The court’s order amending Rule 5 was adopted on September 23, 2020, and is effective on October 1, 2020.

Our country has lost a great jurist in Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The order extends all unexpired Emergency Directives: 2-6, 8-15, 18, 20-22.

Directives postpone jury trials, affect summary ejectments, and prescribe social distancing measures.

The orders entered today by Chief Justice Beasley extend the effect of Emergency Directives 2–8.

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This directive requires that an affidavit be filed in residential evictions to confirm compliance with the federal CARES Act.

The directives postpone jury trials, prescribe social distancing measures, and allow additional time for ejectment proceedings.

Chief Justice Beasley announced that jury trials in North Carolina courts will be delayed through at least September.

Task force is co-chaired by Associate Justice Anita Earls