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¦ From 2ND CIRCUIT on PAGE 13 CLE events and school visits, were
decision of whether to grant the canceled until further notice.
request would ultimately be left to Late Monday, the Southern
McMahon, after consulting with Anyone approved to enter District further restricted ac-
the assigned judges. the courthouse at Foley cess to authorized government

In a letter Sunday, the Federal Square would be screened by employees, jurors, credentialed
Defenders of New York said at- security staff to ensure they press, law enforcement and those
torneys would seek to adjourn meet health requirements ordered to appear by a judge. Vic-
all nonessential conferences and tims and their families, as well as
proceedings, while pushing for posted at the doors. family members of the accused

remote hearings in cases involv- would also be allowed to enter the
ing detained clients. courthouse, though all visitors
The group said it had asked the Manhattan U.S. were first required to pass health screening protocol.
Attorney’s Office “not to engage in business as usual Across the river in Brooklyn, the U.S. District Court
with respect to new cases,” and would request bail for the Eastern District on Monday also postponed
for “high-risk” defendants in Manhattan and Brook- all jury trials set to begin prior to April 27, according
lyn federal jails. to an administrative order by Chief Judge Roslynn
Judges in the Southern District, meanwhile, were Mauskopf. In a separate order, Mauskopf suspended
“strongly encouraged” to conduct court proceedings naturalization ceremonies for about six weeks.
by phone or video conferencing when possible, and According to the latest update posted to the Sec-
all non-case-related events, including mock trials, ond Circuit’s website, most court employees were

working from home. However, a “skeleton staff ”
would continue to report to the courthouse for work
that could not be done remotely.
Filing deadlines would be extended or tolled by
21 days through May 17 to account for disruptions
to normal business activity, the appeals court said.
Katzmann said he was keeping a “watching brief ”
on developments and would make changes to his
order as necessary. The Second Circuit remained in
close contact with leaders from the district courts, as
well as the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts,
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