FILED IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF HAWAII
Aug 11, 2020, 12:29 pm
Michelle Rynne, Clerk of Court
FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII
IN RE: TEMPORARY SUSPENSION
OF DISTRICT OF HAWAII GRAND
JURIES IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
PANDEMIC
AUGUST 11, 2020 TEMPORARY GENERAL ORDER SUSPENDING
GRAND JURIES IN THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII IN RESPONSE TO
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and public health emergency,
including the dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases in the State of Hawaii over the
previous weeks, and the continued need to protect grand jurors, court employees,
and witnesses from being exposed to the COVID-19 virus, and with the agreement
of all of the judges of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii,
this Temporary General Order supersedes the Court’s May 29, 2020 Temporary
General Order Resuming Grand Jury Sessions in the District of Hawaii During the
COVID-10 Emergency. The Court orders as follows:
All grand jury proceedings in the District of Hawaii are suspended until
further notice by the Court.
ORDERED ON BEHALF OF THE COURT:
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, August 11, 2020.
/s/ J. Michael Seabright
J. Michael Seabright
United States District Judge