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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-ATL-033	Order Declaring Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Judicial Emergency, No. 20-1-0005 (Cobb Super. Ct.)Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (Cobb Judicial Circuit)	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-059	Order declaring a judicial emergency for all courts in Clayton County (Mar. 16-Apr. 13, 2020)Clayton County Judicial Circuit order halts jury trials and civil or non-essential matters	Chief Judge Geronda V. Carter, Superior Court of Clayton County	Clayton County, Georgia (Clayton Judicial Circuit)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-008	Declaration of Local Emergency (COVID-19)Declaration of Local Emergency	Mayor Van R. Johnson II (attest Mark Massey, Clerk of Council)	City of Savannah, GeorgiaCity	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-022	Executive Order No. 20-001Executive Order declaring a public health and economic state of emergency in DeKalb County (COVID-19)	Chief Executive Officer Michael L. Thurmond	DeKalb County, GeorgiaCounty	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-001	Executive Order 2020-21Declaring an emergency; directing all individuals living in the City of Atlanta to stay at their place of residence; ceasing non-essential…	Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms	City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCity	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-009	First Amended Declaration of Local Emergency ('Shelter at Home')First Amended Declaration of Local Emergency, 'Shelter at Home'	Mayor Van R. Johnson II	City of Savannah, GeorgiaCity	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-030	Declaration of Emergency in Cobb CountyDeclaration of Emergency in Cobb County (COVID-19)	Michael H. Boyce, Chairman, Cobb County Board of Commissioners	Cobb County, Georgia (unincorporated area)County	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-054	Executive Order 2020-22Re-declaring the emergency; all individuals directed to shelter at their place of residence; all businesses to cease non-essential…	Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms	City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCity	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-053	MARTA COVID-19 essential-service reduction (bus service reduced to 41 routes effective Apr. 20, 2020) and employee telework/hiring freeze (Mar. 17, 2020), as posted on the agency's coronavirus pageMARTA coronavirus page (captured May 1, 2020): 'Effective April 20th, MARTA is reducing bus service to 41 routes to prioritize essential…	MARTA (General Manager/CEO Jeffrey Parker)	Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton Counties and the City of Atlanta)Sector regulator	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-045	Executive Order No. 20-003 ('path forward'), described in the County's news release of Apr. 23, 2020CEO Thurmond Issues Third Executive Order Detailing Path Forward in Fight Against COVID-19	Chief Executive Officer Michael L. Thurmond	DeKalb County, GeorgiaCounty	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-035	Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencySecond Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (filed May 11, 2020)	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	Georgia (statewide; posted by Cobb County for the Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	May 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-020	Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings	Chief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court)	Fulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit: Superior, State and Magistrate Courts)Court	June 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-036	Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-011	Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks (June 30, 2020)Emergency Order requiring the public to wear masks or face coverings within the City of Savannah	Mayor Van R. Johnson II	City of Savannah, GeorgiaCity	June 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-007	Executive Order 2020-113Declaring an emergency; exercising emergency powers to ensure the enforcement of the Governor's Executive Order; prohibiting gatherings of…	Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms	City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCity	July 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-027	Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020)Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-028	Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters (July 10, 2020)Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-046	Recommended Guidelines: Reopening Phases (revised 7/10/2020)City of Atlanta Recommended Guidelines, Reopening Phases: 'Based on the current available data, Atlanta is in Phase 1'	Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (Advisory Council on Reopening Atlanta)	City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCity	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-061	Executive Order 2020-114Declaring an emergency; exercising emergency powers to ensure the enforcement of the Governor's Executive Order; prohibiting gatherings of…	Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms	City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCity	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-029	Letter of the Chief Magistrate regarding dispossessory (eviction) cases and small claims, July 14, 2020Chief Magistrate's letter: no eviction hearings or writs of possession since March 14, 2020; landlord/tenant and small-claims calendars…	Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy, Magistrate Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Magistrate Court)Court	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-042	DeKalb County mask ordinance adopted July 14, 2020, as amended July 21, 2020DeKalb County Passes Mask Ordinance to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (County release, July 21, 2020)	DeKalb County Board of Commissioners (ordinance authored by Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson; amendments by CEO Michael L. Thurmond)	DeKalb County, GeorgiaCounty	July 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-055	MARTA face-mask requirement for riders (in force by July 2020), as posted on the agency's coronavirus pageMARTA coronavirus page (captured July 15, 2020): 'MARTA requires you to wear a face mask or cloth covering over your nose and mouth to…	MARTA	Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySector regulator	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-012	Renewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks be Worn in PublicRenewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks be Worn in Public (Dec. 10, 2020)	Mayor Van R. Johnson II	City of Savannah, GeorgiaCity	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-037	Order Regarding Restriction of In Person Proceedings (State Court of Cobb County)Order Regarding Restriction of In Person Proceedings	State Court of Cobb County (Clerk Robin C. Bishop, filed)	Cobb County, Georgia (State Court)Court	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-013	Renewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or MasksRenewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings (Feb. 3, 2021)	Mayor Van R. Johnson II	City of Savannah, GeorgiaCity	Feb. 3, 2021	2021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Order Declaring Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Judicial Emergency, No. 20-1-0005 (Cobb Super. Ct.) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-033)
Chief Judge Geronda V. Carter, Superior Court of Clayton County, Order declaring a judicial emergency for all courts in Clayton County (Mar. 16-Apr. 13, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-059)
Mayor Van R. Johnson II (attest Mark Massey, Clerk of Council), Declaration of Local Emergency (COVID-19) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-008)
Chief Executive Officer Michael L. Thurmond, Executive Order No. 20-001 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-022)
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Executive Order 2020-21 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-001)
Mayor Van R. Johnson II, First Amended Declaration of Local Emergency ('Shelter at Home') (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-009)
Michael H. Boyce, Chairman, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, Declaration of Emergency in Cobb County (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-030)
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Executive Order 2020-22 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-054)
MARTA (General Manager/CEO Jeffrey Parker), MARTA COVID-19 essential-service reduction (bus service reduced to 41 routes effective Apr. 20, 2020) and employee telework/hiring freeze (Mar. 17, 2020), as posted on the agency's coronavirus page (Ex. MET-ATL-053)
Chief Executive Officer Michael L. Thurmond, Executive Order No. 20-003 ('path forward'), described in the County's news release of Apr. 23, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-045)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-035)
Chief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court), Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-020)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-036)
Mayor Van R. Johnson II, Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks (June 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-011)
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Executive Order 2020-113 (July 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-007)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020) (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-027)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-028)
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (Advisory Council on Reopening Atlanta), Recommended Guidelines: Reopening Phases (revised 7/10/2020) (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-046)
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Executive Order 2020-114 (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-061)
Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy, Magistrate Court of Cobb County, Letter of the Chief Magistrate regarding dispossessory (eviction) cases and small claims, July 14, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-029)
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners (ordinance authored by Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson; amendments by CEO Michael L. Thurmond), DeKalb County mask ordinance adopted July 14, 2020, as amended July 21, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-042)
MARTA, MARTA face-mask requirement for riders (in force by July 2020), as posted on the agency's coronavirus page (July 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-055)
Mayor Van R. Johnson II, Renewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks be Worn in Public (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-012)
State Court of Cobb County (Clerk Robin C. Bishop, filed), Order Regarding Restriction of In Person Proceedings (State Court of Cobb County) (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-037)
Mayor Van R. Johnson II, Renewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks (Feb. 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-ATL-013)

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