Order Regarding Vaccination Requirement for Any Appointed or Assigned Attorney (Journal Entry)

The record

Jurisdiction

Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Cleveland · Ohio

Level

Court

Authority

Ohio Const. art. IV; Sup. R. 5 and 8 (appointment of counsel and fiduciaries)

Issued

2021-09-10 Sept. 10, 2021

Effective

2021-09-10

End

Compliance deadline Oct. 15, 2021; remained in force thereafter (read as 2021-10-15)

In force

Sept. 10, 2021 to Oct. 15, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public officesVaccination or testingOther

Addressees

• assigned criminal defense and appellate attorneys
• mediators, business mediators, arbitrators
• guardians ad litem, trustees for suit, fiduciaries, guardians, counsel for indigent wards
• psychiatric magistrates and Resource Center attorneys

Functions reached

• OF law practices dependent on court appointments (criminal defense, probate, domestic relations, juvenile)
• HR credentialing
• CB court-paid clients

Collection

Cleveland MET-CLE

Operative words

1. In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Court buildings; to maintain the efficiency and uninterrupted provision of Court services; and to protect the health of staff and visitors, all attorneys who wish to remain on any list used for appointment must be fully vaccinated no later than October 15, 2021... 2. This Order applies to any attorney paid by any Division of the Common Pleas Court, including, but not limited to, assigned criminal defense attorneys, assigned appellate attorneys, mediators, business mediators, arbitrators, guardians ad litem, trustees for suit, fiduciaries, guardians, counsel for indigent wards, counsel for mental illness, investigators for special needs trusts, counsel for indigent biological parent in an adoption, psychiatric magistrates, and Resource Center attorneys. This Order does not apply to counsel retained in any case.

Enforcement

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