{"id":"ME-064","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Maine","state":"ME","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Maine Judicial Branch (Chief Justice Saufley), Public Information Office","authority":"Emergency Order of Mar. 13, 2020 as revised Mar. 18, 2020","instrument":"Release: Maine Judicial Branch Announces Reduction in Court Hours and Adjustments to Operations","title":"Maine Judicial Branch Announces Reduction in Court Hours and Adjustments to Operations as Part of COVID-19 Response","dateIssued":"2020-03-22","effective":"2020-03-23","end":"With the Emergency Order","startDate":"2020-03-23","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["the public and bar"],"clause":"In every region, court hours have been adjusted and reduced for the upcoming week.... The Emergency Order deferred all jury trials and provided that: All civil and criminal jury trials are deferred until after May 1, 2020 at the earliest. Grand jury sessions will not be held until after May 1, 2020.","enforcement":"Administrative","functions":["CT courts","OF law-firm operations"],"notes":"Documents reduced courthouse hours and the shift to video proceedings and email filing.","sourceUrl":"https://www.courts.maine.gov/covid19/reduction-court-hours-march23.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200329022233/https://www.courts.maine.gov/covid19/reduction-court-hours-march23.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":209678,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ME","url":"/library/ME-064","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ME-064","citation":"Maine Judicial Branch (Chief Justice Saufley), Public Information Office, Release: Maine Judicial Branch Announces Reduction in Court Hours and Adjustments to Operations (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. ME-064)","stateName":"Maine","related":[]}