Tulsa County District Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows
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Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures. This page is scoped to Tulsa County District Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
- Deadline
- 15 calendar days
Plaintiff's counsel must send a proposed pretrial order to opposing counsel at least 15 days before the pretrial conference hearing to initiate its preparation.
Plaintiff's counsel shall initiate the preparation of the pretrial order by submitting a proposed pretrial order to opposing counsel no later than 15 days before the pretrial conference hearing.
- Deadline
- 10 calendar days
If plaintiff's counsel fails to initiate preparation, defendant's counsel must submit a proposed pretrial order to plaintiff's counsel at least 10 days before the pretrial conference hearing.
If Plaintiff's counsel fails to do so, then at least 10 days before the pretrial conference hearing, Defendant's counsel shall submit a proposed pretrial order to Plaintiff's counsel.
- Deadline
- 5 calendar days
Opposing counsel and pro se parties must cooperate in completing the pretrial order and return it to opposing counsel no later than five days before the pretrial hearing.
Opposing counsel and pro se parties must cooperate with the preparing party in the completion of the pretrial order and shall return the completed pretrial order to opposing counsel no later than 5 days before the pretrial hearing.
Journal entries, orders, and decrees must be prepared, submitted, and filed within 20 days after the verdict or court's ruling.
Journal entries, orders and decrees must be prepared and submitted to the Court and filed within 20 days of the verdict or Court's ruling.
Unless the trial judge designates otherwise, the plaintiff's attorney must prepare, present, and arrange filing of the family-case decree journal entry within 20 days after entry of the decree.
When a decree in a Family case is to be entered by the Court, unless otherwise designated by the Trial Judge, the attorney for the plaintiff shall prepare a journal entry and present it to the Judge for signature and to the Court Clerk for filing within twenty (20) days from the date the decree is entered.
- Deadline
- 10 working days
The prisoner-presence application hearing ordinarily must be scheduled at least 10 working days before the requested hearing, but the Court may act without delay for a Tulsa jail prisoner or when the prisoner does not request attendance.
6. The hearing on the application will be scheduled not less than 10 working days prior to the date of the hearing at which the presence of the prisoner is requested, unless the prisoner is in the Tulsa City-County Jail System or does not request attendance at the hearing, in which event, the Court will consider the application without delay.
- Deadline
- 10 working days
The prisoner-presence application hearing ordinarily must be scheduled at least 10 working days before the requested hearing, although the Court may shorten that period for a prisoner in the Tulsa City-County Jail System.
5. The hearing on the application will be scheduled not less than 10 working days prior to the date of the hearing at which the presence of the prisoner is requested, unless the prisoner is in the Tulsa City-County Jail System, in which event, the Court may shorten the time.
If the Courthouse closes or does not open because of inclement weather or another emergency, all cases set for hearing are automatically continued to the next legal weekday on which the Courthouse is open.
In the event the County Commissioners either close or do not open the Courthouse due to inclement weather or some emergency, all cases set for hearing shall automatically be passed to the next legal week day that the Courthouse is open.
- Deadline
- 5 working days
The application, fee, bond, and pictures must be filed with the Court Clerk at least five working days before the hearing, excluding weekends and holidays.
To insure the hearing date, the application, fee, bond and pictures must be on file in the Court Clerk's Office no later than five working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays) before the hearing date, to allow for posting and mailing notices.
- Deadline
- 15 calendar days
Plaintiff's proposed Pretrial Order is due 15 days before pretrial.
Plaintiff must provide a proposed Pretrial Order fifteen (15) days before Pretrial.
- Deadline
- 5 calendar days
Defendant must complete and return the Pretrial Order no later than five days before pretrial.
Defendant must complete and return Pretrial Order no later than five (5) days prior to Pretrial.
All motions must be filed by the scheduling-order deadline or they will not be considered.
ALL MOTIONS must be filed by: or will not be considered.
All motions must be filed by the date entered in the scheduling order, and untimely motions will not be considered.
All MOTIONS must be filed by: ____________________ Motions filed after this date will not be considered.
A motion in limine must be filed at least 30 days before trial or it will not be considered.
MOTIONS IN LIMINE must be filed thirty (30) days before trial or will not be considered.
Responses to motions in limine are due 15 days before trial.
Responses due fifteen (15) days before trial.
All exhibits must be exchanged no later than 30 days before the pretrial conference or hearing.
All exhibits must be exchanged no later than thirty (30) days before pretrial.
Plaintiff must provide the proposed pretrial order 15 days before pretrial.
Plaintiff must provide a proposed Pretrial Order fifteen (15) days before pretrial.
Defendant must complete and return the pretrial order no later than 5 days before pretrial.
Defendant must complete and return the Pretrial Order no later than five (5) days before pretrial.
Proposed jury instructions are due no later than 30 days before trial.
PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS are due no later than thirty (30) days prior to trial.
- Deadline
- 10 calendar days
Final witness and exhibit lists, including demonstrative exhibits, must be exchanged no later than ten days before pretrial.
FINAL WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS (including demonstrative exhibits) exchanged no later than ten (10) days prior to pretrial: _______________________________ CV Rule 23.
- Deadline
- 30 calendar days
Motions in limine must be filed thirty days before trial, and responses must be filed fourteen days before trial.
MOTIONS IN LIMINE FILED BY: 30 days before trial/responses 14 days before trial.
- Deadline
- 15 calendar days
Plaintiff's proposed Pretrial Order is due fifteen days before the Pretrial Conference.
Plaintiff must provide a proposed Pretrial Order fifteen (15) days prior to Pretrial Conference.
- Deadline
- 5 calendar days
Defendant must complete and return the Pretrial Order no later than five days before the Pretrial Conference.
Defendant must complete and return the Pretrial Order no later than five (5) days prior to Pretrial Conference.
- Deadline
- 3 calendar days
The completed Pretrial Order must be submitted to the court at least three days before the Pretrial Conference.
MUST BE SUBMITTED TO COURT AT LEAST (3) DAYS PRIOR TO THE PTC.
- Deadline
- 30 calendar days
Proposed jury instructions must be submitted no later than thirty days before trial.
PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS NO LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS PRIOR TO TRIAL.
Plaintiff must provide a proposed Pretrial Order fifteen (15) days before pretrial.
Plaintiff must provide a proposed Pretrial Order fifteen (15) days before pretrial.
Defendant must complete and return the Pretrial Order no later than five (5) days before pretrial.
Defendant must complete and return the Pretrial Order no later than five (5) days prior to pretrial.
Requested jury instructions must be emailed to Brooke.Golightly@oscn.net ten days before trial.
REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS must be emailed ten (10) days before trial to Brooke.Golightly@oscn.net.
Proposed jury instructions must be filed and submitted to the minute clerk no later than ten days before trial.
Proposed Jury Instructions shall be filed and submitted to the minute clerk, Aubrie Frost, no later than ten (10) days prior to trial.
Motions in limine must be filed 30 days before trial, and motions filed after that deadline will not be considered.
Motions in Limine to be filed thirty (30) days prior to trial. Motions filed after the deadline will not be considered.
Dispositive motions must be filed 45 days before the pretrial conference.
DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS must be filed 45 days prior to the PRETRIAL CONFERENCE.
Reply briefs should be filed separately rather than attached to the application, within five days after permission is granted.
Reply briefs should not be attached to the application but should be filed separately within five days after permission is granted.
- Deadline
- 30 calendar days
A withdrawal application filed within 30 days before a scheduled hearing or trial will not be granted absent compelling circumstances.
No Application to Withdraw will be granted absent compelling circumstances if filed within 30 days before the date on which a hearing or trial is scheduled.
Motions in limine must be filed by the date to be determined at pretrial.
MOTIONS IN LIMINE must be filed by: TBD @ PRETRIAL
When is a filing treated as filed in Tulsa County District Court?
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. All motions must be filed by the date entered in the scheduling order, and untimely motions will not be considered.
When is a filing treated as filed in Tulsa County District Court?
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. A motion in limine must be filed at least 30 days before trial or it will not be considered.
When is a filing treated as filed in Tulsa County District Court?
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Plaintiff's counsel must send a proposed pretrial order to opposing counsel at least 15 days before the pretrial conference hearing to initiate its preparation.
When is a filing treated as filed in Tulsa County District Court?
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. All motions must be filed by the scheduling-order deadline or they will not be considered.
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