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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MT-055	Letter from the Chief Justice to Montana Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Judges (release of jail populations; remote hearings)Letter of March 20, 2020 to Montana Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Judges	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MT-008	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (operation of local government)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing measures for the operation of local government	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-056	Order, In the Matter of the Statewide Response by Montana State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyIn the Matter of the Statewide Response by Montana State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Order	Supreme Court of the State of Montana (by the Chief Justice)	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MT-011	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (limits on foreclosures, evictions and disconnections from service)Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing measures to limit foreclosures, evictions, and disconnections from…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-026	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (state correctional and state-contracted correctional facilities)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 related to state correctional and state-contracted correctional facilities	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-028	Directive implementing EOs 2-2020 and 3-2020 (Apr. 2, 2020)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and suspending certain requirements pertaining to online and mail-in driver's…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MT-013	Phase One Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One), with Appendix ADirective implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-057	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 22, 2020 (extending the March 27 Order to May 4, 2020)Montana Supreme Court, For Immediate Release, April 22, 2020, to Montana District Court Judges and Clerks, Montana Water Court, Montana…	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-022	Phase One Directive with Appendix A (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-013)Phase One Directive: Guidance Applicable to All Phases; Phase One conditions; Appendix A General Business Reopening Guidelines	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MT-058	Revised Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 27, 2020 (court practices after May 4, 2020)Montana Supreme Court, For Immediate Release, April 27, 2020 (COVID-19 Revised Memo from Chief Justice McGrath)	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-059	Letter of the Chief Justice, May 22, 2020 (Phase Two court practices; eviction guidance)Montana Supreme Court, For Immediate Release, May 22, 2020, to Montana District Court Judges and Clerks, Montana Water Court, Montana Courts…	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-060	Order, In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, No. AF 11-0244 (June 17, 2020), adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana (provisional admission for candidates unable or unwilling to sit for the July 28-29, 2020 exam)In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana - Order adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana	Supreme Court of Montana (McGrath, C.J., and six Justices)	Montana; Supreme Court of Montana (bar admission)Court	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MT-048	Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required)Order of Health Officer, October 12, 2020	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Oct. 12, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MT-049	Order of Health Officer October 14, 2020 (amended order)Order of Health Officer, October 14, 2020	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Oct. 14, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. MT-083	Board of Health Order of Oct. 28, 2020 (effective Nov. 1, 2020): gatherings capped at 50; bars, restaurants, casinos, gyms, movie theaters at 50 percent capacity; places of worship 75 percent; 12:30 a.m. closing unchangedCascade City-County Board of Health COVID-19 Order, October 28, 2020	Cascade City-County Board of Health	Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCounty	Oct. 28, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hours	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-050	Order of Health Officer November 6, 2020 (extending the Oct. 12 and Oct. 14 orders through Dec. 9, 2020)Order of Health Officer, November 6, 2020 (State's file: Health-Officer-Order-11-6-2020-signed; RiverStone FAQ of Nov. 9 describes the…	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. MT-051	Frequently Asked Questions: Yellowstone County Health Officer Order, November 9, 2020Frequently Asked Questions - Yellowstone County Health Officer Order - November 9, 2020	RiverStone Health (Yellowstone County health department), explaining the Health Officer Order of Nov. 9, 2020	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Nov. 9, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hours	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MT-025	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting group size, bar and restaurant capacity and hours, and requiring face coverings statewide (cross-reference to Ex. MT-018)November 17, 2020 Directive, Parts I-III and Enforcement	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MT-018	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (group size; bar and restaurant capacity and hours; statewide face coverings)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting size for public gatherings and events and limiting bar and restaurant…	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MT-052	Order of Health Officer November 19, 2020 (25-person cap; 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. closure of all places of assembly; 50 percent capacity; congregate care order continued)Order of Health Officer, November 19, 2020	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Nov. 19, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MT-084	Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amended	Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments)	Cascade County, MontanaCounty	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-053	Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer, December 10, 2020	John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone	Yellowstone County, MontanaCounty	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. MT-060	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, December 21, 2020	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-070	Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order)Cascade City-County Board of Health Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, January 6, 2021	Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer)	Cascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCounty	Jan. 6, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-018	Press release and letter, 'AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County' (Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar, Gallatin County Cause No. DV-20-1278B)AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County	Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Department of Justice (press release with the full text of the supervisory letter to Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert)	MontanaState	Jan. 14, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read

Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Letter from the Chief Justice to Montana Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Judges (release of jail populations; remote hearings) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MT-055)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (operation of local government) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MT-008)
Supreme Court of the State of Montana (by the Chief Justice), Order, In the Matter of the Statewide Response by Montana State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MT-056)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (limits on foreclosures, evictions and disconnections from service) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MT-011)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (state correctional and state-contracted correctional facilities) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. MT-026)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing EOs 2-2020 and 3-2020 (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. MT-028)
Governor Steve Bullock, Phase One Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One), with Appendix A (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. MT-013)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 22, 2020 (extending the March 27 Order to May 4, 2020) (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. MT-057)
Governor Steve Bullock, Phase One Directive with Appendix A (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-013) (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-022)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Revised Memorandum of the Chief Justice, April 27, 2020 (court practices after May 4, 2020) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. MT-058)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Letter of the Chief Justice, May 22, 2020 (Phase Two court practices; eviction guidance) (Ex. MT-059)
Supreme Court of Montana (McGrath, C.J., and six Justices), Order, In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, No. AF 11-0244 (June 17, 2020), adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana (provisional admission for candidates unable or unwilling to sit for the July 28-29, 2020 exam) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-060)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer October 12, 2020 (12:30 a.m. close for bars and restaurants; 25-person gathering cap; masks and distancing required) (Oct. 12, 2020) (Ex. MT-048)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer October 14, 2020 (amended order) (Oct. 14, 2020) (Ex. MT-049)
Cascade City-County Board of Health, Board of Health Order of Oct. 28, 2020 (effective Nov. 1, 2020): gatherings capped at 50; bars, restaurants, casinos, gyms, movie theaters at 50 percent capacity; places of worship 75 percent; 12:30 a.m. closing unchanged (Ex. MT-083)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer November 6, 2020 (extending the Oct. 12 and Oct. 14 orders through Dec. 9, 2020) (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MT-050)
RiverStone Health (Yellowstone County health department), explaining the Health Officer Order of Nov. 9, 2020, Frequently Asked Questions: Yellowstone County Health Officer Order, November 9, 2020 (Nov. 9, 2020) (Ex. MT-051)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting group size, bar and restaurant capacity and hours, and requiring face coverings statewide (cross-reference to Ex. MT-018) (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-025)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (group size; bar and restaurant capacity and hours; statewide face coverings) (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. MT-018)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Order of Health Officer November 19, 2020 (25-person cap; 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. closure of all places of assembly; 50 percent capacity; congregate care order continued) (Nov. 19, 2020) (Ex. MT-052)
Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments), Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeks (Ex. MT-084)
John Felton, Local Public Health Officer, City-County of Yellowstone, Amended Order of Local Public Health Officer December 10, 2020 (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. MT-053)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MT-060)
Cascade City-County Board of Health (record of Board action; Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer), Board of Health Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2021 (continuing the Board's Oct. 28, 2020 Order and the Health Officer's Nov. 20, 2020 Order) (Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. MT-070)
Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Department of Justice (press release with the full text of the supervisory letter to Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert), Press release and letter, 'AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County' (Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar, Gallatin County Cause No. DV-20-1278B) (Jan. 14, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-018)

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