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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MA-026	COVID-19 Order No. 46Third Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-172	Brockton COVID-19 Executive Orders and Announcements page: Executive Order of Aug. 21, 2020 (citywide curfew 11 p.m.-5 a.m. from Aug. 22, 2020); Executive Order of Dec. 14, 2020 (return to Phase Two, Step Two from Dec. 16, 2020, lifted Jan. 6, 2021); City buildings closed to the public from Dec. 7, 2020City of Brockton COVID-19 page: Executive Orders and Announcements (brockton.ma.us/covid19)	Mayor Robert F. Sullivan	City of Brockton, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-030	COVID-19 Order No. 50Order Making Certain Phase III Adjustments	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Sept. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-026	Temporary Emergency Order Concerning Gatherings in the City of CambridgeTemporary Emergency Order Concerning Gatherings in the City of Cambridge (October 2, 2020)	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-161	Emergency Order for the month of October 2020: Step 2 of Phase III postponed; table capacity remains six; pedestrian mall restrictions; local traveler formEmergency Order - October 2020: Step 2 Reopening Postponed; Table Capacity Remains 6; Pedestrian Mall Area Restrictions; Local Traveler Form…	Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem	City of Salem, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-031	COVID-19 Order No. 51Order Authorizing Re-Opening of Phase III, Step 2 Enterprises in Municipalities with Reduced Incidence of COVID-19 Infection	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-032	COVID-19 Order No. 52Phase III, Step 2 Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-027	Temporary Emergency Order Delaying Step 2 of Phase III of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of CambridgeTemporary Emergency Order Delaying Step 2 of Phase III of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge (October 2, 2020)	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-056	Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Business Operations (with Exhibit A)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Business Operations	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 5, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-067	Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Gathering LimitationsCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Gathering Limitations	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-033	COVID-19 Order No. 53Order Requiring Early Closing for Certain Businesses and Activities, Limiting Hours for Alcohol and Adult Use Cannabis Sales, and Modifying…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MA-034	COVID-19 Order No. 54Revised Order Further Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-037	COVID-19 Order No. 56Order Revising Provisions for Phase III Re-Openings in Municipalities with Reduced Incidence of COVID-19 Infection (Superseding and…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-020	Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)	MassachusettsCourt	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-087	ABCC Advisory Regarding the Rollback of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Phase 3, Step 1, of the Reopening PlanAdvisory Regarding the Rollback to Phase 3, Step 1 (effective December 13, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Dec. 11, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-038	COVID-19 Order No. 57Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 54)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-039	COVID-19 Order No. 58Order Returning All Municipalities to Phase III, Step 1 COVID-19 Safety Rules (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 56)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-010	Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston (the Boston 'modified Phase 2 Step 2' rollback)Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-011	City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts planMayor Walsh announces Boston to temporarily return to modified Phase Two, Step Two of reopening plan (boston.gov, December 14, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-058	Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville (modified Phase II Step 2 rollback, with appendix)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MA-040	COVID-19 Order No. 59Order Temporarily Applying Further Capacity Restrictions to Statewide COVID-19 Safety Rules (Revising Restrictions Otherwise Applicable…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-029	Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of CambridgeTemporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.) and City Manager (Louis A. DePasquale)	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-103	Bulletin 2020-33Flexibility in the Issuance and Administration of Liquor Liability and Workers' Compensation Coverage for Liquor Licensees Closed to the…	Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance	Massachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulator	Dec. 29, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-016	City of Boston announcement extending the modified Phase 2 Step 2 restrictions for at least three more weeksModified Phase 2, Step 2 of reopening plan extended in Boston (boston.gov, January 5, 2021)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing continuation of the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Jan. 5, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-030	Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of CambridgeOrder Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2..., Issued on January 12, 2021	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Jan. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read

Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 46 (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. MA-026)
Mayor Robert F. Sullivan, Brockton COVID-19 Executive Orders and Announcements page: Executive Order of Aug. 21, 2020 (citywide curfew 11 p.m.-5 a.m. from Aug. 22, 2020); Executive Order of Dec. 14, 2020 (return to Phase Two, Step Two from Dec. 16, 2020, lifted Jan. 6, 2021); City buildings closed to the public from Dec. 7, 2020 (Ex. MET-BOS-172)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 50 (Sept. 10, 2020) (Ex. MA-030)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Temporary Emergency Order Concerning Gatherings in the City of Cambridge (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-026)
Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem, Emergency Order for the month of October 2020: Step 2 of Phase III postponed; table capacity remains six; pedestrian mall restrictions; local traveler form (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-161)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 51 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. MA-031)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 52 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. MA-032)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Temporary Emergency Order Delaying Step 2 of Phase III of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-027)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Business Operations (with Exhibit A) (Oct. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-056)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Gathering Limitations (Oct. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-067)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 53 (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-033)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 54 (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-034)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 56 (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-037)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.), Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-020)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding the Rollback of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Phase 3, Step 1, of the Reopening Plan (Dec. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-087)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 57 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MA-038)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 58 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MA-039)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston (the Boston 'modified Phase 2 Step 2' rollback) (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-010)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020), City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts plan (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-011)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville (modified Phase II Step 2 rollback, with appendix) (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-058)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 59 (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. MA-040)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.) and City Manager (Louis A. DePasquale), Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-029)
Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-33 (Dec. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-103)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing continuation of the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020), City of Boston announcement extending the modified Phase 2 Step 2 restrictions for at least three more weeks (Jan. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-016)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge (Jan. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-030)

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