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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MO-063	Orders of April 1, 2020 (extension of the suspension of in-person proceedings) and May 4, 2020 (Operational Directives for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Person Proceedings)Extension of the statewide suspension; phased operational directives with gateway criteria, distancing and masks	Supreme Court of Missouri	Missouri (all State courts)Court	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-050	Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergencies	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)	VermontCourt	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-DET-044	Announcement: Effective immediately, a mask is required for entry into the courthouseMask required for courthouse entry; only parties to a case (and minor children) admitted	36th District Court (Detroit)	City of Detroit, Michigan (36th District Court)Court	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	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-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. NM-017	Supreme 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 Emergency	Supreme Court of New Mexico	New MexicoCourt	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
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-MSP-055	Administrative Order Pertaining to Face Masks or Face Coverings in District Court Courtrooms During COVID-19 EmergencyOrder re face coverings in courtrooms	Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District	Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)Court	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FL-067	Administrative Order No. AOSC20-32In re: COVID-19 Public Health and Safety Precautions for Phase 2	Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida	Florida (all State courts)Court	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-302	Standing Order 20-13In re: Use of Face Coverings/Masks Due to COVID-19	Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson	United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Newark, Trenton, Camden)Court	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. WI-027	Order, In re the Matter of the Extension of Orders and Interim Rule Concerning Continuation of Jury Trials, Suspension of Statutory Deadlines for Non-Criminal Jury Trials, and Remote Hearings During the COVID-19 PandemicOrder extending the in-person suspension and jury-trial continuance for each circuit court until a chief-judge-approved operational plan…	Wisconsin Supreme Court	WisconsinCourt	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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-CLE-018	Order Regarding Continuity of Operations to Maximize Social Distancing Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Order Regarding Continuity of Operations to Maximize Social Distancing Due to COVID-19 Pandemic	Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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-LAS-014	Administrative Order 20-17 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 20-17	Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice Kristina Pickering (joint order)	Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)Court	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	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
Ex. MET-LA-060	General Order 2020-GEN-016-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (June 5, 2020)Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (2020-GEN-016-00)	Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile	Superior Court of California, County of Los AngelesCourt	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-048	Administrative Order No. 7 (extension of the judicial emergency effective June 8, 2020; adoption of the four-phase Courts Reopening Plan)Third 30-day extension; Phase 1 reopening from June 8, 2020 and Phase 2 from June 15, 2020: courthouses open to the public with face…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AR-023	In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (per curiam, June 11, 2020)Per curiam setting a fifty-person courtroom cap with masks and temperature checks and ending the jury-trial suspension June 30, 2020	Supreme Court of Arkansas	ArkansasCourt	June 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-020	Order of Court of June 11, 2020 clarifying and modifying the Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan entered May 28, 2020 (public access; masks)In re: Clarification and Modification of the Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan Entered on May 28, 2020	Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge	Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court	June 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-020	Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings	Chief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court)	Fulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit: Superior, State and Magistrate Courts)Court	June 11, 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. MET-ATL-036	Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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

Supreme Court of Missouri, Orders of April 1, 2020 (extension of the suspension of in-person proceedings) and May 4, 2020 (Operational Directives for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Person Proceedings) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. MO-063)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. VT-050)
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)
36th District Court (Detroit), Announcement: Effective immediately, a mask is required for entry into the courthouse (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-044)
Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard, General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical Distancing (May 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-034)
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)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-017 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. NM-017)
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)
Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Administrative Order Pertaining to Face Masks or Face Coverings in District Court Courtrooms During COVID-19 Emergency (May 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-055)
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida, Administrative Order No. AOSC20-32 (May 21, 2020) (Ex. FL-067)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Standing Order 20-13 (May 22, 2020) (Ex. FED-302)
Wisconsin Supreme Court, Order, In re the Matter of the Extension of Orders and Interim Rule Concerning Continuation of Jury Trials, Suspension of Statutory Deadlines for Non-Criminal Jury Trials, and Remote Hearings During the COVID-19 Pandemic (May 22, 2020) (Ex. WI-027)
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)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Order Regarding Continuity of Operations to Maximize Social Distancing Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (May 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-018)
Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. FED-285)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice Kristina Pickering (joint order), Administrative Order 20-17 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19) (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-014)
Chief Justice Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court, Chief Justice Order 20-016 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. OR-018)
Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile, General Order 2020-GEN-016-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (June 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-060)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 7 (extension of the judicial emergency effective June 8, 2020; adoption of the four-phase Courts Reopening Plan) (June 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-048)
Supreme Court of Arkansas, In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (per curiam, June 11, 2020) (Ex. AR-023)
Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge, Order of Court of June 11, 2020 clarifying and modifying the Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan entered May 28, 2020 (public access; masks) (Ex. MET-PIT-020)
Chief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court), Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-020)
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Protocol Order During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (June 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-041)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-036)
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)

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