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Ex. MET-BNA-086Executive Order No. 6Declaration of a State of Civil Emergency arising from the COVID-19 epidemicMayor John CooperMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyCityMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BNA-045Knox County Health Department Resolution 2021-ACOVID-19 Business Guidelines Resolution (post-regulation guidance)Knox County Health DepartmentKnox County, TennesseeCountyApr. 23, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-058Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 25-2021Extension of the Limited Local State of Emergency (July 13, 2021)Mayor Jim StricklandCity of Memphis, TennesseeCityJuly 13, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-059Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 26-2021Extension of the Limited Local State of Emergency (July 20, 2021)Mayor Jim StricklandCity of Memphis, TennesseeCityJuly 20, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-076Shelby 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 DepartmentShelby County, TennesseeCountyAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-084G.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 JudgeShelby County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee)CourtNov. 7, 20232021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-080S.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 JudgeKnox County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee)CourtOct. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-081R.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 TennesseeWilliamson County, Tennessee (Nashville metropolitan area; United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee)CourtSept. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-077Shelby County Health Department directive requiring universal indoor masking in schools and daycares (August 2021; numbered Health Directive No. 24 in the Department's sequence)School and daycare universal indoor masking order (August 2021)Shelby County Health DepartmentShelby County, TennesseeCounty2021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BNA-078Shelby County Health Order No. 26Health Order No. 26 (September-October 2021: indoor mask requirements in businesses and schools continued)Shelby County Health DepartmentShelby County, TennesseeCounty2021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source