Sonoma — Order of the Presiding Judge Regarding COVID-19 Emergency Orders and General Orders

Source: https://sonoma.courts.ca.gov/system/files/orderofthepresidingjudge20210526.pdf

I FILED 2 MAY 2 6 202t Qlerltof Superior Court of Calibnia, J Courilr, of tlonorna/ By iYl ,L0JN\U)^ Dopt{y CEik 4 d

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8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

9 COUNTY OF SONOMA

10 ORDER ll Order of the Presiding Judge

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l3 All Emergency Orders and General Orders of the Presiding Judge of the Sonoma

t4 County Superior Court concerning protocols, processes and procedures during the COVID-

l5 19 pandemic as set forth in Attachment A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this

t6 reference, are hereby vacated and superseded by this Order.

17 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: l8 1. That admission into the Sonoma County Superior Courthouses shall be limited to any

l9 person who has completed a health self-assessment approved by this Court and

20 demonstrated to not have COVID-l9-like symptoms before entry.

21 2. That all persons entering any Sonoma County Superior Courthouse shall wear a cloth 22 face mask at all times in the Courthouse unless a Judicial Officer orders, or the CEO of

23 the Court approves, removal of a cloth mask.

24 3. All courtrooms shall be limited to fifty percent of the posted capacity limit of each 25 courtroom. Any court employee or Judicial Officer that has been fully vaccinated shall

26 not count toward the fifty percent capacity limit.

27 4. Upon entering a courtroom and occupying a seat all persons shall maintain at least one 28 empty seat between them and another person sitting in the same row. Members of the same household are exempt from this spacing order and may sit in seats next to each

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I other, however, there shall be an empty seat on both sides of the household group.

2 Seating shall remain limited and under the control and authority of the judicial officer

J presiding in the courtroom, and shall not exceed the courtroom capacity limits.

4 5. The Sonoma County Emergency Bail schedule shall remain in effect until further order of

5 the Presiding Judge. 6 6. Any judicial officer shall have the authority to order any person removed from the

7 courthouse for failure to follow these orders, or if the judicial officer observes COVID-

8 l9-like symptoms. 9 7. The Order regarding Courtroom Proceedings via Zoom dated November 12,2020, shall

10 remain in full force and effect and shall apply to any and all remote appearances

1l indefinitely. t2 8. This Order shall be effective June 1, 2021.

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t4 IT IS SO ORDERED

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t6 Dated t7 J. DEMEO PRESIDING JUDGE18 SONOMA COI-INTY SUPEzuOR COURT t9

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I Attachment A 2 112612021 - General Order RE: lmolementation Of Emerqencv Relief J 111212021 - Standino Order Re: Small Claims Trials 1212312020 - Amended Order of the Presidino Judoe re: First Aopearances bv Remote Technoloqv and 4 Domestic Violence Calendar Chanqes 1211412020 -OrUer of tne PreEiUln 5 Technoloqv 1211012020 - Order of the Presidinq Judqe Re: FiBt Aooearances bv Remote Technoloqv and Domestic Violence Galendar Chanoes 6 'l 21 0'l 12020 -Cenerat OrUer neqardl Government Code Section 68115 7 912912020 - General Order Extendino CriminalJurv Trials throuqh October 3'1. 2020 912812020 - General Order Reoardinq lmolementation of Emerqencv Relief Authorized Pursuant to 8 Government Code Section 68115 912812020 - Emeroencv Court Closures 9 911812020 - Order To Continue All Pendinq Small Claims Matterc 812812020 - General Order Reqardinq lmolementation of Emerqencv Relief l0 811912020 - Order To Continue All Pendino Small Claims Matters 712912020 - General Order E:<tendino Criminal Juru Trials throuqh Auqust 31. 2020 811912020 - Order To Continue All Pendinq Small Claims Mattera11 612612020 - furtner Court orOers an 6tSt2O2O - General Order RE: lmplementation of Emeroencv Relief Authorized bv Chair of Judicial Council t2 613t202A - ln RE: Order to Cease Transoort of lnmates to anv Sonoma Countv Superior Courtroom 6t1t2O2O - General Order Re. Modification and extension of self-surrender date at the Sonoma Countv l3 Detention facilities for Defendants ordered to reoort to the Jail from Mav 30. 2020 throuoh Julv 31.2020 t4 5127 t2020 - Addendum to First Amended Omnibus Order of the Presidinq Judqe 4t28t2020 - 15 4t20t2020 - Relief 4t17t2020 - T-emoorarv Emeroencv Rule 12: Attornevs Reouired to Serve and Acceot Paperc bv Electronict6 Services When ReEuested To Do So 4t'1612020 - t7 4t15t2020 - 4t1512020 - 18 4t14t2020 - Department 18 Matters l9 4t13t2020 - 4t10t2020 - 20 4t9t2020 - 4t7t2020 - 4t3t2020 -2l 4t3t2020 - 4t2t2020 - 22 4t1t2020 -

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