Case 1:00-mc-00308 Document 95 Filed 03/16/20 Page 1 of 1
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
IN RE:
COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROCEDURES MISC. NO. 00-308
STANDING ORDER 2020-04
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Maryland has declared a state of emergency in
response to the spread of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health
authorities have advised taking precautions to reduce the possibility of exposure to the virus and
slow the spread of the disease; and
WHEREAS, normal court operations and procedures may necessarily need to be
amended or suspended on a temporary basis given the exigent circumstances created by the
COVID-19 event, the Court finds it necessary to establish a miscellaneous case, In re COVID-19
Pandemic Procedures, Misc. No 20-146, to docket temporary orders that will be rescinded when
exigent circumstances have ceased. Therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland that further
technical, mechanical, or procedural orders related to the COVID-19 event shall be filed in the
above case; and it is further
ORDERED that these temporary orders shall be rescinded by order of the Chief Judge
when circumstances warrant.
4471.-1-T,4 /6 zo7r) James K. Bredar, Chief Judge
Date
United States District Court
