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- Jurisdiction
- First Judicial District of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Order of Mar. 16, 2020, No. 531 Judicial Administration Docket; Pa.R.J.A. 1952(B)(2)
- Issued
- 2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-17
- End
- 2020-04-01 by its terms; extended to May 1, 2020 (Ex. MET-PHL-051) and by later continuation orders (Nos. 31, 36 and 38 of 2020, court index) through 2020; local judicial emergency continued into 2021 (read as 2020-12-31)
- In force
- Mar. 17, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- the courts, litigants and the public of Philadelphia County
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Philadelphia MET-PHL
Operative words
AND NOW, this 17 day March, 2020, pursuant to the authority granted by the Supreme Court, by Order of March 16, 2020 at No. 531 Judicial Administration Docket (attached), the undersigned DECLARES a judicial emergency in the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania for the following period: March 17, 2020 to April 1, 2020. The specific actions taken pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule 1952(B)(2) shall be set forth in subsequent Orders. Additionally, the operation of Rule of Criminal Procedure 600 shall be suspended in the First Judicial District during the period of the local judicial emergency.
Enforcement
Retrieval noteThe court's COVID-19 page lists it under Mar. 23, 2020 (posting); the order is dated Mar. 17, 2020.