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Ex. AR-029In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Return to the Regular Standards for Remote Court Participation and Reopening of the Justice Building, 2021 Ark. 135 (per curiam)Per curiam returning remote participation to case-by-case discretion and recording the Justice Building's reopening June 1, 2021Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtJune 10, 20212021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-043First and Second Amendments to the Mandatory Face Covering Order (June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021)Amended Mandatory Face Covering Orders of June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021 (face coverings for persons not fully vaccinated; masks in…Circuit Court of Fairfax CountyFairfax County, VirginiaCourtJune 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-028Executive Order N-08-21Executive Order N-08-21 (phased sunset of COVID-19 executive-order provisions through June 30 and September 30, 2021)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. IL-038Executive Order 2021-13 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 82)Residential eviction moratorium: phase-out (Covered Persons; filings against non-covered persons from June 25, 2021; garnishment suspension…Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-035Government offices, facilities to reopen to public (June 3, 2021)Most government offices and facilities reopen to the public June 11, 2021; offices closed since March 23, 2020; Senior Centers closed since…Mayor Linda GortonLexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KentuckyCityJune 3, 20212021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. OR-042Executive Order 21-14Extending House Bill 2009's Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium Until September 30, 2021Governor Kate BrownOregonStateJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-13-109Executive Order 2021-13 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 82)Executive Order in Response to COVID-19 (residential eviction moratorium phase-out: Covered Persons; enforcement stay)Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-064Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Aug. 3, 2021 capture): transitional phase June 14 - September 6, 2021Court operations in transitional phase June 14 - Sept. 6, 2021: in-person criminal jury trials and major hearings; all other proceedings…Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page)Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)CourtAug. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MN-052Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed May 25, 2021)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial BranchMinnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. GildeaMinnesotaCourtMay 25, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. HI-066Fifth Amended Order Regarding Entering Judiciary Facilities, SCMF-20-0000152Fifth Amended Order restricting entry to judiciary facilities (screening; travel exclusions; face coverings) (June 15, 2021)Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice RecktenwaldHawaiiCourtJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MD-031Order 21-06-15-01 Terminating Various Emergency Orders (June 15, 2021)Terminating Various Emergency OrdersGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. RI-098Executive Order 2021-6Supplemental Emergency Declaration (continuation of the City emergency; events under State guidelines and City permits; City buildings…Mayor Jorge O. ElorzaCity of Providence, Rhode IslandCityJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-054Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended June 15, 2021) (2021-06-15-01)Trial-court order in force through Q3 2021: masks per the July 30, 2020 order, six-foot distancing, 113 square feet per person, fever…Supreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-040Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergencyMassachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusetts (General Court)StateJune 16, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MA-053Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of EmergencyGeneral Court (Legislature); approved by the GovernorMassachusettsStateJune 16, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-TPA-084Administrative Order No. 2021-029 PA/PI-CIR (face mask and distancing requirements for court facilities)Face mask and distancing requirements in Sixth Circuit courthouses (title to be verified)Chief Judge Anthony RondolinoSixth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Pasco and Pinellas Counties)CourtAug. 1, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-13-074Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of EmergencyMassachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJune 16, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. FED-289General 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 SnowUnited States District Court for the District of Arizona (Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma)CourtJune 17, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ORL-044Administrative Order No. 2020-06-09Amended Temporary Order Governing Trial Court Proceedings (transition to broader in-person contact; masks optional except at the Booking and…Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr.Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Orange and Osceola Counties)CourtJune 17, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-017Executive Order 2021-06: COVID-19 Civil Emergency, Extensions of City Closures and Relief MeasuresExecutive Order 2021-06Mayor Jenny A. DurkanCity of Seattle, WashingtonCityJune 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NC-071S.L. 2021-47 (G.S. 7A-49.6)An Act to Make Various Changes and Technical Corrections to the Laws Governing the Administration of Justice (proceedings by audio and video…General Assembly of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaStateJune 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. VT-058Memorandum to the Vermont Bar, Update on COVID-19 Pandemic MeasuresJudicial emergency continues after the Governor's order expired; mask policy; clerk windows; non-HVAC courthouses closed to in-person…State Court Administrator Patricia GabelVermontCourtJune 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-045Order, In re the Matter of the Filing of Court Documents in Circuit and Appellate Courts (Temporary Mailbox Rule)Order terminating the temporary mailbox rule of April 13, 2020Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtJune 18, 20212021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-301Fifth Amended General Order 20-0022In re: Criminal Case Procedures During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Fifth Amended)Chief Judge Rebecca R. PallmeyerUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourtJune 21, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FL-069Administrative Order No. AOSC21-17In re: COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Emergency Operational Measures for Florida Appellate and Trial CourtsChief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of FloridaFlorida (all State courts)CourtJune 4, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read