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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. FED-290	Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public)Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice	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	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-062	Order Declaring Statewide Judicial EmergencyStatewide judicial emergency (jury trials, grand juries and deadlines suspended)	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	GeorgiaCourt	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-049	Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court Procedures	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)	VermontCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MO-063	Orders of April 1, 2020 (extension of the suspension of in-person proceedings) and May 4, 2020 (Operational Directives for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Person Proceedings)Extension of the statewide suspension; phased operational directives with gateway criteria, distancing and masks	Supreme Court of Missouri	Missouri (all State courts)Court	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-019	Court Orders and Updates During COVID-19 Pandemic (uscourts.gov index)Index of federal court COVID-19 general orders (rendered Sept. 26, 2026)	Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts	United States (all federal courts)Court	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-050	Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergencies	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)	VermontCourt	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-084	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of May 26, 2020 (judicial-district reopening plans; continued suspension of jury trials)Order of May 26, 2020 (district plans governing in-person proceedings)	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-051	Tenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated May 13, 2020)Judicial emergency extended to September 1, 2020; nonemergency hearings resume June 1; jury trials suspended (criminal to Sept. 1, 2020…	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)	VermontCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-085	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses)Order of July 9, 2020 requiring facial coverings in courthouses and courtrooms	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-052	Fourteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated August 20, 2020)Judicial emergency extended to January 1, 2021; CARES Act eviction certification (Appendix A)	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)	VermontCourt	Aug. 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-064	Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, September 11, 2020Supplemental emergency order extending time under Gov. Code § 68115 for the Orange County Superior Court (September-October 2020)	Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council	Judicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of OrangeCourt	Sept. 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-090	Opinion, 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.)Court	Sept. 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-067	Supplemental 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 Council	Judicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of SacramentoCourt	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-066	Supplemental 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 Council	Judicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Sept. 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ID-083	Order In Re: Jury Trials (with attachments)In Re: Jury Trials (Oct. 8, 2020)	Idaho Supreme Court	Idaho (all State courts)Court	Oct. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-053	Order 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 opinion	Michigan Supreme Court	MichiganCourt	Oct. 12, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-036	General Order 2020-60 Re: Court Closures and Limited Court ServicesGeneral Order 2020-60 (October 6, 2020)	Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-055	Administrative 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 Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Nov. 4, 2020	2020 Q4	Emergency declarationCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DET-045	Announcement and press release: Temporary Suspension of In-Person MattersAll in-person hearings suspended from November 5, 2020	36th District Court (Detroit), Chief Judge William C. McConico	City of Detroit, Michigan (36th District Court)Court	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-086	Third 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)Court	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-053	Eighteenth 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)	VermontCourt	Dec. 4, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-056	Administrative Order No. 14: Extension of Judicial Emergency (December 2020)Ninth 30-day extension of the judicial emergency; Phase 2 continued	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Dec. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-036	General 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 County	Circuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourt	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-054	Nineteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated December 22, 2020)Presumption that Superior Court hearings are scheduled for remote participation	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)	VermontCourt	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-064	Order of December 22, 2020 (Ninth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency, as amended) suspending jury trialsStatewide suspension of jury trials during the winter surge	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	GeorgiaCourt	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source

Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. FED-290)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. GA-062)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator), Administrative Order No. 49 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. VT-049)
Supreme Court of Missouri, Orders of April 1, 2020 (extension of the suspension of in-person proceedings) and May 4, 2020 (Operational Directives for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Person Proceedings) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. MO-063)
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Court Orders and Updates During COVID-19 Pandemic (uscourts.gov index) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-019)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. VT-050)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of May 26, 2020 (judicial-district reopening plans; continued suspension of jury trials) (Ex. TN-084)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Tenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated May 13, 2020) (Ex. VT-051)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses) (Ex. TN-085)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Fourteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated August 20, 2020) (Aug. 20, 2020) (Ex. VT-052)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, September 11, 2020 (Sept. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-064)
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.), Opinion, 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) (Ex. PA-090)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, September 15, 2020 (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-067)
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council, Supplemental Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, September 28, 2020 (Sept. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-066)
Idaho Supreme Court, Order In Re: Jury Trials (with attachments) (Oct. 8, 2020) (Ex. ID-083)
Michigan Supreme Court, Order of October 12, 2020 in In re Certified Questions, No. 161492 (Oct. 12, 2020) (Ex. MI-053)
Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard, General Order 2020-60 Re: Court Closures and Limited Court Services (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-036)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 12: Extension of Judicial Emergency (Nov. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-055)
36th District Court (Detroit), Chief Judge William C. McConico, Announcement and press release: Temporary Suspension of In-Person Matters (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-045)
Chief Judge, Third Judicial Circuit; Circuit Clerk (posting), Third Judicial Circuit Court Administrative Orders (COVID-19 series), as listed on the Circuit Clerk's page archived January 23, 2021 (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-086)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Eighteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated December 4, 2020) (Dec. 4, 2020) (Ex. VT-053)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 14: Extension of Judicial Emergency (December 2020) (Dec. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-056)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-09: Residential Eviction and Consumer Debt Early Resolution Program (entered Dec. 14, 2020), with attachments (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-036)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Nineteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated December 22, 2020) (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. VT-054)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Order of December 22, 2020 (Ninth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency, as amended) suspending jury trials (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. GA-064)

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