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Ex. ID-084Administrative Order No. 21-08-06-01Imposition of Mask and Social Distancing Requirements in Courtrooms and Court Related Areas in the Ada County Courthouse Due to COVID-19Administrative District Judge, Fourth Judicial DistrictAda County, Idaho (Fourth Judicial District)CourtAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. KY-058Administrative Order 2021-27 (Amended)In re: Kentucky Court of Justice Response to COVID-19 Emergency: Health and Safety Requirements (Delta variant; masks strongly encouraged…Supreme Court of Kentucky (Minton, C.J.)KentuckyCourtAug. 9, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. KY-059Administrative Order 2021-28 (Amended)In re: Kentucky Court of Justice Response to COVID-19 Emergency: Court Proceedings (jury trials conditioned on local public-health…Supreme Court of Kentucky (Minton, C.J.)KentuckyCourtAug. 9, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-090Third Amended Administrative Order Expanding Statewide Judiciary Operations in Light of the COVID-19 Emergency (Aug. 6, 2021, effective Aug. 9, 2021)Third Amended Administrative Order Expanding Statewide Judiciary Operations in Light of the COVID-19 EmergencyChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of MarylandMarylandCourtAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-091Ninth Administrative Order Clarifying COVID-19 Health Measures in Courthouses and Judicial Branch Facilities (Aug. 6, 2021, effective Aug. 9, 2021): masks in courthouses in substantial or high transmission jurisdictionsNinth Administrative Order Clarifying COVID-19 Health Measures in Courthouses and Judicial Branch FacilitiesChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of MarylandMarylandCourtAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-016Administrative Order No. 2021-119In the Matter of Wearing Masks or Face Coverings in Court Facilities in Maricopa County (amending AOs 2021-103, 2021-104 and 2021-105)Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding JudgeMaricopa County, Arizona (Superior, Justice and Municipal Courts)CourtAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-064Combined Supreme Court Order No. 21-8500-020 (amending PHE Protocol No. 1)In the Matter of the Amendment of the New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency Protocols (Protocol No. 1)Supreme Court of New MexicoNew MexicoCourtAug. 9, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-036Order of Court of August 9, 2021: Fifth Judicial District Masking Requirements (AD-21-118)In re: Fifth Judicial District Masking Requirements, No. AD-21-118-PJKim Berkeley Clark, President JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtAug. 9, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-065Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory Judgment, City of San Antonio and Bexar County v. Greg Abbott, Cause No. 2021-CI-16133, with Exhibits 1 (GA-38), 2 (Declaration of Dr. Junda Woo), 3 (Declaration of City Manager Erik Walsh), 4 (Declaration of County Judge)Plaintiffs' Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory JudgmentCity of San Antonio and Bexar County (plaintiffs); Hon. Antonia Arteaga (TRO and temporary injunction)45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, TexasCourtAug. 10, 20212021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-039General Administrative Order No. 2021-05: Domestic Violence Division Cases, Remote Proceedings, Continuance of Pending CasesDomestic Violence Division cases set July 26-Aug. 11, 2021 for in-person appearance continued to remote appearances; emergency orders of…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (Domestic Violence Division)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AZ-062Administrative Order No. 2021-129 (corrected)Disposition of Residential Eviction Cases Related to the Public Health Emergency as Defined in the August 3, 2021 CDC Order Temporarily…Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-007Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M210001 (Aug. 11, 2021)In re: Courthouse Operations and Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Presiding Judge Jody M. Luebbers), and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Presiding Judge Heather S. Russell)Hamilton County, OhioCourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. PA-104Opinion, County of Butler v. Governor of Pennsylvania, No. 20-2936 (3d Cir. Aug. 11, 2021) (vacating the district court's judgment as moot)County of Butler v. Governor of Pennsylvania - Precedential OpinionUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (precedential)Pennsylvania (federal court of appeals, Third Circuit)CourtAug. 11, 2021OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-079Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments (Aug. 12, 2021)Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments (August 12, 2021)United States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitCourtAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-052Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (face coverings in courthouses)Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. SchafferHarris County, Texas (all courthouses)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-13-019Chrysafis v. Marks, 594 U.S. ___ (Aug. 12, 2021) (order granting injunction pending appeal as to Part A of the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act)On Application for Injunctive ReliefSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States (New York)CourtAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. UT-052Order Suspending In-Person Oral Arguments and Meetings Through September 30, 2021Order Suspending In-Person Oral Arguments and Meetings Through September 30, 2021Utah Supreme Court (Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant) and Utah Court of Appeals (Presiding Judge Michele Christiansen Forster)UtahCourtAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. VA-041Twenty-Sixth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 EmergencyTwenty-Sixth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial EmergencySupreme Court of VirginiaVirginiaCourtAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. RI-085Supreme Court Executive Order 2021-06COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Wearing of Face CoveringsRhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)Rhode IslandCourtAug. 13, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-069In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the TROIn re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, No. 21-0687 (stay order)Supreme Court of TexasSupreme Court of TexasCourtAug. 15, 20212021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. TX-044Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0686 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (Dallas County mask order)Order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Dallas County temporary restraining order of August 10, 2021Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtAug. 15, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-045Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (City of San Antonio and Bexar County mask order)Order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Bexar County temporary restraining order of August 10, 2021Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtAug. 15, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-041Release: Delaware Courts to restore mask mandate on Monday, August 16, 2021 to combat the COVID-19 Delta variant; Chief Justice also orders mandatory weekly COVID testing for all unvaccinated court employeesRelease announcing universal masking in all State court facilities from Aug. 16, 2021 and weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial employees…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz ('as administrative head of all state courts')Delaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-062Administrative Order of August 11, 2021 (universal masking in judicial facilities; weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial officers and employees)Q3 2021 Delta-wave order: face masks for all persons entering any judicial facility regardless of vaccination status from Aug. 16, 2021…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. HI-068Order Postponing Jury Trials, SCMF-20-0000152Order postponing all jury trials statewide to dates after October 4, 2021 (Aug. 16, 2021)Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice RecktenwaldHawaiiCourtAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read

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