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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. TN-043	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Suspending In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Suspending In-Person Court Proceedings (judicial state of emergency)	Tennessee Supreme Court (Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins)	TennesseeCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005	Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	Tennessee (Governor; Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-002	Executive Order No. 15An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersCourts and public officesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-003	Executive Order No. 16An Order Ensuring Government Continues to Function Openly and Transparently During the COVID-19 Emergency While Taking Appropriate Measures…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022	Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020)Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates: all Driver Services Centers offering limited services	Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security	Tennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-044	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of DeadlinesOrder Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of Deadlines	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-078	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Clarifying the Extension of DeadlinesOrder Clarifying the Extension of Deadlines	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-010	Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020)An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate Remote Notarization and Witnessing of Documents	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-045	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of DeadlinesOrder Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of Deadlines	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-020	Executive Order No. 7Requirement that Face Coverings be Worn at Metropolitan Government Buildings	Mayor John Cooper	Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyCity	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-017	Executive Order No. 36An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-084	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of May 26, 2020 (judicial-district reopening plans; continued suspension of jury trials)Order of May 26, 2020 (district plans governing in-person proceedings)	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-042	Executive Order No. 52An Order Extending Remote Notarization and Witnessing of Documents to Further Contain COVID-19	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	June 29, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-085	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses)Order of July 9, 2020 requiring facial coverings in courthouses and courtrooms	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-023	TDOSHS news release: Former Driver Services Centers Reopen as Express Centers in Nashville and Memphis (Sept. 1, 2020)Former Driver Services Centers Reopen as Express Centers in Nashville and Memphis	Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security	Tennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Sept. 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-046	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury TrialsOrder Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury Trials	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-047	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Reinstating Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Extending State of Emergency and Reinstating Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-048	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency, Suspension of Jury Trials, and Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Extending State of Emergency, Suspension of Jury Trials, and Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Jan. 15, 2021	2021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-073	Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 18Health Directive No. 18 (food and beverage service ends at midnight; fixed paired bar seats; two-hour limit; no indoor dancing; courthouse…	Shelby County Health Department	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Feb. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-049	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-050	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering RequirementsOrder Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering Requirements	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	May 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-051	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting BusinessOrder Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting Business	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-086	G.S. ex rel. Schwaigert v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552, 2021 WL 4057812 (W.D. Tenn. Sept. 3, 2021) (temporary restraining order)Temporary restraining order enjoining enforcement of Executive Order No. 84 in Shelby County	United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Lipman, J.)	Tennessee (Shelby County)Court	Sept. 3, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-067	R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725, Doc. 30, Memorandum Opinion and Order (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 24, 2021)Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order enjoining enforcement of Executive Order No. 84 in Williamson County	United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Crenshaw, C.J.)	Tennessee (Williamson County; Franklin Special School District)Court	Sept. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TN-068	S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317, Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 12, 2021)Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order granting preliminary injunction: Knox County Board of Education ordered to enforce a mask mandate…	United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Greer, J.)	Tennessee (Knox County)Court	Oct. 12, 2021		Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Tennessee Supreme Court (Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins), In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Suspending In-Person Court Proceedings (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. TN-043)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 15 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 15 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. TN-002)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 16 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. TN-003)
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Continuing Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Extension of Deadlines (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. TN-044)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Clarifying the Extension of Deadlines (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. TN-078)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 26 (Apr. 9, 2020); TN-042 (EO 52, June 29, 2020) (Ex. TN-010)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of Deadlines (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. TN-045)
Mayor John Cooper, Executive Order No. 7 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-020)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 36 (May 12, 2020) (Ex. TN-017)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of May 26, 2020 (judicial-district reopening plans; continued suspension of jury trials) (Ex. TN-084)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 52 (June 29, 2020) (Ex. TN-042)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses) (Ex. TN-085)
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, TDOSHS news release: Former Driver Services Centers Reopen as Express Centers in Nashville and Memphis (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-023)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury Trials (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. TN-046)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Reinstating Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. TN-047)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency, Suspension of Jury Trials, and Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings (Jan. 15, 2021) (Ex. TN-048)
Shelby County Health Department, Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 18 (Feb. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-073)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. TN-049)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering Requirements (May 14, 2021) (Ex. TN-050)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting Business (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. TN-051)
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Lipman, J.), G.S. ex rel. Schwaigert v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552, 2021 WL 4057812 (W.D. Tenn. Sept. 3, 2021) (temporary restraining order) (Ex. TN-086)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Crenshaw, C.J.), R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725, Doc. 30, Memorandum Opinion and Order (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 24, 2021) (Ex. TN-067)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Greer, J.), S.B. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00317, Amended Memorandum Opinion and Order (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 12, 2021) (Ex. TN-068)

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