The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Federal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims (National Courts Building)
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- 28 U.S.C. 2071
- Issued
- 2021-07-30 July 30, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-07-31
- End
- 2021-08-31 (extended through Oct. 31, 2021 by AO 2021-14, 077) (read as 2021-08-31)
- In force
- July 31, 2021 to Aug. 31, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- the public
- counsel and parties
- employees, contractors and vendors
- Functions reached
- CT courts
- CS representation
- HR vendors and contractors
- OF
- Collection
- Federal lands, science agencies and courts AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS
Operative words
[The Chief Judges of the Federal Circuit and the Court of Federal] Claims [order] to restrict public access to the Howard T. Markey [National Courts Building as a] temporary measure through August 31, 2021, unless [extended]... altering the rules of both courts, effective July 31, 2021, [12:01 a.m.]. IT IS ORDERED THAT:... (3) All others will be granted access to the NCB on a [case-by-case basis]... (4) Requests for access must be submitted in writing...
Enforcement
Administrative order of both courts
Notes
Issued in the Delta wave (July 30, 2021); the courts re-tightened rather than relaxed.