IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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COVID-19 ENTRANCE :
REQUIREMENTS : STANDING ORDER 2022-03
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STANDING ORDER
To protect public health, including the health of court staff, parties, court
participants, and all other building occupants, the Court hereby orders that:
1. The following persons shall not enter any courthouse or U.S. Probation Office
of the Middle District of Georgia without prior permission from the Chief Judge
or his designee:
a. Persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last five
days; or
b. Persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last ten
days and symptoms have not improved; or
c. Persons who have been asked to self-quarantine by any healthcare
provider or state or local health authority within the time period of
entering the courthouse; or
d. Fully vaccinated persons who have been exposed to COVID-19 within
the last five days and are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19; or
e. Unvaccinated persons who have been exposed to COVID-19 within the
previous five days.
2. The following procedures govern the use of masks or other face coverings:
a. Pursuant to current CDC guidance, masks shall be worn in public
spaces of the courthouse when the county in which the relevant
divisional courthouse is located is classified by the CDC as “high risk.”
The clerk will post signs at the entrance indicating the current masking
requirement based upon this dynamic criteria.
b. Presiding judges shall establish the requirement for wearing masks for
court proceedings in their courtrooms.
3. Anyone denied entry due to these precautions will be provided with contact
information for the relevant entity with whom they have business.
4. The United States Marshal, his deputies, and court security officers shall deny
entry to anyone attempting to enter in violation of this Order and shall have
the authority to remove anyone from a courthouse or United States Probation
Office in the Middle District for failure to abide by this Order while in our
facilities.
5. Nothing in this order prevents hearings from being conducted remotely
pursuant to the CARES Act with the consent of the Defendant and approval of
the presiding judge.
6. This order supersedes all previous standing orders inconsistent with today’s
order.
SO ORDERED, this 3rd day of March, 2022.
Marc T. Treadwell ___
MARC T. TREADWELL
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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