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Ex. ECO-C-057 Order Primary source read

General Order 20-12

Suspension of Grand Jury Proceedings in the District of Arizona in Response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (Chief Judge G. Murray Snow) · United States (D. Ariz.) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
United States (D. Ariz.)
Level
Court
Authority
18 U.S.C. § 3161(b), (h)(7)(A); inherent authority
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16
End
Apr. 17, 2020 and 'any extensions or renewals' (renewed through 2020; grand juries later resumed under GO 20-35) (read as 2020-04-17)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to Apr. 17, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all grand juries in the District of Arizona
  • United States Attorney
  • criminal defendants
Functions reached
  • CT courts
  • OF legal services
  • PJ projects dependent on court calendars
Collection
Travel, gatherings, courts and public offices ECO-C

Operative words

For the same public health and other reasons related to COVID-19 described in General Order 20-10, all grand jury [proceedings are suspended]... This General Order is effective March 16, 2020, and applies for the period until April 17, 2020, and for the period of any extensions or renewals of this order.... the period of time for presenting the case to the grand jury shall be extended an additional thirty days

Enforcement

Order of the court

Notes

GO 20-10 (Mar. 13, 2020) is the district's principal court-operations order; its first page was read on the court's site but the file did not pass retrieval.

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