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Ex. FED-290Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public)Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further noticeSupreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)Supreme Court of the United StatesCourtMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-338General Order 20-0012 (original)In re: Coronavirus COVID-19 Public EmergencyChief Judge Rebecca R. PallmeyerUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourtMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-279Order of March 16, 2020 (COVID-19 building access)Order restricting access to the James R. Browning, William K. Nakamura, Pioneer and Richard H. Chambers United States CourthousesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Order filed by the Clerk, Molly C. Dwyer)United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Pasadena courthouses)CourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-291Press release of March 16, 2020 (postponement of the March 2020 argument session)Supreme Court postpones oral arguments scheduled for the March sessionSupreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)Supreme Court of the United StatesCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-311Standing Order 2020-04In re: COVID-19 Pandemic ProceduresChief Judge James K. BredarUnited States District Court for the District of MarylandCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-317General Order 72In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health EmergencyChief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Eureka)CourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-324USCIS alert of Mar. 17, 2020: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1, 2020), extended to May 3 and then to June 3, 2020USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18 - April 1U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesUnited States (all USCIS field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers)FederalMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-292Order of March 19, 2020, 589 U.S. (Order List)Order extending the deadline to file petitions for writs of certiorari to 150 days and relaxing extension and distribution rules in light of…Supreme Court of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United StatesCourtMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-312Standing Order 2020-05In re: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19Chief Judge James K. BredarUnited States District Court for the District of MarylandCourtMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-284Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-042In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (courthouses closed)Chief Judge Virginia A. PhillipsUnited States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Riverside)CourtMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-310Second Amended Standing Order 2020-02In re: Restrictions on Visitors to CourthousesChief Judge James K. BredarUnited States District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore, Greenbelt)CourtMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-391USDA announcement of Mar. 23, 2020: USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment OnlyUSDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment OnlyU.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Production and Conservation mission areaUnited States (all USDA Service Centers: FSA, NRCS, Rural Development)FederalMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-286General Docket Order 2020-4 (COVID-19; court operations), Mar. 25, 2020General Docket Order 2020-4: Court Operations (COVID-19)United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (General Docket Order; certified copy issued by the Clerk Mar. 25, 2020)United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitCourtMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-340CARES Act §§ 4022-4024 (foreclosure moratorium and forbearance; multifamily forbearance; temporary moratorium on eviction filings) and § 15002 (video teleconferencing for criminal proceedings)Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV, Subtitle A, §§ 4022-4024; Division B, § 15002Congress (Pub. L. 116-136, signed Mar. 27, 2020)United StatesFederalMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. FED-295Judicial Conference finding under CARES Act § 15002 that emergency conditions due to the COVID-19 national emergency will materially affect the functioning of the federal courts generallyJudiciary Authorizes Video/Audio Access During COVID-19 Pandemic (uscourts.gov, Mar. 31, 2020)Judicial Conference of the United States (finding of Mar. 29, 2020), announced by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on Mar. 31, 2020United States federal courts (all districts)CourtMar. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-335General Order 75Temporary Suspension of Personal Service Rules (COVID-19)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-293Press release of April 3, 2020 (postponement of the April 2020 argument session)Supreme Court postpones the April session oral argumentsSupreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)Supreme Court of the United StatesCourtApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-294Press release of April 13, 2020 (telephone arguments in May 2020)Supreme Court to hear oral arguments by telephone conference on May 4-6 and 11-13, 2020Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)Supreme Court of the United StatesCourtApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-318General Order 72-2In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-2)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-288General Order 2020-8In the Matter of Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19: Continuation of Trials Through July 6, 2020Chief Judge Philip A. BrimmerUnited States District Court for the District of ColoradoCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-330General Order 72-3In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-3)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtMay 21, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-334General Order 73 (Amended May 21, 2020)Continuing Temporary Restrictions on Courthouse Access (Amended May 21, 2020)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-302Standing Order 20-13In re: Use of Face Coverings/Masks Due to COVID-19Chief Judge Freda L. WolfsonUnited States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Newark, Trenton, Camden)CourtMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-285Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Use of Face Coverings in the CourthousesChief Judge Philip S. GutierrezUnited States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaCourtJune 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-325USCIS alert of May 27, 2020: USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesUnited States (USCIS domestic offices)FederalMay 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read

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