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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-MSP-057	Hennepin 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)Court	Sept. 19, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CHI-054	Chancery 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 2020-02	Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Chancery DivisionCourt	Sept. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-021	Updated 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 Pandemic	Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-069	PMO-SJC-8Emergency Rules from the Supreme Judicial Court on Waiver of Initial Appearances and Arraignments	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Sept. 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AK-054	Special 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. Bolger	Alaska (statewide courts)Court	Sept. 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. CT-075	Mortgage Foreclosure Standing Order - Federal Mortgage Foreclosure MoratoriumMortgage Foreclosure Standing Order - Federal Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium	Superior Court, Chief Administrative Judge, Civil Division (James W. Abrams)	ConnecticutCourt	Sept. 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-005	Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered Sept. 25, 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	Sept. 25, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SD-055	Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as Part of COVID-19 Pandemic ResponseOrder Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings	Judge Bobbi J. Rank for the Sixth Circuit; approved by the Supreme Court September 30, 2020	Sixth Judicial Circuit (Hughes and thirteen other central counties)Court	Sept. 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-066	Supplemental 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 Council	Judicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Sept. 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-060	Order Regarding Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152Order postponing First Circuit jury trials to dates after December 11, 2020 (Sept. 28, 2020)	Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald	HawaiiCourt	Sept. 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-019	State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. / Manovill v. State of Vermont, Scott and Donovan (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): decision granting the State's motion to dismiss the gym owner's constitutional and takings claims (19 pages, week of September 28, 2020)Judge tosses bid by Rutland gym owner to collect from state over Covid-19 closure (VTDigger, Sept. 30, 2020)	Judge Robert Mello, Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division (decision of September 2020); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), September 30, 2020	Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)Court	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PIT-025	Order of Court of September 15, 2020: Resumption of Jury TrialsIn re: Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Resumption of Jury Trials)	Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge	Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. KY-032	Beshear v. Acree, No. 2020-SC-0313-OA (Ky. Nov. 12, 2020), reported at 615 S.W.3d 780Opinion upholding the Governor's COVID-19 emergency declaration and orders under KRS ch. 39A	Supreme Court of Kentucky (Minton, C.J.)	KentuckyCourt	Nov. 12, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DC-024	Notice of Clerk's Offices Operations (Revised August 2020; posted as the Clerk's November 19, 2020 order)Notice of Clerk's Offices Operations	Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Court	District of ColumbiaCourt	Nov. 19, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-067	PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders)PMO-SJC-2: Administration of Oaths at Depositions; Electronic Filing; Deadlines; In-Person Contacts with Children and Families; Oral…	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-011	Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021)Kristine Casey et al. v. Governor Ned Lamont	Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.)	Connecticut (Supreme Court of Connecticut)Court	Mar. 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-289	General Order 20-10 (court operations under COVID-19, March 2020) and its successors General Orders 20-11 through 20-30 (2020) and 21-11 (June 17, 2021)General Order 20-10: Court Operations (COVID-19), with successors (20-12 Grand Jury; 20-13, 20-15, 20-16, 20-17 Court Operations; 20-18…	Chief Judge G. Murray Snow	United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma)Court	June 17, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-020	Board Announcement: Connecting during COVID-19Board announcement that the Workers' Compensation Board 'remains closed to the public' with hearings conducted only remotely (Virtual…	New York State Workers' Compensation Board	New York State Workers' Compensation Board (statewide administrative tribunal)Court	Oct. 4, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-017	Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022)Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. d/b/a Tonic Bar, et al. v. Governor Kimberly K. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Public Health - opinion…	Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court)	IowaCourt	Feb. 18, 2022	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. WI-024	Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63, Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382, ¶¶ 1-2Wis. Stat. § 252.03 authorizes local health officers to issue enforceable public health orders; Dane County Ordinance § 46.40 (civil…	Wisconsin Supreme Court	WisconsinCourt	July 8, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-018	Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458Snell v. Walz (Snell II): the Emergency Management Act authorizes the declaration of a peacetime emergency in response to a pandemic; no…	Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part)	MinnesotaCourt	May 10, 2024	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read

Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page), Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Sept. 19, 2020 capture) (Ex. MET-MSP-057)
Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, pursuant to Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans' General Administrative Order 2020-02, Chancery Division General Administrative Order No. 2020-11 (Sept. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-CHI-054)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations and Resumption of Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-021)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-8 (Sept. 23, 2020) (Ex. ME-069)
Chief Justice Joel H. Bolger, Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8194 (Sept. 24, 2020) (Ex. AK-054)
Superior Court, Chief Administrative Judge, Civil Division (James W. Abrams), Mortgage Foreclosure Standing Order - Federal Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium (Sept. 24, 2020) (Ex. CT-075)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court, Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-005)
Judge Bobbi J. Rank for the Sixth Circuit; approved by the Supreme Court September 30, 2020, Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as Part of COVID-19 Pandemic Response (Sept. 27, 2020) (Ex. SD-055)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, September 28, 2020 (Sept. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-066)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152 (Sept. 28, 2020) (Ex. HI-060)
Judge Robert Mello, Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division (decision of September 2020); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), September 30, 2020, State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. / Manovill v. State of Vermont, Scott and Donovan (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): decision granting the State's motion to dismiss the gym owner's constitutional and takings claims (19 pages, week of September 28, 2020) (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VT-019)
Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge, Order of Court of September 15, 2020: Resumption of Jury Trials (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-025)
Supreme Court of Kentucky (Minton, C.J.), Beshear v. Acree, No. 2020-SC-0313-OA (Ky. Nov. 12, 2020), reported at 615 S.W.3d 780 (Ex. KY-032)
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Court, Notice of Clerk's Offices Operations (Revised August 2020; posted as the Clerk's November 19, 2020 order) (Nov. 19, 2020) (Ex. DC-024)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-067)
Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.), Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021) (Ex. DUT-CT-011)
Chief Judge G. Murray Snow, General Order 20-10 (court operations under COVID-19, March 2020) and its successors General Orders 20-11 through 20-30 (2020) and 21-11 (June 17, 2021) (Ex. FED-289)
New York State Workers' Compensation Board, Board Announcement: Connecting during COVID-19 (Oct. 4, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-020)
Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court), Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022) (Ex. DUT-IA-017)
Wisconsin Supreme Court, Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63, Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382, ¶¶ 1-2 (July 8, 2022) (Ex. WI-024)
Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part), Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-018)

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