IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
IN RE: *
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COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY * STANDING ORDER 2023-02
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STANDING ORDER TERMINATING CARES ACT AUTHORITY
As authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, H.R.
748 (the CARES Act), the Court previously issued standing orders authorizing the use
of video and/or audio conference to conduct identified criminal proceedings. See
Middle District Standing Order 2020-03, 2020-07, 2020-08, 2020-10, 2020-12, 2020-
13, 2021-02, 2021-04, 2021-05, 2021-07, 2021-09, 2022-01, 2022-05, 2022-06, 2022-
07, 2023-01. On February 10, 2023, the President provided notice of his intent to
terminate the COVID-19 national emergency effective May 11, 2023. On April 10,
2023, following House and Senate passage, the President signed into law H.J. Res. 7
which provides that “the national emergency declared by the finding of the President
on March 13, 2020 . . . is hereby terminated.” Accordingly, the Court declines to
renew its authority for an additional ninety days under the CARES Act to conduct the
proceedings identified in Standing Order 2020-03 by video and/or audio means.
CARES Act authority shall cease in the Middle District of Georgia effective April 17,
2023.
SO ORDERED, this 14th day of April, 2023.
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s/ Marc. T. Treadwell
MARC T. TREADWELL
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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