Superior Court Order by Chief Judge Josey-Herring (Amended 9/11/21; posted Sept. 1, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

District of Columbia

Level

Court

Authority

Joint Committee orders of March 18, 2020 and May 29, 2020

Issued

2021-09-01 Sept. 1, 2021

Effective

2021-09-11

End

Deadlines tolled until at least Nov. 21, 2021; case expansion through Dec. 31, 2021 (read as 2021-11-21)

In force

Sept. 11, 2021 to Nov. 21, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• all litigants and counsel
• landlords, tenants and creditors

Functions reached

• CT
• SV
• CL

Collection

District of Columbia DC

Operative words

all deadlines and time limits in statutes, court rules, and standing and other orders issued by the Court that would otherwise expire before September 11, 2021, including statutes of limitations, are suspended, tolled, and extended during the period of the current judicial emergency.... Suspension, tolling, and extension will continue to the extent specified in this Order until at least Sunday, November 21, 2021.... all nonpriority matters scheduled through Friday, December 31, 2021, will be rescheduled... Except for jury trials, hearings will continue to be conducted remotely.

Enforcement

Notes