{"id":"MET-HOU-049","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Harris County, Texas (Family District Courts)","state":"TX","metro":"HOU","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Harris County Family District Courts","authority":"Supreme Court of Texas COVID-19 Emergency Orders (by name)","instrument":"Harris County Family District Courts\u0027 First Amended Policies and Procedures during COVID-19","title":"First Amended Policies and Procedures during COVID-19","dateIssued":"2020-05-05","effective":"2020-04-01","end":"2020-06-01 unless extended","startDate":"2020-04-01","endDate":"2020-06-01","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["all Family District Courts, litigants and counsel"],"clause":"These policies and procedures... are effective April 1, 2020, and will expire on June 1, 2020, unless otherwise extended... Effective March 24, 2020, the Office of the County Engineer closed about 2/3 of the [courtrooms]... No in-person uncontested docket... Non-Essential Matters -- The current circumstances and limited courtrooms do not allow us to hear the same number of Non-Essential Matters.","enforcement":"court rules","functions":["CT courts","CS client matters (family law)"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.justex.net/JustexDocuments/0/First%20Amended%20Joint%20Policis%20and%20Procedures%20During%20COVID19_05.05.2020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":616652,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-HOU","url":"/library/MET-HOU-049","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-HOU-049","citation":"Harris County Family District Courts, Harris County Family District Courts\u0027 First Amended Policies and Procedures during COVID-19 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-049)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}