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Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-025 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Release: Judicial Emergency and closure of all Delaware Court facilities to the public extended to May 14, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 4)

Release announcing the first 30-day extension of the judicial emergency and of the closure of all court facilities to the public, to May 14, 2020

Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz · Delaware Judiciary (statewide) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Delaware Judiciary (statewide) · Delaware
Level
Court
Authority
10 Del. C. § 2004 (recited)
Issued
2020-04-14 Apr. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-04-15 (extension) (read as 2020-04-15)
End
2020-05-14
In force
Apr. 15, 2020 to May 14, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • the public and the bar
Functions reached
  • CT courts and agencies
  • SV servicing and collections
  • PM property management
Collection
State courts AGY-ST-COURTS

Operative words

Delaware Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. today extended the Judicial Emergency... until May 14, 2020.... the Chief Justice also extended the closure of all court facilities to the public - with the exception of the Justice of the Peace Court's three 24-hour courts - until May 14, 2020.... During this unprecedented time, the Courts have halted all trials and to the extent possible have been conducting hearings by video conference or telephonic proceedings. Courthouse staff have been reduced and many court employees have been working remotely.

Enforcement

n/a (release).

Notes

Its date and effect are confirmed by this release and by the recitals in AO Nos. 5, 9, 10, 11, 21 and 22.

Retrieval note

Grade is for AO No. 4 (existence, date and gist from the Judiciary's own release and later orders' recitals); the release itself was read in full.