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Administrative Order No. 10: Extension of Judicial Emergency (with the Jury Management Plan as Exhibit 1)

Sixth 30-day extension effective Sept. 6, 2020; Phase 2 continued in September; modified Phase 3 from Oct. 5, 2020 with courthouses open to the public, universal face coverings and six-foot distancing, and jury trials under the Jury Management Plan

Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware · Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide) · Delaware
Level
Court
Authority
Del. Const. art. IV, § 13; 10 Del. C. §§ 2004(a), (c), 2008
Issued
2020-09-04 Sept. 4, 2020
Effective
2020-09-06 (extension); 2020-10-05 (Phase 3) (read as 2020-09-06)
End
2020-10-06 (extended by AO No. 11); Phase 3 reversed Nov. 16, 2020 (AO No. 13) (read as 2020-10-06)
In force
Sept. 6, 2020 to Oct. 6, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all State courts and their facilities
  • jurors, litigants, counsel and the public
Functions reached
  • CT courts and agencies
  • WF workforce (jurors; staffing to 75 percent)
Collection
State courts AGY-ST-COURTS

Operative words

(1) Under the authority of 10 Del. C. § 2004, the judicial emergency for all State courts and their facilities in Delaware is extended for another 30 days effective September 6, 2020, subject to further review. (2) The courts shall continue to operate under Phase 2 as set forth in Paragraphs 2A, 2B, 3, and 4 of the June 5, 2020 order. (3) Effective October 5, 2020, Phase 3 of the Court's Reopening Plan, as modified below, will be implemented: i. All State courthouses will be open to the public and all individuals that enter and remain in the courthouses must wear face coverings and maintain 6-feet of social distance

Enforcement

10 Del. C. §§ 2004-2009

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