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    The Court of Chancery will place dropboxes at courthouse entrances to accept filings from those unable to file electronically during the closure. Those using dropboxes should call to notify the Register. Deadlines remain but extensions may be granted for good cause like COVID-19 disruptions, as scheduling is often set by orders rather than rules in this court.

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    The Court of Chancery will place dropboxes at courthouse entrances to accept filings from those unable to file electronically during the closure. Those using dropboxes should call to notify the Register. Deadlines remain but extensions may be granted for good cause like COVID-19 disruptions, as scheduling is often set by orders rather than rules in this court.

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    The Court of Chancery will place dropboxes at courthouse entrances to accept filings from those unable to file electronically during the closure. Those using dropboxes should call to notify the Register. Deadlines remain but extensions may be granted for good cause like COVID-19 disruptions, as scheduling is often set by orders rather than rules in this court.

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    Statement from the Court of Chancery

    Concerning Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 3

    On March 22, 2020, the Delaware Supreme Court issued Administrative


    Order No. 3, closing to the public all courthouses in the State until April 15, 2020
    and implementing certain other measures in response to the public health threat
    posed by COVID-19. The purpose of this notice is to elaborate on two of those
    measures.

    In accordance with paragraph 4 of the Order, we will be placing a dropbox


    near the entrance of each courthouse where the Court of Chancery operates to accept
    filings from individuals who do not have the ability to file documents electronically
    in civil actions, guardianship cases, and miscellaneous matters. The dropbox will
    be labeled for Court of Chancery use. Litigants who can file documents
    electronically using File & ServeXpress must continue to do so, of course, and may
    use the dropbox to deliver courtesy copies of papers.

    In order to ensure prompt processing of deliveries, anyone who


    places documents in the dropbox should call the Register in
    Chancery at (302) 255-0544 letting us know you have done so.

    Paragraph 6 of the Order explains that deadlines imposed by court order


    continue to remain in place but may be extended, consistent with court practices, for
    good cause shown, including a COVID-19 related cause. This provision is
    particularly relevant to the Court of Chancery, where briefing and case schedules
    typically are governed by scheduling stipulations and orders rather than court rules.
    Without having such orders in place, the ability of litigants and the court to plan their
    time and manage cases in an orderly manner would be jeopardized. But it is
    important to keep things in perspective. Our nation is confronting a crisis that has
    disrupted our daily lives and the normal operations of businesses, law firms,
    government institutions, and other enterprises in unprecedented ways. The reality is
    that many hearings and case schedules will have to be adjusted, perhaps multiple
    times. In that vein, the court will be solicitous of granting any reasonable requests
    for extensions and we urge practitioners to be flexible and to work together
    cooperatively to do the same without the need for court involvement whenever
    possible, consistent with the longstanding tradition of professionalism that has
    defined our Bar.

    March 23, 2020 Andre G. Bouchard


    Chancellor

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