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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-CMH-042	Twelfth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 21MS000275Twelfth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency	Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)	Franklin County, OhioCourt	July 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MN-054	Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 30, 2021)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-302	Standing Order 20-13In re: Use of Face Coverings/Masks Due to COVID-19	Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson	United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Newark, Trenton, Camden)Court	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-095	Order denying Appellant-Intervenors' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CVFifth Court of Appeals order refusing to stop enforcement of the Dallas and Richardson ISD face-covering rules (Sept. 27, 2021)	Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Justices Osborne, Pedersen and Nowell)	Texas (Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas)Court	Sept. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts 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-MSP-064	Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Aug. 3, 2021 capture): transitional phase June 14 - September 6, 2021Court operations in transitional phase June 14 - Sept. 6, 2021: in-person criminal jury trials and major hearings; all other proceedings…	Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page)	Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)Court	Aug. 3, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-043	Amended Phase I Opening Plan, May 25, 2020Civil District Court, First and Second City Court Amended Phase I Opening Plan: pre-screening, temperature scans and face masks required for…	Civil District Court and First and Second City Court (Judicial Administrator)	Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt	May 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NC-053	Order of the Chief Justice, 16 July 2020 (Emergency Directives 21 and 22)Order Issuing Emergency Directives 21 and 22 (face coverings in court facilities; jury trial resumption plans)	Chief Justice Cheri Beasley	North CarolinaCourt	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NM-017	Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-017In the Matter of the Use of Protective Face Coverings in New Mexico Courts During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency	Supreme Court of New Mexico	New MexicoCourt	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AR-028	In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Resumption of Jury Trials, 2021 Ark. 72 (per curiam)Per curiam ending the jury-trial suspension effective May 1, 2021 and requiring courts to follow Department of Health face-covering and…	Supreme Court of Arkansas	ArkansasCourt	Apr. 8, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-046	Thirteenth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health EmergencyThirteenth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency	Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)	Franklin County, OhioCourt	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-074	Post-Pandemic Management Order PPMO-SJC-1 (issued June 1, 2021; revised June 28, July 1, Aug. 16, 2021; Mar. 11, May 4, 2022; Mar. 30, 2023)PPMO-SJC-1: Administrative Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	June 1, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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-SAT-070	Order granting Appellees' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Order to Maintain Temporary Injunction in Effect Pending Disposition of Interlocutory Appeal, No. 04-21-00342-CVGreg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and County of Bexar, No. 04-21-00342-CV, Order of August 19, 2021	Fourth Court of Appeals (Rios, Watkins, Rodriguez, JJ.)	Fourth Court of Appeals, San AntonioCourt	Aug. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-054	Administrative Order No. 2020-114Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…	Arizona Supreme Court	ArizonaCourt	July 15, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-015	Hawse v. Page, No. 20-1960 (8th Cir. July 30, 2021), reported at 7 F.4th 685Lauren Hawse, et al. v. Sam Page, County Executive of St. Louis County, and Faisal Khan, Director of the St. Louis County Public Health…	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Colloton, J., joined by Kelly and Stras, JJ.)	Missouri (St. Louis County orders; Eighth Circuit)Court	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty	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-LA-060	General Order 2020-GEN-016-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (June 5, 2020)Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (2020-GEN-016-00)	Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile	Superior Court of California, County of Los AngelesCourt	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-004	Administrative Order No. 2021-073In the Matter of Restricting Physical Access to Court Facilities Due to a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain…	Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge	Maricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court)Court	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-025	Administrative Order No. 2021-103In the Matter of Lifting Restrictions on Physical Access to Court Facilities Due to a Public Health Emergency (replacing AO 2021-073)	Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge	Maricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court)Court	July 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-STL-091	Temporary restraining order of Aug. 3, 2021 in State ex rel. Schmitt v. Page, No. 21SL-CC03334 (secondary-source record)St. Louis mask mandate temporarily on hold; Kansas City sued (Missouri Lawyers Media, Aug. 4, 2021)	Circuit Judge Ellen (Nellie) Ribaudo (temporary restraining order), as reported by Missouri Lawyers Media	St. Louis County Circuit Court (21st Judicial Circuit), MissouriCourt	Aug. 3, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-061	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, May 17, 2021: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, May 17, 2021	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	May 17, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AK-057	Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8275Special Order 8275, Regarding Update to Special Order 8149, COVID-19 Visitor Health Precautions (unvaccinated visitors must mask; screening)	Chief Justice Joel H. Bolger	Alaska (statewide courts)Court	June 1, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-017	Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders)Antietam Battlefield KOA, et al. v. Lawrence J. Hogan, et al., Memorandum (Civil Action No. CCB-20-1130)	United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.)	Maryland (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)Court	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. IA-053	Supervisory Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (amended November 30, 2020)Order requiring masks of everyone entering court-controlled areas, requiring distanced scheduling of in-person hearings, encouraging remote…	Iowa Supreme Court	Iowa (all State courts)Court	Nov. 24, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Twelfth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 21MS000275 (July 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-042)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 30, 2021) (Ex. MN-054)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Standing Order 20-13 (May 22, 2020) (Ex. FED-302)
Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Justices Osborne, Pedersen and Nowell), Order denying Appellant-Intervenors' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV (Sept. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-095)
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)
Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page), Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Aug. 3, 2021 capture): transitional phase June 14 - September 6, 2021 (Ex. MET-MSP-064)
Civil District Court and First and Second City Court (Judicial Administrator), Amended Phase I Opening Plan, May 25, 2020 (Ex. MET-MSY-043)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Order of the Chief Justice, 16 July 2020 (Emergency Directives 21 and 22) (July 16, 2020) (Ex. NC-053)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-017 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. NM-017)
Supreme Court of Arkansas, In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Resumption of Jury Trials, 2021 Ark. 72 (per curiam) (Apr. 8, 2021) (Ex. AR-028)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Thirteenth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-046)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Post-Pandemic Management Order PPMO-SJC-1 (issued June 1, 2021; revised June 28, July 1, Aug. 16, 2021; Mar. 11, May 4, 2022; Mar. 30, 2023) (Ex. ME-074)
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)
Fourth Court of Appeals (Rios, Watkins, Rodriguez, JJ.), Order granting Appellees' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Order to Maintain Temporary Injunction in Effect Pending Disposition of Interlocutory Appeal, No. 04-21-00342-CV (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-070)
Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-114 (July 15, 2020) (Ex. AZ-054)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Colloton, J., joined by Kelly and Stras, JJ.), Hawse v. Page, No. 20-1960 (8th Cir. July 30, 2021), reported at 7 F.4th 685 (Ex. DUT-MO-015)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating Plan (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-054)
Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile, General Order 2020-GEN-016-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (June 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-060)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2021-073 (May 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-004)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2021-103 (July 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-025)
Circuit Judge Ellen (Nellie) Ribaudo (temporary restraining order), as reported by Missouri Lawyers Media, Temporary restraining order of Aug. 3, 2021 in State ex rel. Schmitt v. Page, No. 21SL-CC03334 (secondary-source record) (Ex. MET-STL-091)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, May 17, 2021: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Ex. MT-061)
Chief Justice Joel H. Bolger, Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8275 (June 1, 2021) (Ex. AK-057)
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.), Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders) (Ex. DUT-MD-017)
Iowa Supreme Court, Supervisory Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (amended November 30, 2020) (Nov. 24, 2020) (Ex. IA-053)

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