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Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078

In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Use of Face Coverings in the Courthouses

Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez · United States District Court for the Central District of California (Court)

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Jurisdiction
United States District Court for the Central District of California · California
Level
Court
Authority
inherent authority; GSA memorandum of May 4, 2020 requiring face coverings in the 300 N. Los Angeles Street Federal Building
Issued
2020-06-01 June 1, 2020
Effective
2020-06-01
End
superseded by General Order 21-17 (Oct. 1, 2021; vaccination and testing policy) per the uscourts.gov listing (read as 2021-10-01)
In force
June 1, 2020 to Oct. 1, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all persons entering or occupying the district's courthouses and Probation and Pretrial Services offices
Functions reached
  • CT courthouse access conditioned on masking for all of 2020 Q3 through 2021 Q3
  • CS
Collection
Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Operative words

[all persons entering or] occupying, the United States Courthouses or Probation and Pretrial Services Offices in the Central District of California must wear face coverings in all [public] spaces. The face covering must completely conceal the individual's nose [and mouth]...

Enforcement

court order; court security officers

Notes

A federal-court mask order in force on every day from June 1, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2021 in the Los Angeles district.

Retrieval note

Bracketed words supply text broken by the pleading-paper line numbers.