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Ex. MT-058Revised Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 27, 2020 (court practices after May 4, 2020)Montana Supreme Court, For Immediate Release, April 27, 2020 (COVID-19 Revised Memo from Chief Justice McGrath)Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of MontanaMontana (statewide judiciary)CourtApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-288General Order 2020-8In the Matter of Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19: Continuation of Trials Through July 6, 2020Chief Judge Philip A. BrimmerUnited States District Court for the District of ColoradoCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-053Amended Chief Judge Order 2020-04 Finding Public Health Concerns for Jury Trials Scheduled Between Now and July 6, 2020Amended Chief Judge Order 2020-04 (May 6, 2020; supplants CJO 2020-04 of Apr. 16, 2020)Chief Judge, Second Judicial DistrictSecond Judicial District, ColoradoCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-034General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical DistancingGeneral Order 2020-21 (filed May 6, 2020)Presiding Judge John W. VineyardSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-025Administrative Order No. 2020-14Continued Status Quo Court Operations and Phased Return to Full Court OperationsMichigan Supreme CourtMichiganCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. WV-073Administrative Order: Resumption of Operations, with COVID-19 Resumption of Operations ProtocolsJudicial emergency continued through May 15, 2020; in-person hearings from May 18, grand juries from June 15, jury trials from June 29…Supreme Court of Appeals of West VirginiaWest VirginiaCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-013Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills: order refusing a temporary restraining order against the ten-person gathering limit as applied to worshipHon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District JudgeUnited States District Court for the District of MaineCourtMay 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SFO-062General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in CourthousesGeneral Order requiring all persons entering the courthouses to wear a face covering in all public areas and shared work spacesPresiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraSuperior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraCourtMay 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-STL-088COVID-19 Procedures, Division 16B (criminal docket)COVID-19 Procedures - Division 16B: all matters heard at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday; defendants by interactive video; prosecutors and…22nd Judicial Circuit, Division 16B22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri (City of St. Louis)CourtMay 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-007Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OA, ¶¶ 3-4Emergency Order 28 is a rule requiring emergency rulemaking and is unenforceable; § 252.25 requires rulemaking before criminal penalties…Wisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J.)WisconsinCourtMay 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SC-049Order re Statewide Evictions and Foreclosures (2020-04-30-02)Resumption of evictions and foreclosures May 15, 2020 with CARES Act certificationChief Justice Donald W. BeattySouth CarolinaCourtApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AL-058Administrative Order No. 7: Resumption of In-Person Hearings Authorized after May 15, 2020, and Continued Suspension of Jury Trials until September 14, 2020In-person hearings may resume after May 15, 2020 at the discretion of each presiding circuit judge under the Safer at Home Order; jury…Supreme Court of AlabamaAlabamaCourtMay 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-017Supreme 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 EmergencySupreme Court of New MexicoNew MexicoCourtMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-072Administrative Order 2020-02, 'Conducting Oral Arguments' (May 18, 2020)Administrative Order 2020-02: Conducting Oral ArgumentsChief Judge Sharon ProstUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (all cases)CourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-039September 2020 Uniform Bar Exam Information (priority registration May 18-28, 2020; exam Sept. 9-10, 2020; restricted seating under social distancing)September 2020 Uniform Bar Exam InformationD.C. Court of Appeals Committee on AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia; D.C. Court of Appeals Committee on AdmissionsCourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-042Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax Courthouse During the COVID-19 PandemicMandatory Face Covering Order (May 18, 2020)Circuit Court of Fairfax CountyFairfax County, VirginiaCourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-055Administrative Order 2020-084Updated Court Operations upon Re-Opening of CourthousesPresiding Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri (Jackson County)CourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-054Administrative Order re Hennepin County District Courthouse Access (Transitional Phase)Order re Access to Judicial District Courthouses (Transitional Phase)Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Chief Judge Ivy S. Bernhardson)Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)CourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-056Fourth Judicial District COVID-19 Info Guide (updated June 15, 2020)Fourth Judicial District COVID-19 Info GuideHennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial DistrictHennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)CourtJune 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MN-047Order Governing the Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch Under Emergency Executive Order Nos. 20-53, 20-56, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed May 15, 2020)Order Governing the Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch Under Emergency Executive Order Nos. 20-53, 20-56Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. GildeaMinnesotaCourtMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-007Amato v. Elicker, No. 3:20-cv-464 (MPS), ECF No. 32, Ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (D. Conn. May 19, 2020), reported at 460 F. Supp. 3d 202Amato v. Elicker: ruling denying a New Haven restaurant's motion to enjoin Executive Orders 7, 7D, 7G and 7NUnited States District Court, D. Conn. (Shea, J.)Connecticut (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut)CourtMay 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-040Misc. Docket No. 20-9069, Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates in Texas (preliminarily adopted Apr. 29, 2020 in Misc. Docket No. 20-9060 with the bar-exam postponement)Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates…Supreme Court of Texas (Hecht, C.J.)Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)CourtMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-131Administrative Order No. 2020-79Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (June 1, 2020…Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-055Administrative Order Pertaining to Face Masks or Face Coverings in District Court Courtrooms During COVID-19 EmergencyOrder re face coverings in courtroomsHennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial DistrictHennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)CourtMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-334General Order 73 (Amended May 21, 2020)Continuing Temporary Restrictions on Courthouse Access (Amended May 21, 2020)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read