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Ex. MET-BNA-032Knox County Health Department Order adopting Executive Orders 30 and 31 and the Knox County phased reopeningReopening Order (Phase One; effective 8:00 a.m. EDT May 1, 2020)Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Director and Health OfficerKnox County, TennesseeCountyMay 1, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-053Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 13-2020Amending the Safer at Home Order: Back to Business Phase 1 (supersedes Executive Order No. 12-2020)Mayor Jim StricklandCity of Memphis, TennesseeCityMay 5, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-18-036Executive Order No. 33An Order Amending Executive Order No. 30 to Permit the Operation of Close Contact Personal Services Pursuant to New Safety GuidelinesGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-015Executive Order No. 33An Order Amending Executive Order No. 30 to Allow Reopening of Close Contact Personal Services Pursuant to New Safety GuidelinesGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-016Executive Order No. 35An Order Amending Executive Order No. 30 to Allow Reopening of Small Group, Non-Contact Entertainment and Recreational Venues Pursuant to…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMay 7, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-006Order 5 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase One ReopeningOrder 5 (Phase One: gatherings above ten prohibited; hospitality, educational, sports and entertainment venues remain closed)Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCountyMay 8, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-054Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 16-2020Back to Business Phase 2 (supersedes Executive Order No. 13-2020)Mayor Jim StricklandCity of Memphis, TennesseeCityMay 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-072COVID 19 Businesses Openings and Closures (status chart)COVID 19 Businesses Openings and Closures: status and opening dates by business typeHamilton County Mayor's OfficeHamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga)CountyMay 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BNA-061Shelby County Health Directive No. 7Health Directive No. 7 (Back to Business: unlisted businesses remain closed; 50 percent occupancy for retail, gyms, civic facilities and…Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer)Shelby County, Tennessee (all municipalities and unincorporated areas)CountyJune 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-010Order 9 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two with Modifications: ReopeningOrder 9 (Phase Three paused; hybrid Phase Two; bars closed; restaurant and gathering limits)Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCountyJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-018The Local Spot, Inc. v. Lee, No. 3:20-cv-00421, Doc. 59 (M.D. Tenn. July 14, 2020) (order refusing temporary restraining order)Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (bars and restaurants v. Governor Lee, Mayor Cooper and Chief Medical Director…United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Richardson, J.)Tennessee (Middle District of Tennessee; Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County)CourtJuly 14, 20202020 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-035Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-3COVID-19 Bar Closure Regulation (Limited Service Restaurants closed)Knox County Board of HealthKnox County, TennesseeCountyJuly 29, 20202020 Q3Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-012Order 10 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two with Additional ModificationsOrder 10 (Downtown and Midtown: Limited Service Restaurants closed to the public through August 16, 2020; open-container ban)Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (Downtown and Midtown; Central Improvement District)CountyAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-071Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 16: Formal Issuance of Safer at HomeHealth Directive No. 16, Safer at Home (all businesses except those listed required to close physical locations to the public; retail and…Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer)Shelby County, TennesseeCountyDec. 21, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-074Summary of Safer at Home Health Directive No. 16 and Face Mask Directive No. 4Department summary: retail 50 percent; indoor dining 25 percent; gyms 50 percent; four-week Safer at Home periodShelby County Health DepartmentShelby County, TennesseeCountyDec. 21, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-001Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-1-201Power to quarantineTennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by the Commissioner of HealthTennesseeStateMay 26, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-003Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-609Orders of county health officer (quarantine of a place or person; closure of a public establishment, facility, or building)Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by county health officersTennesseeStateMay 26, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-016Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 21-15Authority Issues Involving County Health DepartmentsHerbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of TennesseeTennesseeStateMay 26, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-002Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-5-104Quarantine - Penalty for escape (duty of local health authorities to isolate or quarantine the case or premise)Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by local (municipal and county) health authorities and the Commissioner of HealthTennesseeState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-006Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107Emergency management powers of the governorTennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by the GovernorTennesseeState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-013Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-23-01 (Food Service Establishment), Rules.01(20),.02(7)(a) and.03(3)(b)Rules of the Tennessee Department of Health, Chapter 1200-23-01, Food Service Establishment (compilation dated January 2005, as published by…Tennessee Department of Health, Division of General Environmental HealthTennesseeState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-060Shelby County Health Directive No. 6 (with Health Directives Nos. 3, 4 and 5, April-June 2020)Health Directives Nos. 3 through 6 (Back to Business Phases 1 and 2 conditions)Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., Health Officer)Shelby County, TennesseeCounty2020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source