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Ex. FED-338General Order 20-0012 (original)In re: Coronavirus COVID-19 Public EmergencyChief Judge Rebecca R. PallmeyerUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourtMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CHI-057County Division General Administrative Order 2020-01COVID-19 County Division ProceduresPresiding Judge, County Division, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department, County DivisionCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-037General Administrative Order No. 2020-01: COVID-19 Emergency MeasuresAll matters in all Districts and Divisions rescheduled and continued 30 days; judges and employees to work remotely; Sheriff to cease…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. IL-062M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of March 17, 2020)Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency: temporary procedures; essential matters remote where feasible; non-essential matters…Supreme Court of IllinoisIllinois (all appellate and circuit courts)CourtMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. IL-063M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency / Impact on Trials (order of April 7, 2020, amending the orders of March 20 and April 3, 2020)Impact on Trials: chief judges may continue trials until further order; speedy-trial time excluded and tolledSupreme Court of IllinoisIllinoisCourtApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CHI-058Law Division General Administrative Order 20-5Amending Recent Shelter in Place GAO 2020-1 (effective May 13, 2020)Presiding Judge, Law Division, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Law DivisionCourtMay 13, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IL-064M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of May 20, 2020, modifying the orders of March 17 and April 7, 2020)Resumption of court matters from June 1, 2020 per chief-judge plans; remote hearings promoted; trial continuances continued and speedy-trial…Supreme Court of IllinoisIllinoisCourtMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CHI-059Chancery Division General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (Amended June 4, 2020)COVID-19 Measures Transition PlanPresiding Judge, Chancery Division, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Chancery DivisionCourtJune 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-027Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church v. Pritzker, No. 20-1811, 962 F.3d 341Opinion affirming denial of injunctionUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Easterbrook, J.)United States (Illinois orders)CourtJune 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-032General 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 CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (Chicago and suburban Cook County; the largest unified trial court in the United States)CourtSept. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. IL-065M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of August 27, 2020, replacing subpart F of the March 17, 2020 order)Courthouse entry conditions: no entry without a mask or face covering; exclusion of symptomatic persons and persons under quarantine or…Supreme Court of IllinoisIllinoisCourtAug. 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. IL-066M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency / Reduction of Unnecessary In-Person Court Appearances (order of August 27, 2020; amended Sept. 23, 2020 and Feb. 10, 2021)Reduction of unnecessary in-person court appearances; remote hearings for fee-waiver applications and civil mattersSupreme Court of IllinoisIllinoisCourtAug. 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CHI-054Chancery Division General Administrative Order No. 2020-11COVID-19 Measures (9)Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, pursuant to Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans' General Administrative Order 2020-02Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Chancery DivisionCourtSept. 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-010Fox 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)CourtNov. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. FED-339Eighth Amended General Order 20-0012In re: Coronavirus COVID-19 Public Emergency (Eighth Amended)Chief Judge Rebecca R. PallmeyerUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourtNov. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary 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. AGY-ST-COURTS-036General Administrative Order No. 2020-09: Residential Eviction and Consumer Debt Early Resolution Program (entered Dec. 14, 2020), with attachmentsEstablishment of the Early Resolution Program for residential eviction and consumer-debt cases (free legal aid and mediation before cases…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-296Tenth Amended General Order 20-0012In re: Coronavirus COVID-19 Public Emergency (Tenth Amended)Chief Judge Rebecca R. PallmeyerUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago, Rockford)CourtFeb. 12, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. IL-067M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency / Residential Eviction Proceedings (amended order of April 6, 2021, amending the orders of Dec. 22, 2020 and Feb. 23, 2021)Residential eviction proceedings: certification form required with every eviction complaint; judicial review of every eviction filing until…Supreme Court of IllinoisIllinoisCourtApr. 6, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary 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. DUT-IL-011JL Properties Group B, LLC v. Pritzker, 2021 IL App (3d) 200305Affirmance of the circuit court's refusal of a preliminary injunction against the Governor's residential eviction moratoria; the special…Illinois Appellate Court, Third District (majority; Presiding Justice McDade specially concurring)Illinois (Appellate Court, Third District)CourtMay 21, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationOtherPrimary 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. FED-301Fifth Amended General Order 20-0022In re: Criminal Case Procedures During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Fifth Amended)Chief Judge Rebecca R. PallmeyerUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourtJune 21, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-038General Administrative Order No. 2021-02: Residential eviction proceedings, proceduresProcedures governing residential eviction proceedings from June 25, 2021 as the statewide moratorium was phased out: which cases may be…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtJune 25, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. FED-299Third Amended Order Concerning Face Masks/Coverings in Public Areas of CourthousesIn re: Coronavirus COVID-19 Public Emergency - Order Concerning Face Masks/Coverings in Public Areas of Courthouses (Third Amended, July 30…Chief Judge Rebecca R. PallmeyerUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read