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Press Release: General Order Re: Continued Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 and Related Coronavirus

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

The Honorable Jane E. Magnus-Stinson, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, yesterday issued a General Order that supersedes previous General Orders issued in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and specifically within the Southern District of Indiana. Please read the General Order for specific details.  This order continues jury trials through and including at least May 29, 2020; provides enhanced administrative authority for Jury staff to defer service for certain categories of jurors through June 30, 2020; provides for excludable time pursuant to the Speedy Trial Act upon particularized findings; and cancels naturalization ceremonies through and including at least May 29, 2020.  Please see Press Release linked below for more information.

  Press Release:  General Order Re: Continued Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 and Related Coronavirus