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Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-048Administrative Order No. 7 (extension of the judicial emergency effective June 8, 2020; adoption of the four-phase Courts Reopening Plan)Third 30-day extension; Phase 1 reopening from June 8, 2020 and Phase 2 from June 15, 2020: courthouses open to the public with face…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-010Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (June 30, 2020)Statewide administrative order continuing the exclusion categories and requiring courts holding in-person proceedings to adopt screening…Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme CourtNebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-050Administrative Order No. 8: Extension of Judicial EmergencyFourth 30-day extension effective July 8, 2020; courts to remain in Phase 2; no entry into Phase 3 'until medical experts believe it is…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-030Administrative Order 2020-1, In re: Filing Regarding Compliance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ('CARES Act')Requirement that every foreclosure plaintiff file an Affidavit in Support of Compliance with the CARES Act before any action in a mortgage…Superior Court of the State of DelawareSuperior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-051Administrative Order No. 9: Extension of Judicial EmergencyFifth 30-day extension effective Aug. 7, 2020; Phase 2 continued; Phase 3 deferred citing 'new quarantine requirements by other states, and…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtAug. 5, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-032General Administrative Order No. 2020-02: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Resumption of Operations (eff. Aug. 21, 2020, as amended Sept. 3, 2020)Resumption of operations from July 6, 2020 with all matters by videoconference to the extent reasonably possible, no jury trials, remote…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (Chicago and suburban Cook County; the largest unified trial court in the United States)CourtSept. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-004In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 4, Misc. No. 263En banc decision rescinding, as of Sept. 1, 2020, the suspension of the report-deadline rules and continuing the other March 18, 2020…Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-027Release: Delaware Judiciary unveils plan to resume jury trials in October, extends emergency until Oct. 5, 2020Release announcing the jury-trial resumption plan (modified Phase 3 from October 2020; facilities to 75 percent capacity) and the extension…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-052Administrative Order No. 10: Extension of Judicial Emergency (with the Jury Management Plan as Exhibit 1)Sixth 30-day extension effective Sept. 6, 2020; Phase 2 continued in September; modified Phase 3 from Oct. 5, 2020 with courthouses open to…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-063Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, September 9, 2020 (eighth in the series)Eighth emergency order for the Los Angeles Superior Court: sessions anywhere in the county; Sept. 9-Oct. 8, 2020 deemed holidays for filing…Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, at the request of Presiding Judge Kevin C. BrazileJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (the largest trial court in the United States)CourtSept. 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-064Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, September 11, 2020Supplemental emergency order extending time under Gov. Code § 68115 for the Orange County Superior Court (September-October 2020)Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial CouncilJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of OrangeCourtSept. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-067Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, September 15, 2020Supplemental emergency order for the Sacramento Superior Court (September-October 2020)Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial CouncilJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of SacramentoCourtSept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-066Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, September 28, 2020Supplemental emergency order for the Riverside Superior Court (September-October 2020)Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial CouncilJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtSept. 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-053Administrative Order No. 11: Extension of Judicial EmergencySeventh 30-day extension effective Oct. 6, 2020; Phase 3 commenced Oct. 5, 2020; audiovisual proceedings; Speedy Trial Guidelines tolled; AO…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtOct. 2, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-065Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, October 5, 2020 (sixteenth in the series)Sixteenth emergency order for the San Diego Superior Court: Penal Code § 825 arraignment deadline extended from 48 hours to up to 7 days for…Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, at the request of Presiding Judge Lorna A. AlksneJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of San DiegoCourtOct. 5, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-009Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (filed Nov. 3, 2020)Statewide administrative order requiring every court holding in-person proceedings to adopt a written transmission-control plan (telephonic…Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme CourtNebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtNov. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-055Administrative Order No. 12: Extension of Judicial Emergency (Nov. 4, 2020)Eighth 30-day extension of the judicial emergency (early November 2020)Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtNov. 4, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-028Release: Delaware Courts pause jury trials in response to increasing COVID 19 cases (return to Phase Two)Release announcing the postponement of jury trials and the return to Phase Two: capacity cut from 75 to 50 percent, no more than ten…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtNov. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-054Administrative Order No. 13: Return to Phase 2 of the Reopening PlanWinter 2020 re-tightening: courts returned to Phase 2 from Nov. 16, 2020 (jury trials postponed; capacity to 50 percent; ten visitors per…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtNov. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-033General Administrative Order No. 2020-07: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Modification of OperationsWinter 2020 re-tightening: all matters by videoconference except in extraordinary or compelling circumstances; judges and employees to work…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-005In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 6, Misc. No. 265En banc decision rescinding, as of Dec. 1, 2020, the suspension of the trial-exhibit rulesWorkers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtOct. 27, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-012Notice: Resumption of Supreme Court and Appellate Court Requirements or Deadlines and Requirements and Deadlines Related to Offers of CompromiseNotice fixing the schedule for the expiration of the suspension of statutory time requirements, statutes of limitations and deadlines in…Connecticut Judicial Branch (Chief Court Administrator in consultation with the Chief Justice)Connecticut Judicial Branch (Supreme and Appellate Courts; Chief Court Administrator) (statewide)CourtDec. 2, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-056Administrative Order No. 14: Extension of Judicial Emergency (December 2020)Ninth 30-day extension of the judicial emergency; Phase 2 continuedChief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtDec. 5, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-036General Administrative Order No. 2020-09: Residential Eviction and Consumer Debt Early Resolution Program (entered Dec. 14, 2020), with attachmentsEstablishment of the Early Resolution Program for residential eviction and consumer-debt cases (free legal aid and mediation before cases…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-006In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 7, Misc. No. 266En banc decision suspending WCAB Rule 10789(c) (walk-through document assignment hours) in light of the Regional Stay At Home OrderWorkers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Stay-at-homeCourts and public officesPrimary source read