Order Governing the Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch Under Emergency Executive Order Nos. 20-53, 20-56, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed May 15, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Minnesota

Level

Court

Authority

Chief Justice's administrative authority; No. ADM20-8001; EO 20-56 para. 6.c.ii (Judicial Branch proceedings 'subject to the policies established by the chief justice')

Issued

2020-05-15 May 15, 2020

Effective

2020-05-18 (transitional case strategies) (read as 2020-05-18)

In force

May 18, 2020 to May 28, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all Minnesota courts, court staff, parties, attorneys, jurors, the public

Functions reached

• CT courts, clerks and public counters closed to walk-in service
• CL recorder- and court-dependent closings
• PJ litigation
• CB

Collection

Minnesota MN

Operative words

3.... Those pilot jury trials may proceed on or after June 1, 2020, in the counties approved to participate in the pilot program... No other jury trials shall be held in criminal cases before July 6, 2020, and no jury trials shall be held in civil cases before September 1, 2020. 4.... district courts shall not call grand jurors for service until the court has submitted a grand jury pilot plan... 5. Other than for an in-person proceeding held as authorized by the Transitional Case Strategies, proceedings in the district courts in all case types shall continue to be held by Interactive Video Teleconference (ITV) or any other remote technology... 9.... Services available at the court public service counter or clerk's office in the court facility will be limited to persons who are at the facility to attend an in-person proceeding scheduled by a judicial branch district or appellate court. All other services, including self-help services, will be provided electronically or by telephone until further order of this court. Other than persons who require access to a facility to attend a scheduled proceeding or to access an available drop box, access to court facilities, including public access terminals, is not permitted until further order of this court.

Enforcement