UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
~ DEC 14 2020 AM-11:26
INRE: GENERAL ORDER
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COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT
CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19
WHEREAS, the President of the United States has declared a national emergency, and the
Governor of the State of Connecticut has declared a public health emergency throughout the State,
WHEREAS, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") has advised
people to take precautions in light of the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus) outbreak, and has noted
that the best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus, through, among other
means, social distancing,
WHEREAS, the CDC and the State of Connecticut have recently updated their guidance
concerning quarantine periods,
WHEREAS, the Court continues to review its operations to identify measures that will help
slow the spread of the virus by minimizing contact between persons, while at the same time
preserving its core mission of serving the public through the fair and impartial administration of
justice,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, effective December 14, 2020, and until further order of
the Court, that:
1) This order supersedes paragraph 5 of the General Order dated June 12, 2020.
2) The following persons shall not enter any courthouse in the District of Connecticut:
• Persons who have, within the past 14 days, experienced fever or flu-like
symptoms or the loss of the sense of taste or smell;
• Persons who have tested positive for COVID-19, unless at least 14 days have
passed from the positive test or the experience of fever, flu-like symptoms, or
the loss of the sense of taste or smell, whichever is later;
• Persons who have had close contact with anyone who has tested positive for
COVID-19, unless at least 14 days have passed from either the close contact
with that other person or that other person's experience of fever, flu-like
symptoms, or the loss of the sense of taste or smell, whichever is later.
For purposes of this order, "close contact" means closer than 6 feet for more than 15 minutes
cumulative over a 24-hour period or any in-person interaction where a person is unmasked
regardless of duration.
SO ORDERED:
/s/ Stefan R. Underhill
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Bridgeport, CT --StefM 'i Underhill .
Chief United State District Judge
