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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-DCM-043	First and Second Amendments to the Mandatory Face Covering Order (June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021)Amended Mandatory Face Covering Orders of June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021 (face coverings for persons not fully vaccinated; masks in…	Circuit Court of Fairfax County	Fairfax County, VirginiaCourt	June 10, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DCM-042	Mandatory 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 County	Fairfax County, VirginiaCourt	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-052	Mandatory Face Covering Order Effective August 2, 2021, In re All Persons Entering Alexandria Courthouse During the COVID-19 PandemicMandatory Face Covering Order Effective August 2, 2021	Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria	City of Alexandria, VirginiaCourt	Aug. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-044	Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders of May 18, 2020, June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021, Misc. Case No. CM-2021-48700Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders (masks again required for entry and in all public areas), August 4, 2021	Penney S. Azcarate, Chief Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia	Fairfax County, VirginiaCourt	Aug. 4, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. IA-056	Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (face coverings)Order requiring all people entering court-controlled areas statewide to wear a face covering regardless of vaccination status	Iowa Supreme Court	Iowa (all State courts)Court	Aug. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts 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. 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. 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. 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. IA-054	Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (face coverings revised)Order exempting fully vaccinated persons from the court face-covering requirement while keeping it for unvaccinated persons and keeping all…	Iowa Supreme Court	Iowa (all State courts)Court	May 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-299	Third Amended Order Concerning Face Masks/Coverings in Public Areas of CourthousesIn re: Coronavirus COVID-19 Public Emergency - Order Concerning Face Masks/Coverings in Public Areas of Courthouses (Third Amended, July 30…	Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer	United States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourt	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047	Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court FacilitiesFace coverings required for court staff, lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors and all visitors in common and public areas of…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-070	Public Notice re Face Coverings Not Required (March 4, 2022)Public Notice re Face Coverings Not Required	Superior Court of California, County of Riverside	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Mar. 4, 2022		Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SD-058	Administrative Order #6 Re: COVID-19 Pandemic Response Requiring Face Coverings, Civ. 20-1Administrative Order #6 Requiring Face Coverings	Presiding Judge Cheryle Gering; approved by the Supreme Court October 20, 2020	First Judicial CircuitCourt	Oct. 19, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-018	Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66)In the Matter of the Full-On Premises Sales License Held By Central Pastime, LLC, dba Central Pastime, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and…	Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.)	OregonCourt	Aug. 6, 2025	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SD-085	Amended Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as Part of COVID-19 Pandemic Response as NecessaryAmended Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as Necessary	Judge Bobbi J. Rank; approved by the Supreme Court June 9, 2021	Sixth Judicial CircuitCourt	June 1, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. IL-065	M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of August 27, 2020, replacing subpart F of the March 17, 2020 order)Courthouse entry conditions: no entry without a mask or face covering; exclusion of symptomatic persons and persons under quarantine or…	Supreme Court of Illinois	IllinoisCourt	Aug. 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-034	General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical DistancingGeneral Order 2020-21 (filed May 6, 2020)	Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-013	Court of Common Pleas COVID-19 page (Justice Center building access, health screening, face coverings, courtroom caps, jury-trial suspension) as of July 1, 2020COVID-19 \| CCCCP (court operations page)	Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Administrative and Presiding Judge Brendan J. Sheehan)	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	July 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-057	Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Sept. 19, 2020 capture)COVID-19 Information: courthouse entry requirements (face covering, six-foot distancing), remote hearings, list of Fourth District COVID-19…	Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page)	Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)Court	Sept. 19, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-016	Administrative Order No. 2021-119In the Matter of Wearing Masks or Face Coverings in Court Facilities in Maricopa County (amending AOs 2021-103, 2021-104 and 2021-105)	Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge	Maricopa County, Arizona (Superior, Justice and Municipal Courts)Court	Aug. 4, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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. FED-285	Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Use of Face Coverings in the Courthouses	Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez	United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaCourt	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-044	Administrative Order Number 12-2021 (Masks)Administrative Order Number 12-2021, Effective: Forthwith (face coverings required for admission to the Franklin County Municipal Court)	Franklin County Municipal Court (Hon. Ted Barrows, Administrative and Presiding Judge)	Franklin County, OhioCourt	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. RI-085	Supreme Court Executive Order 2021-06COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Wearing of Face Coverings	Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)	Rhode IslandCourt	Aug. 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Circuit Court of Fairfax County, First and Second Amendments to the Mandatory Face Covering Order (June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-043)
Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax Courthouse During the COVID-19 Pandemic (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-042)
Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria, Mandatory Face Covering Order Effective August 2, 2021, In re All Persons Entering Alexandria Courthouse During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-052)
Penney S. Azcarate, Chief Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders of May 18, 2020, June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021, Misc. Case No. CM-2021-48700 (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-DCM-044)
Iowa Supreme Court, Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (face coverings) (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. IA-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)
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)
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)
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)
Iowa Supreme Court, Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (face coverings revised) (May 14, 2021) (Ex. IA-054)
Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, Third Amended Order Concerning Face Masks/Coverings in Public Areas of Courthouses (July 30, 2021) (Ex. FED-299)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court Facilities (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047)
Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, Public Notice re Face Coverings Not Required (March 4, 2022) (Mar. 4, 2022) (Ex. MET-RIV-070)
Presiding Judge Cheryle Gering; approved by the Supreme Court October 20, 2020, Administrative Order #6 Re: COVID-19 Pandemic Response Requiring Face Coverings, Civ. 20-1 (Oct. 19, 2020) (Ex. SD-058)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.), Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66) (Ex. DUT-OR-018)
Judge Bobbi J. Rank; approved by the Supreme Court June 9, 2021, Amended Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as Part of COVID-19 Pandemic Response as Necessary (June 1, 2021) (Ex. SD-085)
Supreme Court of Illinois, M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of August 27, 2020, replacing subpart F of the March 17, 2020 order) (Aug. 27, 2020) (Ex. IL-065)
Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard, General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical Distancing (May 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-034)
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Administrative and Presiding Judge Brendan J. Sheehan), Court of Common Pleas COVID-19 page (Justice Center building access, health screening, face coverings, courtroom caps, jury-trial suspension) as of July 1, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLE-013)
Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page), Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Sept. 19, 2020 capture) (Ex. MET-MSP-057)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2021-119 (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-016)
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)
Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. FED-285)
Franklin County Municipal Court (Hon. Ted Barrows, Administrative and Presiding Judge), Administrative Order Number 12-2021 (Masks) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-044)
Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell), Supreme Court Executive Order 2021-06 (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. RI-085)

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