IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COU82_f22 FEB 16 PM 3: 2~l
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
In Re:
FURTHER ORDER REGARDING
COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE GENERAL ORDER 22-08
ONGOING EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES
CREATED BY COVID-19
In accordance with the recommendation of the Court's Ad Hoc Committee on Gating
Criteria, as approved by the Court's Executive Pandemic Team, and as approved by the Judges of
this District on February 14, 2022, it is hereby ORDERED that General Order 22-02 is superseded
to the extent set forth below:
(1) Provision 1 of General Order 22-02 is retained and modified as follows: All visitors
to each of the three Courthouses in the Southern District of Ohio (including but not
limited to jurors or potential jurors, contractors, Naturalization petitioners, and
attorneys) and employees, irrespective of vaccination status, are required to wear
facial coverings (i.e., face masks) to gain admittance to the Courthouses and must
wear said facial coverings in public common areas of the Courthouses such as
elevators, building entrances, lobbies, and corridors. The Judicial Officers and
Court Unit Executives have discretion with respect to requiring facial coverings in
their respective offices, chambers, and courtrooms.
(2) Provision 2 of General Order 22-02 is retained as follows: All Court employees
and externs will be required to advise Human Resources of their vaccination status
- by a date certain to be communicated to said employees and externs - by
submitting their COVID-19 vaccination status attestation form (supplied by the
Court) to Human Resources, unless an exemption has been granted by the Chief
Judge on medical or religious grounds. This vaccination policy will also apply to
judiciary contractors, including Court Security Officers ("CSOs"). The CSOs will
be required to follow local United States Marshals Service policy for collecting and
maintaining the attestation forms and for requesting exemptions on medical or
religious grounds.
(3) Provision 3 of General Order 22-02, discontinuing twice-weekly testing for
unvaccinated employees, remains in effect. The Court will reserve its supply of
antigen tests for use by employees who exhibit symptoms of COVID-19.
(4) The suspension of jury trials during the month of January 2022 is hereby lifted.
Jury trials resume effective February 1, 2022.
(5) Grand jury proceedings will continue at the discretion of the United States
Attorney.
(6) Judicial Officers in each seat of Court have discretion to determine whether
Naturalization proceedings should continue in their respective seat of Court.
This Order shall remain in full force and effect until further notice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: February 16, 2022
ALGENON L. MARBLEY
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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