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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AK-052	Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8144Special Order 8144, Regarding Grand Jury, Jury Trials and Non-Jury Proceedings	Chief Justice Joel H. Bolger	Alaska (statewide courts)Court	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-053	Administrative Order No. 2020-79Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…	Arizona Supreme Court	ArizonaCourt	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-285	Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Use of Face Coverings in the Courthouses	Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez	United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaCourt	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. IL-064	M.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 Illinois	IllinoisCourt	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-086	COVID-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)Court	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-004	Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered May 29, 2020)In re: Courthouse Operations and Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19	Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court	Hamilton County, OhioCourt	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-013	Fourth 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 Emergency	Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)	Franklin County, OhioCourt	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-014	Administrative Order 20-17 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 20-17	Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice Kristina Pickering (joint order)	Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)Court	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-048	Amended 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 Banc	Criminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourt	May 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-008	Administrative 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 Judge	Maricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court)Court	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-059	Letter 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 Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NC-052	Order 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 Beasley	North CarolinaCourt	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OR-018	Chief Justice Order 20-016Order Imposing 'Level 2' and 'Level 3' Restrictions on Court Operations	Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court	OregonCourt	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
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. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041	Misc. 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 Texas	Supreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices)	Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)Court	June 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-058	Order, 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 Possession	Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento	Sacramento County, CaliforniaCourt	June 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
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. MET-DET-042	Administrative Order 2020-04Plan to Return to Full Capacity - Phase One (gating criteria satisfied as of June 4, 2020)	6th Judicial Circuit Court, Oakland County (chief judge; SCAO approval)	Oakland County, Michigan (Sixth Judicial Circuit)Court	June 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-097	Notice to the Bar, Virtual Grand Jury Pilot Program - Consent Not Required to Proceed (with Supreme Court Order of June 4, 2020)Virtual (video) grand jury pilot (authorized May 14, 2020) expanded: defendant consent no longer required	Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D., Acting Administrative Director of the Courts (transmitting the Supreme Court's June 4, 2020 Order)	New JerseyCourt	June 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. LA-063	Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of June 5, 2020Order: in-person court capacity 50%; evictions remain suspended by executive action	Supreme Court of Louisiana	LouisianaCourt	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MD-085	Administrative Order on the Progressive Resumption of Full Function of Judiciary Operations Previously Restricted Due to the COVID-19 Emergency (May 22, 2020; amended June 3 and Oct. 2, 2020)Administrative Order on the Progressive Resumption of Full Function of Judiciary Operations Previously Restricted Due to the COVID-19…	Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of Maryland	MarylandCourt	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-KC-056	Administrative Order 2020-096Continued Cancellation of Jury Trials Resulting from Impact of COVID-19 (through July 31, 2020)	Presiding Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit	16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri (Jackson County)Court	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-060	General Order 2020-GEN-016-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (June 5, 2020)Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (2020-GEN-016-00)	Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile	Superior Court of California, County of Los AngelesCourt	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Chief Justice Joel H. Bolger, Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8144 (May 11, 2020) (Ex. AK-052)
Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-79 (May 20, 2020) (Ex. AZ-053)
Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. FED-285)
Supreme Court of Illinois, M.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) (Ex. IL-064)
Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County), COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County Judiciary (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-086)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court, Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered May 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-004)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Fourth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000198 (May 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-013)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice Kristina Pickering (joint order), Administrative Order 20-17 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19) (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-014)
Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En Banc, Amended Order: Re-entry Phase Two (Phase Two Limited Opening Order), May 28, 2020 (Ex. MET-MSY-048)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2020-078 (May 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHX-008)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Letter of the Chief Justice, May 22, 2020 (Phase Two court practices; eviction guidance) (Ex. MT-059)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Order of the Chief Justice, 21 May 2020 (Emergency Directives 9-16) (May 21, 2020) (Ex. NC-052)
Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court, Chief Justice Order 20-016 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. OR-018)
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)
Supreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices), Misc. 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) (June 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041)
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, Order, Unlawful Detainer, Proceedings on Outstanding Writs of Possession, June 3, 2020 (amending the Mar. 19, 2020 closure order) (Ex. MET-SAC-058)
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)
6th Judicial Circuit Court, Oakland County (chief judge; SCAO approval), Administrative Order 2020-04 (June 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-042)
Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D., Acting Administrative Director of the Courts (transmitting the Supreme Court's June 4, 2020 Order), Notice to the Bar, Virtual Grand Jury Pilot Program - Consent Not Required to Proceed (with Supreme Court Order of June 4, 2020) (June 8, 2020) (Ex. NJ-097)
Supreme Court of Louisiana, Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of June 5, 2020 (Ex. LA-063)
Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of Maryland, Administrative Order on the Progressive Resumption of Full Function of Judiciary Operations Previously Restricted Due to the COVID-19 Emergency (May 22, 2020; amended June 3 and Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MD-085)
Presiding Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit, Administrative Order 2020-096 (June 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-KC-056)
Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile, General Order 2020-GEN-016-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (June 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-060)

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