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Ex. WV-072 Order Primary source read

Administrative Order: Judicial Emergency Declared, Second Amended Order

Judicial emergency extended through May 15, 2020; jury trials and grand jury proceedings stayed; deadlines and limitations periods extended to May 18, 2020

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia · West Virginia (Court)

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Jurisdiction
West Virginia
Level
Court
Authority
W. Va. Const. art. VIII, sec. 3; W. Va. Code 2-2-2
Issued
2020-04-22 Apr. 22, 2020
Effective
2020-04-22
End
Continued in force through May 15, 2020 by the Resumption of Operations order (Ex. WV-073) (read as 2020-05-15)
In force
Apr. 22, 2020 to May 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all circuit, family and magistrate courts
Functions reached
  • CT courts
  • SV
  • CRT
Collection
West Virginia WV

Operative words

a judicial emergency is declared for the day(s) of March 23, 2020, through May 15, 2020, in all fifty-five (55) counties in West Virginia.... all in-person proceedings and court deadlines, except the emergency proceedings described and other proceedings authorized herein,... are stayed. All jury trials and grand jury proceedings are stayed during this period of judicial emergency. Deadlines... that are set to expire between March 23, 2020, and May 15, 2020, are hereby extended to May 18, 2020. Statutes of limitations and statutes of repose... are hereby extended to May 18, 2020.... Proceedings previously scheduled between March 23, 2020, and May 15, 2020, are continued until a later date determined by the presiding judicial officer, unless the hearing, proceeding, or bench trial can occur via telephone or video conference as permitted below.

Enforcement

Supervisory order

Notes

The Apr. 24, 2020 Temporary Order Regarding Civil Litigation and Rules of Civil Procedure in Circuit Court (not saved) accompanied it.

Retrieval note

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