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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. ECO-C-074	In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166Tolling order (retroactive to March 9, 2020) and use of technology in court proceedings	Supreme Court of Ohio	OhioCourt	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. UT-047	Administrative Order, In re: Order for Court Operations During PandemicAdministrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (March 13, 2020)	Utah Supreme Court (Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant, as presiding officer of the Judicial Council)	UtahCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-022	Press release postponing the March 2020 argument session (Mar. 16, 2020)Press Release: March session (March 23-25 and March 30-April 1) postponed; Building closed to the public	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Officer Kathleen Arberg)	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. CO-056	Order Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State CourtsOrder Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State Courts	Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats, Supreme Court of Colorado	ColoradoCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-130	Administrative Order No. 2020-47Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency	Arizona Supreme Court (Chief Justice Robert Brutinel)	ArizonaCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. VT-049	Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court Procedures	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)	VermontCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-037	General 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 County	Circuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-071	Administrative Order, 'Continued Modifications to Court Operations' (Mar. 20, 2020)Continued Modifications to Court Operations	Chief Judge Sharon Prost	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitCourt	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-012	Press release keeping the building closed and cancelling May-June 2020 trial sessions (Mar. 23, 2020)Press Release: building remains closed; personnel remote; May 4-June 30, 2020 trial sessions cancelled	United States Tax Court	United States Tax CourtCourt	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-024	Administrative Order No. 3: Statewide Judiciary Restricted Operations and the Temporary Suspension of Statutes of Limitations, Filing Deadlines and Notarization Requirements in All CourtsAll courthouses and administrative offices closed to the public from March 23 to April 15, 2020; essential matters only, remotely where…	Supreme Court of Delaware (Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr.)	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FL-065	Administrative Order No. AOSC20-17In re: COVID-19 Emergency Procedures for the Florida State Courts (extending AOSC20-13, 20-15, 20-16)	Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida	Florida (all State courts)Court	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-048	Revised 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)Court	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
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. ECO-C-054	Judicial Conference finding of March 29, 2020 under CARES Act § 15002 (announced March 31, 2020)Judiciary Authorizes Video/Audio Access During COVID-19 Pandemic	Judicial Conference of the United States (Administrative Office release)	United States (federal judiciary)Court	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. RI-080	Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-06COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Limitations on Personnel	Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)	Rhode IslandCourt	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
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. ECO-C-053	Press release of April 3, 2020Postponement of the April 2020 oral argument session (April 20-22 and April 27-29); Court closed to the public	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	United States (Supreme Court)Court	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FL-066	Administrative Order No. AOSC20-23 (original)In re: Comprehensive COVID-19 Emergency Measures for the Florida State Courts	Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida	Florida (all State courts)Court	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-029	Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General Division	City of Cleveland, OhioCourt	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-020	Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part)Laura Kelly, Governor of the State of Kansas, v. Legislative Coordinating Council, et al.	Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam)	KansasCourt	Apr. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-006	Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW (W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020) (Doc. 6), reported at 453 F. Supp. 3d 901Temporary Restraining Order enjoining Louisville from enforcing any prohibition on drive-in church services at On Fire Christian Center	United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Walker, J.), documenting a prohibition issued by the Mayor of Louisville	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky (W.D. Ky.)Court	Apr. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-070	Administrative Order AO/85/20Effective April 13, 2020: trial courts to address pending cases only through remote or virtual operations (conferencing, deciding fully…	Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, at the direction of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore	New York State Unified Court System (Office of Court Administration; statewide, including the New York City courts)Court	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-087	Order No. 25700-B-615, Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court OperationsRevised and Extended Order Regarding Court Operations (civil jury trials suspended until after May 4, 2020; non-emergency civil matters…	Supreme Court of Washington (Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens)	WashingtonCourt	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	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. 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

Supreme Court of Ohio, In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-074)
Utah Supreme Court (Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant, as presiding officer of the Judicial Council), Administrative Order, In re: Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. UT-047)
Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Officer Kathleen Arberg), Press release postponing the March 2020 argument session (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-022)
Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats, Supreme Court of Colorado, Order Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State Courts (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. CO-056)
Arizona Supreme Court (Chief Justice Robert Brutinel), Administrative Order No. 2020-47 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-130)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator), Administrative Order No. 49 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. VT-049)
Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-01: COVID-19 Emergency Measures (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-037)
Chief Judge Sharon Prost, Administrative Order, 'Continued Modifications to Court Operations' (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-071)
United States Tax Court, Press release keeping the building closed and cancelling May-June 2020 trial sessions (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-012)
Supreme Court of Delaware (Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr.), Administrative Order No. 3: Statewide Judiciary Restricted Operations and the Temporary Suspension of Statutes of Limitations, Filing Deadlines and Notarization Requirements in All Courts (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-024)
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida, Administrative Order No. AOSC20-17 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. FL-065)
Harris County (Office of the County Engineer, for the courts), Revised Order: Court Operations effective March 24, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-048)
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)
Judicial Conference of the United States (Administrative Office release), Judicial Conference finding of March 29, 2020 under CARES Act § 15002 (announced March 31, 2020) (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-054)
Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell), Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-06 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. RI-080)
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 the United States (Public Information Office), Press release of April 3, 2020 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-053)
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida, Administrative Order No. AOSC20-23 (original) (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. FL-066)
Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General Division, Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-029)
Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam), Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part) (Ex. DUT-KS-020)
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Walker, J.), documenting a prohibition issued by the Mayor of Louisville, Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW (W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020) (Doc. 6), reported at 453 F. Supp. 3d 901 (Ex. MET-SDF-006)
Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, at the direction of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, Administrative Order AO/85/20 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-070)
Supreme Court of Washington (Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens), Order No. 25700-B-615, Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court Operations (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-087)
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)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar), Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. VT-050)

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