{"id":"AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-019","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Supreme Court of the United States (all cases prior to a ruling on certiorari)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of the United States","authority":"28 U.S.C. 2101(c); Sup. Ct. R. 13.1, 13.3, 15.5, 15.6, 30.4","instrument":"Order of March 19, 2020 (Order List: 589 U.S.)","title":"Order regarding filing deadlines in light of COVID-19 (certiorari deadline extended to 150 days)","dateIssued":"2020-03-19","effective":"2020-03-19 (\u0027due on or after the date of this order\u0027)","end":"Rescinded July 19, 2021, with the 150-day deadline preserved for judgments issued before July 19, 2021 (021)","startDate":"2020-03-19","endDate":"2021-07-19","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["all petitioners and respondents in cases prior to a ruling on certiorari","the Clerk"],"clause":"In light of the ongoing public health concerns relating to COVID-19, the following shall apply to cases prior to a ruling on a petition for a writ of certiorari: IT IS ORDERED that the deadline to file any petition for a writ of certiorari due on or after the date of this order is extended to 150 days from the date of the lower court judgment, order denying discretionary review, or order denying a timely petition for rehearing. See Rules 13.1 and 13.3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that motions for extensions of time pursuant to Rule 30.4 will ordinarily be granted by the Clerk as a matter of course if the grounds for the application are difficulties relating to COVID-19 and if the length of the extension requested is reasonable under the circumstances.","enforcement":"Order of the Court governing the Clerk\u0027s docketing","functions":["CT courts (appellate calendars and deadlines suspended)","CS client representation (petition timing)","PJ projects dependent on litigation outcomes","CB clients"],"notes":"The nation\u0027s highest court found on Mar. 19, 2020 \u0027ongoing public health concerns relating to COVID-19\u0027 sufficient to alter every certiorari deadline in the country; the order was still governing pre-July 19, 2021 judgments through Sept. 30, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031920zr_d1o3.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":47627,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-019","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-019","citation":"Supreme Court of the United States, Order of March 19, 2020 (Order List: 589 U.S.) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-019)","stateName":"","related":["AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-023","AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-020","AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-024"]}