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Ex. AR-019 Order Primary source read

In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 125 (per curiam)

Per curiam closing the Justice Building to the public and extending the suspension of in-person proceedings to April 17, 2020

Supreme Court of Arkansas · Arkansas (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Arkansas
Level
Court
Authority
Ark. Const. amend. 80
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19 5:00 p.m. (closure); Mar. 20 (extension) (read as 2020-03-19)
End
Justice Building reopened June 1, 2021 (Ex. AR-029); suspension extended (Ex. AR-020, AR-021) (read as 2021-06-01)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to June 1, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all courts and court clerks' offices
Functions reached
  • CT courts and clerks
  • CB law-firm clients
Collection
Arkansas AR

Operative words

Effective March 19, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., the Justice Building in Little Rock closed to the public and shall remain so until further notice.... The previously announced suspension of in-person proceedings in Arkansas's courts is hereby extended to Friday, April 17, 2020.

Enforcement

Order of the Supreme Court

Notes

Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals remained open; filing extensions for COVID-19 grounds.

Retrieval note

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