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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-MSY-038	Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Emergency Order in Response to Public Health Crisis (COVID-19)Emergency Order: jury trials suspended, eviction hearings suspended, oral argument suspended (effective March 13 through April 13, 2020)	Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and of the First and Second City Courts	Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City Courts of New OrleansCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-039	Amended Order (Court Closure), March 16, 2020Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order (court closure)	Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts	Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-050	Court Proceedings due to COVID-19: Municipal and Traffic Court closed from March 16, 2020Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans closure: appearance requirement suspended 45 days, trials and hearings reset, no attachments or…	Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans (announced through the City's NOLA Ready site)	Municipal and Traffic Court of New OrleansCourt	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-040	Third Amended Order (Court Closure), March 17, 2020Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: courts closed 4:00 p.m. March 17 through April 13, 2020	Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts	Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-003	City of New Orleans Health Department Guidelines for COVID-19 Response and Stay at Home DirectivesGuidelines for COVID-19 Response and Stay at Home Directives (Stay Home Mandate)	New Orleans Health Department (Jennifer Avegno, M.D., Director of Health) implementing the Mayor's Mar. 16, 2020 Proclamation	City of New Orleans, LouisianaCity	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-067	Order 2020-00524th JDC closure extended until 8:00 a.m. May 4, 2020; protective orders extended	Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach, on behalf of the Judges of the 24th JDC	24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourt	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-078	Coronavirus Closure Order No. 219th JDC closed until 8:00 a.m. May 1, 2020; all dockets cancelled except emergency matters by remote means; East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk…	Chief Judge Wilson Fields, for the 19th Judicial District Court	19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton RougeCourt	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-041	Fourth Amended Order (Court Closure), April 7, 2020Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: closure extended to 8:00 a.m. May 4, 2020	Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts	Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-052	Proclamation Number 04 CLS 2020 (recorded Mortgage Book 4874, page 218)Additional Measures for State of Emergency - COVID-19: extension of 02 and 03 CLS 2020 (parish buildings closed to the public; emergency…	Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng	Parish of Jefferson, LouisianaCounty	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-046	Order extending court closure until further notice (April 23, 2020)Criminal District Court Order: April 9, 2020 closure order extended until further notice; all jury trials and juror service suspended	Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En Banc	Criminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourt	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-047	COOP Phase Order (amended signature date April 29, 2020)Criminal District Court Continuity of Operations Phase Order: remote first appearances, limited building access, remote supervision of…	Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En Banc	Criminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourt	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-042	COVID 19 Order 2020-05 (April 30, 2020)Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Amended Emergency Order: courthouse closed to the public until May 18, 2020; civil jury…	Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts	Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-065	Jefferson Parish President outlines Phase One for Jefferson Parish (May 14, 2020): JeT masks required May 15; parish buildings reopen May 18 with masks and temperature screening; libraries, JPRD and animal shelter restrictionsPhase One for Jefferson Parish: 25 percent occupancy for gray-area businesses; closed categories; JeT face coverings; parish building…	Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng (official release of May 14, 2020 on Phase One and parish operations)	Parish of Jefferson, LouisianaCounty	May 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-005	Mayoral Proclamation to Further Promulgate Emergency Orders During the State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 (phased reopening; delegation to Director of Health)Mayoral Proclamation to Further Promulgate Emergency Orders Due to COVID-19 (Phase One; Health Department temporary regulations with the…	Mayor LaToya Cantrell	City of New Orleans / Parish of Orleans, LouisianaCity	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-006	City of New Orleans Health Department Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase One: Safest at Home (clarification of May 29, 2020)Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase One (Safest at Home)	New Orleans Health Department (Director of Health) under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation	City of New Orleans, LouisianaCity	May 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-043	Amended Phase I Opening Plan, May 25, 2020Civil District Court, First and Second City Court Amended Phase I Opening Plan: pre-screening, temperature scans and face masks required for…	Civil District Court and First and Second City Court (Judicial Administrator)	Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans; First and Second City CourtsCourt	May 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-048	Amended Order: Re-entry Phase Two (Phase Two Limited Opening Order), May 28, 2020Criminal District Court Phase Two Limited Opening Order effective June 1, 2020: access limited by the Sheriff, symptomatic and quarantined…	Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En Banc	Criminal District Court for the Parish of OrleansCourt	May 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-068	Order 2020-007 (COVID-19 Phase II)24th JDC Phase II: courthouse open June 5, 2020 with courtrooms limited to 12 persons; civil matters by Zoom; jury trials to recommence July…	Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach	24th Judicial District Court, Parish of JeffersonCourt	June 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-007	City of New Orleans Health Department Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase Two (updated June 12, 2020, 14:00)Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase Two	New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation	City of New Orleans, LouisianaCity	June 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-053	Proclamation Number 09 CLS 2020 (recorded Conveyance Book 3438, page 372)Continuation of Additional Measures for State of Emergency - COVID-19 (Phase 2 protocols for parish facilities; JeT masks; procurement…	Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng	Parish of Jefferson, LouisianaCounty	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-054	Proclamation Number 10 CLS 2020Additional Measures for State of Emergency - COVID-19: face masks or face coverings required indoors in all commercial buildings, public…	Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng	Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana (unincorporated)County	July 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-073	Executive Order No. SWB 2020-07-01 (dated July 3, 2020; signed July 1, 2020)'No Mask - No Service' policy required of all commercial and nonprofit entities providing goods or services directly to the public in the…	Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome	City of Baton Rouge - Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana (excluding the Cities of Baker, Central and Zachary)County	July 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-008	City of New Orleans Health Department Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase Two, with additional restrictions (July 8, 2020)Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase Two (additional restrictions on gatherings and bars)	New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation	City of New Orleans, LouisianaCity	July 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-074	Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's Statement on the Coronavirus Mitigation Order (July 13, 2020)Statement on the Coronavirus Mitigation Order: the parish mask order instituted 'last week' will be enforced; support for the Governor's…	Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome (official City-Parish news release)	City of Baton Rouge - Parish of East Baton Rouge, LouisianaCounty	July 13, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-009	City of New Orleans Health Department Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase Two (July 24, 2020)Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase Two (gatherings 25/50; bars closed to on-premises consumption; face coverings at all times)	New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation	City of New Orleans, LouisianaCity	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and of the First and Second City Courts, Civil District Court and First and Second City Court Emergency Order in Response to Public Health Crisis (COVID-19) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-038)
Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts, Amended Order (Court Closure), March 16, 2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-039)
Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans (announced through the City's NOLA Ready site), Court Proceedings due to COVID-19: Municipal and Traffic Court closed from March 16, 2020 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-050)
Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts, Third Amended Order (Court Closure), March 17, 2020 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-040)
New Orleans Health Department (Jennifer Avegno, M.D., Director of Health) implementing the Mayor's Mar. 16, 2020 Proclamation, City of New Orleans Health Department Guidelines for COVID-19 Response and Stay at Home Directives (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-003)
Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach, on behalf of the Judges of the 24th JDC, Order 2020-005 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-067)
Chief Judge Wilson Fields, for the 19th Judicial District Court, Coronavirus Closure Order No. 2 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-078)
Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts, Fourth Amended Order (Court Closure), April 7, 2020 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-041)
Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, Proclamation Number 04 CLS 2020 (recorded Mortgage Book 4874, page 218) (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-052)
Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En Banc, Order extending court closure until further notice (April 23, 2020) (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-046)
Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En Banc, COOP Phase Order (amended signature date April 29, 2020) (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-047)
Chief Judges of the Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts, COVID 19 Order 2020-05 (April 30, 2020) (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-042)
Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng (official release of May 14, 2020 on Phase One and parish operations), Jefferson Parish President outlines Phase One for Jefferson Parish (May 14, 2020): JeT masks required May 15; parish buildings reopen May 18 with masks and temperature screening; libraries, JPRD and animal shelter restrictions (Ex. MET-MSY-065)
Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Mayoral Proclamation to Further Promulgate Emergency Orders During the State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 (phased reopening; delegation to Director of Health) (May 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-005)
New Orleans Health Department (Director of Health) under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation, City of New Orleans Health Department Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase One: Safest at Home (clarification of May 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-006)
Civil District Court and First and Second City Court (Judicial Administrator), Amended Phase I Opening Plan, May 25, 2020 (Ex. MET-MSY-043)
Chief Judge Karen K. Herman, acting on behalf of the Court En Banc, Amended Order: Re-entry Phase Two (Phase Two Limited Opening Order), May 28, 2020 (Ex. MET-MSY-048)
Chief Judge Ellen Shirer Kovach, Order 2020-007 (COVID-19 Phase II) (June 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-068)
New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation, City of New Orleans Health Department Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase Two (updated June 12, 2020, 14:00) (Ex. MET-MSY-007)
Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, Proclamation Number 09 CLS 2020 (recorded Conveyance Book 3438, page 372) (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-053)
Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, Proclamation Number 10 CLS 2020 (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-054)
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, Executive Order No. SWB 2020-07-01 (dated July 3, 2020; signed July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-073)
New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation, City of New Orleans Health Department Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase Two, with additional restrictions (July 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-008)
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome (official City-Parish news release), Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's Statement on the Coronavirus Mitigation Order (July 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-074)
New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation, City of New Orleans Health Department Guidelines for COVID-19 Reopening Phase Two (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSY-009)

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