Administrative Order 2021-10, 'Modifying Court Operations' (June 22, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Level

Court

Authority

Fed. R. App. P. 2 and 34; Fed. Cir. R.

Issued

2021-06-22 June 22, 2021

Effective

2021-06-22; in-person arguments from the September 2021 session; July and August 2021 sessions remote (read as 2021-06-22)

End

Continuing (protocols revised Aug. 12, 2021, 079; access orders 076, 077) (read as 2021-08-12)

In force

June 22, 2021 to Aug. 12, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• counsel and parties
• the Clerk's Office

Functions reached

• CT courts (July-August 2021 sessions remote; in-person from September under protocols)
• CS appellate representation
• OF clerk's office

Collection

Federal lands, science agencies and courts AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS

Operative words

[The court finds these procedures] necessary to continue effective operations. See Fed. Cir. R. [2]. IT IS ORDERED THAT: [The court will resume] in-person arguments beginning with the September 2021 session. The Clerk's Office is [directed to implement the] procedures necessary to support in-person arguments. Until further notice, the Clerk's Office [remains closed to the public for in-person services]. [Arguments] scheduled for July and August will proceed as [remote arguments].

Enforcement

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