Clackamas County Circuit Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Attorneys and parties may participate in the hearing only remotely, by video or telephone.

In addition, no attorney or party may participate in the hearing other than remotely by video or telephone.

CRITICAL

A reinstated FED stipulated agreement cannot extend past-due or future-rent payment dates beyond the statutory maximum deadlines calculated from the original agreement’s signing date.

Reinstated Stipulated Agreements shall not extend any due dates for payment of past due or future rent beyond the statutory maximum deadlines as calculated from the date of signing of the original Stipulated Agreement.

CRITICAL

An amended FED stipulated agreement cannot set past-due-rent payment dates more than six months, or future-rent payment dates more than three months, after the original agreement was signed; noncompliance with a disallowed date cannot support a judgment of restitution.

If the parties in an FED agree to amend a Stipulated Agreement after it has been entered, the Amended Stipulated Agreement shall not contain any due dates for payments that extend more than six (6) months from the date the original Stipulated Agreement was signed for past due rent, or three (3) months from the date the original Agreement was signed for future rent. If due dates extend past these time frames, noncompliance with any disallowed due date shall not be accepted by the court as a basis for entry of a Judgment of Restitution.

CRITICAL

The motion hearings are limited to oral argument only.

limited to oral argument only.

CRITICAL

The motion hearings may not exceed 30 minutes.

Said motions shall be no longer than 30 minutes

CRITICAL

Exhibit submissions through eFiling must comply with the applicable cited UTCR provisions, although the court may direct that multiple exhibits be submitted as separate eFiled documents.

The submission of exhibits through the eFiling system must comply with UTCR 21.040(1), (2), and (4), to the extent applicable, except that the court may direct multiple exhibits in a particular proceeding be submitted as separate eFiled documents.

CRITICAL

In civil actions, a known party may be designated by a different name only by court order, and the designation must use initials or a pseudonym other than “Jane Doe” or “John Doe.”

In civil actions, the designation of a known party by a name other than the party’s true name shall be allowed only upon an order of the court. If ordered, the designation of such party shall be by use of such party’s initials or a pseudonym other than “Jane Doe” or “John Doe”. The name “Jane Doe” or “John Doe” is reserved for a party whose identity is unknown and the party is being designated as provided in ORCP 20H.

CRITICAL

Documentary exhibits, other than audio and visual exhibits, must be submitted with one original and three copies.

All documentary exhibits, excluding audio and visual, must be submitted to the court with one (1) original and three (3) copies.

CRITICAL

The listed hearings and trials that are excepted from postponement must be conducted remotely unless the court orders otherwise.

The court shall postpone and not schedule any other hearings or trials during the period of these Level 3 restrictions, except in the following circumstances which shall be conducted remotely, unless otherwise ordered:

WARNING

Use the term “reinstatement” only when asking to return a case to active status after a stay or abatement has been granted.

The term “reinstatement” shall only be used when requesting the court return a case to active status after a stay of proceedings or abatement has been granted.

WARNING

Pleadings requesting reinstatement must have their document titles corrected or they will be returned.

Pleadings requesting a reinstatement will be returned to the submitting party for correction to the document title.

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Use the term “reinstatement” only to request that a case return to active status after a stay or abatement has been granted.

The term reinstatement shall only be used when requesting the court return a case to active status after a stay of proceedings or abatement has been granted.

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The objection should be in bold and underlined so as to call its attention to the court when reviewing the report.

The objection should be in bold and underlined so as to call its attention to the court when reviewing the report.

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Attaching another document and writing “See Attached” without explanation may result in rejection of an FED stipulated agreement.

(2) Circumventing meaningful use of the court approved form by stapling another document to it and writing the words “See Attached” on the court approved form without explanation may result in court rejection of an FED Stipulated Agreement.

WARNING

(1) Any Stipulated Agreement that is not on Clackamas County’s court approved form may be rejected solely because it is not on our court approved form.

(1) Any Stipulated Agreement that is not on Clackamas County’s court approved form may be rejected solely because it is not on our court approved form.

WARNING

Applies to

Notice of settled matter self represented litigant

The Notice of Settled Matter form must be downloaded and printed before it is filed.

please download and print the Notice of Settled Matter – Self Represented Litigant form (PDF)

WARNING

Treatment court proceedings may be conducted in person when social distancing can be observed or the treatment court judge determines in-person attendance is necessary for a specific individual.

Treatment court proceedings which can be conducted by observing social distancing or that the treatment court judge determines is necessary to be in person for a specific individual;

INFO

Parties may agree in writing to allow witnesses to appear remotely.

- i. Parties may stipulate in writing to witnesses appearing remotely under ORS 131.045.

INFOCriminal cases

The District Attorney’s office may use the alleged victim’s initials in indictment charges and witness listings if it follows the cited statutes’ procedures.

The District Attorney’s office may file indictments using the initials of an alleged sex crime victim in the charge or charges under ORS 132.540(5)(a) and in listing witnesses under ORS 132.580(2)(a) so long as it follows the procedures set forth in those statutes.