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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-HOU-048	Revised Order: Court Operations effective March 24, 2020Revised Order (Court Operations)	Harris County (Office of the County Engineer, for the courts)	Harris County, Texas (district and county courts)Court	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-049	Harris County Family District Courts' First Amended Policies and Procedures during COVID-19First Amended Policies and Procedures during COVID-19	Harris County Family District Courts	Harris County, Texas (Family District Courts)Court	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-050	Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling ProceduresInclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures	Harris County Board of District Judges	Harris County, Texas (district courts)Court	July 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-051	Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person ProceedingsModification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings	Harris County Local Administrative District Judge	Harris County, Texas (all courts)Court	Mar. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-057	Second Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County JudiciarySecond Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County Judiciary	Local Administrative District Judge Tracy A. Gilbert	Montgomery County, Texas (district courts, county courts at law, justice courts)Court	Aug. 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-052	Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (face coverings in courthouses)	Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer	Harris County, Texas (all courthouses)Court	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-053	Amended Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety ProtocolsAmended Order Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols	Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer	Harris County, Texas (all courthouses)Court	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-054	Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating PlanSecond Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating Plan	Harris County Local Administrative District Judge	Harris County, Texas (all courts)Court	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-060	Abbott v. Harris County, No. 03-21-00429-CV, 641 S.W.3d 514 (Tex. App.-Austin Jan. 6, 2022) (opinion affirming temporary injunction)Opinion, Abbott v. Harris County	Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas	Texas (Third Court of Appeals, Austin)Court	Jan. 6, 2022		Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-061	Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (opinion reversing and dissolving the temporary injunction)Opinion, Abbott v. Harris County	Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.)	Texas (Supreme Court)Court	June 30, 2023		Courts and public offices	Primary source read

Harris County (Office of the County Engineer, for the courts), Revised Order: Court Operations effective March 24, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-048)
Harris County Family District Courts, Harris County Family District Courts' First Amended Policies and Procedures during COVID-19 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-049)
Harris County Board of District Judges, Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-050)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings (Mar. 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-051)
Local Administrative District Judge Tracy A. Gilbert, Second Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County Judiciary (Aug. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-057)
Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer, Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-052)
Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer, Amended Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-053)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating Plan (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-054)
Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas, Abbott v. Harris County, No. 03-21-00429-CV, 641 S.W.3d 514 (Tex. App.-Austin Jan. 6, 2022) (opinion affirming temporary injunction) (Ex. MET-HOU-060)
Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.), Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (opinion reversing and dissolving the temporary injunction) (Ex. MET-HOU-061)

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