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Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-053Administrative Order No. 11: Extension of Judicial EmergencySeventh 30-day extension effective Oct. 6, 2020; Phase 3 commenced Oct. 5, 2020; audiovisual proceedings; Speedy Trial Guidelines tolled; AO…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtOct. 2, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
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. ID-082Order In Re: Emergency Reduction in Court Services and Limitation of Access to Court Facilities (Oct. 8, 2020)In Re: Emergency Reduction in Court Services and Limitation of Access to Court Facilities, Order October 8, 2020Idaho Supreme CourtIdaho (all State courts)CourtOct. 8, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ID-083Order In Re: Jury Trials (with attachments)In Re: Jury Trials (Oct. 8, 2020)Idaho Supreme CourtIdaho (all State courts)CourtOct. 8, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SD-051Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as Part of Covid-19 Pandemic ResponseOrder Requiring the Wearing of Face CoveringsPresiding Judge Michael W. Day; approved by the Supreme Court October 8, 2020Fourth Judicial CircuitCourtOct. 8, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-013Capitol Hill Baptist Church v. Bowser, No. 1:20-cv-02710 (TNM), Memorandum Opinion, ECF No. 43 (D.D.C. Oct. 9, 2020), 496 F. Supp. 3d 284Memorandum Opinion granting a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the District's gathering restrictions as applied to the Church's…United States District Court for the District of Columbia (McFadden, J.)District of ColumbiaCourtOct. 9, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ID-085Administrative Order H20-DW.3: Jury Trials Prohibited from Commencing for the Week of October 13-16, 2020Order Re: Jury Trials Prohibited from Commencing for the Week of October 13-16, 2020 (Kootenai County)Deputy Administrative District Judge Cynthia K.C. Meyer, First Judicial DistrictKootenai County, Idaho (First Judicial District)CourtOct. 9, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-023Capitol Hill Baptist Church v. Bowser, No. 20-cv-2710, 496 F. Supp. 3d 284 (ECF No. 43)Memorandum Opinion granting preliminary injunctionUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia (McFadden, J.)District of ColumbiaCourtOct. 9, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MI-053Order of October 12, 2020 in In re Certified Questions, No. 161492Order denying the Governor's motion for a transition period and confirming the immediate effect of the October 2, 2020 opinionMichigan Supreme CourtMichiganCourtOct. 12, 20202020 Q4OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WA-093Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-646Fourth Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court OperationsSupreme Court of WashingtonWashingtonCourtOct. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-019Columbus Ale House, Inc. v. Cuomo, No. 1:20-cv-04291-BMC, Doc. 20 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 16, 2020) (memorandum decision and order denying preliminary injunction against the midnight closing rule for New York City food service establishments)Memorandum Decision and Order, Columbus Ale House, Inc. d/b/a The Graham v. Andrew M. CuomoHon. Brian M. Cogan, U.S.D.J.New York (United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York)CourtOct. 16, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyCapacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary 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-PIT-025Order 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 JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtSept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-058Administrative Order #6 Re: COVID-19 Pandemic Response Requiring Face Coverings, Civ. 20-1Administrative Order #6 Requiring Face CoveringsPresiding Judge Cheryle Gering; approved by the Supreme Court October 20, 2020First Judicial CircuitCourtOct. 19, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-049Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Security Measures, CIV. 20-4 (October 20, 2020)Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Security MeasuresPresiding Judge Robin J. HouwmanSecond Judicial Circuit (Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties)CourtOct. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. WI-031Order, In re the Matter of CDC Eviction Moratorium Compliance For Eviction FilingsOrder denying Legal Action of Wisconsin's request for an emergency order on CDC eviction-moratorium compliance in eviction filingsWisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtOct. 21, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-006Joint Administrative Order, No. M200001 (jury trials)In re: Jury Trials Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal CourtHamilton County, OhioCourtOct. 26, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-011Announcement: Temporary Suspension of Jury Trials (Oct. 23, 2020)Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Presiding Judge Charles J. Kubicki Announces Temporary Suspension of Jury TrialsHamilton County Court of Common Pleas (Presiding Judge Charles J. Kubicki)Hamilton County, OhioCourtOct. 23, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-047State of Texas v. El Paso County, No. 08-20-00226-CV (Tex. App.—El Paso Nov. 13, 2020) (corrected opinion) (reviewing El Paso County Emergency Order No. 13 of Oct. 29, 2020, extended by Order No. 14 to Dec. 1, 2020)Corrected Opinion: El Paso County Judge's business-closure and curfew order conflicts with GA-32 and is preemptedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (Alley, C.J.)Texas (El Paso County)CourtNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-017Press release suspending in-person acceptance of hand-delivered documents (Oct. 29, 2020)Press Release: in-person document acceptance suspended effective Oct. 30, 2020United States Tax CourtUnited States Tax CourtCourtOct. 29, 20202020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AZ-056Administrative Order No. 2020-197Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtDec. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-133Administrative Order No. 2020-197Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (nunc pro…Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtDec. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-009Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (filed Nov. 3, 2020)Statewide administrative order requiring every court holding in-person proceedings to adopt a written transmission-control plan (telephonic…Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme CourtNebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtNov. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. NY-064Administrative Order AO/267/20Commencement of matters and filing during the COVID-19 health emergencyChief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, at the direction of the Chief JudgeNew York (Unified Court System)CourtNov. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-055Administrative Order No. 12: Extension of Judicial Emergency (Nov. 4, 2020)Eighth 30-day extension of the judicial emergency (early November 2020)Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtNov. 4, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source