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Ex. MET-HOU-044Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelledMayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-290Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public)Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further noticeSupreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)Supreme Court of the United StatesCourtMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAC-053City release of Mar. 12, 2020 announcing the emergency measures adopted at the Mar. 13, 2020 special meeting (local emergency declaration, Resolution 2020-0075; cancellation of special-event permits over 250 persons; eviction prohibition; small business loans)Sacramento City leaders announce emergency measures to help residents and businesses affected by COVID-19City of Sacramento (Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council; Director of Emergency Services)City of Sacramento, CaliforniaCityMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-062Order Declaring Statewide Judicial EmergencyStatewide judicial emergency (jury trials, grand juries and deadlines suspended)Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-026City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021City Emergency Orders (City's COVID-19 response updates)City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil EmergencyCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-049Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court ProceduresVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)VermontCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-006Executive Order N-29-20Executive Order N-29-20 (public meetings by teleconference; CalFresh and other program flexibilities)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-045Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through AprilCity Council indefinitely extends the proclamation of local disaster (15-1); City events cancelled through AprilHouston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions)USCIS Response to COVID-19USCISUnited States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)FederalMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-20-027Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19 (web page cited in 85 Fed. Reg. 21739)Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19U.S. Embassy and Consulates in MexicoUnited States Mission MexicoFederalMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-14-016Executive Order 202.7Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-011Executive Order N-38-20Executive Order N-38-20 (suspending limits on the Judicial Council's emergency rulemaking authority)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MO-063Orders 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 masksSupreme Court of MissouriMissouri (all State courts)CourtApr. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-019Court 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. CourtsUnited States (all federal courts)CourtApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-050Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergenciesVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtApr. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-017Declaration of Emergency Directive 021 (Phase Two Reopening Plan), May 28, 2020, ss. 3, 12, 13, 15, 39, extended for the duration of the emergency by Directive 029 s. 4 (Ex. NV-024)Phase Two: gatherings of fifty, worship at fifty, venues and gyms at 50 percent, live events closed to the public, telework, employer…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateMay 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHX-038Scottsdale emergency proclamation requiring face coverings (effective June 19, 2020, 5:00 p.m.); Mayor's May 15, 2020 reopening proclamationFace covering requirements in Scottsdale (City coronavirus update page, capture June 25, 2020)Mayor W.J. 'Jim' Lane (emergency proclamation), as described on the City of Scottsdale's coronavirus update pageCity of Scottsdale, ArizonaCityJune 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-TPA-047Executive Order No. 2020-30 (restated meeting and administration order)EO 2020-30 - Restated meeting and admin orderMayor Rick KrisemanCity of St. Petersburg, FloridaCityJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-064SB 278 (2021) 60-day eviction safe harbor; HB 4204 (2020) and HB 2009 (2021) mortgage foreclosure moratoria; HB 4212 (2020) deadline extensions and remote public meetings; SB 1801 (2020) cocktails to goRelated legislation not saved as exhibitsOregon Legislative AssemblyOregonStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-085In 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 courtroomsTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtJuly 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-0632020-2021 UIL COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Guidelines (July 21, 2020, as updated)Mandatory conditions for UIL activities in 2020-21: face coverings under GA-29, 50 percent spectator capacity, screening, distancing, and…University Interscholastic LeagueUniversity Interscholastic League; State levelStateJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-027COVID-19 Order No. 47 (Aug. 11, 2020)Extension of Second Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor VehiclesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateAug. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-172Brockton COVID-19 Executive Orders and Announcements page: Executive Order of Aug. 21, 2020 (citywide curfew 11 p.m.-5 a.m. from Aug. 22, 2020); Executive Order of Dec. 14, 2020 (return to Phase Two, Step Two from Dec. 16, 2020, lifted Jan. 6, 2021); City buildings closed to the public from Dec. 7, 2020City of Brockton COVID-19 page: Executive Orders and Announcements (brockton.ma.us/covid19)Mayor Robert F. SullivanCity of Brockton, MassachusettsCityAug. 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-082Director's Second Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional SportsDirector's Second Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional SportsLance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateSept. 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source