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Ex. VT-049Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court ProceduresVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)VermontCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-054Judicial Conference finding of March 29, 2020 under CARES Act § 15002 (announced March 31, 2020)Judiciary Authorizes Video/Audio Access During COVID-19 PandemicJudicial Conference of the United States (Administrative Office release)United States (federal judiciary)CourtMar. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-029Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 PandemicJudges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General DivisionCity of Cleveland, OhioCourtApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VT-050Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergenciesVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtApr. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-072Administrative Order 2020-02, 'Conducting Oral Arguments' (May 18, 2020)Administrative Order 2020-02: Conducting Oral ArgumentsChief Judge Sharon ProstUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (all cases)CourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-005Administrative Order No. 2020-02Remote Court Proceedings During COVID-19 PandemicChief Judge Maurice B. Foley, United States Tax CourtUnited States Tax CourtCourtMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-011Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 2:20-cv-00176-LEW, ECF No. 20 (D. Me. May 29, 2020), reported at 463 F. Supp. 3d 22Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills: order refusing preliminary injunction against the 14-day self-quarantine requirement of Executive Order…Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District JudgeUnited States District Court for the District of MaineCourtMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionPrimary 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. AGY-ST-COURTS-009Administrative 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 CourtNebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtNov. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-033General 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 CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-065Ninth Amended Administrative Order Regarding Court Operations Under COVID-19, 2020-01 A917th JD Ninth Amended CJO, Limited Court Operations, Effective November 23, 2020 Until Further Notice and OrderChief Judge, Seventeenth Judicial DistrictSeventeenth Judicial District (Adams and Broomfield Counties), ColoradoCourtNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-012Opinion, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 20-1559 (1st Cir. Jan. 14, 2021), 985 F.3d 153Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills: opinion affirming the refusal of a preliminary injunction against Maine's traveler self-quarantine…Barron, Circuit Judge, for a panel with Selya, Circuit JudgeUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitCourtJan. 14, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SD-084Standing Order CIV. 21-4 Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Security Measures (April 6, 2021)Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Security MeasuresPresiding Judge Robin J. Houwman; approved by the Supreme Court (Jensen, C.J.) April 8, 2021Second Judicial Circuit (Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties)CourtApr. 6, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-034General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (amended effective April 22, 2021; entered nunc pro tunc April 27, 2021)Spring 2021 amendment: videoconference remains the default for all matters; judges to work remotely; masks for all persons; residential…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtApr. 27, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-069Misc. Docket No. 21-9060, Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterThirty-Eighth Emergency Order (in force June 1-Aug. 1, 2021: remote participation; local health protocols; jury proceedings under approved…Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtMay 26, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-025Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M210001 (June 3, 2021)In re: Courthouse Operations and Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Judge Luebbers), and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judge Russell)Hamilton County, OhioCourtJune 3, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-012Local Administrative Order 2021-15Plan to Return to Full Capacity - Phase Three Forward; rescinds and replaces LAO 2021-08Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan, Chief Judge Timothy M. Kenny (approved by SCAO)Wayne County, Michigan (Third Judicial Circuit)CourtJune 7, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. UT-050Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (June 3, 2021)Administrative Order for Court Operations During PandemicUtah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial CouncilUtahCourtJune 3, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. HI-066Fifth Amended Order Regarding Entering Judiciary Facilities, SCMF-20-0000152Fifth Amended Order restricting entry to judiciary facilities (screening; travel exclusions; face coverings) (June 15, 2021)Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice RecktenwaldHawaiiCourtJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ORL-044Administrative Order No. 2020-06-09Amended Temporary Order Governing Trial Court Proceedings (transition to broader in-person contact; masks optional except at the Booking and…Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr.Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Orange and Osceola Counties)CourtJune 17, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. FL-069Administrative Order No. AOSC21-17In re: COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Emergency Operational Measures for Florida Appellate and Trial CourtsChief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of FloridaFlorida (all State courts)CourtJune 4, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-075Administrative Order 2021-10, 'Modifying Court Operations' (June 22, 2021)Administrative Order 2021-10: Modifying Court OperationsChief Judge Kimberly A. MooreUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitCourtJune 22, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-059Supreme Court Order No. 21-8500-015 (amending PHE Protocols Nos. 1 and 2)In the Matter of the Amendment of the New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency ProtocolsSupreme Court of New MexicoNew MexicoCourtJune 29, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-088Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Safety Measures (July 1, 2021)Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Safety MeasuresPresiding Judge Robin J. Houwman; approved by the Supreme Court (Jensen, C.J.) July 2, 2021Second Judicial Circuit (Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties)CourtJuly 1, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. FL-070Administrative Order No. AOSC21-17, Amendment 1In re: COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Emergency Operational Measures for Florida Appellate and Trial Courts (Amendment 1)Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of FloridaFlorida (all State courts)CourtJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read

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