Clackamas County Circuit Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

A pretrial settlement conference is required in trust litigation and will contest cases unless the court finds good cause not to hold one.

(1) Settlement conferences are required prior to trial in all trust litigation and will contest cases. The pretrial settlement conference will be held unless the court finds good cause why the settlement conference should not be held.

CRITICAL

The parties and attorneys must personally attend the settlement conference unless the court excuses them in advance for good cause.

(3) The following must be personally present at the settlement conference, unless excused in advance by the court for good cause: (a) the parties; and (b) the attorneys.

CRITICAL

If the case does not settle, the settlement conference judge may not act as trial judge without both parties’ consent.

(2) Without the consent of both parties, the settlement conference judge shall not be permitted to act as the trial judge if the case does not settle.

CRITICAL

Civil cases generally require a pretrial settlement conference, subject to the listed case exceptions and the court's good-cause discretion.

The court requires settlement conferences prior to trial as authorized by UTCR 6.010(1)(g) on all civil cases except domestic relations, landlord tenant evictions, cases subject to mandatory arbitration, foreclosures, and small claims. The pretrial settlement conference will be held as authorized by UTCR 6.200(1) & (2)(a) unless the court finds good cause why the settlement conference should not be held.

WARNING

A pretrial settlement conference must not delay trial scheduling.

The pretrial settlement conference shall not delay the trial scheduling.

INFO

The court may order a settlement conference in selected domestic relations matters.

The court may order a settlement conference in selected domestic relations matters.