Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations and Resumption of Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)

The record

Jurisdiction

Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Cleveland · Ohio

Level

Court

Authority

Sup. R. 5; Ohio Const. art. IV

Issued

2020-09-17 Sept. 17, 2020

Effective

2020-09-21 (jury trials resume at the Justice Center and the Global Center for Health Innovation) (read as 2020-09-21)

End

2020-11-18 (jury trials suspended again) (read as 2020-11-18)

In force

Sept. 21, 2020 to Nov. 18, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all litigants, attorneys and jurors
• court personnel

Functions reached

• CT courts (jury trials resumed under masks, screening and 15-person caps)
• MC/EV Global Center for Health Innovation (convention venue) converted to jury assembly
• OF

Collection

Cleveland MET-CLE

Operative words

1. The prior Administrative Orders of the Court remain in full force and effect and are incorporated herein by reference. Where there is any discrepancy, this order supersedes any previous order. The local rules of court for the General Division may be temporarily adapted to allow court flexibility, within constitutional limits, in response to the public health emergency;... (court page:) The Common Pleas Court Judges allowed jury trials to resume on Monday, September 21, 2020... Jurors will report to the Global Center for Health Innovation (across Ontario Street) to sign in for service.

Enforcement

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