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Ex. AL-057Administrative Order No. 6: Extending Orders and Deadlines Concerning the Suspension of In-Person Proceedings through May 15, 2020Extension of the suspension of in-person proceedings through May 15, 2020, following the Safer at Home OrderSupreme Court of AlabamaAlabamaCourtApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. KS-062Administrative Order 2020-PR-047Order Under 2020 House Substitute for Senate Bill 102 and Governor's April 30, 2020, State of Disaster Emergency Declaration Suspending…Chief Justice Marla LuckertKansasCourtMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. KS-063Administrative Order 2020-PR-049Order Relating to District Court Operations in Counties Affected by a Stay-at-Home Order or Subject to a Directive Closing a County…Kansas Supreme CourtKansasCourtMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-044Announcement: Effective immediately, a mask is required for entry into the courthouseMask required for courthouse entry; only parties to a case (and minor children) admitted36th District Court (Detroit)City of Detroit, Michigan (36th District Court)CourtMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-053Administrative Order Pertaining to Certain District Court Suburban Operations and Access During COVID-19 EmergencyBrookdale and Ridgedale suburban courthouses temporarily closedHennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Chief Judge)Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)CourtMay 1, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-042COVID 19 Order 2020-05 (April 30, 2020)Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: courthouse closed to the public until May 18, 2020; civil jury…Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City CourtsCivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourtApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-050Supreme Court Order 2020-05-01-01 (May 1, 2020)Attorney supervision of real estate closings by video conference during the emergencySupreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. UT-048Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (May 1, 2020)Administrative Order for Court Operations During PandemicUtah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial Council (Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant)UtahCourtMay 1, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-009Maryville Baptist Church, Inc. v. Beshear, No. 20-5427, 957 F.3d 610Order granting injunction pending appeal as to drive-in servicesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUnited States (Kentucky orders)CourtMay 2, 20202020 Q2Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-024Press release: oral arguments by telephone conference May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13, 2020 (Apr. 13, 2020)Press Release: telephone arguments in previously postponed cases; live audio to the publicSupreme Court of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United StatesCourtApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074Order (filed May 4, 2020): Uniform Bar Examination rescheduled to Sept. 9-10, 2020 'pandemic-related conditions and restrictions permitting'; social distancing to limit seating; masks required; temperature and screening; priority registration for 2019-2020 graduatesOrder of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (May 4, 2020) regarding rescheduling the bar examDistrict of Columbia Court of AppealsDistrict of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of AppealsCourtMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-054Administrative Order 2020-079Continued Cancellation of Jury Trials Resulting from Impact of COVID-19 (through July 3, 2020)Presiding Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri (Jackson County)CourtMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-058Revised Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 27, 2020 (court practices after May 4, 2020)Montana Supreme Court, For Immediate Release, April 27, 2020 (COVID-19 Revised Memo from Chief Justice McGrath)Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of MontanaMontana (statewide judiciary)CourtApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-088Order directing local courts to restore more operations from May 4, 2020, continuing the statewide judicial emergency through June 1, 2020, and extending the eviction stay to May 11, 2020 (Nos. 531 and 532 Judicial Administration Docket)In re: General Statewide Judicial Emergency - Order (local court operation)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (per curiam)PennsylvaniaCourtApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
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. MET-DEN-053Amended Chief Judge Order 2020-04 Finding Public Health Concerns for Jury Trials Scheduled Between Now and July 6, 2020Amended Chief Judge Order 2020-04 (May 6, 2020; supplants CJO 2020-04 of Apr. 16, 2020)Chief Judge, Second Judicial DistrictSecond Judicial District, ColoradoCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-034General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical DistancingGeneral Order 2020-21 (filed May 6, 2020)Presiding Judge John W. VineyardSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-025Administrative Order No. 2020-14Continued Status Quo Court Operations and Phased Return to Full Court OperationsMichigan Supreme CourtMichiganCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. WV-073Administrative Order: Resumption of Operations, with COVID-19 Resumption of Operations ProtocolsJudicial emergency continued through May 15, 2020; in-person hearings from May 18, grand juries from June 15, jury trials from June 29…Supreme Court of Appeals of West VirginiaWest VirginiaCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AZ-052Administrative Order No. 2020-75Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtMay 8, 20202020 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-014SH3 Health Consulting, LLC v. Page, No. 4:20-cv-00605-SRC, Doc. 27 (E.D. Mo. May 8, 2020) (Memorandum and Order denying temporary restraining order), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 1212SH3 Health Consulting, LLC, et al. v. St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page, et al.: Memorandum and OrderUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Clark, J.)Missouri (Eastern District of Missouri; St. Louis City and St. Louis County orders)CourtMay 8, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-037Sixth Judicial Circuit Court COVID-19 State of Emergency Procedures (May 8, 2020)Emergency procedures amended and extended (May 8, 2020)Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Chief Judge Shalina KumarOakland County, Michigan (Sixth Judicial Circuit)CourtMay 8, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-ME-013Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills: order refusing a temporary restraining order against the ten-person gathering limit as applied to worshipHon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District JudgeUnited States District Court for the District of MaineCourtMay 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-010Roberts v. Neace, No. 20-5465, 958 F.3d 409 (per curiam)Order granting injunction pending appeal as to in-person worshipUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUnited States (Kentucky orders)CourtMay 9, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-014Court decision: Henry v. DeSantis, No. 9:20-cv-80729-AHS, Doc. 9 (S.D. Fla. May 11, 2020), reported at 461 F. Supp. 3d 1244Order Denying Emergency Injunctive Relief and Dismissing Case with PrejudiceUnited States District Judge Raag SinghalFlorida (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida)CourtMay 11, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read