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Ex. DUT-PA-003Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7301, General authority of GovernorGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateNov. 26, 19782020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-049President Judge Administrative Order No. 7 of 2020In re: Stay of Issuance of Residential Writs of Possession and Stay of Execution of Issued Residential Writs of PossessionPresident Judge Idee C. Fox and Administrative Judge Jacqueline F. AllenFirst Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County)CourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-066Release: Freeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden CountyFreeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 16, 2020)Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.)Camden County, New JerseyCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-050Administrative Governing Board Order No. 9 of 2020In re: Declaration [of] Judicial EmergencyIdee C. Fox, President Judge, Chair, Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial DistrictFirst Judicial District of PennsylvaniaCourtMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-068Extension of the state of emergency (county offices closed indefinitely)Freeholder Board Extends State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 28, 2020)Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Jonathan Young)Camden County, New JerseyCountyMar. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-019Order of Court of April 6, 2020 extending the March 16, 2020 order that the Sheriff shall not execute writs of possessionEmergency Judicial Order, Administrative Docket (Writs of Possession)Christine A. Ward, J.Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Civil DivisionCourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-004Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care FacilitiesEmergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities and Activities of Residents to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel…Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner; adopted by Board of Health regulation Apr. 23, 2020 (effective Apr. 23, 2020)City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-020Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief)Friends of Danny DeVito, Kathy Gregory, B&J Laundry, LLC, Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge, and Caledonia Land Co. v. Governor Tom…Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.)PennsylvaniaCourtApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-076Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020)Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Apr. 20, 2020PennsylvaniaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-12-048Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)Act 15 of 2020: remote notarial acts (Subchapter D, 57 Pa.C.S. § 5731 et seq.), remote local government meetings, and related emergency…General Assembly of Pennsylvania (Act of Apr. 20, 2020, P.L. 82, No. 15)PennsylvaniaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-056Order of the Governor for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the Dispossession of PropertyOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-021Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Related to the Dispossession of PropertyOrder Related to the Dispossession of PropertyGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-015Fingerprinting FAQs (May 15, 2020)Fingerprinting FAQs: IdentoGO site closures, appointment-only service and Act 18 deadline extensionDepartment of Human Services (Office of Children, Youth and Families), with the Commonwealth's fingerprint vendor IdentoGO (IDEMIA)PennsylvaniaStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-052President Judge Administrative Order Amended No. 33 of 2020In re: Resumption of Court Proceedings. Critical Functions. Updated Protocols.President Judge Idee C. FoxFirst Judicial District of PennsylvaniaCourtMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-060Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property (scope)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-020Order of Court of June 11, 2020 clarifying and modifying the Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan entered May 28, 2020 (public access; masks)In re: Clarification and Modification of the Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan Entered on May 28, 2020Kim Berkeley Clark, President JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-042Release: Delaware County Government Center Opening June 29 (safety procedures for employees and the public)Delaware County Government Center Opening June 29 - Safety procedures and guidance established for all County employees and the publicDelaware County Council (Chairman Brian P. Zidek) / Department of Public RelationsDelaware County, PennsylvaniaCountyJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-063Order of the Governor Staying Notice Requirements for Specified Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property (extension to Aug. 31, 2020)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Staying Notice Requirements for Specified Actions Related to the Dispossession of…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-064Order of the Governor Authorizing Commonwealth Agencies to Conduct Administrative Proceedings Online by Video or Telephonic MeansOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Authorizing Commonwealth Agencies to Conduct Administrative Proceedings Online by…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-021Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Order of Court of July 24, 2020)In re: Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (July 24, 2020)Kim Berkeley Clark, President JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtJuly 24, 20202020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-022Order of Court of August 7, 2020: Judicial Temporary Prohibition on Commencement of Certain Residential Landlord Tenant ActionsIn re: Fifth Judicial District Judicial Temporary Prohibition on Commencement of Certain Residential Landlord Tenant ActionsKim Berkeley Clark, President JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtAug. 7, 20202020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-023Declaration of Extension of Fifth Judicial District Judicial Emergency (August 31, 2020)In re: Declaration of Extension of Fifth Judicial District Judicial Emergency (Aug. 31, 2020)Kim Berkeley Clark, President JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtAug. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-024Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Order of Court of August 31, 2020), with the attached Order on Temporary Procedures Regarding Certain Residential Landlord Tenant ActionsIn re: Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Aug. 31, 2020)Kim Berkeley Clark, President JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtAug. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-053Trial Division Administrative Docket No. 56 of 2020In re: Residential Eviction MoratoriumAdministrative Judge, Trial Division (Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County)First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division)CourtSept. 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read