The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal judiciary)
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- CARES Act § 15002(b), Pub. L. 116-136
- Issued
- 2020-03-29 Mar. 29, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-29
- End
- 30 days after the national emergency ends or an earlier Judicial Conference finding (finding continued through 2021 and 2022) (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Mar. 29, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Telework mandateCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- chief district judges
- parties to federal criminal and civil proceedings
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Travel, gatherings, courts and public offices ECO-C
Operative words
the Judicial Conference... found on March 29, pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), that 'emergency conditions due to the national emergency declared by the President with respect to COVID-19 will materially affect the functioning of the federal courts generally...'. Under the CARES Act, this finding allows chief district judges, under certain circumstances and with the consent of the defendant, to temporarily authorize the use of video or telephone conferencing for certain criminal proceedings
Enforcement
Statutory authorization exercised by district general orders (e.g., D. Ariz. GO 20-18, 20-36, 20-44)
Notes
The finding was renewed quarterly by chief judges (D. Ariz. GO 20-36 and 20-44 recite the 90-day review requirement).