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Ex. MET-SAC-044 Order Primary source read

Order, Temporary Court Closure, Court-Declared Holiday March 20, 2020 through March 30, 2020

Order: Temporary Court Closure; Court-Declared Holiday - March 20, 2020 through March 30, 2020

Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Presiding Judge Russell L. Hom) · Sacramento County, California (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Sacramento County, California · Sacramento · California
Level
Court
Authority
Gov. Code § 68115; order of the Chief Justice of California of Mar. 17, 2020
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-20)
End
2020-03-30; extended to Apr. 16, 2020 (Ex. 045) and further in stages (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all litigants, counsel, jurors and the public
  • court personnel
Functions reached
  • CT courts, filings and hearings suspended
  • CL closings and unlawful detainer proceedings suspended
  • PJ litigation projects delayed
  • CB
Collection
Sacramento MET-SAC

Operative words

The Health Officer of the County of Sacramento issued an order dated March 19, 2020... directing a general shelter-in-place order as specified therein.... 1. From March 20, 2020 to March 30, 2020, inclusive, the Presiding Judge has declared those days to be court holidays for all purposes, except for the limited emergency matters expressly enumerated below... 2. All courthouses and courtrooms are closed for judicial business, except for the following matters, and only through the special procedures announced by the Court

Enforcement

Court order

Notes

Expressly grounded on the Sacramento County Health Officer's Mar. 19, 2020 order (Ex. 001).