General Order 2020-GEN-025-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re COVID-19 Pandemic (Nov. 23, 2020; paragraph 2 effective Nov. 30, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles · Los Angeles · California

Level

Court

Authority

Cal. Const. art. VI, sec. 1; Code Civ. Proc. sec. 128; Gov't Code sec. 68070; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.603

Issued

2020-11-23 Nov. 23, 2020

Effective

2020-11-23 (immediately); paragraph 2 (courthouse access) effective Nov. 30, 2020 (read as 2020-11-23)

End

Rescinded June 24, 2021 by 2021-GEN-023-00 (Ex. MET-LA-062 para. 18(a)) (read as 2021-06-24)

In force

Nov. 23, 2020 to June 24, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices

Addressees

• judicial officers, court staff, attorneys, parties, witnesses, jurors, the public

Functions reached

• CT
• PJ
• CL
• CB

Collection

Los Angeles MET-LA

Operative words

Recently, despite mandatory and previous general orders requiring the use of face masks and social distancing... attorneys, litigants, and others routinely remove their masks... Courthouse Access... access to courthouses is restricted at all times to judicial officers, court [staff and persons with business before the Court]... effective Monday, November 30, 2020, members of the public, not otherwise referenced above, who wish to attend a court proceeding may do so upon [request and remotely where available]... THIS ORDER IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, EXCEPT FOR PARAGRAPH 2, WHICH SHALL BE EFFECTIVE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Enforcement

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