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Standing Order 21-02

In re: Further Suspension of In-Person Judicial Proceedings and Limitations of Grand Jury Proceedings Due to COVID-19

Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson · United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Court)

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Jurisdiction
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey · New Jersey
Level
Court
Authority
inherent authority; CARES Act § 15002
Effective
January 2021 through 2021-03-17 (in-person proceedings suspended); extended to June 1, 2021 by the Extension of Standing Order 21-02 (recited in Ex. FED-306) (read as 2021-03-17)
End
2021-06-01
In force
Mar. 17, 2021 to June 1, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • litigants, counsel, grand jurors
Functions reached
  • CT
Collection
Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Operative words

WHEREAS, in response to the continuing pandemic, on January 19, 2021, the Governor [of New Jersey extended the public health emergency]...; [the Court] remains in Phase Three of its Recovery Guidelines, mandating the wearing of face coverings,... [the suspension of in-person proceedings] remains in effect until March 17, 2021,... [the Court] found it necessary to continue all civil and criminal jury selections and jury trials to March 12, [2021]...

Enforcement

court order

Notes

Standing Order 21-04 (Ex. FED-306) recites that the Extension of Standing Order 2021-02 suspended all in-person proceedings 'through June 1, 2021.'

Retrieval note

Signed in January 2021 (day not legible in the text layer).

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