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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. MI-025	Administrative Order No. 2020-14Continued Status Quo Court Operations and Phased Return to Full Court Operations	Michigan Supreme Court	MichiganCourt	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capCourts 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. 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. 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. 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-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. 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. NM-025	Supreme 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 Emergency	Supreme Court of New Mexico	New MexicoCourt	July 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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. 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. SC-063	Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01)Statewide mandate requiring masks or facial coverings in every county and municipal courthouse	Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty	South CarolinaCourt	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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. AGY-ST-COURTS-009	Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (filed Nov. 3, 2020)Statewide administrative order requiring every court holding in-person proceedings to adopt a written transmission-control plan (telephonic…	Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme Court	Nebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)Court	Nov. 3, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-010	Fox Fire Tavern, LLC v. Pritzker, 2020 IL App (2d) 200623Reversal of a temporary restraining order against Executive Order 2020-61; the IEMA Act plainly authorizes successive disaster…	Illinois Appellate Court, Second District (Justice Zenoff, with Justices Hutchinson and Brennan)	Illinois (Appellate Court, Second District)Court	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-037	General Order No. 2020-67 Re: Mandatory Facial Coverings and Physical DistancingGeneral Order 2020-67 (filed November 17, 2020)	Presiding Judge (Superior Court of California, County of Riverside)	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-033	General Administrative Order No. 2020-07: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Modification of OperationsWinter 2020 re-tightening: all matters by videoconference except in extraordinary or compelling circumstances; judges and employees to work…	Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County	Circuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourt	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. IA-053	Supervisory Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (amended November 30, 2020)Order requiring masks of everyone entering court-controlled areas, requiring distanced scheduling of in-person hearings, encouraging remote…	Iowa Supreme Court	Iowa (all State courts)Court	Nov. 24, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-024	Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations, Including Jury Trials, Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry, Feb. 10, 2021)In re: Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations, Including Jury Trials, Due to COVID-19 Pandemic	Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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. MET-HOU-051	Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person ProceedingsModification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings	Harris County Local Administrative District Judge	Harris County, Texas (all courts)Court	Mar. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-020	Munza 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)Court	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read

Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. VT-050)
Michigan Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-14 (May 6, 2020) (Ex. MI-025)
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)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Standing Order 20-13 (May 22, 2020) (Ex. FED-302)
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)
Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. FED-285)
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)
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)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-025 with attached New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency Protocols (Emergency Court Protocols Nos. 1-3) (July 6, 2020) (Ex. NM-025)
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)
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)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01) (Ex. SC-063)
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)
Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme Court, Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (filed Nov. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-009)
Illinois Appellate Court, Second District (Justice Zenoff, with Justices Hutchinson and Brennan), Fox Fire Tavern, LLC v. Pritzker, 2020 IL App (2d) 200623 (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-010)
Presiding Judge (Superior Court of California, County of Riverside), General Order No. 2020-67 Re: Mandatory Facial Coverings and Physical Distancing (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-037)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-07: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Modification of Operations (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-033)
Iowa Supreme Court, Supervisory Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (amended November 30, 2020) (Nov. 24, 2020) (Ex. IA-053)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Updated Order Regarding Continuity of Operations, Including Jury Trials, Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry, Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-024)
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)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings (Mar. 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-051)
Supreme Court of Alabama (Bolin, J.), Munza v. Ivey, No. 1200003 (Ala. Mar. 19, 2021), 334 So. 3d 211 (Ex. DUT-AL-020)

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