The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide trial court of general jurisdiction) · Delaware
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Inherent administrative authority of the Superior Court over its proceedings; Del. Const. art. IV
- Issued
- 2020-03-09 Mar. 9, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-09
- End
- Supplemented by Standing Orders Nos. 2-7 (Exs. AGY-ST-COURTS-015 to -019, -031); expiration dates extended to June 13, 2020 by Standing Order No. 7 (read as 2020-06-13)
- In force
- Mar. 9, 2020 to June 13, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesQuarantine and isolation
- Addressees
- litigants, practitioners, witnesses and jurors in the Superior Court
- Functions reached
- Collection
- State courts AGY-ST-COURTS
Operative words
NOW, THEREFORE, it is HEREBY ORDERED, this 9th day of March, 2020, that the Superior Court will implement the following precautionary measures, which will remain in place until further order of the Court: 1. The Court will consider conducting proceedings telephonically when it believes it would be practicable and efficient to do so... 2.... Any attorney or self-represented party appearing in a case shall promptly provide written notice... if such attorney or party reasonably believes that a scheduled trial or in-person hearing may require or cause the presence of an individual who (i) may be infected with COVID-19 or (ii) has been in contact within the past fourteen (14 days) with an individual who may be infected
Enforcement
Standing order of the court; non-compliance addressed by the court's contempt and scheduling powers
Notes
Earliest instrument in the Delaware chain (before the Governor's emergency declaration of Mar. 12, 2020).