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Ex. KS-068Administrative Order 2020-PR-099District and Appellate Court Operations as of September 4, 2020Kansas Supreme CourtKansasCourtSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-027Release: Delaware Judiciary unveils plan to resume jury trials in October, extends emergency until Oct. 5, 2020Release announcing the jury-trial resumption plan (modified Phase 3 from October 2020; facilities to 75 percent capacity) and the extension…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-052Administrative Order No. 10: Extension of Judicial Emergency (with the Jury Management Plan as Exhibit 1)Sixth 30-day extension effective Sept. 6, 2020; Phase 2 continued in September; modified Phase 3 from Oct. 5, 2020 with courthouses open to…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts 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. MET-MKE-026James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58 (Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OA) (decided June 11, 2021)Sara Lindsey James v. Janel Heinrich; Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools v. Heinrich; St. Ambrose Academy v. HeinrichSupreme Court of WisconsinWisconsin (Dane County orders)CourtJune 11, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-030Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS) v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 52, No. 2020AP1420-OAOpinion holding Dane County Emergency Order #9 (school closure) beyond the health officer's authoritySupreme Court of WisconsinWisconsin (Dane County order)CourtJune 11, 20212020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary 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. MET-DEN-072Administrative Order 20-111: CDC Eviction MoratoriumAdministrative Order 20-111 (September 11, 2020)Chief Judge Ingrid S. BakkeTwentieth Judicial District (Boulder County), ColoradoCourtSept. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. CT-074Notice Regarding Summary Process (eviction) Execution hearings and the CDC Eviction Moratorium9/14/20 Notice Regarding Summary Process (eviction) Execution hearings and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Eviction MoratoriumConnecticut Judicial BranchConnecticutCourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-069Order 2020-013 (COVID-19 Phase III)24th JDC Phase III from September 14, 2020: masks required; six-foot distancing; jury trials may recommence; galleries limited to 14…Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-070Order 2020-015 (Jury Trials)24th JDC jury-trial order: trials may recommence September 14, 2020 with one venire of 50 per day, Monday-Thursday, prioritization 30 days…Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtOct. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-090Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional)County of Butler v. Wolf - Opinion (Document 79, 66 pages)United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.)Pennsylvania (federal district court, W.D. Pa.)CourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4OtherConfirmed 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. KS-069Administrative Order 2020-PR-101Order Continuing Administrative Orders Suspending Statutes of Limitation, Statutory Time Standards, Deadlines, and Time Limitations Under…Chief Justice Marla LuckertKansasCourtSept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-032Administrative Order No. 2020-008: Supplemental Judicial Emergency OrderIn re: Supplemental Judicial Emergency OrderJudges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General DivisionCity of Cleveland, OhioCourtSept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
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. MET-PHL-053Trial Division Administrative Docket No. 56 of 2020In re: Residential Eviction MoratoriumAdministrative Judge, Trial Division (Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County)First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division)CourtSept. 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-060Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9113 (Texas Eviction Diversion Program)Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtSept. 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-057Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Sept. 19, 2020 capture)COVID-19 Information: courthouse entry requirements (face covering, six-foot distancing), remote hearings, list of Fourth District COVID-19…Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page)Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)CourtSept. 19, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CHI-054Chancery Division General Administrative Order No. 2020-11COVID-19 Measures (9)Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, pursuant to Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans' General Administrative Order 2020-02Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Chancery DivisionCourtSept. 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-021Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations and Resumption of Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations and Resumption of Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 PandemicJudges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General DivisionCuyahoga County, OhioCourtSept. 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-069PMO-SJC-8Emergency Rules from the Supreme Judicial Court on Waiver of Initial Appearances and ArraignmentsMaine Supreme Judicial CourtMaineCourtSept. 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AK-054Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8194Special Order 8194, Update regarding COVID-19 and Jury Trials (misdemeanor trials from Nov. 2, 2020; all other jury trials suspended until…Chief Justice Joel H. BolgerAlaska (statewide courts)CourtSept. 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. CT-075Mortgage Foreclosure Standing Order - Federal Mortgage Foreclosure MoratoriumMortgage Foreclosure Standing Order - Federal Mortgage Foreclosure MoratoriumSuperior Court, Chief Administrative Judge, Civil Division (James W. Abrams)ConnecticutCourtSept. 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-005Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered Sept. 25, 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, OhioCourtSept. 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read