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Ex. MET-BNA-023Amended and Restated Order 8 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksAmended and Restated Order 8 (face coverings; businesses shall require; K-12 schools shall require)Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCountyApr. 9, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-043Knox County Health Department Regulation 2021-1COVID-19 Face Covering Regulation (Health Department regulation replacing Board of Health Regulation 2020-1)Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Officer and Knox County Health DirectorKnox County, TennesseeCountyApr. 12, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-022Order 14 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Modified Phase Four (amended May 7, 2021), with Twelfth Amended and Restated Order 10Order 14 (Modified Phase Four) and Twelfth Amended and Restated Order 10 (Downtown and Midtown)Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCountyApr. 16, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BNA-045Knox County Health Department Resolution 2021-ACOVID-19 Business Guidelines Resolution (post-regulation guidance)Knox County Health DepartmentKnox County, TennesseeCountyApr. 23, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-032Executive Order No. 80An Order Amending Executive Order No. 77Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateApr. 27, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-024Order 15 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: ReopeningOrder 15 (rescinding Order 14 and Twelfth Amended and Restated Order 10; end of Nashville's business orders)Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCountyMay 13, 20212021 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-025Order 16 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Rescinding Amended and Restated Order 8, Cloth Face Coverings or Masks GuidanceOrder 16 (rescinding the face-covering order effective noon May 14, 2021)Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCountyMay 14, 20212021 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-050In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering RequirementsOrder Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering RequirementsTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtMay 14, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-033Executive Order No. 81Limited State of Emergency to Facilitate Recovery and Federal ComplianceGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. TN-065Public Chapter No. 550 (2021) (SB 858 / HB 575)An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated... relative to public health (county boards of health advisory; prohibition on government COVID-19…Tennessee General Assembly (112th), signed by Governor LeeTennesseeStateJune 2, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Vaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-058Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 25-2021Extension of the Limited Local State of Emergency (July 13, 2021)Mayor Jim StricklandCity of Memphis, TennesseeCityJuly 13, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-059Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 26-2021Extension of the Limited Local State of Emergency (July 20, 2021)Mayor Jim StricklandCity of Memphis, TennesseeCityJuly 20, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. TN-034Executive Order No. 82Limited State of Emergency to Facilitate Recovery and Federal ComplianceGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-075Executive Order No. 83An Order to Facilitate the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19 (hospital capacity and licensure flexibilities)Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-035Executive Order No. 83An Order to Facilitate the Continued Response to COVID-19Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-050Executive Order No. 84An Order Regarding Mask Requirements in Schools (parental opt-out)Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-036Executive Order No. 84An Order Regarding Mask Requirements in SchoolsGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TN-051In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting BusinessOrder Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting BusinessTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtAug. 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-076Shelby County Health Order No. 25Health Order No. 25 (August 2021: countywide indoor mask requirement reimposed; Executive Order No. 84 treated as an exception for school…Shelby County Health DepartmentShelby County, TennesseeCountyAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-084G.S. v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552-SHL-atc (W.D. Tenn.), Order granting attorney's fees and post-judgment interest (Doc. 148, filed Nov. 7, 2023), reciting the TRO of Sept. 3, 2021 (2021 WL 4057812) and the preliminary injunction of Sept. 17, 2021 (Doc. 62)Fee order reciting the Shelby County school-mask injunction history (TRO September 3, 2021; preliminary injunction September 17, 2021…Hon. Sheryl H. Lipman, United States District JudgeShelby County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee)CourtNov. 7, 20232021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TN-086G.S. ex rel. Schwaigert v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552, 2021 WL 4057812 (W.D. Tenn. Sept. 3, 2021) (temporary restraining order)Temporary restraining order enjoining enforcement of Executive Order No. 84 in Shelby CountyUnited States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Lipman, J.)Tennessee (Shelby County)CourtSept. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BNA-080S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317-JRG-DCP (E.D. Tenn.), Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction (Doc. 48, filed Oct. 12, 2021; original Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 35, Sept. 24, 2021)Preliminary injunction: Knox County Board of Education ordered to enforce a mask mandate with immediate effect; Governor Lee enjoined from…Hon. J. Ronnie Greer, United States District JudgeKnox County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee)CourtOct. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-081R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order (Doc. 30, filed Sept. 24, 2021)TRO: Governor Lee enjoined from enforcing Executive Order No. 84 in Williamson County; Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special School…United States District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeWilliamson County, Tennessee (Nashville metropolitan area; United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee)CourtSept. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TN-067R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725, Doc. 30, Memorandum Opinion and Order (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 24, 2021)Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order enjoining enforcement of Executive Order No. 84 in Williamson CountyUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Crenshaw, C.J.)Tennessee (Williamson County; Franklin Special School District)CourtSept. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-037Executive Order No. 88An Order to Facilitate the Continued Response to COVID-19 by Extending the Provisions of Executive Order 83Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateSept. 30, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersPrimary source read

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