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Ex. DUT-NM-012Grisham v. Reeb, 2021-NMSC-006, 480 P.3d 852, No. S-1-SC-38336 (N.M. Nov. 5, 2020)Opinion holding that the Legislature empowered the Governor and Secretary of Health to enforce public health emergency orders restricting…Supreme Court of New Mexico (Vigil, J., for a unanimous Court)New MexicoCourtNov. 5, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-013Lujan Grisham v. Romero, 2021-NMSC-009, 483 P.3d 545, No. S-1-SC-38396 (N.M. Feb. 15, 2021)Opinion holding that the Governor and Secretary of Health are authorized to restrict or close businesses when necessary for the protection…Supreme Court of New MexicoNew MexicoCourtFeb. 15, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-014Legacy Church, Inc. v. Kunkel, No. CIV 20-0327 JB/SCY, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 80 (D.N.M. July 13, 2020)Memorandum opinion denying a preliminary injunction against the Secretary of Health's public health orders and holding the orders neutral…United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Browning, J.)New Mexico (federal district court)CourtJuly 13, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-024Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63, Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382, ¶¶ 1-2Wis. Stat. § 252.03 authorizes local health officers to issue enforceable public health orders; Dane County Ordinance § 46.40 (civil…Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtJuly 8, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. NM-025Supreme 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 EmergencySupreme Court of New MexicoNew MexicoCourtJuly 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-017JGB Enterprises, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 325 Or App 326, 529 P3d 262 (Apr. 19, 2023) (A176066): judicial review affirming a default order suspending a Lane County saloon's liquor license for 38 days for violating EO 20-66 and OHA guidance 'that qualified as public health laws' during Extreme Risk (Jan. 4-Feb. 20, 2021)JGB Enterprises, LLC, dba Twisted River Saloon, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, RespondentOregon Court of AppealsOregonCourtApr. 19, 20232021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-030Sixth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000603Sixth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health EmergencyFranklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)Franklin County, OhioCourtNov. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-034Eighth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 21MS000059Eighth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health EmergencyFranklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)Franklin County, OhioCourtJan. 21, 20212021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-035Tenth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 21MS000107Tenth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health EmergencyFranklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)Franklin County, OhioCourtMar. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-020Munza v. Ivey, No. 1200003 (Ala. Mar. 19, 2021), 334 So. 3d 211Barry Munza, Larry Lewis, and Debbie Mathis v. Kay Ivey, in her official capacity as Governor; Scott Harris, in his official capacity as…Supreme Court of Alabama (Bolin, J.)Alabama (Supreme Court of Alabama)CourtMar. 19, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. NM-045Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-042 (amending Emergency Court Protocols Nos. 1, 2 and 3)In the Matter of the Amendment of the New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency Protocols for the Safe and Effective Administration of…Supreme Court of New Mexico (M. Vigil, C.J.)New MexicoCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensationBulletin implementing the Governor's suspension of the 10-day exposure-testing requirement for emergency responders' workers' compensation…Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' CompensationTexas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)CourtApr. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-068California Rules of Court, Appendix I: Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19 (Emergency rules 1-13, adopted April 6, 2020, as amended)Statewide emergency rules: Emergency rule 1 barred issuance of unlawful-detainer summonses and defaults except to protect public health and…Judicial Council of CaliforniaJudicial Council of California (statewide rulemaking body of the California courts)CourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary 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-DET-041Protocol 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 CourtOakland County, Michigan (Sixth Judicial Circuit)CourtJune 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NY-064Administrative Order AO/267/20Commencement of matters and filing during the COVID-19 health emergencyChief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, at the direction of the Chief JudgeNew York (Unified Court System)CourtNov. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. WY-003News release announcing the Order Adopting Temporary Plan to Address Health Risks Posed by the COVID-19 PandemicWyoming Supreme Court Issues COVID-19 Emergency OrderWyoming Supreme Court (Chief Justice Michael K. Davis)WyomingCourtMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-073Secretary of Labor v. Ariana Murrell-Rosario d/b/a Liberty Tax Service, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0432, Decision and Order (June 6, 2022)Decision and Order, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0432 (Liberty Tax Service, Lynn, Massachusetts)Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Chief Administrative Law Judge Covette RooneyUnited States (Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission)CourtJune 6, 20222021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-020Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)MassachusettsCourtDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-020Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief)Friends of Danny DeVito, Kathy Gregory, B&J Laundry, LLC, Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge, and Caledonia Land Co. v. Governor Tom…Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.)PennsylvaniaCourtApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-009Administrative Order No. 2020-170In the Matter of Conducting Jury Operations Safely During a Public Health EmergencySuperior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding JudgeMaricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court)CourtDec. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-014Big Tyme Investments, L.L.C. v. Edwards, No. 20-30526 c/w No. 20-30537 (5th Cir. Jan. 13, 2021)Opinion affirming the district courts' refusal of preliminary injunctions against the Governor's bar-closure proclamations (89 JBE 2020 and…United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (published opinion)Louisiana (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on appeal from the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana)CourtJan. 13, 20212021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AZ-056Administrative Order No. 2020-197Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…Arizona Supreme CourtArizonaCourtDec. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-017Sullivan v. Romero, order of dismissal (Pulaski Cnty. Cir. Ct., Oct. 2020); appeal No. CV-20-721 dismissed on appellants' motion (Ark. Apr. 2021)Sullivan v. Romero: eighteen legislators' challenge to forty-three Department of Health COVID-19 directives (Mar. 13-Aug. 21, 2020) as rules…Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas (Judge Wendell Griffen); Supreme Court of Arkansas (No. CV-20-721)ArkansasCourt2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-068Misc. Docket No. 21-9026, Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterThirty-Sixth Emergency Order (remote participation on request; in-person proceedings under local minimum standard health protocols; jury…Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtMar. 5, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read