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Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-009Press release cancelling trial sessions (Mar. 11, 2020)Press Release: cancellation of trial sessions of March 16, 17, 23 and 30, 2020United States Tax Court (Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley), Public Affairs OfficeUnited States Tax Court (nationwide; trial sessions in 74 cities)CourtMar. 11, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-007Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (No. S-20-247)First statewide administrative order: exclusion of exposed, quarantined, symptomatic and recently travelled persons from court proceedings…Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme CourtNebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144)Persons diagnosed with, exposed to or symptomatic of coronavirus, persons asked to self-quarantine, and persons who had travelled to China…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-022Release: Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Declares Judicial EmergencyRelease explaining the March 13, 2020 judicial emergency declaration and the standing orders of every Delaware courtDelaware Judiciary (State Court Administrator Gayle Lafferty), for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (Administrative Office of the Courts) (statewide)CourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021Order Declaring a Judicial EmergencyDeclaration of a statewide judicial emergency effective 8:00 a.m. March 16, 2020 for 30 days; trial courts authorized to continue all trials…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-051Administrative Order 2020-059 (Amended)In re: COVID-19 Notice - persons barred from entering the Jackson County Courthouse and its DivisionsPresiding Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri (Jackson County)CourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-010Administrative Order 20-01 (In the Matter of the Eighth Judicial District Court's Response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19))Administrative Order 20-01Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell, Eighth Judicial District Court, with Chief Justice Kristina Pickering, Nevada Supreme CourtClark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SD-047Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Safety MeasuresStanding Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Safety MeasuresPresiding Judge Robin J. Houwman, Second Judicial CircuitSecond Judicial Circuit (Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties)CourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary 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. NM-004Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-002In the Matter of Precautionary Measures for Court Operations in the New Mexico Judiciary During the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencySupreme Court of New Mexico (Nakamura, C.J.)New MexicoCourtMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Gathering capTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-001In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc, Misc. No. 260En banc decision temporarily suspending WCAB Rules of Practice and Procedure statewide and recognizing the closure of DWC district offices…Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (State workers' compensation tribunal; statewide)CourtMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-059Fourth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order #2 Re: COVID-19 Pandemic ResponseAdministrative Order #2 Re: COVID-19 Pandemic ResponsePresiding Judge Michael W. DayFourth Judicial CircuitCourtMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-048Revised Order: Court Operations effective March 24, 2020Revised Order (Court Operations)Harris County (Office of the County Engineer, for the courts)Harris County, Texas (district and county courts)CourtMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-008Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (second order)Second statewide administrative order, reciting that all 93 counties were under Directed Health Measures and re-imposing the exclusion and…Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme CourtNebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-021In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772In re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas, et al. (petition for writ of mandamus; GA-09)United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting)Texas (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)CourtApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-025Release: Judicial Emergency and closure of all Delaware Court facilities to the public extended to May 14, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 4)Release announcing the first 30-day extension of the judicial emergency and of the closure of all court facilities to the public, to May 14…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074Order (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 examDistrict of Columbia Court of AppealsDistrict of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of AppealsCourtMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-025Administrative Order No. 2020-14Continued Status Quo Court Operations and Phased Return to Full Court OperationsMichigan Supreme CourtMichiganCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-014Court decision: Henry v. DeSantis, No. 9:20-cv-80729-AHS, Doc. 9 (S.D. Fla. May 11, 2020), reported at 461 F. Supp. 3d 1244Order Denying Emergency Injunctive Relief and Dismissing Case with PrejudiceUnited States District Judge Raag SinghalFlorida (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida)CourtMay 11, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-026Release: Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. extends Judicial Emergency to June 13, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 6)Release announcing the second 30-day extension; court facilities to remain closed to the public at least through June 13, 2020; Court…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtMay 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-VT-018State of Vermont v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division, filed May 15, 2020): complaint for preliminary injunction and civil penalties; temporary restraining order granted May 15, 2020Vermont AG files first Covid-19 non-compliance lawsuit against Rutland gym (VTDigger, May 15, 2020)State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan (plaintiff); Rutland Superior Court (temporary restraining order); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), May 15, 2020Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)CourtMay 15, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
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. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-039September 2020 Uniform Bar Exam Information (priority registration May 18-28, 2020; exam Sept. 9-10, 2020; restricted seating under social distancing)September 2020 Uniform Bar Exam InformationD.C. Court of Appeals Committee on AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia; D.C. Court of Appeals Committee on AdmissionsCourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-013Court of Common Pleas COVID-19 page (Justice Center building access, health screening, face coverings, courtroom caps, jury-trial suspension) as of July 1, 2020COVID-19 | CCCCP (court operations page)Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Administrative and Presiding Judge Brendan J. Sheehan)Cuyahoga County, OhioCourtJuly 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-018Order Regarding Continuity of Operations to Maximize Social Distancing Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Order Regarding Continuity of Operations to Maximize Social Distancing Due to COVID-19 PandemicJudges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General DivisionCuyahoga County, OhioCourtMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read