In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Suspending In-Person Court Proceedings

The record

Jurisdiction

Tennessee

Level

Court

Authority

Tenn. Const. art. VI, § 1; Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 16-3-501 to -504; Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 49; Moore-Pennoyer v. State, 515 S.W.3d 271 (Tenn. 2017)

Issued

2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020

Effective

Close of business Mar. 13, 2020 (read as 2020-03-13)

End

Mar. 31, 2020; extended to Apr. 30 (Mar. 25 order), May 31 (Apr. 24 order), then district plans; jury trials suspended to July 3, 2020 (read as 2020-06-30)

In force

Mar. 13, 2020 to June 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all state and local courts in Tennessee (municipal, juvenile, general sessions, trial and appellate)
• judges, clerks, litigants

Functions reached

• CT courts closed to in-person proceedings (lawyers, lenders, landlords, insurers, title companies, collection agencies)
• CL/OF filings and deadlines
• GATH jurors and courthouse crowds

Collection

Tennessee TN

Operative words

the Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court hereby declares a state of emergency for the Judicial Branch of Tennessee government... All in-person proceedings in all state and local courts in Tennessee, including but not limited to municipal, juvenile, general sessions, trial, and appellate courts, shall be suspended from the close of business on Friday, March 13, 2020, through Tuesday, March 31, 2020, subject to the exceptions below... Deadlines set forth in court rules, statutes, ordinances, administrative rules, or otherwise that are set to expire between March 13 and March 31, 2020 are hereby extended through April 6, 2020.

Enforcement