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Ex. MET-CIN-009 Order Primary source read

Administrative Order re Courthouse Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19, with Announcement of Mar. 24, 2020

In re: Courthouse Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19

Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Judge Kubicki) · Hamilton County, Ohio (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Hamilton County, Ohio · Cincinnati · Ohio
Level
Court
Authority
Ohio Sup. R. 4; R.C. 2945.72(H); ODH Stay at Home Order of Mar. 22, 2020 (recited)
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24
End
2020-04-06 (extended to May 1, 2020 by Ex. MET-CIN-002) (read as 2020-04-06)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 6, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • the public
  • attorneys, parties, witnesses, press
  • Clerk of Courts
  • Jury Commissioner
Functions reached
  • CT courts and clerks
  • CL litigation-dependent transactions
Collection
Cincinnati MET-CIN

Operative words

access to the Courthouse will be limited, effective Tuesday, March 24, 2020 and until April 6, 2020 unless otherwise ordered by the Court, as follows: 1. Access to the Hamilton County Courthouse is hereby limited to those whom are conducting or necessary to critical court proceedings.... 4. All civil filings, except for the emergency civil matters described herein, must be filed electronically... 7. The Chief Deputy Jury Commissioner is hereby ordered to suspend summons for petit juries until further order of the Court.

Enforcement

Court order; access controlled by Court Security

Notes

The announcement describes the order as taken 'to comply with the latest directives from the State of Ohio' after the Stay at Home Order took effect at 11:59 p.m. Mar. 23, 2020.

Retrieval note

Four scanned pages (announcement plus order); OCR-read.