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- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Mich. Const. 1963, art. 6, § 4; ADM File No. 2020-08
- Issued
- 2020-05-06 May 6, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-06
- End
- 2021-07-26 (rescinded by order entered July 26, 2021) (read as 2021-07-26)
- In force
- May 6, 2020 to July 26, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all trial courts
- the State Court Administrative Office
- Functions reached
- CT courts, clerks and public offices
- CL closings, probate and title
- SV evictions, collections and foreclosures
- PJ litigation-dependent work
- Collection
- Michigan MI
Operative words
courts must adhere to the phased return to operations as determined by policy guidelines established by the State Court Administrative Office. Such policies will include but may not be limited to: Continued use and expansion of remote hearings as practicable... including increased remote work by employees. Continued limited access to courtrooms and other spaces to no more than 10 persons, including staff. Imposition of social distancing practices of at least 6 feet for both employees and visitors. Limited in-person court activity to essential functions that cannot be conducted remotely.... Courts must maintain their current level of operations until SCAO approves a court's plan to expand in-court proceedings.... These conditions remain in effect until further order of the Court.
Enforcement
Superintending control; SCAO gating approval required before any court expanded in-person proceedings
Notes
The 'Return to Full Capacity' phases governed every Michigan trial court from May 6, 2020 until July 26, 2021; text read in the compilation (Ex. MI-080), pp. 413-414.
Retrieval notePrimary text read in the Court's own compilation (Ex. MI-080); cite that exhibit. PDF retrieved late in-session; text not yet read, grade unchanged.