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Ex. AR-025In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021 Ark. 1 (per curiam)Per curiam extending the jury-trial suspension through February 28, 2021Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtJan. 5, 20212021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-043COVID-19 Response: orders currently approved (index, January 2021 version)COVID-19 ResponseSouth Dakota Unified Judicial SystemSouth DakotaCourtJan. 10, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-060General Order 21-02 (supersedes General Order 20-40)Court operations under the exigent circumstances created by Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): jury trials postponed; grand juries suspendedU.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (Chief Judge G. Murray Snow)United States (D. Ariz.)CourtJan. 11, 20212021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-064Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of January 11, 2021Order: no jury trials before March 1, 2021; courthouses at 50%; remote proceedings encouragedSupreme Court of LouisianaLouisianaCourtJan. 11, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ORL-042Administrative Order No. 2020-06-06Amended Temporary Order Governing Trial Court Proceedings (temporary modification: access limited, no jury trials to Feb. 15, 2021)Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr.Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Orange and Osceola Counties)CourtJan. 14, 20212021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-065Order re In-Person Proceedings in Circuit, Family, Probate, and Master-in-Equity (2021-01-06-01; as amended Jan. 8, 2021, 2021-01-08-01)All in-person proceedings statewide suspended from January 11, 2021Chief Justice Donald W. BeattySouth CarolinaCourtJan. 6, 20212021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-063February 2021 Bar Exam Status by Jurisdiction (table last updated Jan. 12, 2021): Feb. 23-24, 2021 examination administered remotely in 41 jurisdictions (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, WA, WI and LA on Feb. 9), with the courts' order dates in the announcementsFebruary 2021 Bar Exam Status by JurisdictionNational Conference of Bar ExaminersAll U.S. jurisdictions; NCBE inventory for the February 2021 bar examinationCourtJan. 12, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-016Administrative Order 21-01 (Extending the 'Pause' in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 21-01Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. HardestyClark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)CourtJan. 12, 20212021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-044COVID 19 Order 2021 - January 12Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: civil jury trials suspended until March 1, 2021; video…Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City CourtsCivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourtJan. 12, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-014Big Tyme Investments, L.L.C. v. Edwards, No. 20-30526 c/w No. 20-30537 (5th Cir. Jan. 13, 2021)Opinion affirming the district courts' refusal of preliminary injunctions against the Governor's bar-closure proclamations (89 JBE 2020 and…United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (published opinion)Louisiana (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on appeal from the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana)CourtJan. 13, 20212021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-012Opinion, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 20-1559 (1st Cir. Jan. 14, 2021), 985 F.3d 153Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills: opinion affirming the refusal of a preliminary injunction against Maine's traveler self-quarantine…Barron, Circuit Judge, for a panel with Selya, Circuit JudgeUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitCourtJan. 14, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. TX-062Thirty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9004Thirty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtJan. 14, 20212021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-020State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): settlement filed January 15, 2021 (agreement to comply with the Governor's executive order; $1,000 payment)Attorney general settles with Rutland gym owner (VTDigger, Jan. 15, 2021)State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan; Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (settlement filed for court approval January 15, 2021); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), January 15, 2021Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)CourtJan. 15, 20212021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-054Trial Division - Criminal Administrative Docket No. 01 of 2021In re: Jury Trials - Criminal CasesHon. Lisette Shirdan-Harris, Administrative Judge, Trial Division, and Hon. Leon W. Tucker, Supervising Judge, Criminal SectionFirst Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Criminal)CourtJan. 15, 20212021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-TPA-076Administrative Order S-2021-006Health & Safety Requirements in Courthouse Facilities During COVID-19 Mitigation EffortsChief Judge Ronald N. FicarrottaThirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Hillsborough County)CourtJan. 15, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-048In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency, Suspension of Jury Trials, and Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Extending State of Emergency, Suspension of Jury Trials, and Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtJan. 15, 20212021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-026Public Announcement: Hamilton County Suspends Jury Trials Until March 8, 2021Hamilton County Suspends Jury Trials Until March 8, 2021Hamilton County CourtsHamilton County, OhioCourtJan. 19, 20212021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-023Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations, Including Jury Trials, Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry, Jan. 19, 2021)In re: Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations, Including Jury Trials, Due to COVID-19 PandemicJudges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General DivisionCuyahoga County, OhioCourtJan. 19, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-034Eighth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 21MS000059Eighth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health EmergencyFranklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)Franklin County, OhioCourtJan. 21, 20212021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MN-049Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Jan. 21, 2021)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial BranchMinnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. GildeaMinnesotaCourtJan. 21, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-075Sixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencySixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencyPresident Judge Kevin F. KellyDelaware County, Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, 32nd Judicial District)CourtJan. 22, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAN-027Midway Venture LLC v. County of San Diego, No. D078375 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 22, 2021), 60 Cal.App.5th 58 (certified for publication)Midway Venture LLC et al. v. County of San Diego et al.; Gavin Newsom, as Governor, etc., et al.Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division OneCalifornia Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One (on appeal from the Superior Court of San Diego County, Joel R. Wohlfeil, J.)CourtJan. 22, 20212021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-007South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, No. 20-56358, 985 F.3d 1128Opinion affirming denial of injunction against the Tier 1 prohibition and the singing banUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States (California orders)CourtJan. 22, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-062Court of Appeals Court Operations Order (January 25, 2021)Order addressing court operations (through March 2021)District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief JudgeDistrict of ColumbiaCourtJan. 25, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-056Sixth Amended Administrative Order 2020-04 Regarding Court Operations and Suspension of Jury TrialsSixth Amended Admin Order 2020-04 (January 25, 2021)Chief Judge, Second Judicial DistrictSecond Judicial District, ColoradoCourtJan. 25, 20212021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read