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Ex. PA-090Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional)County of Butler v. Wolf - Opinion (Document 79, 66 pages)United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.)Pennsylvania (federal district court, W.D. Pa.)CourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-067Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, September 15, 2020Supplemental emergency order for the Sacramento Superior Court (September-October 2020)Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial CouncilJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of SacramentoCourtSept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-066Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, September 28, 2020Supplemental emergency order for the Riverside Superior Court (September-October 2020)Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial CouncilJudicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtSept. 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-VT-019State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. / Manovill v. State of Vermont, Scott and Donovan (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): decision granting the State's motion to dismiss the gym owner's constitutional and takings claims (19 pages, week of September 28, 2020)Judge tosses bid by Rutland gym owner to collect from state over Covid-19 closure (VTDigger, Sept. 30, 2020)Judge Robert Mello, Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division (decision of September 2020); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), September 30, 2020Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)CourtSept. 30, 20202020 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ID-083Order In Re: Jury Trials (with attachments)In Re: Jury Trials (Oct. 8, 2020)Idaho Supreme CourtIdaho (all State courts)CourtOct. 8, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-053Order of October 12, 2020 in In re Certified Questions, No. 161492Order denying the Governor's motion for a transition period and confirming the immediate effect of the October 2, 2020 opinionMichigan Supreme CourtMichiganCourtOct. 12, 20202020 Q4OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-036General Order 2020-60 Re: Court Closures and Limited Court ServicesGeneral Order 2020-60 (October 6, 2020)Presiding Judge John W. VineyardSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtOct. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-055Administrative Order No. 12: Extension of Judicial Emergency (Nov. 4, 2020)Eighth 30-day extension of the judicial emergency (early November 2020)Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtNov. 4, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DET-045Announcement and press release: Temporary Suspension of In-Person MattersAll in-person hearings suspended from November 5, 202036th District Court (Detroit), Chief Judge William C. McConicoCity of Detroit, Michigan (36th District Court)CourtNov. 5, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-086Third Judicial Circuit Court Administrative Orders (COVID-19 series), as listed on the Circuit Clerk's page archived January 23, 2021Administrative Orders 2020-M-27 (Nov. 12, 2020: criminal felony jury trials continued through December 2020), 2020-M-29 (Nov. 13, 2020…Chief Judge, Third Judicial Circuit; Circuit Clerk (posting)Third Judicial Circuit of Illinois (Madison County)CourtNov. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-053Eighteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated December 4, 2020)Judicial emergency extended to March 31, 2021; jury trials only with approval of the Chief Superior Judge and Court Administrator; Judicial…Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtDec. 4, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-056Administrative Order No. 14: Extension of Judicial Emergency (December 2020)Ninth 30-day extension of the judicial emergency; Phase 2 continuedChief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtDec. 5, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-036General Administrative Order No. 2020-09: Residential Eviction and Consumer Debt Early Resolution Program (entered Dec. 14, 2020), with attachmentsEstablishment of the Early Resolution Program for residential eviction and consumer-debt cases (free legal aid and mediation before cases…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-054Nineteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated December 22, 2020)Presumption that Superior Court hearings are scheduled for remote participationVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtDec. 22, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-064Order of December 22, 2020 (Ninth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency, as amended) suspending jury trialsStatewide suspension of jury trials during the winter surgeChief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtDec. 22, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAC-059News release of Dec. 14, 2020 on the Amended Standing Order Regarding Criminal Trials and Pretrial Assignments (orders of Dec. 8 and Dec. 11, 2020; changes effective Jan. 4, 2021)News Release: Amended Order re: Criminal Trials and Pretrial AssignmentsSuperior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom)Sacramento County, CaliforniaCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-063February 2021 Bar Exam Status by Jurisdiction (table last updated Jan. 12, 2021): Feb. 23-24, 2021 examination administered remotely in 41 jurisdictions (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, WA, WI and LA on Feb. 9), with the courts' order dates in the announcementsFebruary 2021 Bar Exam Status by JurisdictionNational Conference of Bar ExaminersAll U.S. jurisdictions; NCBE inventory for the February 2021 bar examinationCourtJan. 12, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-VT-020State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): settlement filed January 15, 2021 (agreement to comply with the Governor's executive order; $1,000 payment)Attorney general settles with Rutland gym owner (VTDigger, Jan. 15, 2021)State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan; Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (settlement filed for court approval January 15, 2021); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), January 15, 2021Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)CourtJan. 15, 20212021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-TPA-076Administrative Order S-2021-006Health & Safety Requirements in Courthouse Facilities During COVID-19 Mitigation EffortsChief Judge Ronald N. FicarrottaThirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Hillsborough County)CourtJan. 15, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-075Sixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencySixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencyPresident Judge Kevin F. KellyDelaware County, Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, 32nd Judicial District)CourtJan. 22, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DCM-112Prince William Judicial Center COVID-19 protocols (temperature checks and face coverings for all entrants)Prince William Judicial Center COVID-19 Protocols (county release, captured February 4, 2021)Prince William County Circuit Court, General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court with the Sheriff's Office (county release)Prince William County, Virginia (31st Judicial Circuit)CourtFeb. 4, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SLC-060Utah Courts alerts page (capture of Feb. 6, 2021) listing: 'Pandemic Administrative Order - SL and Tooele Counties' (May 4, 2020; front service counter hours); 'SL City Justice Court Standing Order - GCO 10-8' (July 6, 2020; 'Standing order for court operations under COVID-19'); 'Amended Admin Order Summit County' (Aug. 3, 2020); '2nd District... General Order regarding COVID-19 Security Screening' (July 1, 2020)Utah State Courts, Alerts: Court Operations During Pandemic (local orders listed)Utah State Courts (alerts page listing the local orders)Third Judicial District (Salt Lake, Tooele and Summit Counties) and Salt Lake City Justice CourtCourtFeb. 6, 2021Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-062July 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: jurisdiction announcements (last updated May 18, 2021) recording the courts' and boards' orders that the July 2021 examination be administered remotely (AZ Apr. 14; CA Feb. 26; CO Mar. 10; CT Feb. 11; DE Mar. 15; DC Feb. 10; FL Apr. 12; GA Mar. 24; IL Mar. 1; IN Mar. 30; IA Mar. 11; KY Feb. 23; LA Apr. 8; ME Apr. 26; MD Feb. 26; MA Feb. 17; MI Apr. 21; NH Mar. 3; NJ Mar. 11; NY Mar. 5; NC Mar. 22; OH Mar. 3; PA Feb. 12; RI Apr. 9; TN Feb. 16; UT Mar. 19; VT Mar. 8; VI; WA Mar. 5; WI) and Oregon's in-person planJuly 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information (map, announcements and table)National Conference of Bar ExaminersAll U.S. jurisdictions; NCBE inventory of supreme court and board orders for the July 2021 bar examinationCourtMay 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-045COVID-19 Order of the Civil District Court, February 11, 2021Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order (February 11, 2021)Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City CourtsCivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourtFeb. 11, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-013Standing Order re Resumption of the Foreclosure Mediation Program (virtual mediations from March 1, 2021)Standing order resuming foreclosure mediations, virtually, effective March 1, 2021Superior Court, Chief Administrative Judge, Civil DivisionConnecticut Superior Court (Chief Administrative Judge, Civil Division) (statewide)CourtFeb. 25, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source