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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-025	COVID-19 Announcements page: the Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice (announced Mar. 12, 2020)COVID-19 Announcements	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-290	Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public)Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021	Order Declaring a Judicial EmergencyDeclaration of a statewide judicial emergency effective 8:00 a.m. March 16, 2020 for 30 days; trial courts authorized to continue all trials…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (Chief Justice; statewide)Court	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-011	Press release closing the Tax Court building (Mar. 18, 2020, 9:00 PM)Press Release: 'the United States Tax Court building is closed'	United States Tax Court	United States Tax CourtCourt	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-001	In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc, Misc. No. 260En banc decision temporarily suspending WCAB Rules of Practice and Procedure statewide and recognizing the closure of DWC district offices…	Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)	California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (State workers' compensation tribunal; statewide)Court	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-021	In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772In re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas, et al. (petition for writ of mandamus; GA-09)	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting)	Texas (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)Court	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-020	Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief)Friends of Danny DeVito, Kathy Gregory, B&J Laundry, LLC, Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge, and Caledonia Land Co. v. Governor Tom…	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.)	PennsylvaniaCourt	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-013	Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills: order refusing a temporary restraining order against the ten-person gathering limit as applied to worship	Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	May 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-007	Amato v. Elicker, No. 3:20-cv-464 (MPS), ECF No. 32, Ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (D. Conn. May 19, 2020), reported at 460 F. Supp. 3d 202Amato v. Elicker: ruling denying a New Haven restaurant's motion to enjoin Executive Orders 7, 7D, 7G and 7N	United States District Court, D. Conn. (Shea, J.)	Connecticut (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut)Court	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-334	General Order 73 (Amended May 21, 2020)Continuing Temporary Restrictions on Courthouse Access (Amended May 21, 2020)	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-048	Administrative Order No. 7 (extension of the judicial emergency effective June 8, 2020; adoption of the four-phase Courts Reopening Plan)Third 30-day extension; Phase 1 reopening from June 8, 2020 and Phase 2 from June 15, 2020: courthouses open to the public with face…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-014	Legacy Church, Inc. v. Kunkel, No. CIV 20-0327 JB/SCY, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 80 (D.N.M. July 13, 2020)Memorandum opinion denying a preliminary injunction against the Secretary of Health's public health orders and holding the orders neutral…	United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Browning, J.)	New Mexico (federal district court)Court	July 13, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-014	Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16Savage v. Mills (Sunday River Brewing Company): order dismissing business owners' constitutional challenge to the Governor's COVID-19…	Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. FED-333	General Order 72-6In re: COVID Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-6)	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt	Sept. 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-012	Grisham v. Reeb, 2021-NMSC-006, 480 P.3d 852, No. S-1-SC-38336 (N.M. Nov. 5, 2020)Opinion holding that the Legislature empowered the Governor and Secretary of Health to enforce public health emergency orders restricting…	Supreme Court of New Mexico (Vigil, J., for a unanimous Court)	New MexicoCourt	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-010	Fox Fire Tavern, LLC v. Pritzker, 2020 IL App (2d) 200623Reversal of a temporary restraining order against Executive Order 2020-61; the IEMA Act plainly authorizes successive disaster…	Illinois Appellate Court, Second District (Justice Zenoff, with Justices Hutchinson and Brennan)	Illinois (Appellate Court, Second District)Court	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-303	Standing Order 20-17In re: Suspension of In-Person Judicial Proceedings and Modification of Second Extension of Standing Order 2020-12, Due to the Resurgence of…	Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson	United States District Court for the District of New JerseyCourt	Nov. 25, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-056	Administrative Order No. 14: Extension of Judicial Emergency (December 2020)Ninth 30-day extension of the judicial emergency; Phase 2 continued	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Dec. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MA-020	Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)	MassachusettsCourt	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-017	State of Minnesota v. Alibi Drinkery, LLC, No. 19HA-CV-20-4167, Temporary Injunction with incorporated memorandum (filed Dec. 31, 2020)Temporary Injunction: State's request granted; Defendant's request to dissolve the temporary restraining order denied; Executive Order 20-99…	Minnesota District Court, First Judicial District, Dakota County (Hon. Jerome B. Abrams)	Minnesota (Dakota County, First Judicial District)Court	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-014	Big Tyme Investments, L.L.C. v. Edwards, No. 20-30526 c/w No. 20-30537 (5th Cir. Jan. 13, 2021)Opinion affirming the district courts' refusal of preliminary injunctions against the Governor's bar-closure proclamations (89 JBE 2020 and…	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (published opinion)	Louisiana (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on appeal from the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana)Court	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-020	State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): settlement filed January 15, 2021 (agreement to comply with the Governor's executive order; $1,000 payment)Attorney general settles with Rutland gym owner (VTDigger, Jan. 15, 2021)	State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan; Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (settlement filed for court approval January 15, 2021); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), January 15, 2021	Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)Court	Jan. 15, 2021	2021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-NM-013	Lujan Grisham v. Romero, 2021-NMSC-009, 483 P.3d 545, No. S-1-SC-38396 (N.M. Feb. 15, 2021)Opinion holding that the Governor and Secretary of Health are authorized to restrict or close businesses when necessary for the protection…	Supreme Court of New Mexico	New MexicoCourt	Feb. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. FED-305	Standing Order 21-02In re: Further Suspension of In-Person Judicial Proceedings and Limitations of Grand Jury Proceedings Due to COVID-19	Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson	United States District Court for the District of New JerseyCourt	Mar. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-011	Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021)Kristine Casey et al. v. Governor Ned Lamont	Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.)	Connecticut (Supreme Court of Connecticut)Court	Mar. 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read

Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), COVID-19 Announcements page: the Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice (announced Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-025)
Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. FED-290)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021)
United States Tax Court, Press release closing the Tax Court building (Mar. 18, 2020, 9:00 PM) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-011)
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc), In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc, Misc. No. 260 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-001)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting), In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772 (Ex. DUT-TX-021)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.), Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-020)
Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge, Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273 (Ex. DUT-ME-013)
United States District Court, D. Conn. (Shea, J.), Amato v. Elicker, No. 3:20-cv-464 (MPS), ECF No. 32, Ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (D. Conn. May 19, 2020), reported at 460 F. Supp. 3d 202 (Ex. DUT-CT-007)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 73 (Amended May 21, 2020) (Ex. FED-334)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 7 (extension of the judicial emergency effective June 8, 2020; adoption of the four-phase Courts Reopening Plan) (June 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-048)
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Browning, J.), Legacy Church, Inc. v. Kunkel, No. CIV 20-0327 JB/SCY, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Doc. 80 (D.N.M. July 13, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-014)
Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge, Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, Savage v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00165-LEW, ECF No. 26 (D. Me. Aug. 7, 2020), reported at 478 F. Supp. 3d 16 (Ex. DUT-ME-014)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 72-6 (Sept. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-333)
Supreme Court of New Mexico (Vigil, J., for a unanimous Court), Grisham v. Reeb, 2021-NMSC-006, 480 P.3d 852, No. S-1-SC-38336 (N.M. Nov. 5, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-012)
Illinois Appellate Court, Second District (Justice Zenoff, with Justices Hutchinson and Brennan), Fox Fire Tavern, LLC v. Pritzker, 2020 IL App (2d) 200623 (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-010)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Standing Order 20-17 (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. FED-303)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 14: Extension of Judicial Emergency (December 2020) (Dec. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-056)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.), Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-020)
Minnesota District Court, First Judicial District, Dakota County (Hon. Jerome B. Abrams), State of Minnesota v. Alibi Drinkery, LLC, No. 19HA-CV-20-4167, Temporary Injunction with incorporated memorandum (filed Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MN-017)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (published opinion), Big Tyme Investments, L.L.C. v. Edwards, No. 20-30526 c/w No. 20-30537 (5th Cir. Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. DUT-LA-014)
State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan; Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (settlement filed for court approval January 15, 2021); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), January 15, 2021, State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): settlement filed January 15, 2021 (agreement to comply with the Governor's executive order; $1,000 payment) (Jan. 15, 2021) (Ex. DUT-VT-020)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Lujan Grisham v. Romero, 2021-NMSC-009, 483 P.3d 545, No. S-1-SC-38396 (N.M. Feb. 15, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-013)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Standing Order 21-02 (Mar. 17, 2021) (Ex. FED-305)
Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.), Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021) (Ex. DUT-CT-011)

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