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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. ECO-C-074	In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166Tolling order (retroactive to March 9, 2020) and use of technology in court proceedings	Supreme Court of Ohio	OhioCourt	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. OH-013	Administrative Actions, 03/27/2020, 2020-Ohio-1166In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology	Supreme Court of Ohio	OhioCourt	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-039	In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166Tolling order	Supreme Court of Ohio	OhioCourt	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-072	ODRC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 14, 2020)Visiting suspended indefinitely; volunteers suspended indefinitely; only mission-critical contractors (construction, medical, food service)…	Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Director Annette Chambers-Smith)	Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; State levelState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-074	Bulletin 2020-02Access to Coverage for Ohioans Impacted by the COVID-19 Virus	Jillian Froment, Director and Superintendent of Insurance	Ohio; Department of Insurance (State insurance regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. OH-009	Joint Directors' Order to Limit Access to Ohio's Nursing Homes and Similar FacilitiesIn Re: Order to Limit Access to Ohio's Nursing Homes and Similar Facilities	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director of Health, and Deborah Ashenhurst, Director of Veterans Services (Joint Directors' Order)	OhioState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-005	Board of Health Resolution No. 20-09Resolution No. 20-09 (Public Health Emergency: Delegation of Authority to the Health Commissioner)	Board of Health of the City of Columbus	City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCity	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. OH-062	Director's Orders limiting access to residential care facilities (assisted living): original order of March 13, 2020; outdoor visitation from June 8, 2020; Amended Order to Permit Access to Ohio's Residential Care Facilities, with Exceptions (March 22, 2021)Residential care facility access orders (chain)	Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Oct. 6, 2025		Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-056	Important COVID-19 Message for Dentists (Board notice)Important COVID-19 Message for Dentists	Ohio State Dental Board	OhioSector regulator	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-008	Joint Administrative Order, No. M200001 (Mar. 13, 2020)In re: Courthouse Operations Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19	Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell)	Hamilton County, OhioCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-002	City of Cleveland Buildings Closed to the Public, Will Offer Limited Services (COVID-19 Update, Mar. 16, 2020)City of Cleveland Buildings Closed to the Public, Will Offer Limited Services	Mayor Frank G. Jackson (administrative order under the Proclamation of Civil Emergency)	City of Cleveland, OhioCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-014	Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic	Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-028	Administrative Order No. 2020-002: Further Case Postponements and Reduced Dockets in Response to the Coronavirus ThreatIn re: Further Case Postponements and Reduced Dockets in Response to the Coronavirus Threat	Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court	City of Cleveland (Cleveland Municipal Court district), OhioCourt	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-037	Cleveland Municipal Housing Court Releases Changes in Operational Procedures Following Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (notice dated Mar. 13, posted Mar. 16, 2020)Cleveland Municipal Housing Court Releases Changes in Operational Procedures Following Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic	Cleveland Municipal Court, Housing Division (Judge W. Mona Scott)	City of Cleveland, OhioCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-001	Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000156Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency	Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Hon. Stephen L. McIntosh, Administrative Judge)	Franklin County, OhioCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-002	Joint Press Release, Court Operations (Mar. 13, 2020)Franklin County Common Pleas Court, General, Domestic Relations/Juvenile, and Probate Divisions; Franklin County Municipal Court: Press…	Administrative Judges of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (General, Domestic Relations/Juvenile and Probate Divisions) and the Franklin County Municipal Court	Franklin County, OhioCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-003	Franklin County Municipal Court Operations During COVID-19 Epidemic (Mar. 13, 2020)Franklin County Municipal Court Operations During COVID-19 Epidemic	Franklin County Municipal Court	Franklin County, Ohio (Columbus and the county's municipal-court territory)Court	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-006	Franklin County Municipal Court Operations During COVID-19 Epidemic (updated Mar. 15, 2020)Franklin County Municipal Court Operations During COVID-19 Epidemic	Franklin County Municipal Court	Franklin County, OhioCourt	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-038	Closure of the City Hall lobby and cancellation of board and committee meetings (Mar. 13, 2020)City Hall lobby closed	City Manager David Johnston (announced by Mayor Joe Meyer)	City of Covington, KentuckyCity	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-069	Director's Order: Closure of the Polling Locations in the State of Ohio on Tuesday March 17, 2020In Re: Closure of the Polling Locations in the State of Ohio on Tuesday March 17, 2020	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. OH-007	Director's Order for the Management of Non-essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout OhioDirector's Order for the Management of Non-essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. OH-060	BMV deputy registrar closures (Mar. 18 to May 26, 2020)BMV deputy registrar closures	Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (Department of Public Safety), at the Governor's direction	OhioState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-077	Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout OhioDirector's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio	Director of Health Amy Acton (Ohio Department of Health)	OhioState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-036	Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout OhioNon-essential surgery order	Director of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source

Supreme Court of Ohio, In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-074)
Supreme Court of Ohio, Administrative Actions, 03/27/2020, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. OH-013)
Supreme Court of Ohio, In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-039)
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Director Annette Chambers-Smith), ODRC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 14, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-072)
Jillian Froment, Director and Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-02 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-074)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director of Health, and Deborah Ashenhurst, Director of Veterans Services (Joint Directors' Order), Joint Directors' Order to Limit Access to Ohio's Nursing Homes and Similar Facilities (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. OH-009)
Board of Health of the City of Columbus, Board of Health Resolution No. 20-09 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-005)
Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Orders limiting access to residential care facilities (assisted living): original order of March 13, 2020; outdoor visitation from June 8, 2020; Amended Order to Permit Access to Ohio's Residential Care Facilities, with Exceptions (March 22, 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. OH-062)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission dates (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015)
Ohio State Dental Board, Important COVID-19 Message for Dentists (Board notice) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. OH-056)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell), Joint Administrative Order, No. M200001 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-008)
Mayor Frank G. Jackson (administrative order under the Proclamation of Civil Emergency), City of Cleveland Buildings Closed to the Public, Will Offer Limited Services (COVID-19 Update, Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-002)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-014)
Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-002: Further Case Postponements and Reduced Dockets in Response to the Coronavirus Threat (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-028)
Cleveland Municipal Court, Housing Division (Judge W. Mona Scott), Cleveland Municipal Housing Court Releases Changes in Operational Procedures Following Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (notice dated Mar. 13, posted Mar. 16, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-037)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Hon. Stephen L. McIntosh, Administrative Judge), Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000156 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-001)
Administrative Judges of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (General, Domestic Relations/Juvenile and Probate Divisions) and the Franklin County Municipal Court, Joint Press Release, Court Operations (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-002)
Franklin County Municipal Court, Franklin County Municipal Court Operations During COVID-19 Epidemic (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-003)
Franklin County Municipal Court, Franklin County Municipal Court Operations During COVID-19 Epidemic (updated Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-006)
City Manager David Johnston (announced by Mayor Joe Meyer), Closure of the City Hall lobby and cancellation of board and committee meetings (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-038)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order: Closure of the Polling Locations in the State of Ohio on Tuesday March 17, 2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. OH-069)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order for the Management of Non-essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. OH-007)
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (Department of Public Safety), at the Governor's direction, BMV deputy registrar closures (Mar. 18 to May 26, 2020) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. OH-060)
Director of Health Amy Acton (Ohio Department of Health), Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-077)
Director of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-036)

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