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Ex. NC-012Executive Order No. 142Temporary Prohibitions on Evictions and Extending the Prohibition on Utility Shut-OffsGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMay 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-059USCIS alert, USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Petitions (May 29, 2020)USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain PetitionsUSCISUnited States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)FederalMay 29, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AK-052Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8144Special Order 8144, Regarding Grand Jury, Jury Trials and Non-Jury ProceedingsChief Justice Joel H. BolgerAlaska (statewide courts)CourtMay 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AZ-053Administrative Order No. 2020-79Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-285Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Use of Face Coverings in the CourthousesChief Judge Philip S. GutierrezUnited States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaCourtJune 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FL-031Executive Order 20-137Limited Extension of Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction ReliefGovernor Ron DeSantisFloridaStateJune 1, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. IL-064M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of May 20, 2020, modifying the orders of March 17 and April 7, 2020)Resumption of court matters from June 1, 2020 per chief-judge plans; remote hearings promoted; trial continuances continued and speedy-trial…Supreme Court of IllinoisIllinoisCourtMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-086COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County JudiciaryOperating plan for the Hays County courts (remote proceedings; no non-essential in-person proceedings before June 1, 2020; staff face…Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County)Hays County, Texas (county judiciary)CourtJune 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-023Amended Temporary Emergency Restrictions on City Public Meetings, City Events, and City Permitted Events Due to COVID-19Amended Temporary Emergency Restrictions on City Public Meetings, City Events, and City Permitted Events Due to COVID-19, Amended on June…City Manager Louis A. DePasqualeCity of Cambridge, MassachusettsCityJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-004Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered May 29, 2020)In re: Courthouse Operations and Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal CourtHamilton County, OhioCourtMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-013Fourth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000198Fourth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health EmergencyFranklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)Franklin County, OhioCourtMay 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-014Administrative Order 20-17 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 20-17Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice Kristina Pickering (joint order)Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)CourtJune 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-048Amended Order: Re-entry Phase Two (Phase Two Limited Opening Order), May 28, 2020Criminal District Court Phase Two Limited Opening Order effective June 1, 2020: access limited by the Sheriff, symptomatic and quarantined…Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En BancCriminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourtMay 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-008Administrative Order No. 2020-078In the Matter of Restricting Physical Access to Court Facilities Due to a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain…Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding JudgeMaricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court)CourtMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-059Letter of the Chief Justice, May 22, 2020 (Phase Two court practices; eviction guidance)Montana Supreme Court, For Immediate Release, May 22, 2020, to Montana District Court Judges and Clerks, Montana Water Court, Montana Courts…Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of MontanaMontana (statewide judiciary)CourtMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-052Order of the Chief Justice, 21 May 2020 (Emergency Directives 9-16)Order of the Chief Justice (Emergency Directives 9 through 16; no jury trials)Chief Justice Cheri BeasleyNorth CarolinaCourtMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. OR-018Chief Justice Order 20-016Order Imposing 'Level 2' and 'Level 3' Restrictions on Court OperationsChief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme CourtOregonCourtMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-089Order 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)PennsylvaniaCourtMay 27, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-084In 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 CourtTennesseeCourtMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-051Tenth 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)VermontCourtMay 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041Misc. Docket No. 20-9076, Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas (July and September 2020 examinations shortened and reweighted for COVID-19; exams set for July 28-29 and Sept. 9-10, 2020)Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of TexasSupreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices)Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)CourtJune 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-058Order, Unlawful Detainer, Proceedings on Outstanding Writs of Possession, June 3, 2020 (amending the Mar. 19, 2020 closure order)Order: Unlawful Detainer - Proceedings on Outstanding Writs of PossessionSuperior Court of California, County of SacramentoSacramento County, CaliforniaCourtJune 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-014Executive Order 2020-06: COVID-19 Civil Emergency, Continued Extension of City Closures and Relief PoliciesExecutive Order 2020-06Mayor Jenny A. DurkanCity of Seattle, WashingtonCityJune 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureEvents and venuesCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-056USCIS alert, USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4 (May 27, 2020)USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4USCISUnited States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)FederalMay 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-024MSIB 08-20 (Change 2)COVID-19 - Mariner Credentials (Change 2)Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Commercial Regulations and Standards Directorate (CG-MMC)United States Coast Guard, National Maritime Center; nationwideFederalJune 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read