Fourth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000198

The record

Jurisdiction

Franklin County, Ohio · Columbus · Ohio

Level

Court

Authority

Ohio Const. art. IV; R.C. ch. 2301; Sup. R. 4; Supreme Court of Ohio Responsible Restart Ohio recommendations (recited)

Issued

2020-05-19 May 19, 2020

Effective

2020-06-01 (rotating docket); mask requirement from issuance (read as 2020-06-01)

End

2020-08-28 (rotating docket schedule; extended to Dec. 31, 2020 by the Fifth General Order) (read as 2020-08-28)

In force

June 1, 2020 to Aug. 28, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices

Addressees

• litigants and counsel
• jurors
• the public entering the courthouse
• court employees

Functions reached

• CT courts (half-time in-person dockets)
• SV foreclosures resume June 1
• CL garnishments resume June 1
• WF (masking of all entrants)

Collection

Columbus MET-CMH

Operative words

7. Beginning June 1, 2020, all stays regarding foreclosure cases, including Sheriff's sales, are hereby lifted and cases shall be reactivated as appropriate. 8. All civil Duty Magistrate hearings will resume June 1, 2020. 9. Beginning June 1, 2020, through August 28, 2020, the Court will operate utilizing a rotating docket schedule. To limit the number of people entering the courthouse, in-person proceedings (civil and criminal) will be held in the respective courtrooms utilizing the following schedule: [alternating weeks]... No in-person proceedings shall be held during a non-scheduled week.... 12. Based upon recommendations from the Supreme Court Responsible Restart Ohio, any individual entering the courthouse is required to wear a protective mask, covering the nose and mouth unless a medically documented reason prevents the person from covering their face.

Enforcement

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