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Ex. MET-DCM-043First 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 CountyFairfax County, VirginiaCourtJune 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
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-DCM-052Mandatory 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, 2021Circuit Court for the City of AlexandriaCity of Alexandria, VirginiaCourtAug. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-044Third 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, 2021Penney S. Azcarate, Chief Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit of VirginiaFairfax County, VirginiaCourtAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-056Order, 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 statusIowa Supreme CourtIowa (all State courts)CourtAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary 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-DEN-060Amended 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, ColoradoCourtJuly 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-023Joint 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 PandemicJoint Committee on Judicial Administration for the District of Columbia CourtsDistrict of ColumbiaCourtJune 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MN-048Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020)Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court FacilitiesMinnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. GildeaMinnesotaCourtJuly 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-054Order, 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 CourtIowa (all State courts)CourtMay 14, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-299Third 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. PallmeyerUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-085Amended Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as Part of COVID-19 Pandemic Response as NecessaryAmended Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as NecessaryJudge Bobbi J. Rank; approved by the Supreme Court June 9, 2021Sixth Judicial CircuitCourtJune 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-013Court 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, OhioCourtJuly 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-016Administrative 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 JudgeMaricopa County, Arizona (Superior, Justice and Municipal Courts)CourtAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-285Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Use of Face Coverings in the CourthousesChief Judge Philip S. GutierrezUnited States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaCourtJune 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-044Administrative 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, OhioCourtAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. RI-085Supreme Court Executive Order 2021-06COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Wearing of Face CoveringsRhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)Rhode IslandCourtAug. 13, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-042Twelfth 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 EmergencyFranklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)Franklin County, OhioCourtJuly 27, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MN-054Order 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 BranchMinnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. GildeaMinnesotaCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-302Standing Order 20-13In re: Use of Face Coverings/Masks Due to COVID-19Chief Judge Freda L. WolfsonUnited States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Newark, Trenton, Camden)CourtMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-095Order 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)CourtSept. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-052Order 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. SchafferHarris County, Texas (all courthouses)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-064Hennepin 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)CourtAug. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts 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. AR-028In 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 ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 8, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read