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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-TN-005	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-14-01 (Communicable and Environmental Diseases), Rules.15,.25,.26 and.27Rules of the Tennessee Department of Health, Chapter 1200-14-01, Communicable and Environmental Diseases (compilation dated November 2004…	Tennessee Department of Health, Communicable and Environmental Disease Services	TennesseeState	June 7, 1974	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-009	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 0800-01-01 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry), Rule.06Rules of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Chapter 0800-01-01…	Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (TOSHA)	TennesseeState	Feb. 21, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-014	Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-07Governor's Emergency Management Executive Orders	Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee	TennesseeState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-015	Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14Constitutionality of Governmental Mandate to Wear Face Coverings	Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee	TennesseeState	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-010	Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act, 2020 Tenn. Pub. Acts (2d Ex. Sess.) ch. 1 (SB 8002 / HB 8001), enacted text as Senate Amendment No. 1 (SA8001) adopted August 12, 2020An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3; Title 29, Chapter 34; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49, Chapter 7…	Tennessee General Assembly, 111th General Assembly, Second Extraordinary Session; signed by Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-045	Knox County Health Department Resolution 2021-ACOVID-19 Business Guidelines Resolution (post-regulation guidance)	Knox County Health Department	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 23, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TN-050	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering RequirementsOrder Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering Requirements	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	May 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-001	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-1-201Power to quarantine	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by the Commissioner of Health	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-003	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-609Orders of county health officer (quarantine of a place or person; closure of a public establishment, facility, or building)	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by county health officers	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-004	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-603Establishment of county health department - County health director - County health officer	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute)	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-016	Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 21-15Authority Issues Involving County Health Departments	Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. TN-033	Executive Order No. 81Limited State of Emergency to Facilitate Recovery and Federal Compliance	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. TN-065	Public Chapter No. 550 (2021) (SB 858 / HB 575)An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated... relative to public health (county boards of health advisory; prohibition on government COVID-19…	Tennessee General Assembly (112th), signed by Governor Lee	TennesseeState	June 2, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Vaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-058	Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 25-2021Extension of the Limited Local State of Emergency (July 13, 2021)	Mayor Jim Strickland	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	July 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-059	Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 26-2021Extension of the Limited Local State of Emergency (July 20, 2021)	Mayor Jim Strickland	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	July 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. TN-034	Executive Order No. 82Limited State of Emergency to Facilitate Recovery and Federal Compliance	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-075	Executive Order No. 83An Order to Facilitate the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19 (hospital capacity and licensure flexibilities)	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-035	Executive Order No. 83An Order to Facilitate the Continued Response to COVID-19	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-050	Executive Order No. 84An Order Regarding Mask Requirements in Schools (parental opt-out)	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-036	Executive Order No. 84An Order Regarding Mask Requirements in Schools	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. TN-051	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting BusinessOrder Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting Business	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-076	Shelby County Health Order No. 25Health Order No. 25 (August 2021: countywide indoor mask requirement reimposed; Executive Order No. 84 treated as an exception for school…	Shelby County Health Department	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Aug. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-084	G.S. v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552-SHL-atc (W.D. Tenn.), Order granting attorney's fees and post-judgment interest (Doc. 148, filed Nov. 7, 2023), reciting the TRO of Sept. 3, 2021 (2021 WL 4057812) and the preliminary injunction of Sept. 17, 2021 (Doc. 62)Fee order reciting the Shelby County school-mask injunction history (TRO September 3, 2021; preliminary injunction September 17, 2021…	Hon. Sheryl H. Lipman, United States District Judge	Shelby County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee)Court	Nov. 7, 2023	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-080	S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317-JRG-DCP (E.D. Tenn.), Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction (Doc. 48, filed Oct. 12, 2021; original Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 35, Sept. 24, 2021)Preliminary injunction: Knox County Board of Education ordered to enforce a mask mandate with immediate effect; Governor Lee enjoined from…	Hon. J. Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge	Knox County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee)Court	Oct. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-081	R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order (Doc. 30, filed Sept. 24, 2021)TRO: Governor Lee enjoined from enforcing Executive Order No. 84 in Williamson County; Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special School…	United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee	Williamson County, Tennessee (Nashville metropolitan area; United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee)Court	Sept. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read

Tennessee Department of Health, Communicable and Environmental Disease Services, Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-14-01 (Communicable and Environmental Diseases), Rules.15,.25,.26 and.27 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-005)
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (TOSHA), Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 0800-01-01 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry), Rule.06 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-009)
Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-07 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TN-014)
Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TN-015)
Tennessee General Assembly, 111th General Assembly, Second Extraordinary Session; signed by Governor Bill Lee, Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act, 2020 Tenn. Pub. Acts (2d Ex. Sess.) ch. 1 (SB 8002 / HB 8001), enacted text as Senate Amendment No. 1 (SA8001) adopted August 12, 2020 (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TN-010)
Knox County Health Department, Knox County Health Department Resolution 2021-A (Apr. 23, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-045)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering Requirements (May 14, 2021) (Ex. TN-050)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by the Commissioner of Health, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-1-201 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-001)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by county health officers, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-609 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-003)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute), Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-603 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-004)
Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 21-15 (May 26, 2021) (Ex. DUT-TN-016)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 81 (May 28, 2021) (Ex. TN-033)
Tennessee General Assembly (112th), signed by Governor Lee, Public Chapter No. 550 (2021) (SB 858 / HB 575) (June 2, 2021) (Ex. TN-065)
Mayor Jim Strickland, Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 25-2021 (July 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-058)
Mayor Jim Strickland, Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 26-2021 (July 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-059)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 82 (July 30, 2021) (Ex. TN-034)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 83 (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-075)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 83 (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. TN-035)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 84 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-050)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 84 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. TN-036)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting Business (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. TN-051)
Shelby County Health Department, Shelby County Health Order No. 25 (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-076)
Hon. Sheryl H. Lipman, United States District Judge, G.S. v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552-SHL-atc (W.D. Tenn.), Order granting attorney's fees and post-judgment interest (Doc. 148, filed Nov. 7, 2023), reciting the TRO of Sept. 3, 2021 (2021 WL 4057812) and the preliminary injunction of Sept. 17, 2021 (Doc. 62) (Ex. MET-BNA-084)
Hon. J. Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge, S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317-JRG-DCP (E.D. Tenn.), Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction (Doc. 48, filed Oct. 12, 2021; original Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 35, Sept. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-080)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order (Doc. 30, filed Sept. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-081)

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