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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. MET-MSY-065Jefferson Parish President outlines Phase One for Jefferson Parish (May 14, 2020): JeT masks required May 15; parish buildings reopen May 18 with masks and temperature screening; libraries, JPRD and animal shelter restrictionsPhase One for Jefferson Parish: 25 percent occupancy for gray-area businesses; closed categories; JeT face coverings; parish building…Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng (official release of May 14, 2020 on Phase One and parish operations)Parish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyMay 14, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-043Amended Phase I Opening Plan, May 25, 2020Civil District Court, First and Second City Court Amended Phase I Opening Plan: pre-screening, temperature scans and face masks required for…Civil District Court and First and Second City Court (Judicial Administrator)Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourtMay 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-048Amended Order: Re-entry Phase Two (Phase Two Limited Opening Order), May 28, 2020Criminal District Court Phase Two Limited Opening Order effective June 1, 2020: access limited by the Sheriff, symptomatic and quarantined…Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En BancCriminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourtMay 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. LA-063Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of June 5, 2020Order: in-person court capacity 50%; evictions remain suspended by executive actionSupreme Court of LouisianaLouisianaCourtJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-068Order 2020-007 (COVID-19 Phase II)24th JDC Phase II: courthouse open June 5, 2020 with courtrooms limited to 12 persons; civil matters by Zoom; jury trials to recommence July…Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtJune 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-008Spell v. Edwards, No. 20-30358, 962 F.3d 175Opinion dismissing appeal as mootUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States (Louisiana orders)CourtJune 18, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-053Proclamation Number 09 CLS 2020 (recorded Conveyance Book 3438, page 372)Continuation of Additional Measures for State of Emergency - COVID-19 (Phase 2 protocols for parish facilities; JeT masks; procurement…Parish President Cynthia Lee ShengParish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyJune 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-069Order 2020-013 (COVID-19 Phase III)24th JDC Phase III from September 14, 2020: masks required; six-foot distancing; jury trials may recommence; galleries limited to 14…Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-070Order 2020-015 (Jury Trials)24th JDC jury-trial order: trials may recommence September 14, 2020 with one venire of 50 per day, Monday-Thursday, prioritization 30 days…Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtOct. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-055Proclamation Number 20 CLS 2020Continuation of Additional Measures for State of Emergency - COVID-19 (Phase 3 protocols: masks and temperature screening in parish…Parish President Cynthia Lee ShengParish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-049Emergency Order: building closure, November 10, 2020Criminal District Court building closed immediately through November 23, 2020; court operating remotelyChief Judge Karen K. HermanCriminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourtNov. 10, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-024Proclamation 174 JBE 2020Renewal of State of Emergency for COVID-19 - Extension of Emergency ProvisionsGovernor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateDec. 4, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. LA-064Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of January 11, 2021Order: no jury trials before March 1, 2021; courthouses at 50%; remote proceedings encouragedSupreme Court of LouisianaLouisianaCourtJan. 11, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-044COVID 19 Order 2021 - January 12Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: civil jury trials suspended until March 1, 2021; video…Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City CourtsCivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourtJan. 12, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-057Emergency Proclamation Number 2 CLS 2021 (recorded Conveyance Book 3449, page 520)Continuation of Additional Measures for State of Emergency - COVID-19 (Modified Phase 2: masks and screening for parish buildings, JeT…Parish President Cynthia Lee ShengParish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyFeb. 10, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. LA-065Supreme Court of Louisiana Order of February 11, 2021Order: no jury trials before April 1, 2021; local courts to determine thereafterSupreme Court of LouisianaLouisianaCourtFeb. 11, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-045COVID-19 Order of the Civil District Court, February 11, 2021Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order (February 11, 2021)Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City CourtsCivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourtFeb. 11, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-058Emergency Proclamation Number 4 CLS 2021 (recorded Conveyance Book 3450, page 446)Continuation and Revision of Additional Measures for State of Emergency - COVID-19 (Phase 3: masks and screening in parish buildings; JeT…Parish President Cynthia Lee ShengParish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyMar. 3, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-059Proclamation Number 5 CLS 2021 (recorded Conveyance Book 3451, page 818)Continuation and Revision of Additional Measures for State of Emergency - COVID-19 (Mar. 31 - Apr. 28, 2021)Parish President Cynthia Lee ShengParish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyMar. 31, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-060Proclamation Number 7 CLS 2021 (recorded Conveyance Book 3453, page 95)Termination of Proclamation 10 CLS 2020 (parish mask mandate); masks continued in Jefferson Parish government buildings and courts and on…Parish President Cynthia Lee ShengParish of Jefferson, Louisiana (unincorporated)CountyApr. 28, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-033Proclamation 94 JBE 2021Extension of Emergency Provisions due to COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyGovernor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateMay 25, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-071Order 2021-00624th JDC: masks required in all common areas of the Thomas F. Donelon Courthouse from July 22, 2021Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtJuly 21, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-064Jefferson Parish COVID-19 press-release index (archived Sept. 29, 2021): 'Masks Required to Enter Jefferson Parish Government Buildings' (effective July 29, 2021); 'Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate Extended Through October 27, 2021'; 'Mask Mandate Lifted for Entry into Jefferson Parish General Government Buildings' (May 2021)Jefferson Parish COVID-19 releases: masks required to enter parish buildings from July 29, 2021; statewide mandate extended through Oct. 27…Jefferson Parish Government (Public Information Office), official COVID-19 press-release indexParish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-077Mayor Broome Institutes Mask Requirement for City-Parish Buildings (July 29, 2021)Mask requirement for anyone entering City-Parish buildings, effective July 30, 2021 (Delta surge)Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome (official City-Parish news release)City of Baton Rouge - Parish of East Baton Rouge, LouisianaCountyJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source