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Ex. WI-028 Order Primary source read

Amended Order (issued May 22, 2020; amended Oct. 1, 2020), In re the Matter of the Extension of Orders and Interim Rule Concerning Continuation of Jury Trials, Suspension of Statutory Deadlines for Non-Criminal Jury Trials, and Remote Hearings

Amended order allowing chief judges to withdraw approval of county operational plans during the fall 2020 surge

Wisconsin Supreme Court · Wisconsin (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Wisconsin
Level
Court
Authority
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 3
Issued
2020-10-01 Oct. 1, 2020
Effective
2020-10-01
End
2021-05-21 (superseded by WI-029) (read as 2021-05-21)
In force
Oct. 1, 2020 to May 21, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all circuit and municipal courts
  • chief judges
Functions reached
  • CT courts
  • MASK in court facilities
Collection
Wisconsin WI

Operative words

WHEREAS... circumstances... have changed and there is a need to amend the court's May 22, 2020 order to address those changed circumstances, to allow the chief judges to withdraw approval of previously approved operational plans (as described below), and to allow the circuit courts of this state to amend their operational plans to respond to those changed circumstances; NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED... that the April 13, 2020 order... (Temporary Mailbox Rule) shall be extended in its entirety with respect to all circuit courts until further order of this court

Enforcement

Supreme Court administrative order

Notes

The winter 2020-21 court re-tightening instrument.