FILED
2022 MAR 3
CLERK
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF UTAH
IN RE: UPDATED PROTOCOL GENERAL ORDER
REGARDING FACE MASKS AT THE
ORRIN G. HATCH COURTHOUSE No. 22-005
In recognition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent
guidance on masks based on COVID-19 Community Levels of Low, Medium and High,
with much of Utah in the Low to Medium Community Levels in which masks are not
required in indoor public places, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. this Order supersedes General Order 21-010 and paragraph 12 (Public
Access) contained in General Order 22-004, both of which required masks in the Orrin G.
Hatch Courthouse regardless of vaccination status;
2. effective immediately, individuals entering the Orrin G. Hatch Courthouse
are not required to wear a mask inside the courthouse. The court will continue to monitor
the guidance of the CDC. If changes are made to Community Levels for Utah that require
masks to be worn again indoors, the court will inform the public of updated mask
requirements by either issuing another general order and/or posting an update on the
court’s website;
3. judges will inform hearing and trial participants of any modifications to this
General Order for their respective courtrooms; and
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4. consistent with the CDC’s guidance, individuals entering the Orrin G. Hatch
Courthouse may wear a mask based on personal preferences, informed by personal
level of risk or illness.
SO ORDERED this 3rd day of March, 2022.
BY THE COURT:
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ROBERT J. SHELBY
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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