{"id":"TN-045","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Tennessee","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Tennessee Supreme Court","authority":"Tenn. Const. art. VI, § 1; Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 16-3-501 to -504; Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 49","instrument":"In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of Deadlines","title":"Order Modifying Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings and Further Extension of Deadlines","dateIssued":"2020-04-24","effective":"Apr. 24, 2020","end":"In-person suspension through May 31, 2020 (then approved district plans); jury trials suspended through July 3, 2020; eviction stay through May 31, 2020","startDate":"2020-04-24","endDate":"2020-05-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CRT","GATH","OTHER"],"addressees":["all state and local courts; judges, clerks, litigants; landlords and lenders (¶ 9)"],"clause":"1) The suspension of jury trials shall remain in effect through Friday, July 3, 2020. Any exceptions must be based on extraordinary circumstances and approved by the Chief Justice.... 3) All courts within a judicial district shall continue to operate under the guidelines and restrictions set forth in this Court\u0027s March 25, 2020 order until the Chief Justice has approved a written plan for the judicial district... 6) Judges\u0027 offices and court clerks\u0027 offices may limit in-person contact with the public during the period of suspension, but must remain open for business... 7) Deadlines... that are set to expire during the period from Friday, March 13, 2020, through Sunday May 31, 2020, are hereby extended through Friday, June 5, 2020... 9) Given the increasing economic issues caused by this pandemic, no judge, clerk, or other court official shall take any action to effectuate an eviction, ejectment, or other displacement from a residence based upon the failure to make a rent, loan, or other similar payment [through May 31, 2020]","enforcement":"Order of the Supreme Court; district plans required Chief Justice approval","functions":["CT jury trials suspended to July 3, 2020; in-person proceedings only under approved district plans","SV/PM evictions and ejectments for nonpayment stayed","CL/OF deadlines extended to June 5, 2020"],"notes":"Court-ordered residential eviction moratorium for Tennessee through May 31, 2020","sourceUrl":"http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/sct_covid-19_order_4-24-2020_2.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200424225809/http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/sct_covid-19_order_4-24-2020_2.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":193436,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TN","url":"/library/TN-045","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TN-045","citation":"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)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["TN-010","TN-078","TN-044","TN-084","TN-085"]}