Fredrikson & Byron is open for business and we continue to work closely with clients and community partners to address the changing business and legal landscape. We are working in cross-functional teams to stay apprised of developments happening at the state and federal level, making information available and proactively assisting clients with their specific legal needs today and anticipating the questions they will be asking tomorrow.

We also have implemented our own firm-wide business continuity plans so that we can continue to serve our clients as the outbreak escalates. These plans are designed to ensure the safety of our employees and our clients and to play our part in community efforts to try to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Above all, our thoughts are with those who are impacted by COVID-19 as we all work to navigate this serious global health challenge. We will evaluate the situation daily and will make adjustments as required. Firm updates will continue to be shared on our website.

COVID-19 Operations Update

Onsite Vendor Policy Regarding COVID-19

News & Articles

Immigration

COVID-19 Immigration Updates
Resources regarding CBP, DOL, DOS, essential workers, ICE, employment compliance and USCIS

Q&A on Compliance Regarding Non-Immigrant Workers During COVID-19
April 22, 2020
Contact: Immigration Group

Trump Tweets Intention to Issue Executive Order Banning Immigration into the United States
April 21, 2020
Contact: Immigration Group

USCIS Temporary Office Closure Extended Until at Least May 3
April 14, 2020
Contact: Immigration Group

AILA Sues USCIS Seeking Maintenance of Status for Nonimmigrants, Extended Immigration Benefit Deadlines
April 14, 2020
Contact: Immigration Group

Business Operations Update From Fredrikson & Byron’s Immigration Group
March 25, 2020
Contact: Immigration Group

Intellectual Property Litigation

Counterfeit COVID-19 Test Kits Land in the United States
March 23, 2020
Contact: Grant D. Fairbairn

International

Mexico’s Reopening–Initial “Traffic Light” Map
May 29, 2020
Contact: Luis G. Reséndiz

Mexico Takes Steps to Reopen
May 15, 2020
Contact: Luis G. Reséndiz

Mexico: Work Centers Ordered to Close? – Part 4
April 22, 2020
Contact: Luis G. Reséndiz

COVID-19 Mexico FAQ
April 6, 2020
Contact: Carolina Rodriguez

Mexico: Work Centers Ordered to Close? – Part 3
April 6, 2020
Contact: Luis G. Reséndiz

Mexico: Work Centers Ordered to Close? – Part 2
April 1, 2020
Contact: Luis G. Reséndiz

Mexico: Work Centers Ordered to Close?
March 25, 2020
Contact: Luis G. Reséndiz

Investment Management

Must an RIA Disclose Its Receipt of a PPP Loan? Consider the Facts and Circumstances
May 6, 2020
Contact: Matthew T. Boos

SEC Removes Conditions On ADV Amendment Filing Extension
March 31, 2020
Contact: Matthew T. Boos

SEC Announces Conditional ADV Amendment Filing Extension
March 17, 2020
Contact: Matthew T. Boos

Life Sciences

New Tools to Fight the Pandemic: FDA’S Emergency Use Authorizations for COVID-19 Devices
March 31, 2020
Contact: Dulce J. Foster

Patents

Relief for U.S. Patent Applicants Impacted by COVID-19
April 8, 2020
Contacts: John S. Parzych

Property Tax Appeals

Property Tax Payment Deadlines in Minnesota Amid COVID-19
April 17, 2020
Contacts: Judy S. Engel and Lynn S. Linné

Minnesota Property Tax Appeals Amid COVID-19: Important Deadline Change
April 1, 2020
Contacts: Thomas R. Wilhelmy and Judy S. Engel

Real Estate

Borrowers Eligible for Payment Forbearance
March 31, 2020
Contacts: Zachary D. Olson, Jordan S. Rife and Olivia E. Cares

Minnesota Governor Issues Executive Order Suspending Most Residential Evictions and Writs of Recovery During COVID-19 Emergency
March 24, 2020
Contact: Kyle W. Ubl

Securities

Delaware Governor Resolves Virtual Annual Meeting Notice Issues
April 10, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

ISS Issues COVID-19 Policy Guidance
April 10, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

SEC Guidance on Delayed Filing of Form 10-K Part III Information
April 10, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

SEC Calls for Current and Forward-Looking Disclosure on Effects of COVID-19
April 10, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

SEC Chief Accountant Emphasizes Need for High-Quality Information
April 10, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

SEC’s Corp Fin Provides COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance
April 3, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

Additional Filing Deadline Extension through July 1, 2020
April 3, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

Ten Actions for Boards in Overseeing the COVID-19 Response
April 3, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

SEC Extends Filing Deadlines by 45 Days for Companies Affected by Coronavirus
March 12, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

Coronavirus Interrupts Business as Usual at the SEC
March 12, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

Coronavirus Increases Interest in Virtual Shareholder Meetings
March 12, 2020
Contact: Securities Group

Tax Disputes & Litigation

Minnesota Among First States to Ease Nexus Application for COVID-19 Telecommuters
April 22, 2020
Contacts: Masha M. Yevzelman and David B. Tibbals

Navigating Minnesota Property Tax Appeals in a COVID-19 World
April 2, 2020
Contact: Lynn S. Linné

IRS Operations Evolving in Response to COVID-19
March 26, 2020
Contacts: David B. Tibbals and Michael S. Raum

MinnesotaCare Tax Relief for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
March 23, 2020
Contact: Kyle M. Brehm

Tax Filing Season Impacted by COVID-19
March 21, 2020, updated on March 29, 2020
Contacts: Kenneth S. Levinson, Masha M. Yevzelman, David B. Tibbals and Karen Sandler Steinert

Trusts & Estates

IRS Notice 2020-23 Expands Filing Deadline Extension Relief
April 15, 2020
Contacts: Jesse C. Beier

Tax Filing Season Impacted by COVID-19
March 21, 2020, updated on March 29, 2020
Contacts: Kenneth S. Levinson, Masha M. Yevzelman, David B. Tibbals and Karen Sandler Steinert

State Specific Updates

Quick Reference Guide to Minnesota’s COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order
March 26, 2020
Contacts: Joseph J. Schauer, Chad A. Ambroday, Amanda L. Welters and Evan J. Skaar

Resources

World Health Organization (WHO)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
Minnesota Department of Health
North Dakota Department of Health
Iowa Department of Public Health

COVID-19 Orders

Alabama

USDC Alabama Southern District – Order re Video and Audio Criminal Proceedings – March 30, 2020
USDC Alabama Middle District – Order re Court Operations – March 17, 2020
USDC Alabama Middle District – Order re Court Operations – March 18, 2020
USDC Alabama Middle District – Order re Criminal Proceedings by Video or Audio – March 30, 2020
USDC Alabama Middle District – Order re Public Access to Video or Teleconference Hearings – April 5, 2020
USDC Alabama Middle District – Order re Restrictions on Visitors – March 11, 2020
USDC Alabama Northern District – Order re Authorizing Video and Audio Criminal Proceedings – March 30, 2020
USDC Alabama Northern District – Order re Court Operations – March 17, 2020
USDC Alabama Northern District – Order re Entrance Protocols – March 11, 2020

Alaska

USDC Alaska – Order 20-05 re Grand Jury – March 13, 2020
USDC Alaska – Order 20-07 re Initial Appearances – March 16, 2020
USDC Alaska – Order 20-08 re Criminal Proceedings – March 18, 2020
USDC Alaska – Order 20-09 re Criminal Proceedings – March 20, 2020
USDC Alaska – Order 20-10 re Court Operations – March 22, 2020
USDC Alaska – Order 20-11 Suspension of Court Proceedings – March 30, 2020
USDC Alaska – Order 20-12 Expedited Detention Hearing – April 7, 2020
USDC Alaska – Order 20-6 re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Alaska – Order re Entrance Protocols – March 13, 2020

Arizona

USDC Arizona – Order 20-10 re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC Arizona – Order 20-11 re Court Proceedings – March 16, 2020
USDC Arizona – Order 20-12 re Grand Jury – March 16, 2020
USDC Arizona – Order 20-13 re Court Operations – March 18, 2020
USDC Arizona – Order 20-15 re Court Operations – March 20, 2020
USDC Arizona – Order 20-16 re Court Operations – March 23, 2020
USDC Arizona – Order 20-17 Continuing Court Operations – March 27, 2020
USDC Arizona – Order 20-18 Authorized Hearings under the CARES Act – March 30, 2020

Arkansas

USDC Arkansas Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC Arkansas Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 18, 2020
USDC Arkansas Western District – Order 2020-1 re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Arkansas Western District – Order 2020-2 re Entrance Protocols – March 16, 2020

California

Superior Court of California – County of Santa Clara – March 16, 2020
USDC California Central District – Order 20-02 re Court Proceedings – March 17, 2020
USDC California Central District – Press Release – March 19, 2020
USDC California Central Division – Order March 13, 2020
USDC California Central Division – Press Release March 13, 2020
USDC California Eastern – Order 614 re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC California Eastern – Order 613 re Pretrial Service Reports by Email – March 25, 2020
USDC California Eastern District – Order 610 re Entrance Protocols – March 12, 2020
USDC California Eastern District – Order 611 re Court Proceedings – March 17, 2020
USDC California Eastern Division – March 18, 2020
USDC California Northern District – Order 75 re Suspension of Personal Service – March 30, 2020
USDC California Northern District – Order re All Hearings Consolidated to San Francisco until May 1 – April 2, 2020
USDC California Northern District – Order 74 re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC California Northern District – Order 75 re Suspension of Personal Service – March 30, 2020
USDC California Northern District – Order 39 re Electronic Filings – March 18, 2020
USDC California Northern Division – General Order 72 -March 16, 2020
USDC California Northern Division – General Order 73 – March 17, 2020
USDC California Southern District – Order 17 re Entrance Protocols – March 13, 2020
USDC California Southern District – Order 18A re Court Proceedings – March 23, 2020
USDC California Southern District – Order 19 re CJA – March 23, 2020
USDC California Southern District – Order 20 re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC California Southern Division – March 17, 2020

Colorado

USDC Colorado – General Order 2020-8 Trials Continued through June – May 6, 2020
USDC CO – Order 2020-7 re Compassionate Release – April 21, 2020
USDC Colorado – Order 2020-3 re Court Operations – March 27, 2020
USDC Colorado – Order re Court Operations – March 27, 2020
USDC Colorado – General Order 2020-1 Visitor Restrictions – March 13, 2020
USDC Colorado – General Order 2020-2 Court Operations – March 13, 2020

Connecticut

USDC Connecticut – Order re Criminal Proceedings – April 7, 2020
USDC Connecticut – Order re Video Proceedings – April 7, 2020
USDC Connecticut – Order Superseding March 24 General Order re Court Operations – April 2, 2020
USDC Connecticut – Order re Court Operations – March 29, 2020
USDC Connecticut – Order on Hearing Continuation – March 24, 2020
USDC Connecticut – Order on Jury Suspension – March 24, 2020
USDC Connecticut – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Connecticut – Order re Court Operations – March 11, 2020
USDC Connecticut – Order re Court Operations – March 24, 2020
USDC Connecticut – Order re Visitor Restriction – March 11, 2020

Delaware

USDC Delaware – Order re CJA – April 9, 2020
USDC Delaware – Order re CARES Act – April 1, 2020
USBC Delaware – Amended Order re Court Hearings – March 31, 2020
USDC Delaware – Order re State Court Record in Habeas Corpus Cases – March 27, 2020
USDC Delaware – Order re Closure of Courthouse – March 19, 2020
USDC Delaware – Order re Courthouse Access – March 17, 2020
USDC Delaware – March 18, 2020
USBC Delaware – Order re Clerk’s Office – March 17, 2020
USBC Delaware – General Order- March 16, 2020
USBC Delaware – Order re Cessation of Hand Deliveries – March 13, 2020
USDC Delaware – Order re Paper Copies – March 13, 2020

District of Columbia

USDC District of Columbia – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC District of Columbia – Order re Restrictions on Courthouse Visitors – March 13, 2020

Florida

USDC Florida Middle District – Order re Jury Trials and Other Proceedings – March 18, 2020
USDC Florida Middle District – Order re Jury Trials and Other Proceedings – March 19, 2020
USDC Florida Middle District – Order re Jury Trials and Other Proceedings – March 20, 2020
USDC Florida Middle District – Order re Jury Trials and Other Proceedings – March 26, 2020
USDC Florida Middle District – Order re Restrictions on Visitors – March 13, 2020
USDC Florida Northern District – Order re Court Operations – March 23, 2020
USDC Florida Southern District – Order 2020-18 re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC Florida Southern District – Order 2020-20 re Court Operations – March 18, 2020
USDC Florida Southern District – Order 2020-21 re Court Operations – March 20, 2020
USDC Florida Southern District – Order 2020-22 re Grand Jury Sessions – March 26, 2020
USDC Florida Southern District – Order 2020-23 re CARES Act – March 28, 2020
USDC Florida Southern District – Order 2020-24 re Court Operations – April 3, 2020

Georgia

USDC Georgia Middle District – Order 2020-03 re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC Georgia Middle District – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Georgia Middle District – Order re Criminal Proceedings – March 20, 2020
USDC Georgia Northern District – AMENDED Order 20-01 re Court Operations – March 30, 2020
USDC Georgia Northern District – Order Closing Rome Division Courthouse – March 17, 2020
USDC Georgia Northern District – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Georgia Southern District – Order re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC Georgia Southern District – Order re Court Operations – March 17, 2020

Hawaii

USDC Hawaii – Order re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC Hawaii – Order re Court Operations – March 23, 2020
USDC Hawaii – Order re Court Operations – March 17, 2020

Idaho

USDC Idaho – Order 361 re CJA Panel – March 18, 2020
USDC Idaho – Order 362 re Court Operations – March 27, 2020
USDC Idaho – Order 363 re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC Idaho – Order 364 re Bail Reform Act – April 2, 2020
USDC Idaho – Order re Court Operations – March 17, 2020
USDC Idaho – Press Release re Pocatello Closing – March 23, 2020

Illinois

USDC Illinois – Amended General Order – March 17, 2020
USDC Illinois Central District – Second Amended General Order 20-01 – April 30, 2020
USDC Illinois Central District – Order re CARES Act – April 1, 2020
USDC Illinois Central District – Amended Order – March 20, 2020
USDC Illinois Central District – March 17, 2020
USDC Illinois Northern District and US Court of Appeals 7th Circuit – Order re Face Coverings – May 27, 2020
USDC Illinois Northern District – Fourth Amended General Order 20-0012 – May 26, 2020
USDC Illinois Northern District – Amended General Order 20-0012 – April 24, 2020
USDC Illinois Northern District – Order re Court Operations – March 30, 2020
USDC Illinois Northern District – March 20, 2020
USDC Illinois Northern District – March 16, 2020
USDC Illinois Northern District – March 12, 2020
USDC Illinois Southern District – Order 263 re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC Illinois Southern District – Order re Criminal Cases – March 23, 2020
USDC Illinois Southern District – Amended Order re Court Operations – March 21, 2020
USDC Illinois Southern District – Notice re Closed Courthouse – March 20, 2020
USDC Illinois Southern District – Order re Court Operations – March 15, 2020

Indiana

USDC Indiana Northern District – Order 2020-07 re Closing of Court Facilities – March 23, 2020
USDC Indiana Northern District – March 17, 2020
USDC Indiana Southern District – Order re Closure of Court Facilities – March 18, 2020
USDC Indiana Southern District – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020

Iowa

USDC Iowa Northern District – Order 20-AO-0007-P Changes to Court Operations – April 28, 2020
USDC Iowa Northern District – Order No. 20-AO-0006-P re Court Operations – April 17, 2020
USDC Iowa Northern District – Changes to Court Operations – April 8, 2020
USDC Iowa Northern District – Order re Emergency Conditions Under the CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC Iowa Northern District – March 20, 2020
USDC Iowa Northern District – March 16, 2020
USDC Iowa Northern District – March 13, 2020
USDC Iowa Southern District – Order re Grand Jury – March 16, 2020
USDC Iowa Southern District – March 16, 2020
Iowa – Order re Impact on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Youth and Families – April 6, 2020
Iowa – Judicial Branch Operations Summary – April 6, 2020
Iowa – Order re Impact on Court Services – April 2, 2020
Iowa District Court – April 2, 2020
Iowa – March 17, 2020
Iowa – March 14, 2020

Kansas

USDC Kansas – Order 2020-4 Order re Criminal Case Operations – March 30, 2020
USDC Kansas – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Kansas – Order re Criminal Hearings and Trials – March 13, 2020

Kentucky

USDC Kentucky Eastern District – Order 20-02 re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC Kentucky Eastern District – Order 20-03 re Court Operations – March 23, 2020
USDC Kentucky Eastern District – Order 20-05 re Court Operations – March 30, 2020
USDC Kentucky Eastern District – Order 20-06 re Court Operations – March 31, 2020
USDC Kentucky Eastern District – Order 20-07 re Court Operations – April 6, 2020
USDC Kentucky Eastern District – Order re Lexington Courthouse – March 27, 2020
USDC Kentucky Western District – Order 20-02 re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC Kentucky Western District – Order 20-03 re Court Operations – march 20, 2020
USDC Kentucky Western District – Order 20-04 re Filing by Pro Se Litigants and Acceptance of Payments – March 24, 2020
USDC Kentucky Western District – Order 20-05 re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC Kentucky Western District – Order 20-07 re Public Availability of Transcripts of Certain Criminal Cases – April 1, 2020
USDC Kentucky Western District – Order 20-08 re Grand Jury – April 1, 2020

Louisiana

USDC Louisiana Eastern District
USDC Louisiana Eastern District – Amended General Order No. 20-5 – April 3, 2020
USDC Louisiana Eastern District – Order re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC Louisiana Eastern District – Order re Visitor Restrictions – March 13, 2020
USDC Louisiana Eastern District – Sealed Pleadings and Facsimile Filing of Paper Documents – March 23, 2020
USDC Louisiana Eastern District – March 23, 2020
USDC Louisiana Middle District – Order 2020-4 re CARES Act – March 30, 2020
USDC Louisiana Middle District – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC Louisiana Western District – Order re CARES Act March 30, 2020
USDC Louisiana Western District – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Louisiana Western District – Second Supplemental Order re Court Operations – March 19, 2020
USDC Louisiana Western District – Supplemental Order re Court Operations – March 17, 2020
USDC Louisiana Western District – Order re Visitor Restrictions – March 13, 2020

Maine

USDC Maine – Order 2020-4 re Court Operations – March 31, 2020
USDC Maine – Order 2020-3 re Court Operations – March 25, 2020
USDC Maine – Order re Court Operations – March 18, 2020
USDC Maine – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020

Maryland

USDC Maryland – Order re Court Operations – March 31, 2020
USDC Maryland – Order re Court Operations – March 25, 2020
USDC Maryland – Order re Court Operations – March 20, 2020
USDC Maryland – Order re Restrictions on Visitors – March 20, 2020
USDC Maryland – Order re Court Procedures – March 18, 2020
USDC Maryland – Order re Court Operations – March 14, 2020

Massachusetts

USDC Massachusetts – General Order 20-23 re CVB Sessions – May 27, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – General Order 20-22 re Grand Jury – May 27, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – General Order 20-20 – Amended Order re Compassionate Release – May 7, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – General Order 20-19 – Further Concerning Mediations- May 7, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – General Order 20-17 re Amended Procedural Order Concerning Appointment of Counsel and Motion for Early Release – April 22, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – Order 20-16 re Compassionate Release – April 13, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – Closure of Springfield Court Facilities – March 23, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – Order re Criminal Proceedings – March 16, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – Order re Naturalization Ceremonies – March 16, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – Order re Grand Jury Proceedings – March 13, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – March 12, 2020
USDC Massachusetts – Order re Visitor Restrictions – March 12, 2020

Michigan

Michigan – Executive Order Allowing for Remote Notarization – April 9, 2020
USDC Michigan Eastern District – Notice of Visitor Restrictions – March 11, 2020
USDC Michigan Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC Michigan Eastern District – Order re Restrictions on Visitors – March 11, 2020

Minnesota

*Minnesota Judicial Branch Case Priority List
MN HF 4556 – COVID-19 Bill
Order re Judicial Branch Operations – May 15, 2020
Minnesota – Order Continuing Operations of MN Judicial Branch Under Emergency Executive Order 20-33 – April 9, 2020
Continuing Operations of the Courts of the State of Minnesota Under a Statewide Peacetime Declaration of Emergency – March 16, 2020
Hennepin County – Order re Face Masks – May 20, 2020
Hennepin County – Order re Partial Courtroom Closure – May 18, 2020
Hennepin County – Administrative Order re Courthouse Access – May 18, 2020
Hennepin County – Order re Closure of Brookdale and Ridgedale – April 9, 2020
Hennepin County – Order re Delay to Report to Workhouse – April 9, 2020
Hennepin County – Order re Juvenile Detention Center and the Hennepin County Home School – April 9, 2020
Hennepin County – Order re Probation Violations and Release of Certain Arrestees – April 9, 2020
Hennepin County – Partial Closure of Criminal Courtrooms – April 9, 2020
Hennepin County – Memo re Civil Division Procedures – March 25, 2020
Hennepin County – March 20, 2020
Hennepin County – March 17, 2020
Hennepin County District Court – March 15, 2020
MN Department of Human Rights – Charge of Discrimination Changes Due to Executive Order 20-39 – April 22, 2020
USDC Minnesota – PROTECTIVE ORDER re Application of Fed. Pub. Defender – April 24, 2020
Minnesota – OAH – Continuation of Priority OAH Operations – March 26, 2020
Minnesota – Order re Evictions and Execution of Writs – March 23, 2020
Minnesota – Order re Minn. R. Continuing Legal Educ. 6(D)
Minnesota – Ramsey County – Suspension of Oral Argument in Certain Civil Cases – March 27, 2020
Minnesota Court of Appeals – Paper Copies Suspended – March 20, 2020
Minnesota Judge Gildea’s Order – March 20, 2020
Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings – March 19, 2020
Minnesota Supreme Court – Paper Copies Suspended – March 20, 2020
MN State Court Sherburne 2020-03-16 (Email from the clerk: Sherburne County interrupts Judge Gildea’s Order as all Criminal Jury Trial set prior to March 16th are to proceed as normal. It is up to the parties to request a continuance if they have concerns.)
Ramsey County – March 15, 2020
U.S Bankruptcy Court – District of Minnesota
USBC Minnesota – Clarification to the March 23, 2020 Order – April 6, 2020
USBC Minnesota – Order Suspending Requirement to Obtain Original – March 23, 2020
USBC Minnesota – Clerk’s Office Closed to Public – March 19, 2020
USDC Minnesota – General Order No. 12 re Criminal Defendant Signatures – May 8, 2020
USDC Minnesota – General Order 11 Updated Court Operations – April 22
USDC Minnesota – New Event for Consent to Video Conference in Criminal Matters – April 15, 2020
USDC Minnesota – Order No. 9 Update re Court Operations – April 15, 2020
USDC Minnesota – Updated Order re Court Operations – March 31, 2020
USDC Minnesota – Updated Order re Court Operations – March 30, 2020
USDC Minnesota – Order re Court Operations – March 26, 2020
USDC Minnesota – General Order No. 3 – March 23, 2020
USDC Minnesota Order No. 2 – March 17, 2020
USDC Minnesota Judge Tunheim Order – March 13, 2020

Mississippi

USDC Mississippi Northern District – Order re Court Procedures – March 13, 2020
USDC Mississippi Southern District – Civil Case Opening Procedures – March 18, 2020
USDC Mississippi Southern District – Order re Court Operations – March 31, 2020
USDC Mississippi Southern District – Order re Court Procedures – March 13, 2020

Missouri

USDC Missouri Eastern District – FAQ Information Center – March 26, 2020
USDC Missouri Eastern District – March 23, 2020
USDC Missouri Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 17, 2020
USDC Missouri Eastern District – Order re Restrictions on Visitors – March 13, 2020
USDC Missouri Western District – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020

Montana

Eighth Judicial District – Electronic Filing Order – March 17, 2020
Eighth Judicial District – Temporary Restrictions – March 18, 2020
Eleventh Judicial District – March 18, 2020
Fifteenth Judicial District – March 17, 2020
Fifteenth Judicial District – March 19, 2020
Fifth Judicial District – March 20, 2020
First Judicial District – March 20, 2020
Fourth Judicial District – March 17, 2020
Nineteenth Judicial District – Order Regarding Temporary Restrictions Related to COVID-19 – March 19, 2020
Seventh Judicial District – March 13, 2020
Tenth Judicial District – March 17, 2020
Thirteenth Judicial District – Administrative Order – March 19, 2020
Thirteenth Judicial District – Administrative Order – March 20, 2020
Twelfth Judicial District – March 18, 2020
Twentieth Judicial District – Entry Policy – March 17, 2020
Twentieth Judicial District – Lake and Sanders County – March 17, 2020
USDC Montana – March 16, 2020
USDC Montana – Order re Court Operations – March 27, 2020

Nebraska

USDC Nebraska – Order 2020-08 Continuances Extended through June 1 – April 14, 2020
USDC Nebraska – Public Notice Clerk’s Office Closed to the Public – April 2, 2020
USDC Nebraska – Order re Continuances – March 13, 2020
USDC Nebraska – Order re Continuances – March 16, 2020
USDC Nebraska – Order re Continuances – March 20, 2020
USDC Nebraska – Order re Restrictions – March 11, 2020

Nevada

USDC Nevada – Order re Clerk’s Office Closure – March 19, 2020
USDC Nevada – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Nevada – Order re Visitor Restrictions – March 13, 2020
USDC Nevada – Press Release – March 16, 2020

New Hampshire

USDC New Hampshire – Courthouse Access Restrictions – March 10, 2020
USDC New Hampshire – Order re Court Operations – March 12, 2020
USDC New Hampshire – Order re Court Operations – March 15, 2020
USDC New Hampshire – Order re Court Operations – March 20, 2020
USDC New Hampshire – Order re Court Procedures – March 23, 2020
USDC New Hampshire – Order re Speedy Trial – March 22, 2020

New Jersey

USDC New Jersey – Notice re Drop Box – March 18, 2020
USDC New Jersey – Notice re Limited Clerk’s Office Hours – March 17, 2020
USDC New Jersey – Notice re Visitor Restrictions – March 13, 2020
USDC New Jersey – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC New Jersey – Order with Additional Measures – March 16, 2020

New Mexico

USDC New Mexico – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC New Mexico – Order re Release of Pretrial Services Bond Report to Parties in Criminal Cases – March 18, 2020
USDC New Mexico – Order re Restrictions – March 13, 2020

New York

State of New York Unified Court System – March 15, 2020
USBC New York Southern District – Order re Court Operations – March 20, 2020
USBC New York Southern District – Order re Courthouse Restrictions – March 12, 2020
USBC New York Southern District – Order re Courthouse Restrictions – March 17, 2020
USDC New York Eastern District – Order No. 2020-06 – March 16, 2020
USDC New York Eastern District – Order No. 2020-07 – March 16, 2020
USDC New York Eastern District – Order No. 2020-08 – March 17, 2020
USDC New York Eastern District – Order No. 2020-09 – March 17, 2020
USDC New York Eastern District – Order No. 2020-10 – March, 17 2020
USDC New York Eastern District – Order No. 2020-11 – March 17, 2020
USDC New York Eastern District – Order re Detainee Screening Procedures – March 9, 2020
USDC New York Eastern District – Order re Restrictions on Visitors – March 9, 2020
USDC New York Northern Distict – General Order No. 58 – March 13, 2020
USDC New York Northern District – Clerk Office Hours Change and Visitor Restrictions – March 16, 2020
USDC New York Southern District – March 13, 2020
USDC New York Southern District – Notice re Visitor Restrictions – March 9, 2020
USDC New York Western District – Notice re Visitor Restrictions – March 12, 2020
USDC New York Western District – Order re ADR- March 16, 2020
USDC New York Western District – Order re Attorney Admissions – March 19, 2020
USDC New York Western District – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC New York Western District – Order re Criminal Trials – March 18, 2020

North Carolina

USDC North Carolina – Order re Court Operations – March 18, 2020
USDC North Carolina – Order re Restrictions – March 24, 2020
USDC North Carolina Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 18, 2020
USDC North Carolina Eastern District – Order re Restrictions – March 12, 2020
USDC North Carolina Middle District – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC North Carolina Middle District – Order re Restrictions – March 24, 2020

North Dakota

North Dakota Court System – ORDER 25. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
North Dakota State Court – Coronavirus Response
USDC North Dakota – Face Masks-Coverings Required – May 27, 2020
USDC North Dakota – Notice re Face Coverings – May 19, 2020
USDC North Dakota – Order re Court Operations – May 12, 2020
USDC North Dakota – Order re Court Operations – April 20, 2020
USDC North Dakota – Order re Video and Telephone Hearings – March 30, 2020
USDC North Dakota – Order re Court Operations – March 27, 2020
USDC North Dakota – Amended Order – March 20, 2020
USDC North Dakota – March 16, 2020
USBC North Dakota – Order re Court Operations – March 30, 2020
USBC North Dakota – Order re Court Operations – March 20, 2020

Ohio

USDC Ohio Northern District – Order re Court Operations – March 23, 2020
USDC Ohio Southern District – General Order 20-12 Temporary Closure of Potter Stewart Courthouse – April 22, 2020
USDC Ohio Southern District – Order re CJA Panel Compensation – March 25, 2020
USDC Ohio Southern District – Order re Court Operations – March 20, 2020
USDC Ohio Southern District – Press Release – March 17, 2020

Oklahoma

USDC Oklahoma Eastern District – Order Authorization for U.S. Marshals to Monitor Court Access – March 17, 2020
USDC Oklahoma Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Oklahoma Eastern District – Order re Visitor Restrictions – March 16, 2020
USDC Oklahoma Northern District – March 12, 2020
USDC Oklahoma Northern District – March 17, 2020
USDC Oklahoma Northern District – March 20, 2020
USDC Oklahoma Northern District – Order re Teleconferencing of Certain Criminal Proceedings – March 30, 2020
USDC Oklahoma Western District
USDC Oklahoma Western District – General Order 20-13 June Jury Trials Suspended – May 6, 2020
USDC Oklahoma Western District – Order Suspending Grand Jury and Jury Trials in May – April 3, 2020
USDC Oklahoma Western District – March 16, 2020
USDC Oklahoma Western District – March 17, 2020

Oregon

USDC Oregon – Order re Clerk’s Office – March 17, 2020
USDC Oregon – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020

Pennsylvania

USDC Pennsylvania Eastern District – Notice re Electronic Filing
USDC Pennsylvania Eastern District – Notice re Paper Copies
USDC Pennsylvania Eastern District – Notice re Pro Se Litigants
USDC Pennsylvania Eastern District – Notice to Filers to Resubmit Hard Copies Electronically
USDC Pennsylvania Eastern District – Order re Additional Adjustments to Court Proceedings – March 18, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Eastern District – Order re Closure of James A. Bryne Courthouse – March 25, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Eastern District – Order re Courthouse Access – March 20, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Eastern District – Order re Electronic Filing of Complaints – March 17, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Eastern District – Order re Temporary Continuance of Civil and Criminal Trials – March 13, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Middle District – Notice of Activation of COOP Plan – March 13, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Middle District – Order re Closing of Harrisburg Division – March 18, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Middle District – Order re General Continuances – March 13, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Western District – Order re Compution of Time – March 16, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Western District – Order re Compution of Time – March 19, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Western District – Order re Courthouse Access – March 20, 2002
USDC Pennsylvania Western District – Order re Detainees – March 23, 2020
USDC Pennsylvania Western District – Order re Jury Trial and Certain Proceedings – March 13, 2020

Rhode Island

USDC Rhode Island – Order re Access – March 13, 2020
USDC Rhode Island – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC Rhode Island – Second Order re Court Operations – March 19, 2020

South Carolina

USDC South Carolina – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC South Carolina – Order re Restrictions – March 13, 2020

South Dakota

South Dakota – Fifth Circuit – March 16, 2020
South Dakota – Fifth Judicial Circuit Court – March 23, 2020
South Dakota – First Circuit – March 16, 2020
South Dakota – First Circuit Court – March 23, 2020
South Dakota – First Circuit Order No. 2 – March 16, 2020
South Dakota – Fourth Circuit – March 16, 2020
South Dakota – Fourth Judicial Circuit Court – March 23, 2020
South Dakota – Order Declaring Judicial Emergency – March 13, 2020
South Dakota – Order Suspending 180-Day Rule – March 13, 2020
South Dakota – Second Circuit – March 16, 2020
South Dakota – Seventh Circuit – March 16, 2020
South Dakota – Sixth Circuit – March 16, 2020
South Dakota – Third Circuit – March 16, 2020
South Dakota – Third Judicial District – March 23, 2020
South Dakota State – First Amended COVID-19 Procedures – March 20, 2020
USDC South Dakota – March 17, 2020
USDC South Dakota – Order re Courthouse Access – March 13, 2020

Tennessee

USBC Tennessee Middle District – Bankruptcy Dropbox – March 20, 2020
USDC Tennessee Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Tennessee Middle District – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Tennessee Middle District – Supplemental Order re Court Operations – March 20, 2020
USDC Tennessee Western District – March 17, 2020
USDC Tennessee Western District – Order Closing Jackson, TN Courthouse – March 23, 2020
USDC Tennessee Western District – Order re Entry – March 20, 2020
USDC Tennessee Western District – Order re Jury Trials – March 13, 2020

Texas

USBC Texas Southern District – Alternative Procedures for Creditor Meetings – March 16, 2020
USBC Texas Southern District – Alternative Proceedings for Ch. 13 Hearings – March 16, 2020
USBC Texas Southern District – Authorizing Electronic Signature – March 19, 2020
USBC Texas Southern District – Limitation on Court Operations – March 9, 2020
USBC Texas Southern District – Temporary Reduction in Ch. 13 Plan Payments – March 19, 2020
USDC Texas Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Texas Northern District – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – Brownsville Division – March 18, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – Brownsville Division – Restrictions Order – March 18, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – Corpus Christi and Victoria Divisions – March 18, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – Corpus Christi and Victoria Divisions – Restrictions Order – March 18, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – Houston and Galveston Divisions – Court Operations – March 17, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – Houston and Galveston Divisions – Restrictions Order – March 17, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – Houston and Galveston Divisions – Suspension of Civil Jury Trials – March 12, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – Laredo Division – Court Operations – March 20, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – Laredo Division – March 19, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – Laredo Division – Restrictions Order – March 19, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District – McAllen Division – Restrictions Order – March 20, 2020
USDC Texas Southern District -Naturalization Hearing – March 12, 2020
USDC Texas Western District – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC Texas Western District – Order re Court Operations – March 20, 2020

U.S. Court of Appeals

District of Columbia – Notice of Restrictions
District of Columbia – Notice Restricted Access – March 13, 2020
District of Columbia – Order re Court Operations – March 17, 2020
Eighth Circuit – Order re Access to Clerk’s Office – March 23, 2020
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals – March 20, 2020
Eleventh Circuit – Order re Restrictions and Paper Filing Suspension – March 15, 2020
Federal Circuit – Notice re Modified Clerk’s Office Assistance – March 20, 2020
Federal Circuit – Notice re Modified Filing Procedures Pro Se – March 20, 2020
Federal Circuit – Notice re Modified Service Procedures Pro Se – March 20, 2020
Federal Circuit – Order re Court Operations – March 20, 2020
Federal Circuit – Order re Entrance Protocols – March 16, 2020
Tenth Circuit – Courthouse Access Restrictions – March 13, 2020
Tenth Circuit – COVID-19 General Order – March 16, 2020
Ninth Circuit – COVID-19 Notice – March 20, 2020
Ninth Circuit – Order re Building Closure – March 16, 2020
Seventh Circuit – Order re Court Operations – March 18, 2020
Seventh Circuit – Order re Paper Copy Requirements – March 31, 2020
Sixth Circuit – Notice re Court Operations – March 26, 2020
Fifth Circuit – Court Operations Order – March 16, 2020
Fifth Circuit – Order re Court Operations – March 25, 2020
Fourth Circuit – Notice re Operations – March 17, 2020
Fourth Circuit – Standing Order 20-01 – March 23, 2020
Third Circuit – Press Release – March 19, 2020
Second Circuit – Notice re Operations – March 17, 2020
Second Circuit – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
Second Circuit – Order re Filing Dates – March 16, 2020
First Circuit – Order of Court – March 26, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court – March 19, 2020

U.S. Tax Court

U.S. Tax Court – Press Release – March 11, 2020
U.S. Tax Court – Press Release – March 13, 2020
U.S. Tax Court – Press Release – March 18, 2020
U.S. Tax Court – Press Release – March 23, 2020

Utah

Salt Lake County Justice Court – COVID-19 Standing Order – April 1, 2020
Salt Lake City Justice Court – COVID-19 Standing Order – March 29, 2020
West Valley City Justice Court – Standing Order – March 20, 2020
USDC Utah – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Utah – Order re Court Proceedings – March 16, 2020
USDC Utah – Orders re Courthouse Restrictions – March 12, 2020

Vermont

USDC Vermont – Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020

Virginia

USDC Virginia Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 12, 2020
USDC Virginia Eastern District – Order re Courthouse Restrictions and Continuances – March 16, 2020
USDC Virginia Eastern District – Order re Jury Trials, Selection and Grand Jury – March 13, 2020
USDC Virginia Eastern District – Order re Misdemeanor Continuances with Chart – March 16, 2020
USDC Virginia Eastern District – Order re Richmond Division Misdemeanor Docket – March 16, 2020
USDC Virginia Western District – Order re Court Operations – March 24, 2020
USDC Virginia Western District – Order re Restrictions on Poff Federal Building – March 18, 2020
USDC Virginia Western District – Order re Restrictions on Visitors – March 13, 2020
USDC Virginia Western District – Order Suspending Naturalization – March 16, 2020

Washington

USDC Washington Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 19, 2020
USDC Washington Eastern District – Order re Court Operations – March 18, 2020
USDC Washington Western District- Judges’ Preferences on Courtesy Copies
USDC Washington Western District – Order 07-20 Extension of Modified Court Operations – April 13, 2020
USDC Washington Western District – Order re Telephone and Video Hearings – March 30, 2020
USDC Washington Western District – Order re Remote Access to Court Operations – March 25, 2020
USBC Washington Western District – Order re Signature Requirements and Telephonic Hearings – March 24, 2020
USDC Washington Western District – Order re Court Operations – March 17, 2020
USDC Washington Western District – Order re Court Operations – March 6, 2020
USDC Washington Western District – Press Release – March 6, 2020

West Virginia

USDC West Virginia Northern District – Public Advisory re Court Procedures – March 20, 2020
USDC West Virginia Southern District – Order re Court Operations – March 13, 2020
USDC West Virginia Southern District – Order re Court Operations – March 23, 2020
USDC West Virginia Southern District – Order re Entry Restrictions – March 18, 2020

Wisconsin

Wisconsin – Extension of Order 2 (re Continuances) – May 22, 2020
Wisconsin – Extension of Orders – May 22
Wisconsin – Order re Final Report of COVID-19 Task Force – May 22, 2020
Wisconsin Appellate Court – Order re Notices of Appearances, Motions and Responses to Motions
Wisconsin Appellate Court – Order re Operations – April 2, 2020
USBC Wisconsin Eastern District – Order re Operations – March 20, 2020
USDC Wisconsin Eastern District – Amended Order re Court Operations – March 16, 2020
USDC Wisconsin Eastern District – Order re Courthouse Restrictions – March 16, 2020
USDC Wisconsin Western District – Order re Speedy Trial – March 24, 2020
Wisconsin – Order Regarding Video Conferencing – March 22, 2020
Wisconsin – Order Suspending Civil and Criminal Jury Trials Through May 22, 2020 – March 22, 2020
Wisconsin – Supreme Court Oral Arguments on March 30 and April 1 Cancelled – March 22, 2020
Wisconsin Courts – March 17, 2020

Wyoming

USDC Wyoming – Order re Restrictions on Courthouse – March 16, 2020

Presentations

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Workouts

How to Save Your Business In The Midst Of An Unfolding Crisis
April 28, 2020
Hosted By: Fredrikson & Byron’s Bankruptcy Group

Commercial Law

Contracts & COVID-19: What You Need to Know About Orders and Payments
March 26, 2020
Presenter: Jeffrey W. Post
Manufacturing Solutions to COVID-19 Challenges Webinar Series, Session 2, presented by Fredrikson & Byron, Central Minnesota Manufacturers Association (CMMA), Tri-State Manufacturer’s Association (TSMA), Arrowhead Manufacturers & Fabricators Association (AMFA), and Minnesota Precision Manufacturer’s Association (MPMA)

Employment & Labor

Your Return to Work Blueprint
May 8, 2020
Presenters: Beverley L. Adams, Kristin LeBre, Bridget R. Penick, Anne M. Radolinski and Teresa M. Thompson

Returning Minnesotans to Work
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Sponsored Webinar
April 23, 2020
Presenter: Teresa M. Thompson

Health Care

Health Law Webinar—HIPAA: Direct Training for Health Care Workforce
June 10, 2020
Presenters: Marguerite Ahmann, Briar Andresen and Katie Ilten

Health Law Webinar—COVID-19 Interim Final Rule: The Sequel
May 6, 2020
Presenters: David M. Glaser and Katherine B. Ilten

Health Law Webinar—COVID-19 Regulatory Update: The Latest on Waivers
April 3, 2020
Presenters: Marguerite J. Ahmann, David M. Glaser and Katherine B. Ilten

FAQs on COVID-19
March 20, 2020
Presenters: David M. Glaser, Katherine B. Ilten and Ryan S. Johnson

Immigration

International Physicians: A Guide to Expanding Healthcare Access Webinar
May 12, 2020
Presenters: Robert D. Aronson and Matthew Webster

Tax Disputes & Litigation

The State Tax Webinar Series
April 16, 23, 30; May 7; June 11, 2020
Offered in partnership between Fredrikson & Byron and Minnesota Society of CPAs