{"id":715,"date":"2021-08-02T13:42:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T13:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/?page_id=715"},"modified":"2022-11-15T10:29:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T15:29:08","slug":"covid-19-information-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/the-court\/notices-announcements\/covid-19-information-page\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Information Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"715\" class=\"elementor elementor-715\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a08c207 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a08c207\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e767500\" data-id=\"e767500\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d29b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-481 elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"18d29b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4c807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd4c807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">For the ease of litigants, counsel, and the public, all information, notices, and announcements concerning the Federal Circuit’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be listed on this page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ba1b6 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"41ba1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6891\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Public Notices & Advisories<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6892\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6892\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Procedures and Resources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6893\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6893\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Administrative Orders<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6894\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6894\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Archived Materials<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Public Notices & Advisories<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6891\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6891\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>The following public notices and advisories are in effect.<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 30px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/notice-of-revised-protocols-for-in-person-argument-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Updated Protocols for In-Person Argument [November 15, 2022]<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6892\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Procedures and Resources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6892\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6892\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">The following procedures modifying court operations are in effect.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/COVID-19Info\/RevisedProtocolsInPersonArguments.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [November 2022] (pdf)<\/a><br><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/CounselRemoteArgumentInstructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructions for Arguing Counsel Participating in Remote Arguments [June 22, 2021] (pdf)<br><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6893\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Administrative Orders<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6893\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6893\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>The following administrative orders are in effect.<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 30px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-transform ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-style ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\" href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/AdministrativeOrders\/AdministrativeOrder-UpdatedNCBProtocols-11092022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order 2022-07: Updated National Courts Building Protocols [November 9, 2022]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/AdministrativeOrders\/AdministrativeOrder-ResumingCourtOperations-09092022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order 2022-05: Resuming Court Operations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6894\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Archived Materials<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6894\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6894\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>All information about the Federal Circuit’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic are archived on this page in reverse chronological order. Earlier versions of the same document are omitted.<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 30px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/COVID-19Info\/RevisedProtocolsInPersonArguments-September2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [September 2022] (pdf)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-style ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-text-transform );\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/AdministrativeOrders\/AdministrativeOrderReopeningNCB-09092022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order 2022-04: Reopening the National Courts Building [September 9, 2022] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-transform ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-style ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\" href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/notice-of-modifications-to-court-operations-and-new-protocols-for-in-person-arguments-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Modifications to Court Operations and New Protocols for In-Person Arguments [September 9, 2022]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-transform ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-style ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\" href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/COVID-19Info\/AdministrativeOrder-2022-03-RestrictingAccess-01182022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order 2022-03: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Until Further Notice [January 18, 2022] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-transform ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-style ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\" href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/COVID-19Info\/AdministrativeOrder-2021-10-06222021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order 2021-10: Modifying Court Operations [June 22, 2021] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-transform ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-style ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\" href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/RulesProceduresAndForms\/Forms\/form33a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form 33A: Certification of Compliance with Revised Protocols for In-Person Argument [June 2022] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/RevisedProtocolsInPersonArguments-June132022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [June 13, 2022] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/notice-of-new-revised-protocols-for-in-person-arguments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [June 13, 2022]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/RevisedProtocolsInPersonArguments-April2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [April 21, 2022] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/notice-of-new-revised-protocols-for-in-person-argument-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [April 21, 2022]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/notice-of-resumption-of-in-person-arguments-for-the-march-2022-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Resumption of In-Person Arguments for the March 2022 Session [February 15, 2022]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/RevisedProtocolsInPersonArguments-January2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [January 18, 2022]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/notice-of-revised-building-access-restrictions-and-protocols-for-in-person-argument\/\">Notice of Revised Building Access Restrictions and Protocols for In-Person Argument [January 18, 2022]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-transform ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-style ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\" href=\"\/notice-of-change-to-february-2022-session-2\/\"> Notice of Change to February 2022 Session [January 18, 2022]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-transform ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-style ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\" href=\"\/notice-of-new-revised-protocols-for-in-person-argument\/\">Notice of New Revised Protocols for In-Person Argument [December 22, 2021]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-transform ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-style ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\" href=\"\/restricting-court-access-to-the-national-courts-building-until-further-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Modified Access Restrictions for the National Courts Building [October 25, 2021]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; padding-top: 10px;\"><a style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-primary-text-transform ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-style ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/COVID-19Info\/AdministrativeOrder-2022-02-RestrictingAccess-10252021-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order 2022-02: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Until Further Notice [October 25, 2021] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/notice-of-change-to-january-2022-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Change to January 2022 Session [December 27, 2021]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/RevisedProtocolsInPersonArguments-December2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [December 22, 2021] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/restricting-court-access-to-the-national-courts-building-until-further-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Modified Access Restrictions for the National Courts Building [October 25, 2021]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/restricting-court-access-to-the-national-courts-building-through-october-31-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Continued Extension of Access Restrictions for the National Courts Building [August 27, 2021]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/notice-of-revised-protocols-for-in-person-argument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Revised Protocols for In-Person Argument [August 12, 2021]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/RevisedProtocolsInPersonArguments-August2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revised Protocols for In-Person Arguments [August 12, 2021] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/restricting-court-access-to-the-national-courts-building-through-august-31-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Modified Access Restrictions for the National Courts Building [July 30, 2021]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/notice-of-modifications-to-court-operations-and-new-protocols-for-in-person-arguments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Modifications to Court Operations and New Protocols for In-Person Arguments [June 22, 2021]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/ProtocolsInPersonArguments.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protocols for In-Person Arguments [June 22, 2021] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/CounselRemoteArgumentInstructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructions for Arguing Counsel participating in Remote Arguments [June 22, 2021] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/CounselTelephonicArgumentInformation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information for Arguing Counsel Participating in Telephonic Arguments [Apr. 21, 2021] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/public-advisory-for-live-audio-feed-of-court-sessions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Advisory for Live Audio Feed of Court Sessions [March 29, 2021<\/a>]<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/expanded-availability-of-oral-argument-live-audio-streaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Expanded Availability of Oral Argument Live Audio Streaming [February 25, 2021]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/notice-of-upcoming-modifications-to-clerks-office-procedures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Upcoming Modifications to Clerk’s Office Procedures [September 24, 2020]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/Notice-ModificationCOProcedure-09242020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Modification to Clerk’s Office Procedures [September 24, 2020] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/CounselTelephonicArgumentInstructions-08242020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructions for Arguing Counsel Participating in Telephonic Arguments [August 24, 2020] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/public-access-for-arguments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Access Information for April 2020 Court Session [April 6, 2020]<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/availability-of-live-audio-access-to-april-2020-court-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Availability of Live Audio Access to April 2020 Court Session [April 1, 2020<\/a>]<\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/GuidanceDocumentService-03272020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance to Counsel on Serving Documents Outside of CM\/ECF [March 27, 2020] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/ModifiedPublicAssistanceNotice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Modified Public Assistance from the Clerk’s Office [March 20, 2020 (pdf) <\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/ModifiedProSeFilingProceduresNotice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Modified Filing Procedures for Pro Se Parties [March 20, 2020]<br \/>(pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/ModifiedProSeServiceProceduresNotice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Modified Service Procedures for Pro Se Parties [March 20, 2020] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/ConsentEmailServiceForm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consent to Electronic Service Form [March 20, 2020] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/COVID-19Info\/AdministrativeOrder-RestrictingAccessExtension-08272021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order 2021-14: Extending Order 2021-13 Through October 31, 2021 [August 27, 2021] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/COVID-19Info\/AdministrativeOrder-RestrictingAccess-07302021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order 2021-13: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Through August 31, 2021 [July 30, 2021] (pdf)<\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/COVID-19Info\/AdministrativeOrder-2021-10-06222021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order 2021-10: Modifying Court Operations [June 22, 2021] (pdf)<br \/><\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/COVID-19Info\/AdministrativeOrder-RestrictingAccess-05222021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Order 2021-09: Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building<br \/>Through June 30, 2021 [May 22, 2021] (pdf)<br \/><\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/AdministrativeOrder-RestrictingAccess-06262020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restricting Court Access to the National Courts Building Until August 14,<br \/>2020 [June 26, 2020] (pdf)<br \/><\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcements\/COVID-19Info\/AdministrativeOrder-2020-02-05182020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conducting Oral Arguments [May 18, 2020] (pdf)<br \/><\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/AdministrativeOrder-ModifiedOperations-03202020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continued Modifications to Court Operations [March 20, 2020] (pdf)<br \/><\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/covid-procedures-resources\/AdministrativeOrder-BuildingRestriction-03162020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restricting Access to the National Courts Building [March 16, 2020] (pdf)<br \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the ease of litigants, counsel, and the public, all information, notices, and announcements concerning the Federal Circuit’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be listed on this page. 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