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Administrative Order 20-01 (In the Matter of the Eighth Judicial District Court's Response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19))

Administrative Order 20-01

Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell, Eighth Judicial District Court, with Chief Justice Kristina Pickering, Nevada Supreme Court · Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District) · Las Vegas and Reno · Nevada
Level
Court
Authority
EDCR 1.30(b); Nev. Const. art. 3 sec. 1 and art. 6; consultation with the Chief Justice; the Governor's Mar. 12, 2020 Declaration of Emergency
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16
End
Continued by AO 20-13 (Apr. 16, 2020) until 30 days after the Governor's emergency or modification; superseded by AO 20-17 (June 1, 2020) (read as 2020-04-16)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to Apr. 16, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all litigants, counsel and jurors in Clark County District Court
  • the public entering court facilities
Functions reached
  • CT courts (professional services, financial services, real estate): trials suspended, hearings remote
  • CB litigant and juror access to the Regional Justice Center
  • TRAV entry bar for returned travelers
Collection
Las Vegas and Reno MET-LAS

Operative words

Effective March 16, 2020, all currently scheduled non-essential District Court hearings are ordered to be conducted by video or telephonic means; decided on the papers; or rescheduled unless otherwise directed by a District Court Judge.... All jury trials, civil and criminal, scheduled in District Court for the next 30 days will be suspended and will be rescheduled as the court calendar allows. No summonsed prospective jurors are to appear.... District Court Administration is ordered to post a notice at the entrance of all district court facilities advising the following people that they may not enter the court facility: 1. Persons who in the last 14 days have traveled to a country designated as a Level 3 travel health notice... 3. Persons who have been asked to self-quarantine by any doctor, hospital, or health agency... Anyone attempting to enter in violation of these protocols will be denied entry by District Court Marshals.

Enforcement

District Court Marshals; stay of civil trials under NRCP 41(e); speedy-trial exclusion Mar. 16-Apr. 17, 2020

Notes

The first Clark County court instrument; entry restrictions tied to CDC Level 3 countries and self-quarantine

Retrieval note

Four pages read in full (scanned; entered 'this 13th day of March 2020').