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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-025	COVID-19 Announcements page: the Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice (announced Mar. 12, 2020)COVID-19 Announcements	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-070	Administrative Order restricting public access to the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building (Mar. 16, 2020)Restricting Public Access to the National Courts Building	Chief Judge Sharon Prost, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, D.C.; shared with the Court of Federal Claims)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-279	Order of March 16, 2020 (COVID-19 building access)Order restricting access to the James R. Browning, William K. Nakamura, Pioneer and Richard H. Chambers United States Courthouses	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Order filed by the Clerk, Molly C. Dwyer)	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Pasadena courthouses)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-037	General Administrative Order No. 2020-01: COVID-19 Emergency MeasuresAll matters in all Districts and Divisions rescheduled and continued 30 days; judges and employees to work remotely; Sheriff to cease…	Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County	Circuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-011	Press release closing the Tax Court building (Mar. 18, 2020, 9:00 PM)Press Release: 'the United States Tax Court building is closed'	United States Tax Court	United States Tax CourtCourt	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-044	Order, Temporary Court Closure, Court-Declared Holiday March 20, 2020 through March 30, 2020Order: Temporary Court Closure; Court-Declared Holiday - March 20, 2020 through March 30, 2020	Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom)	Sacramento County, CaliforniaCourt	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-075	Administrative Order AO/78/20No papers accepted for filing by any county clerk or court in any matter not on the list of essential matters (criminal arraignments and…	Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks	New York State Unified Court System (statewide, including the New York City courts)Court	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-024	Administrative Order No. 3: Statewide Judiciary Restricted Operations and the Temporary Suspension of Statutes of Limitations, Filing Deadlines and Notarization Requirements in All CourtsAll courthouses and administrative offices closed to the public from March 23 to April 15, 2020; essential matters only, remotely where…	Supreme Court of Delaware (Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr.)	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-284	Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-042In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (courthouses closed)	Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips	United States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Riverside)Court	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-310	Second Amended Standing Order 2020-02In re: Restrictions on Visitors to Courthouses	Chief Judge James K. Bredar	United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore, Greenbelt)Court	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-017	Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Order of Court of March 26, 2020)In re: Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan, Administrative Docket, Order of Court	Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge	Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-017	Amended Standing Order No. 4 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary MeasuresCivil jury trials suspended through May 29, 2020; non-essential civil and criminal matters postponed; essential matters by video and…	Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)	Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-045	Order, Court Closure Extension, April 1, 2020 to April 16, 2020 (dated Mar. 30, 2020)Order: Court Closure Extension - April 1, 2020 to April 16, 2020	Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom)	Sacramento County, CaliforniaCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. RI-081	Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-07COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Closure of Newport and Washington County Courthouses	Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)	Rhode IslandCourt	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. RI-082	Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-08COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Closure of Noel Judicial Complex and Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal	Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)	Rhode IslandCourt	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-070	Administrative Order AO/85/20Effective April 13, 2020: trial courts to address pending cases only through remote or virtual operations (conferencing, deciding fully…	Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, at the direction of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore	New York State Unified Court System (Office of Court Administration; statewide, including the New York City courts)Court	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-020	Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief)Friends of Danny DeVito, Kathy Gregory, B&J Laundry, LLC, Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge, and Caledonia Land Co. v. Governor Tom…	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.)	PennsylvaniaCourt	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. SD-048	Amended Standing Order CIV 20-4 Regarding Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha CountyStanding Order Regarding Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha County	Presiding Judge Robin J. Houwman; approved by the Supreme Court (Gilbertson, C.J.) April 14, 2020	Second Judicial Circuit (Minnehaha County)Court	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-012	Order Denying Plaintiff's Request for Preliminary Injunction, Lawrence v. Colorado, No. 1:20-cv-00862-DDD-SKC, ECF No. 19Order Denying Plaintiff's Request for Preliminary Injunction	Hon. Daniel D. Domenico, U.S. District Judge	Colorado (United States District Court for the District of Colorado)Court	Apr. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-021	In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 163 (per curiam)Per curiam extending the suspension of in-person proceedings through May 15, 2020 with a ten-person courtroom limit and face coverings	Supreme Court of Arkansas	ArkansasCourt	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. HI-035	Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152Order extending the Mar. 16 and Mar. 20 orders through May 29, 2020, expanding remote proceedings and restricting entry to judiciary…	Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald	HawaiiCourt	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. OK-051	Third Emergency Joint Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (SCAD 2020-36)Transition from shelter in place: jury trials rescheduled to after July 31, 2020; deadlines resume May 16; non-jury hearings may be set…	Supreme Court of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals	OklahomaCourt	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047	Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court FacilitiesFace coverings required for court staff, lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors and all visitors in common and public areas of…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-318	General Order 72-2In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-2)	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-044	Announcement: Effective immediately, a mask is required for entry into the courthouseMask required for courthouse entry; only parties to a case (and minor children) admitted	36th District Court (Detroit)	City of Detroit, Michigan (36th District Court)Court	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), COVID-19 Announcements page: the Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice (announced Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-025)
Chief Judge Sharon Prost, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Administrative Order restricting public access to the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-070)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Order filed by the Clerk, Molly C. Dwyer), Order of March 16, 2020 (COVID-19 building access) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-279)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-01: COVID-19 Emergency Measures (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-037)
United States Tax Court, Press release closing the Tax Court building (Mar. 18, 2020, 9:00 PM) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-011)
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom), Order, Temporary Court Closure, Court-Declared Holiday March 20, 2020 through March 30, 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAC-044)
Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, Administrative Order AO/78/20 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-075)
Supreme Court of Delaware (Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr.), Administrative Order No. 3: Statewide Judiciary Restricted Operations and the Temporary Suspension of Statutes of Limitations, Filing Deadlines and Notarization Requirements in All Courts (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-024)
Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips, Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-042 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. FED-284)
Chief Judge James K. Bredar, Second Amended Standing Order 2020-02 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. FED-310)
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge, Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Order of Court of March 26, 2020) (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-017)
Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden), Amended Standing Order No. 4 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary Measures (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-017)
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom), Order, Court Closure Extension, April 1, 2020 to April 16, 2020 (dated Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAC-045)
Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell), Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-07 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. RI-081)
Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell), Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-08 (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. RI-082)
Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, at the direction of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, Administrative Order AO/85/20 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-070)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.), Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-020)
Presiding Judge Robin J. Houwman; approved by the Supreme Court (Gilbertson, C.J.) April 14, 2020, Amended Standing Order CIV 20-4 Regarding Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha County (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. SD-048)
Hon. Daniel D. Domenico, U.S. District Judge, Order Denying Plaintiff's Request for Preliminary Injunction, Lawrence v. Colorado, No. 1:20-cv-00862-DDD-SKC, ECF No. 19 (Apr. 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-CO-012)
Supreme Court of Arkansas, In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 163 (per curiam) (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. AR-021)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. HI-035)
Supreme Court of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Third Emergency Joint Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (SCAD 2020-36) (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. OK-051)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court Facilities (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 72-2 (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. FED-318)
36th District Court (Detroit), Announcement: Effective immediately, a mask is required for entry into the courthouse (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-044)

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