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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-DFW-032	Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceFace-mask order as modified Feb. 25, 2022 (long-term care, health-care and congregate settings)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Feb. 25, 2022		Face-covering requirementHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-070	Public Notice re Face Coverings Not Required (March 4, 2022)Public Notice re Face Coverings Not Required	Superior Court of California, County of Riverside	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Mar. 4, 2022		Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLT-032	Media release: Mask Mandate to be amended March 7th, 2022 to No Longer Require Masks in Public, Indoor SpacesOrange County mask mandate amended March 7, 2022	Orange County (media release)	Orange CountyCounty	Mar. 2, 2022		Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-033	Rescission of County Judge Clay Jenkins COVID-19 Health and Safety Order Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities Issued August 4, 2020Rescission of the LTCF order of Aug. 4, 2020 (Mar. 8, 2022)	Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Mar. 8, 2022		Face-covering requirementHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-016	Announcement that the County's local mask requirement will be lifted March 12, 2022, with the County's own chronology of mask requirements from April 2020 (post-period exhibit establishing the duration of the August 2021 county mandate)After nearly two years of mandates, County follows state, will lift mask requirement March 12	Multnomah County (Chair Deborah Kafoury; Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Mar. 1, 2022		Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-025	Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 1-2022 (temporary): Adjusted Temporary Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Workplaces, OAR 437-001-0744Adjusted Temporary Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Workplaces (indoor masking removed except health care; other…	Oregon OSHA	Oregon; Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesSector regulator	Mar. 18, 2022		Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. HI-055	Report, Final statewide mask requirement ended in Hawaii March 26Ballotpedia News: Hawaii's statewide indoor mask requirement ended March 26, 2022 after 704 days, the last in the nation	Ballotpedia News (reporting the Governor's Mar. 8, 2022 announcement)	HawaiiState	Mar. 28, 2022		Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-087	Statement of the Acting Commissioner, Apr. 4, 2022: Social Security Administration to Resume In-Person Services at Local Social Security Offices (Apr. 7, 2022)Statement of Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner: Social Security Administration to Resume In-Person Services at Local Social Security…	Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security	United States (federal); Social Security AdministrationFederal	Apr. 4, 2022		Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-073	Secretary of Labor v. Ariana Murrell-Rosario d/b/a Liberty Tax Service, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0432, Decision and Order (June 6, 2022)Decision and Order, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0432 (Liberty Tax Service, Lynn, Massachusetts)	Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Chief Administrative Law Judge Covette Rooney	United States (Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission)Court	June 6, 2022	2021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-027	Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63 (Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382) (decided July 8, 2022)Jeffrey Becker, Andrea Klein and A Leap Above Dance, LLC v. Dane County, Janel Heinrich and Public Health of Madison & Dane County	Supreme Court of Wisconsin	Wisconsin (Dane County orders)Court	July 8, 2022		Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-107	Ballotpedia, 'School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year'State-by-State table of 2021-22 school mask requirements and bans (instrument type and end date) and teacher/staff vaccination requirements…	Ballotpedia (secondary source)	United States (50 States and D.C.)Other	Aug. 1, 2022	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-003	School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year (school mask requirements and bans, staff and student vaccine requirements, litigation)School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year	Ballotpedia	United States (fifty States)Other	Aug. 1, 2022	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-OR-017	JGB Enterprises, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 325 Or App 326, 529 P3d 262 (Apr. 19, 2023) (A176066): judicial review affirming a default order suspending a Lane County saloon's liquor license for 38 days for violating EO 20-66 and OHA guidance 'that qualified as public health laws' during Extreme Risk (Jan. 4-Feb. 20, 2021)JGB Enterprises, LLC, dba Twisted River Saloon, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Respondent	Oregon Court of Appeals	OregonCourt	Apr. 19, 2023	2021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-019	T & V Associates, Inc. v. Director of Health and Human Services, No. 361727 (Mich. Ct. App. June 29, 2023) (for publication)Published opinion on a banquet caterer's challenge to the MDHHS Gatherings and Face Mask Order of March 19, 2021: the orders under MCL…	Michigan Court of Appeals (Boonstra, P.J., and Gadola and Yates, JJ.; opinion by Gadola, J.), on appeal from the Court of Claims, No. 21-000075-MM	MichiganCourt	June 29, 2023		Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-019	Stand Up Montana v. Missoula County Public Schools, 2023 MT 240, No. DA 23-0046 (Mont. Dec. 12, 2023)Opinion affirming summary judgment for the Missoula County school districts on the substantive due process challenge to their 2021-22 mask…	Supreme Court of Montana (Gustafson, J.)	MontanaCourt	Dec. 12, 2023		Standing dutyFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-016	Along Came Trudy LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 330 Or App 295, 543 P3d 751 (Jan. 24, 2024), rev den, 372 Or 588 (July 18, 2024) (A178679; OLCC21V003): judicial review affirming cancellation of a Lane County restaurant and event venue's liquor license for three violations of EO 20-66 (indoor dining while prohibited)Along Came Trudy LLC, dba Along Came Trudy, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Respondent	Oregon Court of Appeals (Kamins, J., with Tookey, P.J., and Egan, J.); review denied by the Oregon Supreme Court	OregonCourt	Jan. 24, 2024	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-018	Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66)In the Matter of the Full-On Premises Sales License Held By Central Pastime, LLC, dba Central Pastime, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and…	Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.)	OregonCourt	Aug. 6, 2025	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-004	G.L. c. 111, s. 31Health regulations of boards of health; publication as notice to all persons; penalty	General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-014	NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn MoreCOVID-19 (Coronavirus): the standards the OSH Division has adopted that apply to occupational exposure to COVID-19, including the General…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division	North CarolinaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-004	N.D.C.C. 23-35-08, 23-35-09, 23-35-12, 23-35-13Boards of health - powers and duties; abatement and removal of nuisance, source of filth, and cause of sickness; local health officers…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the local boards of health and public health units)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureFace-covering requirementQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-005	N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations)The governor and disasters or emergencies - penalty	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-008	SDCL ch. 9-32, Sanitation and Health Measures (§§ 9-32-1 to 9-32-4)Municipal power for the promotion of health and the suppression of disease; city boards of health; inspection of food products and of…	South Dakota Legislature (codified statute conferring municipal powers)	South Dakota (every municipality)State	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-057	Administrative Order No. 15: Extension of Judicial Emergency (January 2021)Tenth 30-day extension; Phase 2 continued (jury trials remained postponed)	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court		2021 Q1	Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-058	Administrative Order No. 17: Extension of Judicial Emergency (March 2021)Twelfth 30-day extension; Phase 2 continued	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court		2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-079	Supreme Judicial Court Sixth Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) PandemicSixth Updated Order (spring 2021): phased resumption of jury trials (Phases 1-3) with six-person juries; continued limits on in-person…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)Court		2021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Feb. 25, 2022) (Ex. MET-DFW-032)
Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, Public Notice re Face Coverings Not Required (March 4, 2022) (Mar. 4, 2022) (Ex. MET-RIV-070)
Orange County (media release), Media release: Mask Mandate to be amended March 7th, 2022 to No Longer Require Masks in Public, Indoor Spaces (Mar. 2, 2022) (Ex. MET-CLT-032)
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, Rescission of County Judge Clay Jenkins COVID-19 Health and Safety Order Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities Issued August 4, 2020 (Mar. 8, 2022) (Ex. MET-DFW-033)
Multnomah County (Chair Deborah Kafoury; Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines), Announcement that the County's local mask requirement will be lifted March 12, 2022, with the County's own chronology of mask requirements from April 2020 (post-period exhibit establishing the duration of the August 2021 county mandate) (Mar. 1, 2022) (Ex. MET-PDX-016)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 1-2022 (temporary): Adjusted Temporary Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Workplaces, OAR 437-001-0744 (Mar. 18, 2022) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-025)
Ballotpedia News (reporting the Governor's Mar. 8, 2022 announcement), Report, Final statewide mask requirement ended in Hawaii March 26 (Mar. 28, 2022) (Ex. HI-055)
Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Statement of the Acting Commissioner, Apr. 4, 2022: Social Security Administration to Resume In-Person Services at Local Social Security Offices (Apr. 7, 2022) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-087)
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Chief Administrative Law Judge Covette Rooney, Secretary of Labor v. Ariana Murrell-Rosario d/b/a Liberty Tax Service, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0432, Decision and Order (June 6, 2022) (Ex. DUT-FED-073)
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63 (Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382) (decided July 8, 2022) (Ex. MET-MKE-027)
Ballotpedia (secondary source), Ballotpedia, 'School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year' (Aug. 1, 2022) (Ex. ECO-B-107)
Ballotpedia, School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year (school mask requirements and bans, staff and student vaccine requirements, litigation) (Aug. 1, 2022) (Ex. SEC-15-003)
Oregon Court of Appeals, JGB Enterprises, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 325 Or App 326, 529 P3d 262 (Apr. 19, 2023) (A176066): judicial review affirming a default order suspending a Lane County saloon's liquor license for 38 days for violating EO 20-66 and OHA guidance 'that qualified as public health laws' during Extreme Risk (Jan. 4-Feb. 20, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-017)
Michigan Court of Appeals (Boonstra, P.J., and Gadola and Yates, JJ.; opinion by Gadola, J.), on appeal from the Court of Claims, No. 21-000075-MM, T & V Associates, Inc. v. Director of Health and Human Services, No. 361727 (Mich. Ct. App. June 29, 2023) (for publication) (Ex. DUT-MI-019)
Supreme Court of Montana (Gustafson, J.), Stand Up Montana v. Missoula County Public Schools, 2023 MT 240, No. DA 23-0046 (Mont. Dec. 12, 2023) (Ex. DUT-MT-019)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Kamins, J., with Tookey, P.J., and Egan, J.); review denied by the Oregon Supreme Court, Along Came Trudy LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 330 Or App 295, 543 P3d 751 (Jan. 24, 2024), rev den, 372 Or 588 (July 18, 2024) (A178679; OLCC21V003): judicial review affirming cancellation of a Lane County restaurant and event venue's liquor license for three violations of EO 20-66 (indoor dining while prohibited) (Ex. DUT-OR-016)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.), Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66) (Ex. DUT-OR-018)
General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health), G.L. c. 111, s. 31 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-004)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division, NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn More (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-014)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the local boards of health and public health units), N.D.C.C. 23-35-08, 23-35-09, 23-35-12, 23-35-13 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-004)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03), N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-005)
South Dakota Legislature (codified statute conferring municipal powers), SDCL ch. 9-32, Sanitation and Health Measures (§§ 9-32-1 to 9-32-4) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-008)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 15: Extension of Judicial Emergency (January 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-057)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 17: Extension of Judicial Emergency (March 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-058)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court Sixth Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-079)

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