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- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Chief Justice's administrative authority; No. ADM20-8001
- Issued
- 2021-01-21 Jan. 21, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-01-21
- End
- Superseded by the order filed Feb. 18, 2021 (MN-050) (read as 2021-02-18)
- In force
- Jan. 21, 2021 to Feb. 18, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all Minnesota courts, parties, attorneys, jurors
- Functions reached
- CT courts (civil jury trials suspended to Mar. 15, 2021)
- PJ litigation
- CB
- Collection
- Minnesota MN
Operative words
2. Jury trials in progress shall proceed to completion. No new jury trials will commence before March 15, 2021, except as stated herein. For criminal jury trials, the chief judge in the district where the trial is to be held may grant an exception for a criminal jury trial to be held in person. Exceptions shall be granted for criminal cases where the defendant has made a speedy trial demand, the defendant is in custody, and the defendant is charged with either a felony crime or a non-felony crime against a person... For civil jury trials, the chief judge in the district where the trial is to be held, after consultation with the Chief Justice, may grant a request for the civil jury trial to be held in person.... 3.... No new grand juries will be impaneled nor will grand jury proceedings commence before March 15, 2021
Enforcement
Order of the Supreme Court; procedural rules suspended to the extent inconsistent
Notes
Recites the July 7, 2020 face-covering order and the Nov. 20, 2020 operations order; notes the Governor's EO 21-01 of Jan. 6, 2021.