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Ex. LA-062Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of May 15, 2020Order: no jury trials before June 30, 2020; in-person proceedings resume at 25% courtroom capacitySupreme Court of LouisianaLouisianaCourtMay 15, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-043Amended 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 CourtsCourtMay 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-063Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of June 5, 2020Order: in-person court capacity 50%; evictions remain suspended by executive actionSupreme Court of LouisianaLouisianaCourtJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-068Order 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 Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtJune 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-069Order 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 Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-070Order 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 Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtOct. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-064Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of January 11, 2021Order: no jury trials before March 1, 2021; courthouses at 50%; remote proceedings encouragedSupreme Court of LouisianaLouisianaCourtJan. 11, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-044COVID 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 CourtsCivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourtJan. 12, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-065Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of February 11, 2021Order: no jury trials before April 1, 2021; local courts to determine thereafterSupreme Court of LouisianaLouisianaCourtFeb. 11, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-045COVID-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 CourtsCivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourtFeb. 11, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-071Order 2021-00624th JDC: masks required in all common areas of the Thomas F. Donelon Courthouse from July 22, 2021Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtJuly 21, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary 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

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