The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Mich. Const. 1963, art. 6, § 4 (general superintending control over all state courts); ADM File No. 2020-08
- Issued
- 2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-15
- End
- 2021-07-26 (rescinded by order entered July 26, 2021) (read as 2021-07-26)
- In force
- Mar. 15, 2020 to July 26, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- all Michigan trial courts
- litigants and counsel
- Functions reached
- CT courts and clerks
- CL closings and recordings dependent on court process
- SV collections, evictions and foreclosures
- Collection
- Michigan MI
Operative words
each trial court judge may implement emergency measures regarding court operations to enable continued service while also mitigating the risk of further transmission of the virus.... 1. Trial courts may adjourn any civil matters and any criminal matters where the defendant is not in custody;... 2. In civil cases, trial courts should maximize the use of technology to enable and/or require parties to participate remotely.
Enforcement
Binding on all trial courts under the Court's superintending control; noncompliance addressed by SCAO and the Court
Notes
Remained in force, with AO 2020-6, 2020-9, 2020-14 and 2020-19, until the rescission order of July 26, 2021 (Ex. MI-080), i.e., through the first 26 days of 2021 Q3.
Retrieval noteRescission date read in the Court's Administrative Orders compilation (Ex. MI-080), p. 393.