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Ex. DUT-CO-012Order Denying Plaintiff's Request for Preliminary Injunction, Lawrence v. Colorado, No. 1:20-cv-00862-DDD-SKC, ECF No. 19Order Denying Plaintiff's Request for Preliminary InjunctionHon. Daniel D. Domenico, U.S. District JudgeColorado (United States District Court for the District of Colorado)CourtApr. 19, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-019Order for Temporary Amendments to Bar Admission Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak (emergency diploma privilege with 360 hours of supervised practice)In re: Matter of Emergency Modifications to Utah Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice, Rules Governing Admission to the Utah State…Utah Supreme CourtUtah; Supreme Court of Utah (bar admission)CourtApr. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. VT-050Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergenciesVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtApr. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-057Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 22, 2020 (extending the March 27 Order to May 4, 2020)Montana Supreme Court, For Immediate Release, April 22, 2020, to Montana District Court Judges and Clerks, Montana Water Court, Montana…Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of MontanaMontana (statewide judiciary)CourtApr. 22, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-048Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended April 22, 2020) (2020-04-22-01)Amended statewide trial-court operations orderSupreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtApr. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WV-072Administrative Order: Judicial Emergency Declared, Second Amended OrderJudicial emergency extended through May 15, 2020; jury trials and grand jury proceedings stayed; deadlines and limitations periods extended…Supreme Court of Appeals of West VirginiaWest VirginiaCourtApr. 22, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-021In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 163 (per curiam)Per curiam extending the suspension of in-person proceedings through May 15, 2020 with a ten-person courtroom limit and face coveringsSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-046Order extending court closure until further notice (April 23, 2020)Criminal District Court Order: April 9, 2020 closure order extended until further notice; all jury trials and juror service suspendedChief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En BancCriminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourtApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-019Administrative Order No. 2020-10Delay of Jury TrialsMichigan Supreme CourtMichiganCourtApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AZ-051Administrative Order No. 2020-70Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency (Replacing AO 2020-60)Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtApr. 24, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-017Special Order 2020 SO 07: Supplemental Standing Order Regarding Operations of County Courts at Law During COVID-19 PandemicSupplemental Standing Order Regarding Operations of County Courts at Law During COVID-19 PandemicAdministrative Judge John A. LongoriaBexar County Courts at Law (Civil and Criminal), Courts 1-15CourtApr. 24, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NJ-096Supreme Court Second Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice (April 24, 2020), with Notice to the BarJury trials and grand juries suspended through May 31, 2020; landlord-tenant trials suspended through May 31, 2020 and residential lockouts…Supreme Court of New Jersey; Notice to the Bar by Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D.New JerseyCourtApr. 24, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-045In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of DeadlinesOrder Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of DeadlinesTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-064Misc. Docket No. 20-9059, Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterTwelfth Emergency Order (in-person proceedings barred contrary to OCA guidance; eviction suspension continued; possession orders)Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. HI-035Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152Order extending the Mar. 16 and Mar. 20 orders through May 29, 2020, expanding remote proceedings and restricting entry to judiciary…Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice RecktenwaldHawaiiCourtApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-041Order, In re Public Notice of COVID-19 Related Courthouse-Entry Screening, CM 2020-48700Order directing courthouse-entry screening and posting of notice (effective April 27, 2020)Circuit Court of Fairfax CountyFairfax County, VirginiaCourtApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-051Third Revised Memorandum Regarding Alexandria Circuit Court Ordered COVID-19 Temporary ProceduresThird Revised Memorandum Regarding Alexandria Circuit Court Ordered COVID-19 Temporary Procedures (effective April 27, 2020, through June…Circuit Court of AlexandriaCity of Alexandria, VirginiaCourtApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-058Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9059Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-003In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 3, Misc. No. 262En banc decision suspending the 20-day trial-exhibit filing rulesWorkers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-030In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Eviction Filings, 2020 Ark. 166 (per curiam)Per curiam requiring eviction and failure-to-vacate filings to plead that the property is not a CARES Act covered dwellingSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-017Order Extending the Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Order Extending the Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 PandemicJudges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General DivisionCuyahoga County, OhioCourtApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-047COOP Phase Order (amended signature date April 29, 2020)Criminal District Court Continuity of Operations Phase Order: remote first appearances, limited building access, remote supervision of…Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En BancCriminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourtApr. 29, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. OK-051Third Emergency Joint Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (SCAD 2020-36)Transition from shelter in place: jury trials rescheduled to after July 31, 2020; deadlines resume May 16; non-jury hearings may be set…Supreme Court of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Court of Criminal AppealsOklahomaCourtApr. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court FacilitiesFace coverings required for court staff, lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors and all visitors in common and public areas of…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts 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