In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury Trials

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

Issued

2020-11-17 Nov. 17, 2020

Effective

Nov. 17, 2020 (jury suspension from Nov. 23, 2020) (read as 2020-11-17)

End

Jury suspension through Jan. 31, 2021, extended to Feb. 26 (Dec. 22 order) and Mar. 31, 2021 (Jan. 15 order) (read as 2021-01-31)

In force

Nov. 17, 2020 to Jan. 31, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• all courts; all participants in proceedings

Functions reached

• CT jury trials suspended statewide Nov. 23, 2020-Mar. 31, 2021
• QUAR positives barred from court and depositions
• CL/OF litigation calendars

Collection

Tennessee TN

Operative words

1) The suspension of all jury trials from November 23, 2020, through January 31, 2021, subject only to exceptions which may be granted by the Chief Justice on a case-by-case basis.... 6) No participant in a proceeding, including judges, lawyers, parties, witnesses, clerks and court officers, shall appear in court or in a court-related proceeding, including a deposition, who has tested positive for COVID-19... Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Court's May 26, 2020 and July 9, 2020 orders shall continue to govern

Enforcement

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