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Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-014Standing Order No. 1 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary MeasuresFirst Superior Court standing order: telephonic proceedings favored; notice-and-confer requirements for trials involving possibly infected…Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide trial court of general jurisdiction)CourtMar. 9, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-007Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (No. S-20-247)First statewide administrative order: exclusion of exposed, quarantined, symptomatic and recently travelled persons from court proceedings…Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme CourtNebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144)Persons diagnosed with, exposed to or symptomatic of coronavirus, persons asked to self-quarantine, and persons who had travelled to China…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-022Release: Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Declares Judicial EmergencyRelease explaining the March 13, 2020 judicial emergency declaration and the standing orders of every Delaware courtDelaware Judiciary (State Court Administrator Gayle Lafferty), for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (Administrative Office of the Courts) (statewide)CourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-015Standing Order No. 2 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary MeasuresSuspension of all civil and criminal jury trials and petit jury duty through April 15, 2020; postponement of case reviews and…Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021Order Declaring a Judicial EmergencyDeclaration of a statewide judicial emergency effective 8:00 a.m. March 16, 2020 for 30 days; trial courts authorized to continue all trials…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-037General Administrative Order No. 2020-01: COVID-19 Emergency MeasuresAll matters in all Districts and Divisions rescheduled and continued 30 days; judges and employees to work remotely; Sheriff to cease…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-001In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc, Misc. No. 260En banc decision temporarily suspending WCAB Rules of Practice and Procedure statewide and recognizing the closure of DWC district offices…Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (State workers' compensation tribunal; statewide)CourtMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-023Announcement of March 18, 2020 (oral arguments cancelled through May 2020)All oral arguments before the Supreme Court through the end of May 2020 cancelled; appeals decided on the papersSupreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of DelawareCourtMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-077Supreme Judicial Court Order in re: COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic (March 17, 2020) (OE-144)Statewide order closing Massachusetts courthouses to the public except for emergency matters that cannot be resolved remotely, continuing…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-016Standing Order No. 3 Suspending 'Courtesy' Copies to ChambersSuspension of paper courtesy copies to chambers in civil and criminal actionsSuperior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-075Administrative Order AO/78/20No papers accepted for filing by any county clerk or court in any matter not on the list of essential matters (criminal arraignments and…Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. MarksNew York State Unified Court System (statewide, including the New York City courts)CourtMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-024Administrative Order No. 3: Statewide Judiciary Restricted Operations and the Temporary Suspension of Statutes of Limitations, Filing Deadlines and Notarization Requirements in All CourtsAll courthouses and administrative offices closed to the public from March 23 to April 15, 2020; essential matters only, remotely where…Supreme Court of Delaware (Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr.)Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-069Statewide Order by the Chief Justice of California and Chair of the Judicial Council, March 23, 2020All jury trials in California suspended and continued for 60 days; criminal and civil trial deadlines extended 60 days; superior courts…Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California and Chair of the Judicial CouncilJudicial Council of California; Chief Justice of California (statewide)CourtMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-043Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers' compensation issuesBulletin ceasing orders for designated-doctor examinations, suspending all scheduled RME, DD and referral examinations, tolling…Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' CompensationTexas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (State workers' compensation regulator and adjudicator; statewide)CourtMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-044Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0012-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Labor Code and DWC Rules Related to Workers' CompensationBulletin announcing the Governor's suspension of specified Labor Code provisions and DWC rules (deadlines and in-person requirements) for…Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' CompensationTexas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)CourtMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-017Amended Standing Order No. 4 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary MeasuresCivil jury trials suspended through May 29, 2020; non-essential civil and criminal matters postponed; essential matters by video and…Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-018Standing Order No. 5 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary MeasuresGrand jury proceedings, criminal case reviews, suppression hearings, most criminal motions, sentencings and criminal trials suspended and…Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-002In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 2, Misc. No. 261En banc decision permitting emergency e-mail filing with the Appeals Board and district offices during the stay-at-home orderWorkers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-008Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (second order)Second statewide administrative order, reciting that all 93 counties were under Directed Health Measures and re-imposing the exclusion and…Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme CourtNebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-068California Rules of Court, Appendix I: Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19 (Emergency rules 1-13, adopted April 6, 2020, as amended)Statewide emergency rules: Emergency rule 1 barred issuance of unlawful-detainer summonses and defaults except to protect public health and…Judicial Council of CaliforniaJudicial Council of California (statewide rulemaking body of the California courts)CourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-070Administrative Order AO/85/20Effective April 13, 2020: trial courts to address pending cases only through remote or virtual operations (conferencing, deciding fully…Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, at the direction of Chief Judge Janet DiFioreNew York State Unified Court System (Office of Court Administration; statewide, including the New York City courts)CourtApr. 8, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-019Standing Order No. 6 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary MeasuresExtension of every expiration date in Standing Orders Nos. 1-5 to May 14, 2020Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-025Release: Judicial Emergency and closure of all Delaware Court facilities to the public extended to May 14, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 4)Release announcing the first 30-day extension of the judicial emergency and of the closure of all court facilities to the public, to May 14…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-011Notice Regarding COVID-19 (Bid Opportunities)Notice closing Purchasing Services to the public, halting public bid openings and moving all Judicial Branch bids and proposals to…Connecticut Judicial Branch, Office of the Chief Court Administrator, Materials Management - Purchasing ServicesConnecticut Judicial Branch, Office of the Chief Court Administrator (statewide)CourtApr. 17, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read