The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Cleveland · Ohio
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Sup. R. 5; Ohio Const. art. IV
- Issued
- 2020-05-26 May 26, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-26
- End
- Superseded in part by the Aug. 3 and Sept. 17, 2020 orders; incorporated by reference in every later order through Feb. 10, 2021 (read as 2020-09-17)
- In force
- May 26, 2020 to Sept. 17, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all persons entering the Justice Center
- attorneys
- jurors
- court personnel
- Functions reached
- CT courts (jury trials suspended to Sept. 21, 2020; remote hearings)
- OF law-office practice
- CB litigants
- Collection
- Cleveland MET-CLE
Operative words
1. The Order Extending the Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, signed April 28, 2020, is incorporated herein by reference. Where there is any discrepancy, this order supersedes the April 28, 2020, order. 2. The local rules of court for the General Division may be temporarily adapted to allow court flexibility... (court page, June-July 2020:) Face coverings MUST be worn when inside the Justice Center... Courtrooms will be limited to 15 people... jury trials remain on hold until at least early August
Enforcement
Exclusion on screening or refusal to mask; docket control
Notes
Findings recite the Responsible RestartOhio plan (Apr. 27, 2020) and the ODH Apr. 30, 2020 'Stay Safe Ohio' order. Six pages; page 1 read; operative building rules quoted from the court's page.
Retrieval noteFiled May 26, 2020, 10:12 a.m. A companion Administrative Order for Certified Mail (May 26, 2020; media/2714) exists and was not saved.