Standing Order 21-08

The record

Jurisdiction

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey · New Jersey

Level

Court

Authority

inherent authority; recitals of the CDC guidance of July 27, 2021, the President's Aug. 6, 2021 federal-employee testing requirements, New Jersey Executive Order 253 (Aug. 23, 2021) and EO 14043 (Sept. 9, 2021)

Issued

2021-09-13 Sept. 13, 2021

Effective

2021-09-13

End

amended 2022 (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Sept. 13, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public officesVaccination or testing

Addressees

• visitors to court facilities (with limited exceptions, including jurors)
• federal detainees

Functions reached

• CT courthouse entry conditioned on vaccination proof or testing from Sept. 13, 2021
• CS attorneys, witnesses, vendors

Collection

Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Operative words

The CDC's guidance, on July 27, 2021, advising all persons, including those fully vaccinated, to wear a mask in public indoor settings, in areas of substantial or high [transmission];... President Biden's announcement, on August 6, 2021, of testing and other requirements of Executive Branch employees and onsite federal contractors who are not fully vaccinated;... The mandate, on August 23, 2021, by New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy, that all state [employees and workers in certain settings] be fully vaccinated by October 18, 2021, or submit to regular COVID-19 testing;... President Biden's Executive Order of September 9, 2021, removing the testing option [for federal employees]... [ORDERED that visitors to court facilities provide proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test]...

Enforcement

Notes