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Ex. ECO-C-065 Order Primary source read

Misc. Docket No. 20-9080, Eighteenth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster

Eighteenth Emergency Order (no jury proceedings before September 1, 2020 except limited pilots; operating plans required)

Supreme Court of Texas · Texas (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Texas
Level
Court
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code § 22.0035(b)
Issued
2020-06-29 June 29, 2020
Effective
2020-06-29
End
Sept. 30, 2020 (superseded by the Twenty-Second and later orders) (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
June 29, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all Texas courts
  • jurors, parties, counsel
Functions reached
  • CT
  • OF
  • PJ
Collection
Travel, gatherings, courts and public offices ECO-C

Operative words

Courts must not conduct in-person proceedings contrary to the Guidance for All Court Proceedings During COVID-19 Pandemic ('Guidance') issued by the Office of Court Administration... Before holding any in-person proceedings, a court must submit an operating plan... Courts must continue to use all reasonable efforts to conduct proceedings remotely.... A court must not hold a jury proceeding, including jury selection or a jury trial, prior to September 1, except as authorized by this Order.

Enforcement

Order of the Supreme Court of Texas

Notes

Statewide bar on jury proceedings through August 2020.

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