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- Jurisdiction
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · Illinois
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- inherent authority
- Issued
- 2021-09-15 Sept. 15, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-09-20
- End
- 2022 (superseded) (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Sept. 20, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- all persons present in the courtroom during jury trials for more than a brief period
- courthouse employees and contractors
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B
Operative words
Due to the continued significant health risks generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court has been required to restrict certain aspects of its operations, such as jury trials.... This Amended General Order supersedes the February 17, 2021 General Order in its entirety. It is, therefore, hereby ORDERED that effective Monday, September 20, 2021:... 4. Any individual whose participation in the courtroom during a jury trial will exceed two [hours must be vaccinated or tested]... 8. This Order does not supersede the requirement to wear a face mask within the Courthouse.
Enforcement
Notes
A September 2021 federal court order reciting 'continued significant health risks' and imposing vaccination-or-testing conditions on courtroom participation: a Q3 2021 instrument.