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- Jurisdiction
- Wyoming
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Wyo. Const. art. V, sec. 2
- Issued
- 2020-06-12 June 12, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-12 (restating the plan in force since March 18, 2020) (read as 2020-06-12)
- End
- 2020-08-03 for the jury-trial moratorium; the Temporary Plan continued as later amended to 2023-02-01 (read as 2020-08-03)
- In force
- June 12, 2020 to Aug. 3, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- all Circuit and District Courts and the Supreme Court
- litigants, jurors, counsel
- Functions reached
- CT courts: civil dockets, jury trials, evictions, foreclosures, collections and title litigation suspended or remote
- CL closings and disputes
- OP law-firm operations
- Collection
- Wyoming WY
Operative words
1. No jury trials should be conducted prior to August 3, 2020. All in-person proceedings in all Circuit and District Courts and the Supreme Court in Wyoming should be suspended from the close of business on March 18, 2020 to August 3, 2020, except those set forth below: a. Proceedings necessary to protect constitutional rights of criminal defendants...; i. Proceedings pursuant to a COVID-19 Operating Plan adopted by the judges of the relevant courthouse... 2. Judges are encouraged to use telephonic or video technology for all other statutorily and/or constitutionally required hearings
Enforcement
Administrative order of the State's highest court; recites that it 'represents the entire current Temporary Plan'
Notes
Recites the April 1 (extension to May 31), April 30 (second amendment) and May 15, 2020 (third amendment: some in-person proceedings under Operating Plans; jury moratorium to August 3) orders.