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R - A I LO BY COVID-19
WI lEREA . th Pre ident f the nit d. talc ha d clar ·d a nali nal cmcrg n . , and
the Go late f C nn cti ut ha d Jar d a public health mergenc · through ut th
tat :
WHER nt r for isea e ntr I and Prev nti n ha dvi cd people t
take precautions in ligbt of the 10-19 viru · ( or na, irus) outbreak. and ha noted that the
he. t way t pre cnl illness i · L a,·oid being c. p d I the viru:. thr ugh. among other mean .
social di tancing:
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WH A . the Di tri.ct urt ntinue p rati n · lO idcnti f) mca ur
that will h 1p sl ,, th ·pread or the viru y minimizing conta t bet we n p r n . ,,hil at th
ame time pr r mi i n f r ing th - public thr ugh th fair and impartial
admini tration of ju ti ~
lT T 1-1-REBY ORD . effe tive immediately. that:
(I) All ci, ii and criminal jur) trial {and related jw, "lection ·) · h dul d to mm nee
on or befor eptembcr I. 20-0, befi r an i lrict r magi trat judge in an
ourth u e in th Di trict f onnccti ul shall be continued p nding fLu-th r rd r r
th Court: and
_) With regard t rirrunal trial . du to: the public h alth ri k a ociated "' ith
umm ning gr up f pro p cti e jur r wh w uld b requir d t it in cl
pro 1m1ty l a h olher duringjur) d cti n and. if h.:cted. tluring trial and
d lib ration : th urt' r due d abilit ' t btain an adequate sp trum of
pr pe·tivt:jur r du t Lhcpublic· pcrccpti n flh rd, a ·s ciatd,,ithjury
rvice: and th effe l of th ab publi h allh r commendali n nth a ailabilit
of coun I and Court taff t be pre. ent in the urtroom: th time p ri d f th
ontinuam:c~ implemented h~ paragraph I of this rcncrnl ( nkr \\ill he c,clud1::d
under the pe d Trial ct. The ou1t sp cificall find that th nd ofjustic
r d b ordering th ntinuance outweigh th b t inter ts of the public and ach
defendant in a peed. trial. pur uant to 18 LJ., .C. ~ "'161 (h)(7)( ).
0 RDERED:
Dated: S' It r I ?.,Vl,D /s/ Stefan R. Underhill
Bridgcp rt. CT
