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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-IN-009	Order on Motion to Remand and Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief, Bar Indy LLC v. City of Indianapolis, No. 1:20-cv-02482-JMS-DML, Doc. 33 (S.D. Ind. Dec. 22, 2020) (43 pages)Federal decision holding that the Marion County health officer acted within the authority of Ind. Code 16-20-1-24 in closing and restricting…	Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson, U.S. District Court, S.D. Ind.	Indiana (United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, applying Indiana law)Court	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-013	Lujan 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 Mexico	New MexicoCourt	Feb. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-014	Legacy 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)Court	July 13, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-018	Press release: Court Standards and Protocols to Protect Public Health; summary of D.C. courthouse protocols (Oct. 5, 2021)Press Release: health protocols and courthouse access for in-person proceedings	United States Tax Court	United States Tax CourtCourt	Oct. 5, 2021		Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-017	JGB 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, Respondent	Oregon Court of Appeals	OregonCourt	Apr. 19, 2023	2021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-015	Hawse v. Page, No. 20-1960 (8th Cir. July 30, 2021), reported at 7 F.4th 685Lauren Hawse, et al. v. Sam Page, County Executive of St. Louis County, and Faisal Khan, Director of the St. Louis County Public Health…	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Colloton, J., joined by Kelly and Stras, JJ.)	Missouri (St. Louis County orders; Eighth Circuit)Court	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-019	T & V Associates, Inc. v. Director of Health and Human Services, No. 361727 (Mich. Ct. App. June 29, 2023) (for publication)Published opinion on a banquet caterer's challenge to the MDHHS Gatherings and Face Mask Order of March 19, 2021: the orders under MCL…	Michigan Court of Appeals (Boonstra, P.J., and Gadola and Yates, JJ.; opinion by Gadola, J.), on appeal from the Court of Claims, No. 21-000075-MM	MichiganCourt	June 29, 2023		Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOther	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-DET-041	Protocol 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 Court	Oakland County, Michigan (Sixth Judicial Circuit)Court	June 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-018	The Local Spot, Inc. v. Lee, No. 3:20-cv-00421, Doc. 59 (M.D. Tenn. July 14, 2020) (order refusing temporary restraining order)Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (bars and restaurants v. Governor Lee, Mayor Cooper and Chief Medical Director…	United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Richardson, J.)	Tennessee (Middle District of Tennessee; Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County)Court	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074	Order (filed May 4, 2020): Uniform Bar Examination rescheduled to Sept. 9-10, 2020 'pandemic-related conditions and restrictions permitting'; social distancing to limit seating; masks required; temperature and screening; priority registration for 2019-2020 graduatesOrder of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (May 4, 2020) regarding rescheduling the bar exam	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	District of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of AppealsCourt	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-019	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va.), Document 13 (filed July 8, 2020), 35 pagesOpposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va. July 8, 2020)	Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General (Michelle S. Kallen and Toby J. Heytens), for Governor Northam and State Health Commissioner Oliver	Virginia (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division)Court	July 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-021	Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations and Resumption of Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations and Resumption of Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 Pandemic	Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-032	General Administrative Order No. 2020-02: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Resumption of Operations (eff. Aug. 21, 2020, as amended Sept. 3, 2020)Resumption of operations from July 6, 2020 with all matters by videoconference to the extent reasonably possible, no jury trials, remote…	Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County	Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (Chicago and suburban Cook County; the largest unified trial court in the United States)Court	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-035	General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (eff. Oct. 15, 2021), amended nunc pro tunc Oct. 19, 2021Autumn 2021 amendment: courtroom distancing reduced from six to three feet; jury assembly areas expanded (Daley Center from Sept. 20, 2021…	Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County	Circuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourt	Oct. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-014	Court decision: Henry v. DeSantis, No. 9:20-cv-80729-AHS, Doc. 9 (S.D. Fla. May 11, 2020), reported at 461 F. Supp. 3d 1244Order Denying Emergency Injunctive Relief and Dismissing Case with Prejudice	United States District Judge Raag Singhal	Florida (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida)Court	May 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NJ-013	JWC Fitness, LLC v. Murphy, No. A-0639-20 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 18, 2021) (approved for publication)JWC Fitness, LLC v. Philip D. Murphy, Governor of New Jersey, et al.: no statutory or constitutional compensation for the closure and…	Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (published opinion, Docket No. A-0639-20; on appeal from the Law Division, Sussex County, L-0388-20)	New JerseyCourt	Oct. 18, 2021		Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-020	State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): settlement filed January 15, 2021 (agreement to comply with the Governor's executive order; $1,000 payment)Attorney general settles with Rutland gym owner (VTDigger, Jan. 15, 2021)	State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan; Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (settlement filed for court approval January 15, 2021); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), January 15, 2021	Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)Court	Jan. 15, 2021	2021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VA-041	Twenty-Sixth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 EmergencyTwenty-Sixth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency	Supreme Court of Virginia	VirginiaCourt	Aug. 4, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. VA-042	Twenty-Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 EmergencyTwenty-Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency	Supreme Court of Virginia	VirginiaCourt	Sept. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-008	Administrative Order No. 2021-02Washington, D.C. Courthouse Access	Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley	United States Tax Court (Washington, D.C. courthouse)Court	Oct. 5, 2021		Capacity limitCourts and public officesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-014	Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16Savage v. Mills (Sunday River Brewing Company): order dismissing business owners' constitutional challenge to the Governor's COVID-19…	Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-019	Columbus Ale House, Inc. v. Cuomo, No. 1:20-cv-04291-BMC, Doc. 20 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 16, 2020) (memorandum decision and order denying preliminary injunction against the midnight closing rule for New York City food service establishments)Memorandum Decision and Order, Columbus Ale House, Inc. d/b/a The Graham v. Andrew M. Cuomo	Hon. Brian M. Cogan, U.S.D.J.	New York (United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York)Court	Oct. 16, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-052	Local Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit (July 2021), as amended Aug. 2, 2021 (AMENDED_ORDER_DECLARING_JUDICIAL_EMERGENCY_080221.pdf)Local Order Issued Declaring a Judicial Emergency in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit	Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court of Fulton County	Fulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit)Court	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-086	COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County JudiciaryOperating plan for the Hays County courts (remote proceedings; no non-essential in-person proceedings before June 1, 2020; staff face…	Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County)	Hays County, Texas (county judiciary)Court	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson, U.S. District Court, S.D. Ind, Order on Motion to Remand and Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief, Bar Indy LLC v. City of Indianapolis, No. 1:20-cv-02482-JMS-DML, Doc. 33 (S.D. Ind. Dec. 22, 2020) (43 pages) (Ex. DUT-IN-009)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Lujan Grisham v. Romero, 2021-NMSC-009, 483 P.3d 545, No. S-1-SC-38396 (N.M. Feb. 15, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-013)
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Browning, J.), Legacy Church, Inc. v. Kunkel, No. CIV 20-0327 JB/SCY, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 80 (D.N.M. July 13, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-014)
United States Tax Court, Press release: Court Standards and Protocols to Protect Public Health; summary of D.C. courthouse protocols (Oct. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-018)
Oregon Court of Appeals, JGB 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) (Ex. DUT-OR-017)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Colloton, J., joined by Kelly and Stras, JJ.), Hawse v. Page, No. 20-1960 (8th Cir. July 30, 2021), reported at 7 F.4th 685 (Ex. DUT-MO-015)
Michigan Court of Appeals (Boonstra, P.J., and Gadola and Yates, JJ.; opinion by Gadola, J.), on appeal from the Court of Claims, No. 21-000075-MM, T & V Associates, Inc. v. Director of Health and Human Services, No. 361727 (Mich. Ct. App. June 29, 2023) (for publication) (Ex. DUT-MI-019)
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)
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Protocol Order During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (June 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-041)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Richardson, J.), The Local Spot, Inc. v. Lee, No. 3:20-cv-00421, Doc. 59 (M.D. Tenn. July 14, 2020) (order refusing temporary restraining order) (Ex. DUT-TN-018)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Order (filed May 4, 2020): Uniform Bar Examination rescheduled to Sept. 9-10, 2020 'pandemic-related conditions and restrictions permitting'; social distancing to limit seating; masks required; temperature and screening; priority registration for 2019-2020 graduates (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074)
Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General (Michelle S. Kallen and Toby J. Heytens), for Governor Northam and State Health Commissioner Oliver, Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Tigges v. Northam, No. 3:20-cv-00410-JAG (E.D. Va.), Document 13 (filed July 8, 2020), 35 pages (Ex. DUT-VA-019)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations and Resumption of Jury Trials Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-021)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-02: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Resumption of Operations (eff. Aug. 21, 2020, as amended Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-032)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (eff. Oct. 15, 2021), amended nunc pro tunc Oct. 19, 2021 (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-035)
United States District Judge Raag Singhal, Court decision: Henry v. DeSantis, No. 9:20-cv-80729-AHS, Doc. 9 (S.D. Fla. May 11, 2020), reported at 461 F. Supp. 3d 1244 (Ex. DUT-FL-014)
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (published opinion, Docket No. A-0639-20; on appeal from the Law Division, Sussex County, L-0388-20), JWC Fitness, LLC v. Murphy, No. A-0639-20 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 18, 2021) (approved for publication) (Ex. DUT-NJ-013)
State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan; Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (settlement filed for court approval January 15, 2021); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), January 15, 2021, State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): settlement filed January 15, 2021 (agreement to comply with the Governor's executive order; $1,000 payment) (Jan. 15, 2021) (Ex. DUT-VT-020)
Supreme Court of Virginia, Twenty-Sixth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. VA-041)
Supreme Court of Virginia, Twenty-Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency (Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. VA-042)
Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley, Administrative Order No. 2021-02 (Oct. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-008)
Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge, Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16 (Ex. DUT-ME-014)
Hon. Brian M. Cogan, U.S.D.J, Columbus Ale House, Inc. v. Cuomo, No. 1:20-cv-04291-BMC, Doc. 20 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 16, 2020) (memorandum decision and order denying preliminary injunction against the midnight closing rule for New York City food service establishments) (Ex. DUT-NY-019)
Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court of Fulton County, Local Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit (July 2021), as amended Aug. 2, 2021 (AMENDED_ORDER_DECLARING_JUDICIAL_EMERGENCY_080221.pdf) (July 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-ATL-052)
Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County), COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County Judiciary (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-086)

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