Standing Order No. 2 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary Measures

The record

Jurisdiction

Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide) · Delaware

Level

Court

Authority

Supreme Court Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency (10 Del. C. § 2004), eff. Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021); Superior Court's administrative authority

Issued

2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16 08:00 (read as 2020-03-16)

End

2020-04-15 by its terms; jury trials further suspended through May 29, 2020 (Amended SO No. 4) and to June 13, 2020 (SO No. 7); jury trials did not resume until Oct. 5, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-053) (read as 2020-04-15)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to Apr. 15, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• jurors summoned for petit jury duty
• litigants and counsel
• defendants and probationers

Functions reached

• CT courts and agencies (civil trials suspended: collection, contract, personal-injury and commercial dockets)
• SV servicing and collections (civil judgments delayed)
• WF workforce (jury service excused)

Collection

State courts AGY-ST-COURTS

Operative words

1. All Civil and Criminal Jury Trials are suspended through and including April 15, 2020. 2. Petit jury duty is suspended through and including April 15, 2020. Individuals summoned for petit jury duty during this time period are excused and should not appear.... 4. First Case Reviews are suspended through and including April 15, 2020.

Enforcement