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Ex. DUT-OR-019Shahtout v. Emco Garbage Co., 298 Or 598, 695 P2d 897 (Feb. 12, 1985) (SC S30764): the standing Oregon rule on governmental safety requirements as the standard of care (negligence per se where the requirement is enacted by the legislature or promulgated under delegated authority for general public safety; a workplace safety rule protecting a class that includes the plaintiff is admissible and 'may' be taken into account by the trier of fact in deciding due care)Shahtout, Petitioner on Review, v. Emco Garbage Company, Inc. et al, Respondents on ReviewSupreme Court of OregonOregonCourtFeb. 12, 19852020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-017Court decisionEicher v. United States Steel Corp., 32 Ohio St.3d 248 (1987) (decided September 2, 1987)Supreme Court of Ohio (per curiam; No. 86-1793)OhioCourtSept. 2, 19872020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-020Whitlaw v. Kroger Co., 306 S.C. 51, 410 S.E.2d 251 (S.C. 1991) (heard Jan. 7, 1991; decided Oct. 14, 1991)Whether a private cause of action for damages may be instituted under S.C. Code Ann. §§ 61-9-40 and 61-9-410; the test for negligence per se…Supreme Court of South Carolina (per curiam; certified question under Supreme Court Rule 46 from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina)South CarolinaCourtOct. 14, 19912020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-013Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Travis, 808 So. 2d 928 (Miss. 2002), No. 2000-IA-01074-SCT (Feb. 28, 2002)Employer's 'non-delegable duty to provide a reasonably safe place to work' (claims of ninety-nine employees arising from the employer's…Supreme Court of Mississippi (Smith, P.J., for the Court)MississippiCourtFeb. 28, 20022020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-014Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. v. Armond, 866 So. 2d 1092 (Miss. 2004), No. 2003-IA-00398-SCT (Feb. 19, 2004)The Supreme Court's statement of its Travis holding: all the employees' claims 'arose out of ICR's policy of not warning or protecting its…Supreme Court of MississippiMississippiCourtFeb. 19, 20042020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-010Peters v. Wady Industries, Inc., 489 S.W.3d 784 (Mo. banc 2016), No. SC94442, opinion issued June 7, 2016Curt Peters and Cheri Peters v. Wady Industries, Inc., and Patrick TerrioSupreme Court of Missouri, en banc (Breckenridge, C.J.; Stith, Draper and Russell, JJ., concurring; Fischer, J., concurring in result; Wilson and Teitelman, JJ., in separate opinions)MissouriCourtJune 7, 20162020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. SD-059Fourth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order #2 Re: COVID-19 Pandemic ResponseAdministrative Order #2 Re: COVID-19 Pandemic ResponsePresiding Judge Michael W. DayFourth Judicial CircuitCourtMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-003Joint Administrative Order re Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19In re: Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell)Hamilton County, OhioCourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-021In 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)CourtApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-020Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part)Laura Kelly, Governor of the State of Kansas, v. Legislative Coordinating Council, et al.Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam)KansasCourtApr. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-041Order, In re Public Notice of COVID-19 Related Courthouse-Entry Screening, CM 2020-48700Order directing courthouse-entry screening and posting of notice (effective April 27, 2020)Circuit Court of Fairfax CountyFairfax County, VirginiaCourtApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-011Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 2:20-cv-00176-LEW, ECF No. 20 (D. Me. May 29, 2020), reported at 463 F. Supp. 3d 22Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills: order refusing preliminary injunction against the 14-day self-quarantine requirement of Executive Order…Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District JudgeUnited States District Court for the District of MaineCourtMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-014Administrative Order 20-17 (All Court Operations in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 20-17Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice Kristina Pickering (joint order)Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)CourtJune 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. IL-065M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of August 27, 2020, replacing subpart F of the March 17, 2020 order)Courthouse entry conditions: no entry without a mask or face covering; exclusion of symptomatic persons and persons under quarantine or…Supreme Court of IllinoisIllinoisCourtAug. 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-069Order 2020-013 (COVID-19 Phase III)24th JDC Phase III from September 14, 2020: masks required; six-foot distancing; jury trials may recommence; galleries limited to 14…Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-005Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered Sept. 25, 2020)In re: Courthouse Operations and Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal CourtHamilton County, OhioCourtSept. 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SD-049Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Security Measures, CIV. 20-4 (October 20, 2020)Standing Order Regarding COVID-19 Courthouse Security MeasuresPresiding Judge Robin J. HouwmanSecond Judicial Circuit (Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties)CourtOct. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-009Administrative Order of the Chief Justice, In re Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease (filed Nov. 3, 2020)Statewide administrative order requiring every court holding in-person proceedings to adopt a written transmission-control plan (telephonic…Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Supreme CourtNebraska Supreme Court (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtNov. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-012Grisham 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 MexicoCourtNov. 5, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. TN-046In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury TrialsOrder Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury TrialsTennessee Supreme CourtTennesseeCourtNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-020Desrosiers 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.)MassachusettsCourtDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. HI-062Second Amended Order Regarding Entering Judiciary Facilities, SCMF-20-0000152Second Amended Order restricting entry to judiciary facilities (travel-quarantine exclusions; face masks) (Dec. 22, 2020)Supreme Court of Hawaii, Chief Justice RecktenwaldHawaiiCourtDec. 22, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-012Opinion, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 20-1559 (1st Cir. Jan. 14, 2021), 985 F.3d 153Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills: opinion affirming the refusal of a preliminary injunction against Maine's traveler self-quarantine…Barron, Circuit Judge, for a panel with Selya, Circuit JudgeUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitCourtJan. 14, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-020State 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, 2021Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)CourtJan. 15, 20212021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-NM-013Lujan 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 MexicoNew MexicoCourtFeb. 15, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding dutyPrimary source read