Administrative Order, In re: Order for Court Operations During Pandemic

The record

Jurisdiction

Utah

Level

Court

Authority

Utah Const. art. VIII; Utah Code of Judicial Administration; Judiciary Pandemic Response Plan

Issued

2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020

Effective

2020-03-13

End

Entirely replaced by the Administrative Order effective Mar. 21, 2020, then by the May 1, 2020 order (read as 2020-03-21)

In force

Mar. 13, 2020 to Mar. 21, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all Utah courts (appellate, district, juvenile, justice)
• court personnel
• litigants and jurors
• Court-Annexed ADR

Functions reached

• CT courts and clerks (civil matters continued; remote proceedings)
• CL closings and recorder-dependent transactions
• OF judiciary telework
• CB litigants

Collection

Utah UT

Operative words

This order supersedes all orders relating to the pandemic issued by any court or district... The judiciary is at level "Red" in the plan... Managers must act in accordance with the Pandemic Response Plan by developing alternate work schedules, permitting or requiring telework, and cancelling in-person meetings and conferences... Individuals who show symptoms of COVID-19 or who have been exposed... may not enter courthouses.... Proceedings should be conducted through remote transmission, such as by phone or video, when circumstances allow.... 7. Mediations conducted by the Court-Annexed Alternative Dispute Resolution Department are suspended.... Pending further notice, all oral arguments, with the exception of those involving the case types set forth below, will be suspended.... Orders applicable to the District Courts 1. All matters are continued until further notice with the exception of: in-custody hearings... evictions proceedings as required by statute... jury trials, except as provided below

Enforcement

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