IN RE: GENERAL ORDERS RE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Filing 9

GENERAL ORDER 2020-9 establishing the Court Operations Advisory Committee By CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE JON D. LEVY. (ckb)

U.S. District Court
District of Maine

COURT OPERATIONS UNDER
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THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES )
CREATED BY THE COVID-19
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CORONA VIRUS & RELATED
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PANDEMIC PRECAUTIONS:
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COURT OPERATIONS
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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GENERAL ORDER 2020-9

ESTABLISHMENT OF COURT OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
In light of the public emergency arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic and
to protect public health, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine hereby
establishes the COURT OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (“COAC”).
COAC shall provide comment and advice on issues related to the District of Maine’s
ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic and plans for the resumption of incourt events. A roster of the members of the Committee is appended hereto.
Unless terminated earlier or extended, this General Order shall remain in
effect until 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2020.
SO ORDERED this 10th day of June, 2020.

/s/ Jon D. Levy
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

COURT OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
U.S. District Court
Jon D. Levy, Chief Judge (chair)
John A. Woodcock, Jr., Senior Judge
John C. Nivison, Magistrate Judge
Christa K. Berry, Clerk of Court
Eric M. Storms, Deputy Clerk of Court
Julie Rodrigue, Bangor Deputy in Charge
U.S. Marshal Service
Theodor Short, U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine
Dean Knightly, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal, Portland Operations
Josh Taylor, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal, Bangor Operations
General Services Administration
Ann Goodridge, Supervisory Property Manager
U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine
Halsey B. Frank, U.S. Attorney
F. Todd Lowell, Assistant U.S. Attorney
Joel B. Casey, Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Federal Defender
David R. Beneman, U.S. Federal Defender
James S. Nixon, Assistant U.S. Federal Defender
U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services
Kimberly Rieger, Chief Probation Officer
Michael Penders, Deputy Chief Probation Officer
Private Practice Representatives:
Carol J. Garvan, Esq., Augusta
Katharine I. Rand, Esq., Portland
Terence M. Harrigan, Esq. Bangor
Zachary L. Heiden, Esq., Portland
Timothy E. Zerillo, Esq., Portland