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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-CHI-058	Law Division General Administrative Order 20-5Amending Recent Shelter in Place GAO 2020-1 (effective May 13, 2020)	Presiding Judge, Law Division, Circuit Court of Cook County	Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Law DivisionCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-026	Release: Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. extends Judicial Emergency to June 13, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 6)Release announcing the second 30-day extension; court facilities to remain closed to the public at least through June 13, 2020; Court…	Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz	Delaware Judiciary (statewide)Court	May 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-VT-018	State of Vermont v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division, filed May 15, 2020): complaint for preliminary injunction and civil penalties; temporary restraining order granted May 15, 2020Vermont AG files first Covid-19 non-compliance lawsuit against Rutland gym (VTDigger, May 15, 2020)	State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan (plaintiff); Rutland Superior Court (temporary restraining order); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), May 15, 2020	Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)Court	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MN-059	Order Governing Public Access and Services at Judicial Branch Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed May 28, 2020)Order Governing Public Access and Services at Judicial Branch Facilities	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	May 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-089	Order on the cessation of the general statewide judicial emergency after June 1, 2020 (Nos. 531 and 532 Judicial Administration Docket)In re: General Statewide Judicial Emergency - Order (cessation as of June 1, 2020)	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (per curiam)	PennsylvaniaCourt	May 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-084	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of May 26, 2020 (judicial-district reopening plans; continued suspension of jury trials)Order of May 26, 2020 (district plans governing in-person proceedings)	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-051	Tenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated May 13, 2020)Judicial emergency extended to September 1, 2020; nonemergency hearings resume June 1; jury trials suspended (criminal to Sept. 1, 2020…	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)	VermontCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CHI-059	Chancery Division General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (Amended June 4, 2020)COVID-19 Measures Transition Plan	Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, Circuit Court of Cook County	Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Chancery DivisionCourt	June 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-073	Administrative Order, 'Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Until August 14, 2020' (June 26, 2020)Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Until August 14, 2020	Chief Judge Sharon Prost (Federal Circuit) and Chief Judge Margaret M. Sweeney (Court of Federal Claims)	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and United States Court of Federal Claims (National Courts Building)Court	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-085	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses)Order of July 9, 2020 requiring facial coverings in courthouses and courtrooms	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-063	Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencyReimposition of litigant deadlines effective July 14, 2020, excepting jury and grand jury deadlines	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	GeorgiaCourt	July 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-052	Fourteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated August 20, 2020)Judicial emergency extended to January 1, 2021; CARES Act eviction certification (Appendix A)	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)	VermontCourt	Aug. 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-064	Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, September 11, 2020Supplemental emergency order extending time under Gov. Code § 68115 for the Orange County Superior Court (September-October 2020)	Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council	Judicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of OrangeCourt	Sept. 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-090	Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional)County of Butler v. Wolf - Opinion (Document 79, 66 pages)	United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.)	Pennsylvania (federal district court, W.D. Pa.)Court	Sept. 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-067	Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, September 15, 2020Supplemental emergency order for the Sacramento Superior Court (September-October 2020)	Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council	Judicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of SacramentoCourt	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-066	Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, September 28, 2020Supplemental emergency order for the Riverside Superior Court (September-October 2020)	Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council	Judicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Sept. 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-VT-019	State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. / Manovill v. State of Vermont, Scott and Donovan (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): decision granting the State's motion to dismiss the gym owner's constitutional and takings claims (19 pages, week of September 28, 2020)Judge tosses bid by Rutland gym owner to collect from state over Covid-19 closure (VTDigger, Sept. 30, 2020)	Judge Robert Mello, Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division (decision of September 2020); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), September 30, 2020	Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)Court	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ID-083	Order In Re: Jury Trials (with attachments)In Re: Jury Trials (Oct. 8, 2020)	Idaho Supreme Court	Idaho (all State courts)Court	Oct. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-053	Order of October 12, 2020 in In re Certified Questions, No. 161492Order denying the Governor's motion for a transition period and confirming the immediate effect of the October 2, 2020 opinion	Michigan Supreme Court	MichiganCourt	Oct. 12, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-036	General Order 2020-60 Re: Court Closures and Limited Court ServicesGeneral Order 2020-60 (October 6, 2020)	Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-055	Administrative Order No. 12: Extension of Judicial Emergency (Nov. 4, 2020)Eighth 30-day extension of the judicial emergency (early November 2020)	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Nov. 4, 2020	2020 Q4	Emergency declarationCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DET-045	Announcement and press release: Temporary Suspension of In-Person MattersAll in-person hearings suspended from November 5, 2020	36th District Court (Detroit), Chief Judge William C. McConico	City of Detroit, Michigan (36th District Court)Court	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-086	Third Judicial Circuit Court Administrative Orders (COVID-19 series), as listed on the Circuit Clerk's page archived January 23, 2021Administrative Orders 2020-M-27 (Nov. 12, 2020: criminal felony jury trials continued through December 2020), 2020-M-29 (Nov. 13, 2020…	Chief Judge, Third Judicial Circuit; Circuit Clerk (posting)	Third Judicial Circuit of Illinois (Madison County)Court	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-053	Eighteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated December 4, 2020)Judicial emergency extended to March 31, 2021; jury trials only with approval of the Chief Superior Judge and Court Administrator; Judicial…	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)	VermontCourt	Dec. 4, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-056	Administrative Order No. 14: Extension of Judicial Emergency (December 2020)Ninth 30-day extension of the judicial emergency; Phase 2 continued	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Dec. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source

Presiding Judge, Law Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division General Administrative Order 20-5 (May 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CHI-058)
Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz, Release: Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. extends Judicial Emergency to June 13, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 6) (May 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-026)
State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan (plaintiff); Rutland Superior Court (temporary restraining order); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), May 15, 2020, State of Vermont v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division, filed May 15, 2020): complaint for preliminary injunction and civil penalties; temporary restraining order granted May 15, 2020 (Ex. DUT-VT-018)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing Public Access and Services at Judicial Branch Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed May 28, 2020) (Ex. MN-059)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (per curiam), Order on the cessation of the general statewide judicial emergency after June 1, 2020 (Nos. 531 and 532 Judicial Administration Docket) (May 27, 2020) (Ex. PA-089)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of May 26, 2020 (judicial-district reopening plans; continued suspension of jury trials) (Ex. TN-084)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Tenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated May 13, 2020) (Ex. VT-051)
Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (Amended June 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-CHI-059)
Chief Judge Sharon Prost (Federal Circuit) and Chief Judge Margaret M. Sweeney (Court of Federal Claims), Administrative Order, 'Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Until August 14, 2020' (June 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-073)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses) (Ex. TN-085)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (July 10, 2020) (Ex. GA-063)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Fourteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated August 20, 2020) (Aug. 20, 2020) (Ex. VT-052)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, September 11, 2020 (Sept. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-064)
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.), Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional) (Ex. PA-090)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, September 15, 2020 (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-067)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, September 28, 2020 (Sept. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-066)
Judge Robert Mello, Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division (decision of September 2020); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), September 30, 2020, State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. / Manovill v. State of Vermont, Scott and Donovan (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): decision granting the State's motion to dismiss the gym owner's constitutional and takings claims (19 pages, week of September 28, 2020) (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VT-019)
Idaho Supreme Court, Order In Re: Jury Trials (with attachments) (Oct. 8, 2020) (Ex. ID-083)
Michigan Supreme Court, Order of October 12, 2020 in In re Certified Questions, No. 161492 (Oct. 12, 2020) (Ex. MI-053)
Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard, General Order 2020-60 Re: Court Closures and Limited Court Services (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-036)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 12: Extension of Judicial Emergency (Nov. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-055)
36th District Court (Detroit), Chief Judge William C. McConico, Announcement and press release: Temporary Suspension of In-Person Matters (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-045)
Chief Judge, Third Judicial Circuit; Circuit Clerk (posting), Third Judicial Circuit Court Administrative Orders (COVID-19 series), as listed on the Circuit Clerk's page archived January 23, 2021 (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-086)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Eighteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated December 4, 2020) (Dec. 4, 2020) (Ex. VT-053)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 14: Extension of Judicial Emergency (December 2020) (Dec. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-056)

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