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3 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] 20thJudicialCircuitAlert_COVID-19_Advisory7.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/20thJudicialCircuitAlert_COVID-19_Advisory7.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The hearings are: 1) Non-evidentiary hearings or VOP status hearings in criminal cases where the defendant’s presence has been waived AND all counsel of record have agreed that the hearing shall be placed on the judicial docket. 2) In-custody plea hearings in criminal cases where the defendant is to appear remotely AND a negotiated plea agreement has been made regardless of whether it may result in a release from custody. • As stated in the previous memo, all civil and family non-evidentiary hearings shall be held remotely unless the Administrative Judge of the division or county finds that a remote hearing is impossible or would violate due process. • Although the courthouses remain open, please do not visit any of our courthouses unless you are there for official court business.
The hearings are: 1) Non-evidentiary hearings or VOP status hearings in criminal cases where the defendant’s presence has been waived AND all counsel of record have agreed that the hearing shall be placed on the judicial docket. 2) In-custody plea hearings in criminal cases where the defendant is to appear remotely AND a negotiated plea agreement has been made regardless of whether it may result in a release from custody.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 709054f9b32ca75815fc6e714dadd6cb91e29f39e38cae0d501ad33bf055cb9b. Extracted from the order's own text layer. | Title normalised 2026-07-26 for readability; the court's own asset name was "20th Cir. Document (unlisted) — [unlisted] 20thJudicialCircuitAlert_COVID-19_Advisory7". Only the display title changed — the requirement text, source URL and hash are untouched. | Title normalised 2026-07-26 for readability; the court's own asset name was "20th Cir. Document (unlisted) — [unlisted] 20thJudicialCircuitAlert_COVID-19_Advisory7". Only the display title changed — the requirement text, source URL and hash are untouched.
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2003-06.