{"id":"FED-298","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois","state":"IL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer (Executive Committee)","authority":"inherent authority","instrument":"Amended General Order 21-0006 (Sept. 15, 2021)","title":"In re: Amended Plan for the Safe Resumption of Jury Trials and Court Operations","dateIssued":"2021-09-15","effective":"2021-09-20","end":"2022 (superseded)","startDate":"2021-09-20","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","VAX","MASK"],"addressees":["all persons present in the courtroom during jury trials for more than a brief period","courthouse employees and contractors"],"clause":"Due to the continued significant health risks generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court has been required to restrict certain aspects of its operations, such as jury trials.... This Amended General Order supersedes the February 17, 2021 General Order in its entirety. It is, therefore, hereby ORDERED that effective Monday, September 20, 2021:... 4. Any individual whose participation in the courtroom during a jury trial will exceed two [hours must be vaccinated or tested]... 8. This Order does not supersede the requirement to wear a face mask within the Courthouse.","enforcement":"court order","functions":["CT","HR"],"notes":"A September 2021 federal court order reciting \u0027continued significant health risks\u0027 and imposing vaccination-or-testing conditions on courtroom participation: a Q3 2021 instrument.","sourceUrl":"https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_clerksoffice/rules/pdf-orders/General%20Order%2021-0006%20-%20In%20Re%20Amended%20Plan%20for%20the%20Safe%20Resumption%20of%20Jury%20Trials%20and%20Court%20Operations%20(Amd%2009-15-2021)%20.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":84832,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FED-B","url":"/library/FED-298","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FED-298","citation":"Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer (Executive Committee), Amended General Order 21-0006 (Sept. 15, 2021) (Ex. FED-298)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["FED-297"]}