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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MA-012	St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile Action	General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	July 20, 1950	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MA-001	Executive Order No. 591Declaration of a State of Emergency to Respond to COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MA-056	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homes	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-001	Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-007	City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-049	Declaration of Emergency (local State of Emergency)City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Mayor, Declaration of Emergency	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone	City of Somerville (Middlesex County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100	Bulletin 2020-04Emergency Measures to Address and to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus): implementation of the Governor's telehealth order	Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance	Massachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MA-057	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions)Order requiring hospitals to screen visitors and restrict visitation	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MA-058	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-071	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health: Nonessential, Elective Invasive Procedures	Commissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-080	Emergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health directing all individuals to stay at their place of residence, directing all businesses to cease non-essential operations at physical locations, prohibiting all non-essential gatherings and ordering cessation of all non-essential travelEmergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health, Effective March 23, 2020 at 5:00 PM	Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health	Town of Provincetown (Barnstable County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-032	DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-009; cross-reference; verified_secondary; no file)Department of Public Health stay-at-home and safer-at-home advisories	Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel)	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyStay-at-homeOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-008	COVID-19 Order No. 13Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MA-009	DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m.-5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020)Stay-at-Home Advisory	Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel)	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-home	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-122	Supplemental Emergency Order (Emergency Order No. 3 supplement) reaffirming the construction and commercial landscaping suspension (Emergency Order No. 1, Mar. 20, 2020) and the stay-at-home order (Emergency Order No. 3, Mar. 22, 2020)Supplemental Emergency Order, March 30, 2020	Town of Nantucket (Select Board and Board of Health)	Town and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-005	Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain HoursAdvisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeCurfew and hoursOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043	News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020)Conversion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into the 1,000-bed Boston Hope care facility	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MA-017	Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic	General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-002	Order Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonOrder Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-006	Order Extending Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain HoursOrder Extending Advisory... Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours (Extension ordered April 29, 2020)	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeCurfew and hoursOther	Primary source read
Ex. MA-060	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase I elective-procedure resumption order (attestation required)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-072	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (Phase 1 reopening of health care)	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-061	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Non-Essential Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase II elective-procedure order (attestation; airborne contaminant removal timelines)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	June 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-064	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care FacilitiesLong-term care control order (admissions freeze authority)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	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

General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law), St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-012)
Governor Charles D. Baker, Executive Order No. 591 (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. MA-001)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest Homes (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-056)
Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-001)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools, City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubs (Ex. MET-BOS-007)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Declaration of Emergency (local State of Emergency) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-049)
Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-04 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-057)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-058)
Commissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-071)
Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health, Emergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health directing all individuals to stay at their place of residence, directing all businesses to cease non-essential operations at physical locations, prohibiting all non-essential gatherings and ordering cessation of all non-essential travel (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-080)
Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel), DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-009; cross-reference; verified_secondary; no file) (Ex. DUT-MA-032)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MA-008)
Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel), DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m.-5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-009)
Town of Nantucket (Select Board and Board of Health), Supplemental Emergency Order (Emergency Order No. 3 supplement) reaffirming the construction and commercial landscaping suspension (Emergency Order No. 1, Mar. 20, 2020) and the stay-at-home order (Emergency Order No. 3, Mar. 22, 2020) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-122)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-005)
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement), News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043)
General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law), Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-017)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Order Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-002)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Order Extending Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-006)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive Procedures (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-060)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers) (Ex. SEC-01-072)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Non-Essential Elective Invasive Procedures (June 24, 2020) (Ex. MA-061)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MA-064)
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)

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