UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
In Re: EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER GENERAL ORDER
CONCERNING COURT OPERATIONS NO. 21-04
RELATED TO COVID-19
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On January 15, 2021, this Court entered General Order 21-03, continuing all jury trials and
grand jury proceedings through April 2, 2021. The United States has since moved the Court to
allow it to present cases to the grand jury impaneled in the Paducah Division on February 16 and
17, 2021.
The Court finds that the United States has presented exceptional circumstances such that it
is in the interests of justice to grant its request. The Court, therefore, ORDERS that grand jury
proceedings shall be conducted on February 16 and 17, 2021 in the Paducah Division. The Clerk
shall ensure that safety measures are in place, including the availability of videoconferencing
between rooms within the courthouse, to maintain adequate social distancing among jurors,
witnesses, and attorneys. For the reasons previously articulated in General Order 21-03, all grand
jury proceedings other than those specifically addressed herein shall be continued through April
2, 2021.
All provisions of General Order 21-03 that are not inconsistent with this Order shall remain
in effect.
DATED: January 21, 2021
ENTERED
JAMES J. VILT JR., CLERK
1/21/2021
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
