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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-MSY-068	Order 2020-007 (COVID-19 Phase II)24th JDC Phase II: courthouse open June 5, 2020 with courtrooms limited to 12 persons; civil matters by Zoom; jury trials to recommence July…	Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach	24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourt	June 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-069	Order 2020-013 (COVID-19 Phase III)24th JDC Phase III from September 14, 2020: masks required; six-foot distancing; jury trials may recommence; galleries limited to 14…	Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach	24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourt	Sept. 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-070	Order 2020-015 (Jury Trials)24th JDC jury-trial order: trials may recommence September 14, 2020 with one venire of 50 per day, Monday-Thursday, prioritization 30 days…	Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach	24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourt	Oct. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-078	Coronavirus Closure Order No. 219th JDC closed until 8:00 a.m. May 1, 2020; all dockets cancelled except emergency matters by remote means; East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk…	Chief Judge Wilson Fields, for the 19th Judicial District Court	19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton RougeCourt	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-047	Emergency Order No. 2020-01In re: Temporary Restrictions on Operations of the Court of Common Pleas of the Seventh Judicial District Due to Exigent Circumstances…	President Judge Wallace H. Bateman, Jr.	Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Seventh Judicial District)Court	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-037	General Order No. 2020-67 Re: Mandatory Facial Coverings and Physical DistancingGeneral Order 2020-67 (filed November 17, 2020)	Presiding Judge (Superior Court of California, County of Riverside)	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-042	News Release: Resumption of Jury TrialsResumption of Jury Trials (February 16, 2021)	Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (Public Information Officer Marita C. Ford)	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Feb. 16, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-044	General Order No. 2021-25 Re: Court Services and HoursGeneral Order 2021-25 (filed June 28, 2021)	Presiding Judge	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	June 28, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-058	Order, Unlawful Detainer, Proceedings on Outstanding Writs of Possession, June 3, 2020 (amending the Mar. 19, 2020 closure order)Order: Unlawful Detainer - Proceedings on Outstanding Writs of Possession	Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento	Sacramento County, CaliforniaCourt	June 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-065	Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory Judgment, City of San Antonio and Bexar County v. Greg Abbott, Cause No. 2021-CI-16133, with Exhibits 1 (GA-38), 2 (Declaration of Dr. Junda Woo), 3 (Declaration of City Manager Erik Walsh), 4 (Declaration of County Judge)Plaintiffs' Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory Judgment	City of San Antonio and Bexar County (plaintiffs); Hon. Antonia Arteaga (TRO and temporary injunction)	45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, TexasCourt	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-076	Opinion, Greg Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023), holding the Disaster Act authorized GA-38's prohibition of local mask requirementsAbbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023)	Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.; Lehrmann, J., concurring)	Supreme Court of TexasCourt	June 30, 2023		Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-046	Emergency Order 20-07 (Emergency Order #7): Public Health Emergency Order Regarding Operations at Pierce County Juvenile CourtEmergency Order 20-07, Public Health Emergency Order Regarding Operations at Pierce County Juvenile Court	Pierce County Superior Court (Presiding Judge)	Pierce County Superior Court, WashingtonCourt	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-055	Emergency Administrative Order No. 2-2020Emergency Administrative Order No. 2-2020 (emergency response to the threat to public health)	King County District Court (Presiding Judge)	King County District Court, Washington (serving the County and the cities of Auburn, Bellevue, Burien, Covington, Duvall, Kenmore, Redmond, Shoreline and Vashon Island)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-056	Emergency Order 20-06 (Emergency Order #6): Public Health Emergency Order Regarding Operations at Pierce County Juvenile CourtEmergency Order 20-06, Public Health Emergency Order Regarding Operations at Pierce County Juvenile Court	Pierce County Superior Court (Presiding Judge)	Pierce County Superior Court, WashingtonCourt	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SFO-062	General 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 spaces	Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara	Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraCourt	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MN-046	Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Nov. 20, 2020)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capCourts 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. MN-049	Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Jan. 21, 2021)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	Jan. 21, 2021	2021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MN-051	Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Mar. 22, 2021)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	Mar. 22, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MS-058	Emergency Administrative Order (March 13, 2020) and Emergency Administrative Order (March 16, 2020)Emergency administrative orders: courts remain open; judges may postpone trials through May 15, 2020; later orders on interactive equipment…	Supreme Court of Mississippi	MississippiCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-057	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 22, 2020 (extending the March 27 Order to May 4, 2020)Montana Supreme Court, For Immediate Release, April 22, 2020, to Montana District Court Judges and Clerks, Montana Water Court, Montana…	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MT-059	Letter of the Chief Justice, May 22, 2020 (Phase Two court practices; eviction guidance)Montana Supreme Court, For Immediate Release, May 22, 2020, to Montana District Court Judges and Clerks, Montana Water Court, Montana Courts…	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NC-057	21 June 2021 Revocation of the 7 June 2021 Order of the Chief JusticeRevocation of the 7 June 2021 Order (no more Emergency Directives)	Chief Justice Paul Newby	North CarolinaCourt	June 21, 2021	2021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-096	Supreme Court Second Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice (April 24, 2020), with Notice to the BarJury trials and grand juries suspended through May 31, 2020; landlord-tenant trials suspended through May 31, 2020 and residential lockouts…	Supreme Court of New Jersey; Notice to the Bar by Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D.	New JerseyCourt	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. OR-018	Chief Justice Order 20-016Order Imposing 'Level 2' and 'Level 3' Restrictions on Court Operations	Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court	OregonCourt	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach, Order 2020-007 (COVID-19 Phase II) (June 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-068)
Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach, Order 2020-013 (COVID-19 Phase III) (Sept. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-069)
Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach, Order 2020-015 (Jury Trials) (Oct. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-070)
Chief Judge Wilson Fields, for the 19th Judicial District Court, Coronavirus Closure Order No. 2 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-078)
President Judge Wallace H. Bateman, Jr, Emergency Order No. 2020-01 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-047)
Presiding Judge (Superior Court of California, County of Riverside), General Order No. 2020-67 Re: Mandatory Facial Coverings and Physical Distancing (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-037)
Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (Public Information Officer Marita C. Ford), News Release: Resumption of Jury Trials (Feb. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-RIV-042)
Presiding Judge, General Order No. 2021-25 Re: Court Services and Hours (June 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-RIV-044)
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, Order, Unlawful Detainer, Proceedings on Outstanding Writs of Possession, June 3, 2020 (amending the Mar. 19, 2020 closure order) (Ex. MET-SAC-058)
City of San Antonio and Bexar County (plaintiffs); Hon. Antonia Arteaga (TRO and temporary injunction), Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory Judgment, City of San Antonio and Bexar County v. Greg Abbott, Cause No. 2021-CI-16133, with Exhibits 1 (GA-38), 2 (Declaration of Dr. Junda Woo), 3 (Declaration of City Manager Erik Walsh), 4 (Declaration of County Judge) (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-065)
Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.; Lehrmann, J., concurring), Opinion, Greg Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023), holding the Disaster Act authorized GA-38's prohibition of local mask requirements (Ex. MET-SAT-076)
Pierce County Superior Court (Presiding Judge), Emergency Order 20-07 (Emergency Order #7): Public Health Emergency Order Regarding Operations at Pierce County Juvenile Court (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-046)
King County District Court (Presiding Judge), Emergency Administrative Order No. 2-2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-055)
Pierce County Superior Court (Presiding Judge), Emergency Order 20-06 (Emergency Order #6): Public Health Emergency Order Regarding Operations at Pierce County Juvenile Court (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-056)
Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in Courthouses (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SFO-062)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Nov. 20, 2020) (Ex. MN-046)
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)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Jan. 21, 2021) (Ex. MN-049)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Mar. 22, 2021) (Ex. MN-051)
Supreme Court of Mississippi, Emergency Administrative Order (March 13, 2020) and Emergency Administrative Order (March 16, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MS-058)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 22, 2020 (extending the March 27 Order to May 4, 2020) (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. MT-057)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Letter of the Chief Justice, May 22, 2020 (Phase Two court practices; eviction guidance) (Ex. MT-059)
Chief Justice Paul Newby, 21 June 2021 Revocation of the 7 June 2021 Order of the Chief Justice (June 21, 2021) (Ex. NC-057)
Supreme Court of New Jersey; Notice to the Bar by Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D, Supreme Court Second Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice (April 24, 2020), with Notice to the Bar (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. NJ-096)
Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court, Chief Justice Order 20-016 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. OR-018)

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