UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
In Re: FOURTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER GENERAL ORDER
CONCERNING COURT OPERATIONS N0. 23-09
RELATED TO COVID-19
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Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, this Court has closely monitored the evolving
guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as state and local
health authorities. Based on the prevailing recommendations, the Court has implemented health
and safety precautions to be followed within its Courthouses, including requiring face masks to be
worn in any Courthouse located in a county with High COVID-19 Community Levels.1
On April 10, 2023, the President signed into law a Joint Resolution terminating the
COVID-19 National Emergency. A related but separately declared COVID-19 Public Health
Emergency expired on May 11, 2023, terminating the CDC’s authorization to require laboratory
test reporting for COVID-19. As a result, the CDC has discontinued its weekly reporting of
COVID-19 Community Levels.
In light of these developments, and in recognition of the vastly improved community
conditions across all divisions of this Court, General Order No. 22-02 is hereby VACATED. The
Court will continue to monitor public health conditions and recommendations from the CDC and
state and local health authorities to determine whether it is appropriate to adopt any additional
health and safety protocols within its Courthouses in response to changing public health
conditions.
DATED: May 16, 2023
ENTERED
J J. JR., CLERK
5/16/2023
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
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See In Re: Court Operations Related to COVID-19, General Order No. 22-02 (March 7, 2022).
