{"id":"WV-069","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (Chief Justice Tim Armstead)","authority":"W. Va. Const. art. VIII, sec. 3 (supervisory power over circuit, family and magistrate courts)","instrument":"Administrative Order (COVID-19 precautions)","title":"Administrative Order continuing trials, postponing or remoting hearings and suspending rules limiting remote proceedings, March 16 through April 10, 2020; attaching the COVID-19 Planning Document of March 12, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-16","end":"Superseded by the Judicial Emergency orders of Mar. 22, Apr. 3 and Apr. 22, 2020 and the Resumption of Operations order of May 6, 2020","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-04-22","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["all courts of West Virginia subject to the Supreme Court\u0027s supervision","litigants, jurors, witnesses, attorneys and court personnel"],"clause":"hereby ORDERS that the following additional measures be implemented in all courts of West Virginia... from Monday, March 16, 2020 through Friday, April 10, 2020...: 1. All civil and criminal trials, and jury orientations that are scheduled during this time shall be continued generally, except where a criminal defendant\u0027s speedy trial rights may preclude continuation of such trial. 2. With the exception of emergency matters..., all hearings currently scheduled to be held on any date beginning Monday, March 16, 2020 through Friday, April 10, 2020, shall either be: (1) postponed until a date subsequent to Friday, April 10, 2020, or (2) held by use of remote, telephonic, or other video technology.... 3. To the extent that it does not infringe upon the Constitutional or statutory rights of a party or litigant, any West Virginia state or local rule, criminal or civil, that limits or precludes a judicial officer or court clerk\u0027s ability to utilize remote, telephonic or video technology to limit in-person contact, is suspended. 4. In the event that a judicial office or clerk\u0027s office is closed or restricted to the public during the period of suspension, these offices shall remain accessible by telephone and email...","enforcement":"Supervisory order binding on all courts, judicial officers and clerks","functions":["CT courts and clerks (law firms, lenders, title companies, collections)","CL closings and recordings","SV foreclosure and collection proceedings","CRT"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"http://www.courtswv.gov/covid19/3-16-2020AdminOrder.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200324002342/http://www.courtswv.gov/covid19/3-16-2020AdminOrder.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":495241,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WV","url":"/library/WV-069","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WV-069","citation":"Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (Chief Justice Tim Armstead), Administrative Order (COVID-19 precautions) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. WV-069)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["WV-070"]}