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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-DET-041	Protocol Order During COVID-19 Public Health CrisisCourt operations during the Return to Full Capacity phases: remote hearings whenever possible; in-person hearings limited; entrance…	Sixth Judicial Circuit Court	Oakland County, Michigan (Sixth Judicial Circuit)Court	June 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-036	Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-010	Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered June 17, 2020)In re: Courthouse Operations and Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19	Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court	Hamilton County, OhioCourt	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DC-023	Joint Committee Order Requiring Persons to Wear Cloth Face Coverings in Court Buildings During the COVID-19 PandemicOrder Requiring Persons to Wear Cloth Face Coverings in Court Buildings During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Joint Committee on Judicial Administration for the District of Columbia Courts	District of ColumbiaCourt	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-010	Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (June 30, 2020)Statewide administrative order continuing the exclusion categories and requiring courts holding in-person proceedings to adopt screening…	Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme Court	Nebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)Court	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. KS-067	Administrative Order 2020-PR-090Re: Requiring Masks in Appellate and District Courts	Kansas Supreme Court	KansasCourt	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-064	Fifth Amended Administrative Order Regarding Court Operations Under COVID-19, 2020-01 A517th JD Fifth Amended CJO, Limited Court Operations, Effective July 6, 2020 - July 31, 2020 (issued July 5, 2020)	Chief Judge, Seventeenth Judicial District	Seventeenth Judicial District (Adams and Broomfield Counties), ColoradoCourt	July 5, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NM-025	Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-025 with attached New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency Protocols (Emergency Court Protocols Nos. 1-3)In the Matter of the Safe and Effective Administration of the New Mexico Judiciary During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency	Supreme Court of New Mexico	New MexicoCourt	July 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-007	Local Administrative Order 2020-04Plan to Return to Full Capacity - Phase One	Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan, Chief Judge Timothy M. Kenny (approved by SCAO)	Wayne County, Michigan (Third Judicial Circuit)Court	July 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-050	Administrative Order No. 8: Extension of Judicial EmergencyFourth 30-day extension effective July 8, 2020; courts to remain in Phase 2; no entry into Phase 3 'until medical experts believe it is…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-019	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va.), Document 13 (filed July 8, 2020), 35 pagesOpposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va. July 8, 2020)	Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General (Michelle S. Kallen and Toby J. Heytens), for Governor Northam and State Health Commissioner Oliver	Virginia (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division)Court	July 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
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. MET-ATL-027	Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020)Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MN-048	Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020)Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	July 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-018	The Local Spot, Inc. v. Lee, No. 3:20-cv-00421, Doc. 59 (M.D. Tenn. July 14, 2020) (order refusing temporary restraining order)Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (bars and restaurants v. Governor Lee, Mayor Cooper and Chief Medical Director…	United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Richardson, J.)	Tennessee (Middle District of Tennessee; Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County)Court	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	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. 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. DUT-VA-018	Tigges v. Northam, Memorandum Order denying the motion for a preliminary injunction (Dk. No. 19), Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-410Tigges v. Northam, 473 F. Supp. 3d 559 (E.D. Va. 2020)	John A. Gibney, Jr., United States District Judge	Virginia (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division)Court	July 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-024	Fifth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000283Fifth 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 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-003	Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak, No. 19A1070, 140 S. Ct. 2603Order denying application (Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, JJ., dissenting)	Supreme Court of the United States	United States (Nevada orders)Court	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-060	Amended Joint Order 2020-05 Requiring Face Coverings in Court FacilitiesAmended Joint Order Requiring Face Coverings in Court Facilities, JO 2020-05 (July 27, 2020; original joint order issued May-June 2020)	Chief Judge, Second Judicial District, and Presiding Judge, Denver County Court (joint)	Second Judicial District and Denver County Court, ColoradoCourt	July 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. HI-040	Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152Order extending judiciary operations restrictions (July 28, 2020)	Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald	HawaiiCourt	July 28, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SC-063	Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01)Statewide mandate requiring masks or facial coverings in every county and municipal courthouse	Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty	South CarolinaCourt	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-020	Order Regarding Continuity of Operations and Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Order Regarding Continuity of Operations and Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 Pandemic	Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-051	Administrative Order No. 9: Extension of Judicial EmergencyFifth 30-day extension effective Aug. 7, 2020; Phase 2 continued; Phase 3 deferred citing 'new quarantine requirements by other states, and…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Protocol Order During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (June 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-041)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-036)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court, Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered June 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-010)
Joint Committee on Judicial Administration for the District of Columbia Courts, Joint Committee Order Requiring Persons to Wear Cloth Face Coverings in Court Buildings During the COVID-19 Pandemic (June 26, 2020) (Ex. DC-023)
Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme Court, Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (June 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-010)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-090 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. KS-067)
Chief Judge, Seventeenth Judicial District, Fifth Amended Administrative Order Regarding Court Operations Under COVID-19, 2020-01 A5 (July 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-DEN-064)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-025 with attached New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency Protocols (Emergency Court Protocols Nos. 1-3) (July 6, 2020) (Ex. NM-025)
Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan, Chief Judge Timothy M. Kenny (approved by SCAO), Local Administrative Order 2020-04 (July 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-007)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 8: Extension of Judicial Emergency (July 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-050)
Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General (Michelle S. Kallen and Toby J. Heytens), for Governor Northam and State Health Commissioner Oliver, Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va.), Document 13 (filed July 8, 2020), 35 pages (Ex. DUT-VA-019)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses) (Ex. TN-085)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020) (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-027)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020) (Ex. MN-048)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Richardson, J.), The Local Spot, Inc. v. Lee, No. 3:20-cv-00421, Doc. 59 (M.D. Tenn. July 14, 2020) (order refusing temporary restraining order) (Ex. DUT-TN-018)
Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-114 (July 15, 2020) (Ex. AZ-054)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Order of the Chief Justice, 16 July 2020 (Emergency Directives 21 and 22) (July 16, 2020) (Ex. NC-053)
John A. Gibney, Jr., United States District Judge, Tigges v. Northam, Memorandum Order denying the motion for a preliminary injunction (Dk. No. 19), Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-410 (July 21, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-018)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Fifth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000283 (July 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-024)
Supreme Court of the United States, Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak, No. 19A1070, 140 S. Ct. 2603 (July 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-003)
Chief Judge, Second Judicial District, and Presiding Judge, Denver County Court (joint), Amended Joint Order 2020-05 Requiring Face Coverings in Court Facilities (July 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-DEN-060)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (July 28, 2020) (Ex. HI-040)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01) (Ex. SC-063)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Order Regarding Continuity of Operations and Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-020)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 9: Extension of Judicial Emergency (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-051)

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