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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-024	Press 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 public	Supreme Court of the United States	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074	Order (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 exam	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	District of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of AppealsCourt	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-KC-054	Administrative Order 2020-079Continued Cancellation of Jury Trials Resulting from Impact of COVID-19 (through July 3, 2020)	Presiding Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit	16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri (Jackson County)Court	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MT-058	Revised 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 Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-288	General Order 2020-8In the Matter of Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19: Continuation of Trials Through July 6, 2020	Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer	United States District Court for the District of ColoradoCourt	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-053	Amended 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 District	Second Judicial District, ColoradoCourt	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-034	General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical DistancingGeneral Order 2020-21 (filed May 6, 2020)	Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MI-025	Administrative Order No. 2020-14Continued Status Quo Court Operations and Phased Return to Full Court Operations	Michigan Supreme Court	MichiganCourt	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. WV-073	Administrative 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 Virginia	West VirginiaCourt	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-052	Administrative Order No. 2020-75Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…	Arizona Supreme Court	ArizonaCourt	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-014	SH3 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 Order	United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Clark, J.)	Missouri (Eastern District of Missouri; St. Louis City and St. Louis County orders)Court	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-013	Order 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 worship	Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	May 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-010	Roberts v. Neace, No. 20-5465, 958 F.3d 409 (per curiam)Order granting injunction pending appeal as to in-person worship	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	United States (Kentucky orders)Court	May 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-014	Court 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 Prejudice	United States District Judge Raag Singhal	Florida (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida)Court	May 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SFO-062	General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in CourthousesGeneral Order requiring all persons entering the courthouses to wear a face covering in all public areas and shared work spaces	Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara	Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraCourt	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. CT-076	Judicial Branch notice: Criminal Matters Continue Expanding its Capability to Handle CasesCriminal Matters Continue Expanding its Capability to Handle Cases	Connecticut Judicial Branch	ConnecticutCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. IN-077	Order Extending Time for Expanding Trial Court Operations, No. 20S-CB-123 (May 13, 2020)Order requiring trial-court transition plans by May 30, 2020 and extending all AR 17 relief through May 30, 2020	Indiana Supreme Court	IndianaCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-035	Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencySecond Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (filed May 11, 2020)	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	Georgia (statewide; posted by Cobb County for the Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	May 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-STL-088	COVID-19 Procedures, Division 16B (criminal docket)COVID-19 Procedures - Division 16B: all matters heard at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday; defendants by interactive video; prosecutors and…	22nd Judicial Circuit, Division 16B	22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri (City of St. Louis)Court	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-029	Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OAOpinion holding Emergency Order 28 unlawful and unenforceable	Supreme Court of Wisconsin	WisconsinCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. WI-007	Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OA, ¶¶ 3-4Emergency Order 28 is a rule requiring emergency rulemaking and is unenforceable; § 252.25 requires rulemaking before criminal penalties…	Wisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J.)	WisconsinCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. LA-062	Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of May 15, 2020Order: no jury trials before June 30, 2020; in-person proceedings resume at 25% courtroom capacity	Supreme Court of Louisiana	LouisianaCourt	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SC-049	Order re Statewide Evictions and Foreclosures (2020-04-30-02)Resumption of evictions and foreclosures May 15, 2020 with CARES Act certification	Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty	South CarolinaCourt	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AL-058	Administrative Order No. 7: Resumption of In-Person Hearings Authorized after May 15, 2020, and Continued Suspension of Jury Trials until September 14, 2020In-person hearings may resume after May 15, 2020 at the discretion of each presiding circuit judge under the Safer at Home Order; jury…	Supreme Court of Alabama	AlabamaCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NM-017	Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-017In the Matter of the Use of Protective Face Coverings in New Mexico Courts During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency	Supreme Court of New Mexico	New MexicoCourt	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Supreme Court of the United States, Press release: oral arguments by telephone conference May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13, 2020 (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-024)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Order (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 graduates (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074)
Presiding Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit, Administrative Order 2020-079 (May 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-KC-054)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Revised Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 27, 2020 (court practices after May 4, 2020) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. MT-058)
Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer, General Order 2020-8 (May 6, 2020) (Ex. FED-288)
Chief Judge, Second Judicial District, Amended Chief Judge Order 2020-04 Finding Public Health Concerns for Jury Trials Scheduled Between Now and July 6, 2020 (May 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-DEN-053)
Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard, General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical Distancing (May 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-034)
Michigan Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-14 (May 6, 2020) (Ex. MI-025)
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Administrative Order: Resumption of Operations, with COVID-19 Resumption of Operations Protocols (May 6, 2020) (Ex. WV-073)
Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-75 (May 8, 2020) (Ex. AZ-052)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Clark, J.), SH3 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 1212 (Ex. DUT-MO-014)
Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge, Order 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 273 (Ex. DUT-ME-013)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Roberts v. Neace, No. 20-5465, 958 F.3d 409 (per curiam) (May 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-010)
United States District Judge Raag Singhal, Court decision: Henry v. DeSantis, No. 9:20-cv-80729-AHS, Doc. 9 (S.D. Fla. May 11, 2020), reported at 461 F. Supp. 3d 1244 (Ex. DUT-FL-014)
Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in Courthouses (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SFO-062)
Connecticut Judicial Branch, Judicial Branch notice: Criminal Matters Continue Expanding its Capability to Handle Cases (May 13, 2020) (Ex. CT-076)
Indiana Supreme Court, Order Extending Time for Expanding Trial Court Operations, No. 20S-CB-123 (May 13, 2020) (Ex. IN-077)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-035)
22nd Judicial Circuit, Division 16B, COVID-19 Procedures, Division 16B (criminal docket) (May 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-088)
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OA (May 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-029)
Wisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J.), Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OA, ¶¶ 3-4 (May 13, 2020) (Ex. WI-007)
Supreme Court of Louisiana, Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of May 15, 2020 (Ex. LA-062)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Statewide Evictions and Foreclosures (2020-04-30-02) (Ex. SC-049)
Supreme Court of Alabama, Administrative Order No. 7: Resumption of In-Person Hearings Authorized after May 15, 2020, and Continued Suspension of Jury Trials until September 14, 2020 (May 13, 2020) (Ex. AL-058)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-017 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. NM-017)

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