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Ex. FED-290Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public)Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further noticeSupreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)Supreme Court of the United StatesCourtMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-062Order Declaring Statewide Judicial EmergencyStatewide judicial emergency (jury trials, grand juries and deadlines suspended)Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-026City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021City Emergency Orders (City's COVID-19 response updates)City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil EmergencyCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-049Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court ProceduresVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)VermontCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-006Executive Order N-29-20Executive Order N-29-20 (public meetings by teleconference; CalFresh and other program flexibilities)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions)USCIS Response to COVID-19USCISUnited States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)FederalMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-20-027Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19 (web page cited in 85 Fed. Reg. 21739)Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19U.S. Embassy and Consulates in MexicoUnited States Mission MexicoFederalMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-14-016Executive Order 202.7Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-011Executive Order N-38-20Executive Order N-38-20 (suspending limits on the Judicial Council's emergency rulemaking authority)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-019Court Orders and Updates During COVID-19 Pandemic (uscourts.gov index)Index of federal court COVID-19 general orders (rendered Sept. 26, 2026)Administrative Office of the U.S. CourtsUnited States (all federal courts)CourtApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-050Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergenciesVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtApr. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-TPA-047Executive Order No. 2020-30 (restated meeting and administration order)EO 2020-30 - Restated meeting and admin orderMayor Rick KrisemanCity of St. Petersburg, FloridaCityJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-064SB 278 (2021) 60-day eviction safe harbor; HB 4204 (2020) and HB 2009 (2021) mortgage foreclosure moratoria; HB 4212 (2020) deadline extensions and remote public meetings; SB 1801 (2020) cocktails to goRelated legislation not saved as exhibitsOregon Legislative AssemblyOregonStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-085In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses)Order of July 9, 2020 requiring facial coverings in courthouses and courtroomsTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtJuly 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-027COVID-19 Order No. 47 (Aug. 11, 2020)Extension of Second Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor VehiclesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateAug. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-036General Order 2020-60 Re: Court Closures and Limited Court ServicesGeneral Order 2020-60 (October 6, 2020)Presiding Judge John W. VineyardSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtOct. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-038Clackamas County's compliance with the Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (Extreme Risk on the latest data); County buildings open to the public 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays only, with appointments encouragedClackamas County embraces new data-driven framework to fight COVID-19 (County remains open to serve)Clackamas County (County Administrator Gary Schmidt; Public Health Director Philip Mason-Joyner); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (Risk framework)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-036General Administrative Order No. 2020-09: Residential Eviction and Consumer Debt Early Resolution Program (entered Dec. 14, 2020), with attachmentsEstablishment of the Early Resolution Program for residential eviction and consumer-debt cases (free legal aid and mediation before cases…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-054Nineteenth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated December 22, 2020)Presumption that Superior Court hearings are scheduled for remote participationVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtDec. 22, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-TPA-076Administrative Order S-2021-006Health & Safety Requirements in Courthouse Facilities During COVID-19 Mitigation EffortsChief Judge Ronald N. FicarrottaThirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Hillsborough County)CourtJan. 15, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-075Sixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencySixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencyPresident Judge Kevin F. KellyDelaware County, Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, 32nd Judicial District)CourtJan. 22, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-062July 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: jurisdiction announcements (last updated May 18, 2021) recording the courts' and boards' orders that the July 2021 examination be administered remotely (AZ Apr. 14; CA Feb. 26; CO Mar. 10; CT Feb. 11; DE Mar. 15; DC Feb. 10; FL Apr. 12; GA Mar. 24; IL Mar. 1; IN Mar. 30; IA Mar. 11; KY Feb. 23; LA Apr. 8; ME Apr. 26; MD Feb. 26; MA Feb. 17; MI Apr. 21; NH Mar. 3; NJ Mar. 11; NY Mar. 5; NC Mar. 22; OH Mar. 3; PA Feb. 12; RI Apr. 9; TN Feb. 16; UT Mar. 19; VT Mar. 8; VI; WA Mar. 5; WI) and Oregon's in-person planJuly 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information (map, announcements and table)National Conference of Bar ExaminersAll U.S. jurisdictions; NCBE inventory of supreme court and board orders for the July 2021 bar examinationCourtMay 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-013Standing Order re Resumption of the Foreclosure Mediation Program (virtual mediations from March 1, 2021)Standing order resuming foreclosure mediations, virtually, effective March 1, 2021Superior Court, Chief Administrative Judge, Civil DivisionConnecticut Superior Court (Chief Administrative Judge, Civil Division) (statewide)CourtFeb. 25, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-055Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated March 8, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to May 31, 2021; court-by-court authorization of jury trials; remote July 2021 bar examVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtMar. 8, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source