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Ex. FL-070Administrative Order No. AOSC21-17, Amendment 1In re: COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Emergency Operational Measures for Florida Appellate and Trial Courts (Amendment 1)Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of FloridaFlorida (all State courts)CourtJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-063General Order of July 29, 2021 (amending 2021-GEN-021-00 of July 16 and 19, 2021) extending criminal trial and preliminary-hearing deadlines to Aug. 13, 2021, with the Court's July 30, 2021 news releasePresiding Judge Eric C. Taylor Extends General Order for Criminal Trials, Preliminary Hearings by Additional Two Weeks as COVID-19 Cases…Presiding Judge Eric C. TaylorSuperior Court of California, County of Los AngelesCourtJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-015Hawse v. Page, No. 20-1960 (8th Cir. July 30, 2021), reported at 7 F.4th 685Lauren Hawse, et al. v. Sam Page, County Executive of St. Louis County, and Faisal Khan, Director of the St. Louis County Public Health…United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Colloton, J., joined by Kelly and Stras, JJ.)Missouri (St. Louis County orders; Eighth Circuit)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. FED-299Third Amended Order Concerning Face Masks/Coverings in Public Areas of CourthousesIn re: Coronavirus COVID-19 Public Emergency - Order Concerning Face Masks/Coverings in Public Areas of Courthouses (Third Amended, July 30…Chief Judge Rebecca R. PallmeyerUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-052Order 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 (Muscogee County)Superior Court of Muscogee County (all active Superior Court Judges of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit)Georgia (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit; Muscogee County / Columbus)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-052Local Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit (July 2021), as amended Aug. 2, 2021 (AMENDED_ORDER_DECLARING_JUDICIAL_EMERGENCY_080221.pdf)Local Order Issued Declaring a Judicial Emergency in the Atlanta Judicial CircuitChief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court of Fulton CountyFulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MN-054Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 30, 2021)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial BranchMinnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. GildeaMinnesotaCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-055Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (extension) (2021-07-30-01)Extension of the June 15, 2021 trial-court order to August 31, 2021Supreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. UT-051Administrative Order (July 28, 2021) reinstating a courthouse mask mandateAdministrative Order (courthouse mask mandate)Utah Judicial Council (Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant)UtahCourtJuly 28, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-076Administrative Order 2021-13, 'Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Through August 31, 2021' (July 30, 2021)Administrative Order 2021-13: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Through August 31, 2021Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore and Chief Judge Elaine D. KaplanFederal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims (National Courts Building)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Business closureFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-070Misc. Docket No. 21-9079, Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterFortieth Emergency Order (Aug. 1-Oct. 1, 2021: remote jury proceedings; juror technology access; local plans expire Sept. 1 unless…Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-057Second Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County JudiciarySecond Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County JudiciaryLocal Administrative District Judge Tracy A. GilbertMontgomery County, Texas (district courts, county courts at law, justice courts)CourtAug. 1, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-12-085Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-040Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-054Order 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 (Crisp County)Superior Court of Crisp CountyGeorgia (Cordele Judicial Circuit; Crisp County)CourtJuly 8, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. IN-094Klaassen v. Trustees of Indiana University, No. 21-2326 (7th Cir. Aug. 2, 2021) (published order), describing Indiana University's fall-2021 vaccination requirementIndiana University's requirement that all students be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the fall 2021 semester, with masks and twice-weekly…Trustees of Indiana University (vaccination condition); United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Easterbrook, J.) (order denying injunction pending appeal)Indiana (Indiana University, a State educational institution) / United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitCourtAug. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. KS-074Administrative Order 2021-PR-100Order Lifting Suspension of Additional Statutory Deadlines and Time Limitations on August 2, 2021Chief Justice Marla LuckertKansasCourtJuly 1, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-052Mandatory Face Covering Order Effective August 2, 2021, In re All Persons Entering Alexandria Courthouse During the COVID-19 PandemicMandatory Face Covering Order Effective August 2, 2021Circuit Court for the City of AlexandriaCity of Alexandria, VirginiaCourtAug. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-058Chief Judge Order 2021-07 Regarding Facial Coverings (amending CJO 2021-04, 2021-05 and 2021-06)CJO 2021-07, First Judicial District, Regarding Facial Coverings (July 30, 2021)Chief Judge, First Judicial DistrictFirst Judicial District (Jefferson and Gilpin Counties), ColoradoCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-066Addendum 7 to the Ninth Amended Administrative Order Regarding Court Operations Under COVID-19: return to masksAddendum 7 (issued July 30, 2021)Chief Judge, Seventeenth Judicial DistrictSeventeenth Judicial District (Adams and Broomfield Counties), ColoradoCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-072Order 2021-007 (COVID Order - Masks, Prisoner Transport, Videoconferencing)24th JDC: masks continued in common areas; criminal matters by videoconference; rapid test before transport; civil matters remote, from…Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-005Hester v. Phoenix Union High School District, No. CV2021-012160, Minute Entry (Ruling on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order)Douglas Hester v. Phoenix Union High School District, et al.; TRO deniedSuperior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Randall H. Warner (minute entry); Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board (mask mandate)Maricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court); Phoenix Union High School DistrictCourtAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AK-059Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8310Special Order 8310, Update Regarding Visitor Health Precautions and Remote Participation (all visitors must wear face coverings regardless…Chief Justice Daniel E. WinfreeAlaska (statewide courts)CourtAug. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-081State ex rel. Schmitt v. City of Kansas City (filed Aug. 3, 2021) and State ex rel. Schmitt v. Jackson County (filed Aug. 19, 2021)Attorney General's suits to enjoin the Kansas City and Jackson County mask ordersMissouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (plaintiff); Kansas City, Missouri and Jackson County (Frank White, Jr.) (defendants)Jackson County Circuit Court, Missouri (16th Judicial Circuit)CourtAug. 3, 20212021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-091Temporary restraining order of Aug. 3, 2021 in State ex rel. Schmitt v. Page, No. 21SL-CC03334 (secondary-source record)St. Louis mask mandate temporarily on hold; Kansas City sued (Missouri Lawyers Media, Aug. 4, 2021)Circuit Judge Ellen (Nellie) Ribaudo (temporary restraining order), as reported by Missouri Lawyers MediaSt. Louis County Circuit Court (21st Judicial Circuit), MissouriCourtAug. 3, 20212021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source