United States District Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT District of Connecticut
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT FILED AT NEW HAVEN
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IN RE: Restriction on Visitors to Courthouses GENERAL ORDfl
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Connecticut has declared a public health
emergency throughout the State;
AND
WHEREAS, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention having advised people
to take precautions due to the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus) outbreak, and having noted that the
best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus, through, among other means,
social distancing;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, effective immediately, that the following persons shall not
enter any courthouse in the District of Connecticut:
• Persons who have been in any of the following locations within the last 14 days:
CHINA
SOUTH KOREA
JAPAN
ITALY
IRAN
NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK (other than in a car or train)
ANY LOCALE THAT IS IN QUARANTINE
(This list may be updated as further guidance is received.)
• Persons who reside or have had close contact with someone who has been in one of
the locations listed above within the last 14 days;
• Persons who have been asked to self-quarantine by any doctor, hospital, health
provider, or public health official;
• Persons who have been diagnosed with, or have had contact with, anyone who has
been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Anyone attempting to enter in violation of these protocols will be denied entry by a
Court Security Officer.
If you have a scheduled appointment or you are otherwise required to appear at one of the
courthouses in the District of Connecticut, and you are unable to appear because of the
restrictions listed above, you should proceed as follows:
• If you are represented by an attorney, please contact your attorney;
• If you are an attorney and you are scheduled to appear in court before a judge, please
contact that judge's chambers directly (contact information may be found on the
Court's website);
• If you are scheduled to meet with a Probation officer, please contact the Probation
Office at the relevant location and phone number below:
Brien McMahon Federal Building
Bridgeport (203) 579-5707
Abraham Ribicoff Federal Building
Hartford (860) 240-3661
Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse
New Haven (203) 773-2100
• lfyou are a juror, please contact the District Court Clerk's Office at the relevant
location and phone number below:
Brien McMahon Federal Building
Bridgeport (203) 579-5560
Abraham Ribicoff Federal Building
Hartford (860) 240-2694
Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse
New Haven (203) 773-2309
• For Bankruptcy Court matters, please contact the Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office at
the relevant location and phone number below:
Bridgeport (203) 579-5808
Hartford (860) 240-3675
New Haven (203) 773-2009
These restrictions will remain in place temporarily until it is determined to be safe to
remove them. People who think that they may have been exposed to COVID-t 9 should contact
their healthcare provider immediately.
SO ORDERED:
/s/ Stefan R. Underhill
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t · n R. Underhill
Chief United States District Judge
