Cleveland County District Court, Oklahoma Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Victims of the listed offenses, and immediate family members of first-degree murder victims, may seek an emergency temporary or emergency ex parte order regardless of relationship or scenario requirements; a minor’s petition may be filed on the victim’s behalf.

(G) A victim of rape, forcible sodomy, a sex offense, kidnapping, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, child abuse, or member of the immediate family of a victim of first-degree murder, may petition, or have a petition filed on the victim’s behalf if the victim is a minor, for an emergency temporary order or emergency ex parte order regardless of any relationship or scenario requirements in this section. …

CRITICALCivil cases

To request a same-day hearing, a Petition for Emergency Protective Order must be filed by 4:00 p.m. on a day the courthouse is open.

Persons requesting a same-day hearing on Petitions for Emergency Protective Orders must file the Petition no later than 4:00pm on days wherein the Cleveland County Courthouse is open for business.

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If the complaint is unavailable from the law enforcement agency, the person seeking relief must provide a copy at the full hearing.

The person seeking relief shall provide a copy of the complaint that was filed with the law enforcement agency at the full hearing if the complaint is not available from the law enforcement agency.

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A person who is not a family or household member or in a current or former dating relationship with the defendant must file a complaint with the proper law enforcement agency before filing a protective-order petition.

(A)(1). . . If the person seeking relief is not a family or household member or an individual who is or has been in a dating relationship with the defendant, the person seeking relief must file a complaint against the defendant with the proper law enforcement agency before filing a petition for a protective order with the district court.

WARNINGCivil cases

A Petition filed after 4:00 p.m. will be heard on the next day the courthouse is open.

Petitions filed after 4:00pm will be heard on the following day wherein the Cleveland County Courthouse is open for business.

WARNINGCivil cases

Without direct evidence that the last owner knows of the application and does not object, the Court may wait three months to sign or require a hearing.

Without direct evidence that the last owner is aware of the application and does not object, the Court will either wait three months to sign or require that the matter be set for hearing.

WARNING

A police report is not required if the petitioner is a family or household member or is in a dating relationship with the defendant.

If you ARE a family or household member or in a dating relationship with Defendant, then Police Report IS NOT required

WARNING

Police Report IS NOT required for • Emergency Temporary (weekend) Order • Emergency Ex Parte Order

Police Report IS NOT required for • Emergency Temporary (weekend) Order • Emergency Ex Parte Order

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If all attorneys approve the journal entry, it must be presented to the Court for signature within 30 days, unless the assigned judge orders another timeframe.

If it is approved by all the attorneys, it shall be presented to the Court for signature within thirty (30) days thereafter, unless another time-frame is ordered by the assigned judge.

CRITICALCivil cases

Take the certified copies of the Court Order to Service Oklahoma within 30 days of the date of the Order.

After the Judge approves the Application and signs the Order, the Court Clerk will notify you and provide you with certified copies of the Court Order which you will need to take to Service Oklahoma within 30 days on the date of the Order.

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Criminal motions must be set before the assigned judge at least 23 days after presentation for setting, unless the parties agree to a shorter period or the court orders one.

All Motions shall be set for hearing before the assigned judge. The secretary/bailiff shall enter it upon the docket of the assigned judge, not less than 23 days from the date the motion is presented for setting, unless a shorter period is agreed to by the parties or ordered by the court.

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Complete the listed guardianship requirements and provide all required documents and proof to the Court by the hearing day.

Prior to the hearing, the below requirements MUST be completed, and all required documents and proof must be provided to the Court on or before the day of your hearing.

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Deadline

2 business days

If an emergency bond modification is granted, a show-cause hearing must occur before the assigned judge within the next two business days unless the judge directs otherwise.

If an emergency modification is granted, a show cause hearing shall be heard before the assigned judge within the next two (2) business days immediately following the order, unless otherwise directed by the assigned judge.

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Give the judge the receipt and completed application at the next court date.

3) THE ASSIGNED JUDGE WILL REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION IN THE COURTROOM ON THE SET MISDEMEANOR OR PHC COURT DATE. GIVE YOUR RECEIPT AND COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE JUDGE AT YOUR NEXT COURT DATE.

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Proof of completing the parenting course must be filed within 30 days of service or by another time directed by the assigned judge.

Proof of completion of said course shall be filed in the case within 30 days of service or as directed by the assigned judge.

WARNING

The assigned judge may set motion deadlines in the scheduling order, and motions filed after those deadlines may be stricken.

Deadlines for motions may be made by the assigned judge according to the scheduling order entered into each case. Motions filed after the deadlines imposed by the assigned judge may be stricken.