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Ex. CA-003Executive Order N-25-20Executive Order N-25-20 (residents to heed public-health directives; remote public meetings; unemployment and tax relief)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
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-ST-COURTS-001In 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)CourtMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-077News release AP20:035, Secretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Alex PadillaCalifornia (Secretary of State)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
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. FED-335General Order 75Temporary Suspension of Personal Service Rules (COVID-19)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-002In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 2, Misc. No. 261En banc decision permitting emergency e-mail filing with the Appeals Board and district offices during the stay-at-home orderWorkers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-068California Rules of Court, Appendix I: Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19 (Emergency rules 1-13, adopted April 6, 2020, as amended)Statewide emergency rules: Emergency rule 1 barred issuance of unlawful-detainer summonses and defaults except to protect public health and…Judicial Council of CaliforniaJudicial Council of California (statewide rulemaking body of the California courts)CourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SFO-062General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in CourthousesGeneral Order requiring all persons entering the courthouses to wear a face covering in all public areas and shared work spacesPresiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraSuperior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraCourtMay 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-334General Order 73 (Amended May 21, 2020)Continuing Temporary Restrictions on Courthouse Access (Amended May 21, 2020)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-285Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Use of Face Coverings in the CourthousesChief Judge Philip S. GutierrezUnited States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaCourtJune 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-060General Order 2020-GEN-016-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (June 5, 2020)Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (2020-GEN-016-00)Presiding Judge Kevin C. BrazileSuperior Court of California, County of Los AngelesCourtJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-336General Order 77Provisional Modifications to the Jury Plan (COVID-19)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-100Assembly Bill 3088, Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 (COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act, Code Civ. Proc. § 1179.01 et seq.)Eviction protections for COVID-19 rental debt; forbearance notices; extension of Homeowner Bill of RightsCalifornia Legislature (AB 3088, Chiu), signed by Governor NewsomCaliforniaStateAug. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-13-052Assembly Bill 3088, Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 (COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020, Code Civ. Proc. 1179.01 et seq.; COVID-19 Small Landlord and Homeowner Relief Act of 2020, Civ. Code 3273.01 et seq.)AB-3088 Tenancy: rental payment default: mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: COVID-19California Legislature (AB 3088, Chiu); approved by Governor NewsomCaliforniaStateAug. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-049AB 3088, COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 (Stats. 2020, ch. 37)Tenancy: rental payment default: mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: COVID-19California Legislature (AB 3088; approved by the Governor)CaliforniaStateAug. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-004In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 4, Misc. No. 263En banc decision rescinding, as of Sept. 1, 2020, the suspension of the report-deadline rules and continuing the other March 18, 2020…Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-333General Order 72-6In re: COVID Public Health Emergency (General Order 72-6)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtSept. 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
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-RIV-037General Order No. 2020-67 Re: Mandatory Facial Coverings and Physical DistancingGeneral Order 2020-67 (filed November 17, 2020)Presiding Judge (Superior Court of California, County of Riverside)Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-061General Order 2020-GEN-025-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re COVID-19 Pandemic (Nov. 23, 2020; paragraph 2 effective Nov. 30, 2020)Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-GEN-025-00): courthouse access restricted; remote appearancesPresiding Judge Kevin C. BrazileSuperior Court of California, County of Los AngelesCourtNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-017Industry Bulletin 20-24: Contractors State License Board Closing Test Centers and Public Counters Statewide in Response to COVID-19 Health EmergencyCSLB #20-24 (Dec. 4, 2020)Contractors State License BoardCalifornia; Contractors State License BoardSector regulatorDec. 4, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-006In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 7, Misc. No. 266En banc decision suspending WCAB Rule 10789(c) (walk-through document assignment hours) in light of the Regional Stay At Home OrderWorkers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Stay-at-homeCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-040General Order 2020-75 Re: Extension of Jury Trials SuspensionGeneral Order 2020-75 (filed December 23, 2020)Presiding JudgeSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-016DMV news release: DMV Extends Suspension of Behind-the-Wheel Driving Tests Until January 11DMV Extends Suspension of Behind-the-Wheel Driving Tests Until January 11California Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)StateDec. 29, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary source read