The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Federal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims (National Courts Building)
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- 28 U.S.C. 2071
- Issued
- 2021-05-22 May 22, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-05-24 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) (read as 2021-05-24)
- End
- 'until... amended or rescinded'; superseded by AO 2021-13 (July 31, 2021; 076) (read as 2021-07-31)
- In force
- May 24, 2021 to July 31, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- the public
- counsel and parties
- employees, contractors and vendors of both courts
- Functions reached
- CT courts
- CS representation (in-person access by written request only)
- HR vendors and contractors entering the building (vaccination status conditions)
- OF
- Collection
- Federal lands, science agencies and courts AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS
Operative words
[The Chief Judges of the Federal Circuit and the Court of Federal Claims order to] restrict public access to the Howard T. Markey National [Courts Building]... altering the rules of both courts, effective May 24, 2021, [12:01 a.m. (Eastern)] and continue through [further order]. IT IS ORDERED THAT:... (3) All others will be granted access to the NCB on a [case-by-case basis]... (4) Requests for access must be submitted in writing, [in advance]... a. Fully vaccinated individuals may forego [masks and physical distancing] (Individuals are considered 'fully vaccinated' [two weeks after the final dose])... c. Unvaccinated individuals must continue to [wear masks and maintain physical distancing].
Enforcement
Administrative order of both courts; written access requests; court security officers
Notes
A vaccination-status access regime at a federal courthouse from May 24, 2021: in force on July 1, 2021.