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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-PDX-050	Index of Presiding Judge Orders on court operations during COVID-19: Mar. 27, 2020 (parenting time); Apr. 10, 2020 (civil trials; criminal proceedings; family, juvenile and probate proceedings during the pandemic); Apr. 21, 2020 (supplemental family, juvenile, probate); June 2, 2020 (protective face coverings in court facilities); June 15, 2020 (civil, criminal, juvenile, family and probate proceedings under Level 2 restrictions); probate letters of Apr. 22 and June 16, 2020Court Operations During Covid-19: Judicial Orders and Information (Multnomah County Circuit Court)	Presiding Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court; Chief Probate Judge	Multnomah County Circuit Court (Fourth Judicial District), OregonCourt	July 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MO-063	Orders of April 1, 2020 (extension of the suspension of in-person proceedings) and May 4, 2020 (Operational Directives for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Person Proceedings)Extension of the statewide suspension; phased operational directives with gateway criteria, distancing and masks	Supreme Court of Missouri	Missouri (all State courts)Court	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-PA-020	Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief)Friends of Danny DeVito, Kathy Gregory, B&J Laundry, LLC, Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge, and Caledonia Land Co. v. Governor Tom…	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.)	PennsylvaniaCourt	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. SD-048	Amended Standing Order CIV 20-4 Regarding Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha CountyStanding Order Regarding Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha County	Presiding Judge Robin J. Houwman; approved by the Supreme Court (Gilbertson, C.J.) April 14, 2020	Second Judicial Circuit (Minnehaha County)Court	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-012	Order Denying Plaintiff's Request for Preliminary Injunction, Lawrence v. Colorado, No. 1:20-cv-00862-DDD-SKC, ECF No. 19Order Denying Plaintiff's Request for Preliminary Injunction	Hon. Daniel D. Domenico, U.S. District Judge	Colorado (United States District Court for the District of Colorado)Court	Apr. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. VT-050	Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergencies	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)	VermontCourt	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AR-021	In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 163 (per curiam)Per curiam extending the suspension of in-person proceedings through May 15, 2020 with a ten-person courtroom limit and face coverings	Supreme Court of Arkansas	ArkansasCourt	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. HI-035	Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152Order extending the Mar. 16 and Mar. 20 orders through May 29, 2020, expanding remote proceedings and restricting entry to judiciary…	Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald	HawaiiCourt	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. OK-051	Third Emergency Joint Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (SCAD 2020-36)Transition from shelter in place: jury trials rescheduled to after July 31, 2020; deadlines resume May 16; non-jury hearings may be set…	Supreme Court of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals	OklahomaCourt	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047	Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court FacilitiesFace coverings required for court staff, lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors and all visitors in common and public areas of…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-044	Announcement: Effective immediately, a mask is required for entry into the courthouseMask required for courthouse entry; only parties to a case (and minor children) admitted	36th District Court (Detroit)	City of Detroit, Michigan (36th District Court)Court	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074	Order (filed May 4, 2020): Uniform Bar Examination rescheduled to Sept. 9-10, 2020 'pandemic-related conditions and restrictions permitting'; social distancing to limit seating; masks required; temperature and screening; priority registration for 2019-2020 graduatesOrder of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (May 4, 2020) regarding rescheduling the bar exam	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	District of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of AppealsCourt	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-034	General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical DistancingGeneral Order 2020-21 (filed May 6, 2020)	Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-052	Administrative Order No. 2020-75Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…	Arizona Supreme Court	ArizonaCourt	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-014	SH3 Health Consulting, LLC v. Page, No. 4:20-cv-00605-SRC, Doc. 27 (E.D. Mo. May 8, 2020) (Memorandum and Order denying temporary restraining order), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 1212SH3 Health Consulting, LLC, et al. v. St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page, et al.: Memorandum and Order	United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Clark, J.)	Missouri (Eastern District of Missouri; St. Louis City and St. Louis County orders)Court	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-013	Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills: order refusing a temporary restraining order against the ten-person gathering limit as applied to worship	Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	May 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-010	Roberts v. Neace, No. 20-5465, 958 F.3d 409 (per curiam)Order granting injunction pending appeal as to in-person worship	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	United States (Kentucky orders)Court	May 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SFO-062	General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in CourthousesGeneral Order requiring all persons entering the courthouses to wear a face covering in all public areas and shared work spaces	Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara	Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraCourt	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-029	Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OAOpinion holding Emergency Order 28 unlawful and unenforceable	Supreme Court of Wisconsin	WisconsinCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. SC-049	Order re Statewide Evictions and Foreclosures (2020-04-30-02)Resumption of evictions and foreclosures May 15, 2020 with CARES Act certification	Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty	South CarolinaCourt	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NM-017	Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-017In the Matter of the Use of Protective Face Coverings in New Mexico Courts During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency	Supreme Court of New Mexico	New MexicoCourt	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-042	Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax Courthouse During the COVID-19 PandemicMandatory Face Covering Order (May 18, 2020)	Circuit Court of Fairfax County	Fairfax County, VirginiaCourt	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-031	Standing Order No. 7 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary MeasuresExtension of every expiration date in Standing Orders Nos. 1-6 to June 13, 2020; recital of Supreme Court AOs Nos. 3-6 (courthouse closures…	Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden)	Superior Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	May 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-017	Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders)Antietam Battlefield KOA, et al. v. Lawrence J. Hogan, et al., Memorandum (Civil Action No. CCB-20-1130)	United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.)	Maryland (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)Court	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-055	Administrative Order Pertaining to Face Masks or Face Coverings in District Court Courtrooms During COVID-19 EmergencyOrder re face coverings in courtrooms	Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District	Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)Court	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Presiding Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court; Chief Probate Judge, Index of Presiding Judge Orders on court operations during COVID-19: Mar. 27, 2020 (parenting time); Apr. 10, 2020 (civil trials; criminal proceedings; family, juvenile and probate proceedings during the pandemic); Apr. 21, 2020 (supplemental family, juvenile, probate); June 2, 2020 (protective face coverings in court facilities); June 15, 2020 (civil, criminal, juvenile, family and probate proceedings under Level 2 restrictions); probate letters of Apr. 22 and June 16, 2020 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-050)
Supreme Court of Missouri, Orders of April 1, 2020 (extension of the suspension of in-person proceedings) and May 4, 2020 (Operational Directives for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Person Proceedings) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. MO-063)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.), Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-020)
Presiding Judge Robin J. Houwman; approved by the Supreme Court (Gilbertson, C.J.) April 14, 2020, Amended Standing Order CIV 20-4 Regarding Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Minnehaha County (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. SD-048)
Hon. Daniel D. Domenico, U.S. District Judge, Order Denying Plaintiff's Request for Preliminary Injunction, Lawrence v. Colorado, No. 1:20-cv-00862-DDD-SKC, ECF No. 19 (Apr. 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-CO-012)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. VT-050)
Supreme Court of Arkansas, In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 163 (per curiam) (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. AR-021)
Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice Recktenwald, Order Regarding Judiciary Operations, SCMF-20-0000152 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. HI-035)
Supreme Court of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Third Emergency Joint Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (SCAD 2020-36) (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. OK-051)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court Facilities (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047)
36th District Court (Detroit), Announcement: Effective immediately, a mask is required for entry into the courthouse (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-044)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Order (filed May 4, 2020): Uniform Bar Examination rescheduled to Sept. 9-10, 2020 'pandemic-related conditions and restrictions permitting'; social distancing to limit seating; masks required; temperature and screening; priority registration for 2019-2020 graduates (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074)
Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard, General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical Distancing (May 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-034)
Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-75 (May 8, 2020) (Ex. AZ-052)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Clark, J.), SH3 Health Consulting, LLC v. Page, No. 4:20-cv-00605-SRC, Doc. 27 (E.D. Mo. May 8, 2020) (Memorandum and Order denying temporary restraining order), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 1212 (Ex. DUT-MO-014)
Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge, Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273 (Ex. DUT-ME-013)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Roberts v. Neace, No. 20-5465, 958 F.3d 409 (per curiam) (May 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-010)
Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in Courthouses (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SFO-062)
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OA (May 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-029)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Statewide Evictions and Foreclosures (2020-04-30-02) (Ex. SC-049)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-017 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. NM-017)
Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax Courthouse During the COVID-19 Pandemic (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-042)
Superior Court of the State of Delaware (President Judge Jan R. Jurden), Standing Order No. 7 Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary Measures (May 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-031)
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.), Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders) (Ex. DUT-MD-017)
Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Administrative Order Pertaining to Face Masks or Face Coverings in District Court Courtrooms During COVID-19 Emergency (May 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-055)

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