Multnomah County Circuit Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Parties must hold a postponement scheduling conference with the presiding judge to reschedule a trial.

Parties wishing to reschedule a trial must hold a postponement scheduling conference with the presiding judge.

Requests to reschedule a summary judgment hearing assigned to a pro tempore judge must be presented at ex parte in front of the presiding judge with a motion and signed order.

Due to the importance of maintaining a case's timelines, any request to reschedule a summary judgment hearing assigned to a pro tempore judge must be presented at ex parte in front of the presiding judge. This requires a motion and a signed order by the presiding judge.

A motion to postpone a civil trial must be presented at a scheduling conference with the presiding judge, held Wednesday afternoons between 2:00 and 4:00 PM.

A motion to postpone a civil trial must be presented at a scheduling conference with the presiding judge. See SLR 7.025. Scheduling conferences are held on Wednesday afternoons with the presiding judge between 2:00 and 4:00PM in ten-minute sessions.

Only the presiding judge may postpone a proceeding; extraordinary circumstances go to the presiding judge.

Only the presiding judge may postpone a proceeding assigned from the presiding judge's call docket. ORS 1.171(3). If extraordinary circumstances arise and the parties must ask for a postponement after the case has been assigned to the trial judge, the trial judge will send the parties to the presiding judge to decide if the case should be set-over.

Changing the appearance date requires a new order; the date cannot be altered after the order is signed.

If the creditor obtains a date at the time the order is signed by the court, and later wishes to change the appearance date, the creditor must move for a new order. Do not alter the date after the order has been signed.

Setover motions are not allowed at Call unless compelling circumstances exist that could not have been addressed through a motion for continuance on an earlier docket.

No setover motions are allowed at Call unless there exist compelling circumstances that could not have been addressed through a motion for continuance on an earlier further proceedings docket.

Setover requests on the day of trial require returning to CPC; witnesses may not be excused without CPC judge approval.

If any party requests a setover for any reason on the day of trial, they must return to CPC. Witnesses may not be excused without approval from the CPC judge.

The plaintiff may move for a continuance for good cause to extend the 63-day period.

To extend this period, plaintiff may move for a continuance for good cause.

Scheduling order dates may be extended for good cause on motion of either party.

These dates may be extended for good cause on the motion of either petitioner or defendant.

Rescheduling a summary judgment hearing scheduled with a sitting judge must be done through that department.

If a motion for summary judgment has been scheduled with a sitting judge, any rescheduling must be done through that department.

Parties requesting a continuance under UTCR 6.020 must explain to the presiding judge why they cannot meet the requirements.

Like second continuances under UTCR 7.020, parties will need to explain to the presiding judge why they cannot meet the requirements under UTCR 6.020(2).

Parties may request an extension of the 14-day filing period for attorney fees under ORCP 68 C(4)(a).

under ORCP 68 C(4)(a), if the fourteen days for filing have run, the party may request the court to extend the time for filing.

The court may carry the Pretrial Conference for one week only in exceptional circumstances.

In exceptional circumstances only, the court may carry the Pretrial Conference for one week.

The Final Resolution date may be reset earlier for any reason or with CPC approval, but postponement is limited to two weeks and only under exceptional circumstances.

The Final Resolution date may be reset to an earlier date for any reason or with CPC approval, postponed by a maximum of two weeks only under exceptional circumstances.

No automatic setovers are granted; continuance decisions are guided by the Continuance Policy, case age, and OJD Time to Disposition standards.

There are no automatic number of setovers for either side. The court's decision will be guided by the Court's Continuance Policy, (under review), which accounts for the age of the case and the OJD Time to Disposition standards, among other considerations.

The court may deny setovers that push a case past a date or make a case date certain; date-certain cases continue only for exceptional compelling circumstances.

The court retains discretion to deny setovers that will take a case past that date and/or to make a case "date certain." Once a case is date certain, continuances of trial will be allowed only for exceptional compelling circumstances.

Setovers in lower-priority trials: if an attorney is involved in a higher-priority trial, new dates within 30 days may be granted; otherwise parties must report to CPC.

Setovers in lower-priority trials: If the lower-priority trial involves an attorney for either the state or defense in the higher-priority trial, the trial judge may grant new call and trial dates within the next 30 days. No Pretrial Conference or Final Resolution hearing may be set. If the parties cannot select a date within the next 30 days, the parties can place the case on the next available 9 a.m. Further Proceedings docket in CPC. If the lower-priority trial does not involve an attorney in the higher-priority trial, the parties must report to CPC for assignment to another judge or setover.

Discovery violation setover requests require the trial judge to address the dispute and consider specified factors; if continued, parties report to CPC for new dates.

Discovery Violations - If a party claims a discovery violation as a basis for a setover request, the trial judge should address the discovery dispute. In determining whether a discovery violation occurred and in determining the appropriate remedy, the trial judge may consider, among other factors, whether at the Final Resolution docket, the state confirmed discovery as complete; how long discovery has been in the possession or control of the state; whether the discovery issue was previously raised with the court; and whether the party filed a motion to compel regarding missing discovery. If the trial judge determines that a discovery violation occurred, the trial judge should consider the appropriate remedies to address the violation. If the trial judge decides to continue the case as a remedy for a discovery violation, the parties shall report to CPC for new dates.