Superior Court General Order (Amended 3/18/20)

The record

Jurisdiction

District of Columbia

Level

Court

Authority

Joint Committee order of March 18, 2020

Issued

2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020

Effective

2020-03-18

End

Extended and amended by orders of March 19, May 14, June 19, August 13, November 5, 2020, January 13, March 30, May 12/19, July 14 and September 1/11, 2021 (read as 2020-11-05)

In force

Mar. 18, 2020 to Nov. 5, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• all litigants, landlords, tenants, lenders and counsel
• the grand jury

Functions reached

• CT civil, landlord-tenant, probate and criminal dockets suspended except priority matters
• SV evictions and foreclosures stayed
• CL collections and small claims

Collection

District of Columbia DC

Operative words

The following procedures are in effect through May 15, 2020:... all deadlines and time limits in statutes, court rules, and standing and other orders... that would otherwise expire before May 15, 2020 including statutes of limitations, are tolled during the period of the current judicial emergency... all non-priority matters scheduled before May 15, 2020, will be rescheduled... All jury trials in progress shall proceed as scheduled.... All evictions of tenants and foreclosed homeowners on or before May [15, 2020 are stayed]

Enforcement

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