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`FOR THE WESTERNDISTRICT OF TEXAS F | L E
`WACODIVISION
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`OCT 2:7 2020
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`IN RE:
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`CORONAVIRUS / COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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`FOURTH STANDING ORDER RELATING TO ENTRY INTO
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`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
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`declared by the President of the United States on March 13, 2020, the United States District Court for
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`the Western District of Texas, Waco Division, hereby issues the following order modifying and
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`extending the court’s June 24, 2020 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
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`remain open for business, but access to the building will be restricted. Court Security will only permit
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`accessto the following persons:
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`Persons who have been ordered to appear by any judge of the Western District of
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`Texas, Waco Division;
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`Persons who have been directed to appear by the U.S. Probation Office or by the U.S.
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`Pretrial Services Office;
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`Persons who have court business with the Office of the District Clerk (to file pleadings,
`make payments, etc.). Such persons will be allowed accessonly for this limited
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`purpose;
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`Persons who have court business with the Office of the Bankruptcy Clerk(to file
`pleadings, make payments, etc.). Such persons will be allowed access onlyfor this
`limited purpose:
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`Persons attending Section 341 First Meeting of Creditors conducted by the United
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`States Trustee's Office:
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`Government employees who work in the courthouse and are authorized to appear by
`their employer;
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`Contractors who are authorized to appear:
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`United States Postal Service mail carriers, private mail carriers and private delivery
`services;
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`e Law enforcement personnel:
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`e Credentialed courthousepress:
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`e Victims who are attending scheduled proceedings;
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`Immediate family members of a defendant who is appearing for sentencing in a criminal
`proceeding, butlimited to no more than 15 family members per defendant; and
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`e Persons designated by the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the
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`Fifth Circuit, or the Chief Judge of the Western District of Texas.
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED thatfor all criminal proceedings other than sentencings, no
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`immediate family members of a defendant will be allowed access to the courthouse or
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`courtroom.
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`Persons otherwise authorized to enter must pass the screening protocol that can be
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`found in the “Supplemental Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent
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`Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic’filed October 14, 2020 by Orlando L.
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`Garcia, Chief Judge of the Western District of Texas. The order may be found at
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`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
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`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 courthouseshall have
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`their temperature checked using a contactless thermometer kiosk. A person with a
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`temperature of 100.4 degreesor higher will not be permitted to enter the courthouse.
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`IT IS FINALLY ORDERED thatthis Order shall be effective immediately and through
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`November 30, 2020, unless modified or extended by further order of the court.
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`SIGNEDthis / /
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`day of October, 2020.
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`CY.SONseha
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`ALAN D ALBRIGHT
`United States District Judge
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