Massachusetts Courts to Remain Closed Until July 1st with Filing Deadlines also Extended Until July 1st

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court supplemented its prior COVID-19 orders today, entering an order requiring all courts to remain closed until July 1, 2020 except for emergency hearings that cannot be held by telephone or videoconference.

All trials in civil cases scheduled to commence at any time from March 14, 2020 through June 30,2020, are hereby continued to a date no earlier than July1, 2020, unless in the trial judge’s discretion that trial may be conducted virtually.

The Court also further extended other deadlines and events in existing civil cases that would otherwise have expired before June 30, 2020.