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Ex. DUT-MA-020Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)MassachusettsCourtDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. IN-080Order Suspending Jury Trials, No. 20S-CB-123 (Dec. 14, 2020)Order that no in-person jury trials may be held until March 1, 2021Indiana Supreme CourtIndianaCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-067PMO-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 CourtMaineCourtMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-054Order of the Chief Justice, 14 December 2020 (Emergency Directives 1-5, 8-15, 18, 20-22)Order Extending Emergency Directives 1-5, 8-15, 18, 20-22 (Emergency Directive 1 reinstated; jury trials paused)Chief Justice Cheri BeasleyNorth CarolinaCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-045Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-042 (amending Emergency Court Protocols Nos. 1, 2 and 3)In the Matter of the Amendment of the New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency Protocols for the Safe and Effective Administration of…Supreme Court of New Mexico (M. Vigil, C.J.)New MexicoCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts 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. SEC-16-006Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak, 982 F.3d 1228 (9th Cir. Dec. 15, 2020)Opinion reversing and remanding with instructions to enjoinUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States (Nevada orders)CourtDec. 15, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-039Robinson v. Murphy, No. 20A95 (miscellaneous order; order list of Dec. 15, 2020)Order treating the application as a petition for certiorari before judgment, granting it, vacating the Oct. 2, 2020 order of the District of…Supreme Court of the United StatesUnited States (New Jersey orders)CourtDec. 15, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. SC-052Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended December 16, 2020) (2020-12-16-01)Winter 2020-21 amended trial-court order: masks, fever screening, 113 square feet per person, jury trials only under approved plansSupreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtDec. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-054Second Order Regarding Moratorium on Jury TrialsOrder Regarding Moratorium on Jury Trials (extension)Presiding Judge Craig A. Pfeifle; approved by the Supreme Court December 17, 2020Seventh Judicial CircuitCourtDec. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-304Third Extension of Standing Order 20-12In re: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (Third Extension of Standing Order 2020-12)Chief Judge Freda L. WolfsonUnited States District Court for the District of New JerseyCourtDec. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AL-060Administrative Order No. 9: Extending Orders Pertaining to Workers' Compensation Cases and Remote TestimonyMarch 18 and March 24, 2020 orders extended to April 30, 2021Supreme Court of AlabamaAlabamaCourtDec. 21, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-060Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, December 21, 2020Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of MontanaMontana (statewide judiciary)CourtDec. 21, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-009Order on Motion to Remand and Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief, Bar Indy LLC v. City of Indianapolis, No. 1:20-cv-02482-JMS-DML, Doc. 33 (S.D. Ind. Dec. 22, 2020) (43 pages)Federal decision holding that the Marion County health officer acted within the authority of Ind. Code 16-20-1-24 in closing and restricting…Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson, U.S. District Court, S.D. Ind.Indiana (United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, applying Indiana law)CourtDec. 22, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. HI-062Second Amended Order Regarding Entering Judiciary Facilities, SCMF-20-0000152Second Amended Order restricting entry to judiciary facilities (travel-quarantine exclusions; face masks) (Dec. 22, 2020)Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice RecktenwaldHawaiiCourtDec. 22, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-070PMO-SJC-9Emergency Order and Notice Concerning Access to State CourthousesMaine Supreme Judicial Court (Acting Chief Justice Mead)MaineCourtDec. 22, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-036Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 20-1507, 984 F.3d 21Opinion dismissing appeal for lack of appellate jurisdictionUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitUnited States (Maine orders)CourtDec. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q4Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. HI-063Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152Order extending judiciary operations restrictions through Feb. 14, 2021 (Dec. 23, 2020)Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice RecktenwaldHawaiiCourtDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-037Order Regarding Restriction of In Person Proceedings (State Court of Cobb County)Order Regarding Restriction of In Person ProceedingsState Court of Cobb County (Clerk Robin C. Bishop, filed)Cobb County, Georgia (State Court)CourtDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts 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. SEC-16-026Agudath Israel of America v. Cuomo; Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, Nos. 20-3572, 20-3590, 983 F.3d 620Opinion reversing and remanding for preliminary injunctionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitUnited States (New York orders)CourtDec. 28, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. TN-047In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Reinstating Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Extending State of Emergency and Reinstating Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtDec. 22, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-017State of Minnesota v. Alibi Drinkery, LLC, No. 19HA-CV-20-4167, Temporary Injunction with incorporated memorandum (filed Dec. 31, 2020)Temporary Injunction: State's request granted; Defendant's request to dissolve the temporary restraining order denied; Executive Order 20-99…Minnesota District Court, First Judicial District, Dakota County (Hon. Jerome B. Abrams)Minnesota (Dakota County, First Judicial District)CourtDec. 31, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-055Third Amended Administrative Order 2020-04 Regarding Court Operations and Suspension of Jury TrialsThird Amended Admin Order Limited Court Operations and Suspension of Jury Trials 2020-04 (late 2020; archived Jan. 20, 2021)Chief Judge, Second Judicial DistrictSecond Judicial District (Denver District, County, Juvenile and Probate Courts), ColoradoCourtDec. 31, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read