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Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-061Administrative Order No. 22 (extension of the judicial emergency until 8:00 a.m. July 13, 2021)Sixteenth and final extension: judicial emergency continued to 8:00 a.m. July 13, 2021; audiovisual proceedings and tolling of the Speedy…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtJune 29, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-079Order amending Administrative Order No. 2020-17 (July 2, 2021)Amendment of AO 2020-17, Continuation of Alternative Procedures for Landlord/Tenant Cases (CERA stays; conditional dismissals)Michigan Supreme CourtMichiganCourtJuly 2, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AK-058Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8289Special Order 8289, Update regarding COVID-19 and Criminal Jury Trials (class A and unclassified felony trials may resume July 6, 2021)Chief Justice (Alaska Supreme Court)Alaska (statewide courts)CourtJune 21, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-058Orphans' Court Division Administrative Docket No. 22 of 2021In Re: Full Reopening and Reinstatement of All RulesOrphans' Court Division (Administrative Judge)First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division)CourtJune 28, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-044General Order No. 2021-25 Re: Court Services and HoursGeneral Order 2021-25 (filed June 28, 2021)Presiding JudgeSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtJune 28, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-045General Order No. 2021-26 Re: Access to Remote-Only ProceedingsGeneral Order 2021-26 (filed June 28, 2021; effective July 6, 2021)Presiding JudgeSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtJune 28, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-055Order, Implementation of Emergency Relief (Cal. Gov. Code § 68115), June 25, 2021Order: Implementation of Emergency Relief (Cal. Gov. Code §68115)Superior Court of California, County of SacramentoSacramento County, CaliforniaCourtJune 25, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-088Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Safety Measures (July 1, 2021)Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Safety MeasuresPresiding Judge Robin J. Houwman; approved by the Supreme Court (Jensen, C.J.) July 2, 2021Second Judicial Circuit (Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties)CourtJuly 1, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. VT-059Memorandum to the bar, Changes to Administrative Directive Regarding Court Operations (PG-13 amended July 6, 2021)Masks required of all courthouse visitors at all times; six-foot distancing; unvaccinated-only rules rejectedState Court Administrator (Administrative Directive No. PG-13 as amended July 6, 2021)VermontCourtJuly 6, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AL-062Administrative Order No. 11: Revoking Previous Administrative Orders Related to COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency ResponseJudicial state of emergency ends at 5:00 p.m. July 7, 2021; all prior COVID-19 administrative orders revoked except No. 10Supreme Court of AlabamaAlabamaCourtJuly 7, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-020Slidewaters LLC v. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, No. 20-35634Opinion affirming denial of injunctive relief and dismissal of claims against Proclamations 20-05 and 20-25 and L&I emergency rule WAC…United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Gould, Clifton, Bress, JJ.; opinion by Judge Clifton)Washington (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on appeal from E.D. Wash.)CourtJuly 8, 20212021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-080Supreme Judicial Court Seventh Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (entered July 1, 2021, effective July 12, 2021; amended Dec. 31, 2021 and Jan. 24, 2022)Q3 2021 court-operations order: end of Phase 3 jury-trial limits on July 9, 2021 but continued COVID-19 provisions, including six-person…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtJuly 1, 20212021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-075PPMO-TC-1Administrative Order from the Maine Trial Court Chiefs Regarding Previous Pandemic Management OrdersMaine Trial Court Chiefs (Superior Court Chief Justice Mullen; District Court Chief Judge French; Deputy Chief Judge Lawrence)MaineCourtJuly 13, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AZ-059Administrative Order No. 2021-109Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtJuly 14, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-12-084Administrative Order No. 2021-109 (replacing AO 2021-77)Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health EmergencyArizona Supreme Court (Chief Justice Robert Brutinel)ArizonaCourtJuly 14, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AZ-061Administrative Order No. 2021-120Post-Moratoria Disposition of Residential Eviction Cases in Transition from Public Health Emergency Procedures (Replacing AO 2021-53)Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtJuly 15, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DC-059Superior Court Order by Chief Judge Josey-Herring (Amended 7/14/21)Order re operations through September 10, 2021Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Chief Judge Anita Josey-HerringDistrict of ColumbiaCourtJuly 14, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-053Order Granting Relief from Statutory Speedy Trial Requirements Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 38-3-62(b)Speedy-trial tolling order following the statewide judicial emergency (Dougherty County)Superior Court of Dougherty CountyGeorgia (Dougherty Judicial Circuit; Dougherty County / Albany)CourtJuly 16, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-009Order granting preliminary injunction, Florida v. Becerra, No. 8:21-cv-839-SDM-AAS, Doc. 91 (M.D. Fla. June 18, 2021)Order (preliminary injunction against the Conditional Sailing Order as to Florida)Judge Steven D. MerrydayUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Tampa Division)CourtJune 18, 20212021 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-021Order of July 19, 2021 (Order List: 594 U.S.)Order rescinding the Court's orders of March 19, 2020 and April 15, 2020 relating to COVID-19, subject to clarificationsSupreme Court of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United StatesCourtJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-026Guidance Concerning Clerk's Office Operations (updated July 19, 2021)Guidance Concerning Clerk's Office OperationsClerk of the Court, Scott S. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States (Office of the Clerk)CourtJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-019Administrative Order 21-05 (Reinstating Face Coverings in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 21-05Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. HardestyClark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)CourtJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-014Administrative Order No. 2021-104In the Matter of Lifting Restrictions on Physical Access to Court Facilities Used by Justice Courts Due to a Public Health Emergency and…Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding JudgeMaricopa County, Arizona (Justice Courts)CourtJuly 16, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-025Administrative Order No. 2021-103In the Matter of Lifting Restrictions on Physical Access to Court Facilities Due to a Public Health Emergency (replacing AO 2021-073)Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding JudgeMaricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court)CourtJuly 16, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-041Thirty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9078 (Texas Eviction Diversion Program)Thirty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read