Fourth Judicial District COVID-19 Info Guide (updated June 15, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District) · Minneapolis-St. Paul · Minnesota

Level

Court

Authority

ADM20-8001 (May 15, 2020); Fourth District order of May 18, 2020

Issued

2020-06-15 June 15, 2020

Effective

2020-05-18 (Transitional Case Strategies) (read as 2020-05-18)

End

Superseded by later versions (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

May 18, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• litigants, attorneys, media, the public

Functions reached

• CT courts
• CL filings and hearings

Collection

Minneapolis-St. Paul MET-MSP

Operative words

The orders restrict access to courthouses for the purpose of attending scheduled hearings and require social distancing techniques to be in place. The media must give advance notice of intent to attend a hearing. The Court will continue to accept filings in all case types. In Hennepin County, filings will be accepted via electronic filing, by U.S. Postal Service, and on paper at dropboxes... Criminal jury trials were permitted to start in Hennepin County on a pilot basis as of June 1

Enforcement

Notes