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Ex. AL-058Administrative 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 AlabamaAlabamaCourtMay 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-017Supreme 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 EmergencySupreme Court of New MexicoNew MexicoCourtMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-072Administrative Order 2020-02, 'Conducting Oral Arguments' (May 18, 2020)Administrative Order 2020-02: Conducting Oral ArgumentsChief Judge Sharon ProstUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (all cases)CourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-039September 2020 Uniform Bar Exam Information (priority registration May 18-28, 2020; exam Sept. 9-10, 2020; restricted seating under social distancing)September 2020 Uniform Bar Exam InformationD.C. Court of Appeals Committee on AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia; D.C. Court of Appeals Committee on AdmissionsCourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AR-022In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 187 (per curiam)Per curiam resuming hearings from May 18, 2020 by video, audio or in person under Department of Health gathering limitsSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtMay 8, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-042Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax Courthouse During the COVID-19 PandemicMandatory Face Covering Order (May 18, 2020)Circuit Court of Fairfax CountyFairfax County, VirginiaCourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-055Administrative Order 2020-084Updated Court Operations upon Re-Opening of CourthousesPresiding Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri (Jackson County)CourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-054Administrative Order re Hennepin County District Courthouse Access (Transitional Phase)Order re Access to Judicial District Courthouses (Transitional Phase)Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Chief Judge Ivy S. Bernhardson)Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)CourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-056Fourth Judicial District COVID-19 Info Guide (updated June 15, 2020)Fourth Judicial District COVID-19 Info GuideHennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial DistrictHennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)CourtJune 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MN-047Order Governing the Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch Under Emergency Executive Order Nos. 20-53, 20-56, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed May 15, 2020)Order Governing the Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch Under Emergency Executive Order Nos. 20-53, 20-56Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. GildeaMinnesotaCourtMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-031Standing Order No. 7 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary MeasuresExtension of every expiration date in Standing Orders Nos. 1-6 to June 13, 2020; recital of Supreme Court AOs Nos. 3-6 (courthouse closures…Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtMay 19, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-007Amato v. Elicker, No. 3:20-cv-464 (MPS), ECF No. 32, Ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (D. Conn. May 19, 2020), reported at 460 F. Supp. 3d 202Amato v. Elicker: ruling denying a New Haven restaurant's motion to enjoin Executive Orders 7, 7D, 7G and 7NUnited States District Court, D. Conn. (Shea, J.)Connecticut (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut)CourtMay 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-040Misc. Docket No. 20-9069, Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates in Texas (preliminarily adopted Apr. 29, 2020 in Misc. Docket No. 20-9060 with the bar-exam postponement)Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates…Supreme Court of Texas (Hecht, C.J.)Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)CourtMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-017Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders)Antietam Battlefield KOA, et al. v. Lawrence J. Hogan, et al., Memorandum (Civil Action No. CCB-20-1130)United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.)Maryland (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)CourtMay 20, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-131Administrative Order No. 2020-79Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (June 1, 2020…Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-055Administrative Order Pertaining to Face Masks or Face Coverings in District Court Courtrooms During COVID-19 EmergencyOrder re face coverings in courtroomsHennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial DistrictHennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)CourtMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-035Court of Appeals Order (Filed May 21, 2020)Order re operations during coronavirus emergency through June 30, 2020District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief JudgeDistrict of ColumbiaCourtMay 21, 20202020 Q2Courts 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. FL-067Administrative Order No. AOSC20-32In re: COVID-19 Public Health and Safety Precautions for Phase 2Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of FloridaFlorida (all State courts)CourtMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-013Administrative Order 20-16 (Face Coverings and Social Distancing in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 20-16Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell, after consultation with the Chief JusticeClark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)CourtMay 21, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-052President Judge Administrative Order Amended No. 33 of 2020In re: Resumption of Court Proceedings. Critical Functions. Updated Protocols.President Judge Idee C. FoxFirst Judicial District of PennsylvaniaCourtMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts 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. HI-036Order Regarding Jury Trials and Grand Juries, SCMF-20-0000152Order regarding jury trials and grand juries (May 22, 2020)Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice RecktenwaldHawaiiCourtMay 22, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-051Supervisory Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court ServicesOrder resetting nonjury trials and nonemergency in-person hearings to no earlier than July 13, 2020 and all jury trials to no earlier than…Iowa Supreme CourtIowa (all State courts)CourtMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read