MN-053)","startDate":"2021-06-14","endDate":"2021-06-28","quarters":["2021Q2"],"types":["CRT","MASK"],"addressees":["all Minnesota courts, parties, attorneys, jurors"],"clause":"Unless otherwise indicated, the directions in this order are effective June 14, 2021, and will govern through September 6, 2021.... 1.... Unless a proceeding is authorized to be held in person in a courtroom as set out in paragraphs 2 through 7 of this order, the proceeding shall be held by remote technology... 2. In-person criminal jury trials shall continue to be scheduled and held in any county unless the chief judge of the district determines that the trial cannot proceed due to local conditions.... 5.... Effective August 2, 2021, in-person proceedings shall be held in mandatory misdemeanor criminal court trials and in contested hearings in that case type... 6. In-person civil jury trials may be held if the chief judge and the district administrator determine that holding that trial will not impact the scheduling of criminal jury trials in the district.","enforcement":"Order of the Supreme Court; recites that \u0027Face coverings have been required for persons entering court facilities and attending proceedings conducted in person\u0027 under the July 7, 2020 order","functions":["CT courts (remote default; civil jury trials subordinated to criminal scheduling)","PJ","CB"],"notes":"Recites EO 21-21 and EO 21-23 and \u0027a gradual expansion of in-person operations\u0027. Scanned PDF (8 pages); pages 1-3 read visually.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/media/CIOMediaLibrary/COVID-19/Order-52521.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210614025000/https://www.mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/media/CIOMediaLibrary/COVID-19/Order-52521.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":355112,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MN","url":"/library/MN-052","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MN-052","citation":"Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed May 25, 2021) (Ex. MN-052)","stateName":"Minnesota","related":["MN-053","MN-051","MN-054"]}