| Ex. MET-MSY-038 | Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Emergency Order in Response to Public Health Crisis (COVID-19)Emergency Order: jury trials suspended, eviction hearings suspended, oral argument suspended (effective March 13 through April 13, 2020) | Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and of the First and Second City Courts | Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City Courts of New OrleansCourt | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. LA-059 | Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of March 16, 2020Order continuing jury trials and civil proceedings (COVID-19) | Supreme Court of Louisiana (Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson) | LouisianaCourt | Mar. 16, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-039 | Amended Order (Court Closure), March 16, 2020Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order (court closure) | Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts | Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt | Mar. 16, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-050 | Court Proceedings due to COVID-19: Municipal and Traffic Court closed from March 16, 2020Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans closure: appearance requirement suspended 45 days, trials and hearings reset, no attachments or… | Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans (announced through the City's NOLA Ready site) | Municipal and Traffic Court of New OrleansCourt | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-040 | Third Amended Order (Court Closure), March 17, 2020Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: courts closed 4:00 p.m. March 17 through April 13, 2020 | Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts | Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt | Mar. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. LA-060 | Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of March 20, 2020 (filing deadlines)Order extending filings due to the Supreme Court between March 12 and April 13, 2020 to April 14, 2020 | Supreme Court of Louisiana | LouisianaCourt | Mar. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-067 | Order 2020-00524th JDC closure extended until 8:00 a.m. May 4, 2020; protective orders extended | Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach, on behalf of the Judges of the 24th JDC | 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourt | Mar. 31, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. LA-061 | Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of April 6, 2020Order continuing jury trials to May 4, 2020 and limiting in-person proceedings to emergency matters | Supreme Court of Louisiana | LouisianaCourt | Apr. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-078 | Coronavirus Closure Order No. 219th JDC closed until 8:00 a.m. May 1, 2020; all dockets cancelled except emergency matters by remote means; East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk… | Chief Judge Wilson Fields, for the 19th Judicial District Court | 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton RougeCourt | Apr. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-041 | Fourth Amended Order (Court Closure), April 7, 2020Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: closure extended to 8:00 a.m. May 4, 2020 | Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts | Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt | Apr. 7, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-046 | Order extending court closure until further notice (April 23, 2020)Criminal District Court Order: April 9, 2020 closure order extended until further notice; all jury trials and juror service suspended | Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En Banc | Criminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourt | Apr. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-047 | COOP Phase Order (amended signature date April 29, 2020)Criminal District Court Continuity of Operations Phase Order: remote first appearances, limited building access, remote supervision of… | Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En Banc | Criminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourt | Apr. 29, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-042 | COVID 19 Order 2020-05 (April 30, 2020)Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: courthouse closed to the public until May 18, 2020; civil jury… | Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts | Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt | Apr. 30, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. LA-062 | Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of May 15, 2020Order: no jury trials before June 30, 2020; in-person proceedings resume at 25% courtroom capacity | Supreme Court of Louisiana | LouisianaCourt | May 15, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Capacity limitCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-043 | Amended Phase I Opening Plan, May 25, 2020Civil District Court, First and Second City Court Amended Phase I Opening Plan: pre-screening, temperature scans and face masks required for… | Civil District Court and First and Second City Court (Judicial Administrator) | Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt | May 25, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-048 | Amended Order: Re-entry Phase Two (Phase Two Limited Opening Order), May 28, 2020Criminal District Court Phase Two Limited Opening Order effective June 1, 2020: access limited by the Sheriff, symptomatic and quarantined… | Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En Banc | Criminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourt | May 28, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. LA-063 | Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of June 5, 2020Order: in-person court capacity 50%; evictions remain suspended by executive action | Supreme Court of Louisiana | LouisianaCourt | June 5, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Capacity limitCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-068 | Order 2020-007 (COVID-19 Phase II)24th JDC Phase II: courthouse open June 5, 2020 with courtrooms limited to 12 persons; civil matters by Zoom; jury trials to recommence July… | Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach | 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourt | June 3, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Capacity limitCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-069 | Order 2020-013 (COVID-19 Phase III)24th JDC Phase III from September 14, 2020: masks required; six-foot distancing; jury trials may recommence; galleries limited to 14… | Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach | 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourt | Sept. 14, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-070 | Order 2020-015 (Jury Trials)24th JDC jury-trial order: trials may recommence September 14, 2020 with one venire of 50 per day, Monday-Thursday, prioritization 30 days… | Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach | 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourt | Oct. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q4 | Capacity limitCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-049 | Emergency Order: building closure, November 10, 2020Criminal District Court building closed immediately through November 23, 2020; court operating remotely | Chief Judge Karen K. Herman | Criminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourt | Nov. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. LA-064 | Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of January 11, 2021Order: no jury trials before March 1, 2021; courthouses at 50%; remote proceedings encouraged | Supreme Court of Louisiana | LouisianaCourt | Jan. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Capacity limitCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-044 | COVID 19 Order 2021 - January 12Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: civil jury trials suspended until March 1, 2021; video… | Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts | Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt | Jan. 12, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. LA-065 | Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of February 11, 2021Order: no jury trials before April 1, 2021; local courts to determine thereafter | Supreme Court of Louisiana | LouisianaCourt | Feb. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Capacity limitCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-MSY-045 | COVID-19 Order of the Civil District Court, February 11, 2021Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order (February 11, 2021) | Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts | Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt | Feb. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |