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General Order 20-04 Amending General Order 20-02 In Re: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19

S.D. Ohio Standing Order — General Order 20-04 Amending General Order 20-02 In Re: Cour

F ILED RICHARD W. NAGr: L UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT CLER:~ C1F r:ni !:> 1 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO 2020 MAR 13 PH 12: 05 In Re: U.~ . ulS , ,,::.- · CtJURT SOUTiiEf:H OiS T.OHIO r ::. ;r_ i);'1_ C0I.UH3l}~ COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES GENERAL ORDER NO. 20-04 CREATED BY COVID-19 AMENDED GENERAL ORDER The Court issues this Amended General Order to address questions about the thirty-day continuance set forth in Paragraph (I) of General Order 20-02 ("the Order") which provides: ( 1) All civil and criminal matters scheduled for jury trial before any district or magistrate judge in the Southern District of Ohio, including any associated deadlines, are CONTINUED for Thirty (30) Days, pending further Order of the Court; Paragraph (I) of General Order 20-02 is intended to postpone trial for the next thirty (30) days. Cases scheduled for trial more than thirty (30) days after the Order are unaffected by the Order. All deadlines created within such trials are also not affected. General Order 20-02 remains in full force and effect. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: March 13, 2020
Official source: https://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ohsd/files//20-04%20General%20Order%20Amending%20Gener · retrieved 2026-07-23