Lane County Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Ex parte orders postponing trials, including stipulations, must be presented only to the presiding judge unless that judge directs otherwise.

Ex parte orders postponing trials (including stipulations) shall be presented only to the presiding judge unless the presiding judge otherwise directs.

CRITICAL

Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, after removal from arbitration the parties must contact the court within 14 days to select a trial date.

Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, the clerk will then remove the case from arbitration and the parties will be required to contact the court within 14 days to select a trial date.

CRITICAL

After electronically filing a motion, affidavit, and proposed order to disqualify a judge, the moving party must immediately notify the presiding judge’s chambers.

(7) Upon electronic filing of a motion, affidavit, and proposed order to disqualify a judge, the moving party must immediately notify the presiding judge’s chambers of the filing.

CRITICAL

If an arbitrator allows an amended pleading that takes the case outside mandatory arbitration, the filing party must notify the arbitration clerk.

In the event a motion to file an amended pleading is allowed by the arbitrator which causes the case no longer to be subject to mandatory arbitration, the party filing such a pleading must so notify the arbitration clerk.

CRITICAL

Immediately after electronically filing a motion, affidavit, and proposed order to disqualify a judge, the moving party must notify the presiding judge’s chambers.

Upon electronic filing of a motion, affidavit, and proposed order to disqualify a judge, the moving party must immediately notify the presiding judge’s chambers of the filing.

WARNING

If the judge agrees to hear the settlement conference, the party must obtain available dates from the judge and then contact the calendar clerk to select a date available on the trial docket.

If so, the party must get a selection of available dates from that judge and then contact the calendar clerk to determine one that is available on the trial docket.

WARNING

A party seeking assignment of a settlement conference to a particular judge must contact that judge to determine whether the judge is willing to hear it.

Parties who wish to have the settlement conference assigned to a particular judge must contact that judge to determine if the judge is willing to hear the settlement conference.

WARNING

An oral objection to a petition may be made by appearing in person at the Circuit Court clerk’s office during regular business hours and asking for the probate clerk; the objecting party should advise the clerk of the wish to object orally.

(a) Appearing in person at the Circuit Court clerk’s office during regular business hours (125 th East 8 Ave, Eugene) and asking for the probate clerk. The objecting party should advise the probate clerk that the objecting party wishes to make an oral objection to the petition.

INFO

Upon request, the calendar clerk will schedule a case on the 9:30 a.m. trial-call docket before the scheduled trial date so that settlement can be placed on the record.

Upon request, the calendar clerk will set a case on the 9:30 a.m. trial call docket in advance of the scheduled trial date to place a settlement on the record.

INFO

A party may request a settlement conference by contacting the calendar clerk for an available trial-docket date before trial; early requests are encouraged, and no motion is required.

Any party may request a settlement conference by contacting the calendar clerk to request an available date on the trial docket, in advance of the trial date. Early requests are encouraged. No motion is required.