IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`IN RE:
`CORONA VIRUS / COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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`EIGHTH STANDING ORDER RELATING TO ENTRY INTO
`THE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE WACO, TEXAS
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`In order to protect public health, and in recognition of the national emergency that was declared by the
`President of the United States on March 13, 2020, the United States District Court for the Western District of
`Texas, Waco Division, hereby issues the following order modifying and extending the court’s January 26, 2021
`Order regarding Entry into the U.S. District Courthouse:
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`IT IS ORDERED that the United States Courthouse, 800 Franklin Avenue, Waco, Texas, will remain
`open for business, but access to the building will be restricted. Court Security will only permit access to the
`following persons:
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`• Persons who have been ordered to appear by any judge of the Western District of Texas, Waco
`Division;
`• Persons who have been directed to appear by the U.S. Probation Office or by the U.S. Pretrial
`Services Office;
`• Persons who have court business with the Office of the District Clerk (to file pleadings, make
`payments, etc.). Such persons will be allowed access only for this limited purpose;
`• Persons who have court business with the Office of the Bankruptcy Clerk (to file pleadings,
`make payments, etc.). Such persons will be allowed access only for this limited purpose;
`• Persons attending Section 341 First Meeting of Creditors conducted by the United States
`Trustee’s Office;
`• Government employees who work in the courthouse and are authorized to appear by their
`employer;
`• Contractors who are authorized to appear;
`• United States Postal Service mail carriers, private mail carriers and private delivery services;
`• Law enforcement personnel;
`• Credentialed courthouse press;
`• Victims who are attending scheduled proceedings;
`Immediate family members of a defendant who is appearing for sentencing in a criminal
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`proceeding, but limited to no more than 15 family members per defendant; and
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`RingCentral Ex-1011, p. 1
`RingCentral v. Estech
`IPR2021-00574
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`CLERK, U S DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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`BY: ________________________________
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`FILED
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`DEPUTY
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`February 25, 2021
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`Mark Borchardt
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`• Persons designated by the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth
`Circuit, or the Chief Judge of the Western District of Texas.
`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that for all criminal proceedings other than sentencings, no immediate
`family members of a defendant will be allowed access to the courthouse or courtroom.
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`Persons otherwise authorized to enter must pass the screening protocol that can be found in the
`“Thirteenth Supplemental Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the
`COVID-19 Pandemic” filed February 2, 2021 by Orlando L. Garcia, Chief Judge of the Western District of
`Texas. The order may be found at https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov No one will be permitted to enter in
`violation of that protocol.
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no one will be permitted to enter the courthouse without wearing a
`mask found to be adequate by Court Security.
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any person seeking entry into the courthouse shall have their
`temperature checked using a contactless thermometer kiosk. A person with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or
`higher will not be permitted to enter the courthouse.
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`The Court has deemed that it can safely conduct jury trials in this division because of the diligent safety
`protocols which have been implemented to include but not limited to increased spatial distancing, frequent
`sanitization of court spaces, and requirements for court participants to wear personal protective equipment
`(PPE) during court proceedings.
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`IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that this Order shall be effective immediately and through March 31,
`2021, unless modified or extended by further order of the court.
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`SIGNED this
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`25th
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`_________________________________
`ALAN D ALBRIGHT
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`RingCentral Ex-1011, p. 2
`RingCentral v. Estech
`IPR2021-00574
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