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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AZ-060	Administrative Order No. 2020-105Disposition of Residential Eviction Cases During the Public Health Emergency	Arizona Supreme Court	ArizonaCourt	July 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-007	Local Administrative Order 2020-04Plan to Return to Full Capacity - Phase One	Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan, Chief Judge Timothy M. Kenny (approved by SCAO)	Wayne County, Michigan (Third Judicial Circuit)Court	July 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-050	Administrative Order No. 8: Extension of Judicial EmergencyFourth 30-day extension effective July 8, 2020; courts to remain in Phase 2; no entry into Phase 3 'until medical experts believe it is…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-019	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va.), Document 13 (filed July 8, 2020), 35 pagesOpposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va. July 8, 2020)	Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General (Michelle S. Kallen and Toby J. Heytens), for Governor Northam and State Health Commissioner Oliver	Virginia (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division)Court	July 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-042	Administrative Order 20-18 (Proceedings in Case No. A-19-787004-B; Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall designated temporary courtroom)Administrative Order 20-18	Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell	Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)Court	July 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
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. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-015	Press release: mail delivery resumes July 10, 2020; building remains closed (June 19, 2020)Press Release: resumption of mail receipt July 10, 2020; building closed; no hand delivery	United States Tax Court	United States Tax CourtCourt	June 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-027	Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020)Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-028	Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters (July 10, 2020)Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-014	Legacy Church, Inc. v. Kunkel, No. CIV 20-0327 JB/SCY, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 80 (D.N.M. July 13, 2020)Memorandum opinion denying a preliminary injunction against the Secretary of Health's public health orders and holding the orders neutral…	United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Browning, J.)	New Mexico (federal district court)Court	July 13, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MN-048	Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020)Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	July 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-018	Order (Doc. 46) on motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and on motion to dismissXponential Fitness, LLC et al. v. State of Arizona et al., No. CV-20-01310-PHX-DJH (D. Ariz. July 14, 2020)	United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Hon. Diane J. Humetewa)	United States (D. Ariz.)Court	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-018	The Local Spot, Inc. v. Lee, No. 3:20-cv-00421, Doc. 59 (M.D. Tenn. July 14, 2020) (order refusing temporary restraining order)Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (bars and restaurants v. Governor Lee, Mayor Cooper and Chief Medical Director…	United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Richardson, J.)	Tennessee (Middle District of Tennessee; Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County)Court	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
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. MET-ATL-029	Letter of the Chief Magistrate regarding dispossessory (eviction) cases and small claims, July 14, 2020Chief Magistrate's letter: no eviction hearings or writs of possession since March 14, 2020; landlord/tenant and small-claims calendars…	Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy, Magistrate Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Magistrate Court)Court	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-054	Administrative Order No. 2020-114Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…	Arizona Supreme Court	ArizonaCourt	July 15, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NC-053	Order of the Chief Justice, 16 July 2020 (Emergency Directives 21 and 22)Order Issuing Emergency Directives 21 and 22 (face coverings in court facilities; jury trial resumption plans)	Chief Justice Cheri Beasley	North CarolinaCourt	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-030	Administrative Order 2020-1, In re: Filing Regarding Compliance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ('CARES Act')Requirement that every foreclosure plaintiff file an Affidavit in Support of Compliance with the CARES Act before any action in a mortgage…	Superior Court of the State of Delaware	Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	July 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-018	Tigges v. Northam, Memorandum Order denying the motion for a preliminary injunction (Dk. No. 19), Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-410Tigges v. Northam, 473 F. Supp. 3d 559 (E.D. Va. 2020)	John A. Gibney, Jr., United States District Judge	Virginia (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division)Court	July 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-071	Order Regarding the September 2020 Bar Exam in Light of COVID-19, SCMF-12-0000538 (provisional admission without written examination, expiring July 1, 2022, as an alternative to sitting for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam)In the Matter of the September 2020 Bar Exam - Order Regarding the September 2020 Bar Exam in Light of COVID-19	Supreme Court of Hawaii (Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama and McKenna, JJ., and ICA Chief Judge Ginoza; Wilson, J., concurring separately)	Hawaii; Supreme Court of Hawaii (bar admission)Court	July 22, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-004	Order for Mediation, Kemp v. Bottoms et al., Civil Action File No. 2020cv338387Order for Mediation (Gov. Brian P. Kemp v. Hon. Keisha Lance Bottoms, Felicia Moore and the members of the Atlanta City Council)	Judge Jane C. Barwick, Superior Court of Fulton County	Fulton County, Georgia (Superior Court, Atlanta Judicial Circuit)Court	July 22, 2020	2020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. FED-332	General Order 72-5In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-5)	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	July 23, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-024	Fifth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000283Fifth 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	July 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-059	Press release: Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (passing score temporarily 133 for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam; health screening for entry; deferral or provisional license option)Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic	Supreme Court of Hawaii (Communications and Community Relations Office release)	Hawaii; Supreme Court of Hawaii (bar admission)Court	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-050	Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling ProceduresInclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures	Harris County Board of District Judges	Harris County, Texas (district courts)Court	July 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read

Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-105 (July 7, 2020) (Ex. AZ-060)
Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan, Chief Judge Timothy M. Kenny (approved by SCAO), Local Administrative Order 2020-04 (July 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-007)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 8: Extension of Judicial Emergency (July 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-050)
Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General (Michelle S. Kallen and Toby J. Heytens), for Governor Northam and State Health Commissioner Oliver, Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va.), Document 13 (filed July 8, 2020), 35 pages (Ex. DUT-VA-019)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell, Administrative Order 20-18 (Proceedings in Case No. A-19-787004-B; Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall designated temporary courtroom) (July 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-042)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses) (Ex. TN-085)
United States Tax Court, Press release: mail delivery resumes July 10, 2020; building remains closed (June 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-015)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020) (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-027)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-028)
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Browning, J.), Legacy Church, Inc. v. Kunkel, No. CIV 20-0327 JB/SCY, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 80 (D.N.M. July 13, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-014)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020) (Ex. MN-048)
United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Hon. Diane J. Humetewa), Order (Doc. 46) on motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and on motion to dismiss (July 14, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AZ-018)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Richardson, J.), The Local Spot, Inc. v. Lee, No. 3:20-cv-00421, Doc. 59 (M.D. Tenn. July 14, 2020) (order refusing temporary restraining order) (Ex. DUT-TN-018)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (July 10, 2020) (Ex. GA-063)
Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy, Magistrate Court of Cobb County, Letter of the Chief Magistrate regarding dispossessory (eviction) cases and small claims, July 14, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-029)
Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-114 (July 15, 2020) (Ex. AZ-054)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Order of the Chief Justice, 16 July 2020 (Emergency Directives 21 and 22) (July 16, 2020) (Ex. NC-053)
Superior Court of the State of Delaware, Administrative Order 2020-1, In re: Filing Regarding Compliance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ('CARES Act') (July 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-030)
John A. Gibney, Jr., United States District Judge, Tigges v. Northam, Memorandum Order denying the motion for a preliminary injunction (Dk. No. 19), Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-410 (July 21, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-018)
Supreme Court of Hawaii (Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama and McKenna, JJ., and ICA Chief Judge Ginoza; Wilson, J., concurring separately), Order Regarding the September 2020 Bar Exam in Light of COVID-19, SCMF-12-0000538 (provisional admission without written examination, expiring July 1, 2022, as an alternative to sitting for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam) (July 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-071)
Judge Jane C. Barwick, Superior Court of Fulton County, Order for Mediation, Kemp v. Bottoms et al., Civil Action File No. 2020cv338387 (July 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-004)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 72-5 (July 23, 2020) (Ex. FED-332)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Fifth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000283 (July 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-024)
Supreme Court of Hawaii (Communications and Community Relations Office release), Press release: Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (passing score temporarily 133 for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam; health screening for entry; deferral or provisional license option) (July 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-059)
Harris County Board of District Judges, Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-050)

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