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Ex. FED-336General Order 77Provisional Modifications to the Jury Plan (COVID-19)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-331General Order 72-4In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-4)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-035Administrative Order No. 2020-39, Order Concerning Temporary Courthouse ClosuresAdministrative Order 2020-39 (filed June 24, 2020)Presiding Judge John W. VineyardSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-332General Order 72-5In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-5)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtJuly 23, 20202020 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-004In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 4, Misc. No. 263En banc decision rescinding, as of Sept. 1, 2020, the suspension of the report-deadline rules and continuing the other March 18, 2020…Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-063Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, September 9, 2020 (eighth in the series)Eighth emergency order for the Los Angeles Superior Court: sessions anywhere in the county; Sept. 9-Oct. 8, 2020 deemed holidays for filing…Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, at the request of Presiding Judge Kevin C. BrazileJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (the largest trial court in the United States)CourtSept. 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-064Supplemental 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 CouncilJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of OrangeCourtSept. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-067Supplemental 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 CouncilJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of SacramentoCourtSept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-333General Order 72-6In re: COVID Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-6)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtSept. 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-066Supplemental 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 CouncilJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtSept. 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-065Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, October 5, 2020 (sixteenth in the series)Sixteenth emergency order for the San Diego Superior Court: Penal Code § 825 arraignment deadline extended from 48 hours to up to 7 days for…Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, at the request of Presiding Judge Lorna A. AlksneJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of San DiegoCourtOct. 5, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-036General Order 2020-60 Re: Court Closures and Limited Court ServicesGeneral Order 2020-60 (October 6, 2020)Presiding Judge John W. VineyardSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtOct. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-037General Order No. 2020-67 Re: Mandatory Facial Coverings and Physical DistancingGeneral Order 2020-67 (filed November 17, 2020)Presiding Judge (Superior Court of California, County of Riverside)Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-061General Order 2020-GEN-025-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re COVID-19 Pandemic (Nov. 23, 2020; paragraph 2 effective Nov. 30, 2020)Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-GEN-025-00): courthouse access restricted; remote appearancesPresiding Judge Kevin C. BrazileSuperior Court of California, County of Los AngelesCourtNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-005In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 6, Misc. No. 265En banc decision rescinding, as of Dec. 1, 2020, the suspension of the trial-exhibit rulesWorkers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtOct. 27, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-038Harvest Rock Church v. Newsom, No. 20A94 (miscellaneous order)Order granting certiorari before judgment, vacating and remandingSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States (California orders)CourtDec. 3, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-038General Order No. 2020-69 Re: Suspension of Jury TrialsGeneral Order 2020-69 (filed December 7, 2020)Presiding Judge John W. VineyardSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtDec. 7, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-006In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 7, Misc. No. 266En banc decision suspending WCAB Rule 10789(c) (walk-through document assignment hours) in light of the Regional Stay At Home OrderWorkers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Stay-at-homeCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-040General Order 2020-75 Re: Extension of Jury Trials SuspensionGeneral Order 2020-75 (filed December 23, 2020)Presiding JudgeSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-034Harvest Rock Church, Inc. v. Newsom, No. 20-56357Order on the emergency motion for injunction pending appeal: response due Dec. 28 and reply Dec. 29, 2020, without temporary relief before…United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States (California orders)CourtDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-059News release of Dec. 14, 2020 on the Amended Standing Order Regarding Criminal Trials and Pretrial Assignments (orders of Dec. 8 and Dec. 11, 2020; changes effective Jan. 4, 2021)News Release: Amended Order re: Criminal Trials and Pretrial AssignmentsSuperior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom)Sacramento County, CaliforniaCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAN-027Midway Venture LLC v. County of San Diego, No. D078375 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 22, 2021), 60 Cal.App.5th 58 (certified for publication)Midway Venture LLC et al. v. County of San Diego et al.; Gavin Newsom, as Governor, etc., et al.Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division OneCalifornia Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One (on appeal from the Superior Court of San Diego County, Joel R. Wohlfeil, J.)CourtJan. 22, 20212021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-007South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, No. 20-56358, 985 F.3d 1128Opinion affirming denial of injunction against the Tier 1 prohibition and the singing banUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States (California orders)CourtJan. 22, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. CA-052South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, No. 20A136 (Feb. 5, 2021) (order on application for injunctive relief)South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, 592 U.S. ___ (2021)Supreme Court of the United StatesCalifornia (federal injunction against State orders)CourtFeb. 5, 20212021 Q1Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-004South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, No. 20A136, 141 S. Ct. 716Order granting application in partSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States (California orders)CourtFeb. 5, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read

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