Fifth Judicial Circuit Thirteenth Amended COVID-19 Procedure Order

The record

Jurisdiction

Fifth Judicial Circuit (Brown and nine northeastern counties) · South Dakota

Level

Court

Authority

Supreme Court Order Declaring Judicial Emergency; Fifth Circuit Administrative Order of March 16, 2020

Issued

2021-04-15 Apr. 15, 2021

Effective

2021-04-15

End

'until further order' (listed Sept. 8, 2021) (read as 2021-09-08)

In force

Apr. 15, 2021 to Sept. 8, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• courts of the Fifth Circuit (Aberdeen and area)

Functions reached

• CT jury trials in the Fifth Circuit subject to a moratorium framework from March 16, 2020, discretionary from April 15, 2021, through Q3 2021

Collection

South Dakota SD

Operative words

The moratorium on jury trials, as outlined in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order dated March 16, 2020 is hereby amended to permit any judge in this circuit to schedule and conduct a jury trial involving any type of proceeding if in the discretion of that judge the trial may be conducted in a manner consistent with the then existing Centers for Disease Control guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enforcement

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