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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. 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. 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-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-074Administrative Order 2021-09, 'Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building' (May 22, 2021)Administrative Order 2021-09: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts BuildingChief Judge Kimberly A. Moore (Federal Circuit) and Chief Judge Elaine D. Kaplan (Court of Federal Claims)Federal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims (National Courts Building)CourtMay 22, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Business closureFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. FED-297Amended General Order 21-0006 (May 26, 2021)In re: Plan for the Safe Resumption of Jury Trials and Court Operations (Amended May 26, 2021)Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer (Executive Committee)United States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourtMay 26, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AK-057Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8275Special Order 8275, Regarding Update to Special Order 8149, COVID-19 Visitor Health Precautions (unvaccinated visitors must mask; screening)Chief Justice Joel H. BolgerAlaska (statewide courts)CourtJune 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary 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. 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. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-078Protocols for In-Person Arguments (June 22, 2021)Protocols for In-Person ArgumentsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitCourtJune 22, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary 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. RI-084Supreme Court Executive Order 2021-04COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Continuity of OperationsRhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)Rhode IslandCourtJuly 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-076Administrative Order 2021-13, 'Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Through August 31, 2021' (July 30, 2021)Administrative Order 2021-13: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Through August 31, 2021Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore and Chief Judge Elaine D. KaplanFederal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims (National Courts Building)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Business closureFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. IN-094Klaassen v. Trustees of Indiana University, No. 21-2326 (7th Cir. Aug. 2, 2021) (published order), describing Indiana University's fall-2021 vaccination requirementIndiana University's requirement that all students be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the fall 2021 semester, with masks and twice-weekly…Trustees of Indiana University (vaccination condition); United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Easterbrook, J.) (order denying injunction pending appeal)Indiana (Indiana University, a State educational institution) / United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitCourtAug. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-072Order 2021-007 (COVID Order - Masks, Prisoner Transport, Videoconferencing)24th JDC: masks continued in common areas; criminal matters by videoconference; rapid test before transport; civil matters remote, from…Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-060Trial Division Administrative Docket No. 27 of 2021In re: Continuation of Residential Eviction Moratorium Pursuant to the Order of the Centers for Disease Control issued August 3, 2021Hon. Lisette Shirdan-Harris, Administrative Judge, Trial Division, and Hon. Daniel J. Anders, Supervising Judge, Civil SectionFirst Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division)CourtAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-007Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M210001 (Aug. 11, 2021)In re: Courthouse Operations and Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Presiding Judge Jody M. Luebbers), and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Presiding Judge Heather S. Russell)Hamilton County, OhioCourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-079Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments (Aug. 12, 2021)Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments (August 12, 2021)United States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitCourtAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-041Release: Delaware Courts to restore mask mandate on Monday, August 16, 2021 to combat the COVID-19 Delta variant; Chief Justice also orders mandatory weekly COVID testing for all unvaccinated court employeesRelease announcing universal masking in all State court facilities from Aug. 16, 2021 and weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial employees…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice Seitz ('as administrative head of all state courts')Delaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-062Administrative Order of August 11, 2021 (universal masking in judicial facilities; weekly testing of unvaccinated judicial officers and employees)Q3 2021 Delta-wave order: face masks for all persons entering any judicial facility regardless of vaccination status from Aug. 16, 2021…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. WA-095Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-669In the Matter of COVID-19 Vaccinations (judicial branch employees)Supreme Court of WashingtonWashingtonCourtAug. 18, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MD-092Administrative Order on COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Judiciary Personnel in Courthouses and Judicial Branch Facilities (Aug. 20, 2021)Administrative Order on COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Judiciary Personnel in Courthouses and Judicial Branch FacilitiesChief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Appeals of MarylandMarylandCourtAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ORL-047Administrative Order No. 2020-06-12Amended Temporary Order Governing Trial Court Proceedings (temporary modification limiting public access to court facilities; face masks…Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr.Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Orange and Osceola Counties)CourtAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. NM-066Supreme Court Order No. 21-8500-021 with Amended Emergency Court ProtocolsIn the Matter of the Amendment of the New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency Protocols (reinstating face mask requirements; regular…Supreme Court of New Mexico (M. Vigil, C.J.)New MexicoCourtAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read

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