Multnomah County Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

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Phone to chambers

Parties seeking expedited treatment must call the motions judge's staff.

The party seeking expedited treatment must make that request to the motions judge by calling the judge’s staff and filing a motion to expedite.

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Email to clerk

For remote ex parte appearances, parties must give 24-hour notice and email the documents to the presiding clerks.

For remote appearances, parties must give the presiding clerks 24-hour notice of the day and time they plan to appear and email the documents for ex parte to mul.presiding@ojd.state.or.us.

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Letter ecf to chambers

The moving party must contact the motions judge to schedule the motion for hearing.

It is the responsibility of the moving party to contact the motions judge assigned to the case to get the motion set for hearing. See SLR 5.015. Simply placing 'oral argument requested' on a motion will not alert the motions judge to the necessity to schedule the hearing, nor will simply eFiling a motion in your case.

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Email to chambers

For trials over four days, the plaintiff must send a pre-assignment letter to the presiding judge by mail, hand delivery, or email.

For actions which are not yet specially assigned to a judge, and for which the trial is estimated by the parties to require more than four trial days (more than one trial week), the plaintiff should mail, hand deliver, or email as an attachment a letter to the presiding judge requesting that a trial judge be pre-assigned.

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Phone to intake unit

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971-274-0545

Call or email the high-volume case processing unit by 10:30 am the day prior to cancel the Pretrial Conference.

If parties have conferred prior to the Pretrial Conference, e-filed a Joint Status Report by 9:00 am the day prior and called the high-volume case processing unit (971-274-0545) or emailed them at MUL.Criminal@ojd.state.or.us by 10:30 am the day prior, the Pretrial Conference will be cancelled.

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Phone to clerk

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(971) 274-0605

Probate ex parte matters must be scheduled by request to the Probate Section at (971) 274-0605.

Probate ex parte matters are heard at 8:45AM and must be scheduled by request to the Probate Section at (971) 274-0605.

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Phone to clerk

Phone hours for court operations divisions are shorter than regular business hours due to budget conditions.

During the current budgetary conditions, phone hours are shorter than business hours for operations divisions including the circuit court file room.

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Email to clerk

To schedule a summary judgment hearing, parties should email the civil department at mul.civil@ojd.state.or.us.

Summary judgment motions are set by the civil department. To schedule a hearing, parties should send an email to mul.civil@ojd.state.or.us.

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Phone to clerk

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(971) 274-0545

FED ex parte matters must be scheduled by contacting the Small Claims/FED department.

If you wish to present a matter at the FED ex parte, you must schedule a time to do so by contacting the Small Claims/FED department at (971) 274-0545.

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Phone to chambers

Certain ex parte motions must be presented in person or by telephone per SLR 2.501.

some ex parte motions must be presented in person or by telephone. SLR 2.501 lists those motions that fit in this category.

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Phone to presiding judge

If a motion to set aside a default order is contested, the parties should contact the presiding judge to schedule a hearing.

If the motion is contested, the parties should contact presiding to schedule a hearing with the presiding judge

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Email to chambers

Permission from the judicial assistant is required before sending judge's copies by fax or email.

You must get specific permission from the judicial assistant before sending a judge's copy by fax or email.

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Email to chambers

To schedule a trial postponement conference, email the presiding judge's office at mul.presiding@ojd.state.or.us to inquire about available dates and times.

To schedule, please email presiding at mul.presiding@ojd.state.or.us to inquire about available date and time. Parties should then confer with opposing counsel and email presiding with the agreed upon time and date.

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Email to clerk

Attorneys may report "ready" by emailing the presiding clerks at least one day before call.

An attorney may report unconditionally "ready" by emailing the presiding clerks at mul.presiding@ojd.state.or.us at least one day before call.

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Email to clerk

Report settled cases by emailing both the civil and presiding clerks.

If a case set on the calendar for call is settled, please email both mul.civil@ojd.state.or.us and mul.presiding@ojd.state.or.us and report that the matter is settled.

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Letter ecf to clerk

Clerk must be notified immediately of clerical errors on the judgment lien record.

The clerk of the court must be notified immediately of any clerical errors on the judgment lien record.

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Phone

Defense counsel can request transport of an in-custody client by phone call by 10:30AM the day prior.

By 10:30AM phone call, or by 11:00AM email the day prior, defense counsel can request their in-custody client to be transported to the Main Courthouse for the Pretrial Conference with a maximum of 10 defendants able to be transported per session. Counsel may not request a transport unless counsel has a good faith belief that the case will resolve that day by change of plea.

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Phone to court

Defense counsel may request transport of in-custody clients by 10:30AM phone call or 11:00AM email the day prior (max 10 defendants per session), but should only do so with a good faith belief the case will resolve that day.

By 10:30AM phone call, or by 11:00AM email the day prior, defense counsel can request their in-custody client to be transported to the Main Courthouse for the Pretrial Conference with a maximum of 10 defendants able to be transported per session. Counsel should not request a transport unless they have a good faith belief that the case will resolve that day by change of plea.

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Letter ecf to chambers

Mail for judges or referees must be sent to the central courthouse rather than the facility address, and must include the judge's name and room number.

Mail for judges or referees assigned to other court facilities should not be sent to the address for the facility, but rather to the central courthouse downtown. Always include the judge's name and room number to ensure prompt delivery.

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Email to chambers

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(971) 274-0660

Correspondence to the presiding judge's staff should be sent c/o the presiding judge, with email strongly preferred.

Any correspondence to the presiding judge’s staff should be sent c/o the presiding judge. The Presiding Court’s phone number is (971) 274-0660. The Presiding Court’s email address is mul.presiding@ojd.state.or.us. Email is strongly preferred.

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Phone service hours for all departments are 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM.

Phone service hours for all departments and locations is 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM.

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Email to other

Interpreter requests may be emailed to CLAS at Mul.Interpreter.Services@ojd.state.or.us.

An email to the email address provided on the above web page; the provided email addresses cover each of the 36 circuit courts. In the body of the email include all of the required information listed on the above web page for the request. The CLAS email address for a circuit court proceeding to be conducted in Multnomah County is Mul.Interpreter.Services@ojd.state.or.us.

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Phone to other

Phone

(503) 986-5688

Interpreter requests may be made by phone to (503) 986-5688 during specified hours.

You may also make a request for an interpreter for a circuit court proceeding in Multnomah County by calling (503) 986-5688 between the hours of 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, and 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM during the business day, except for state holidays.

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Email to other

Notify CLAS as soon as possible if a scheduled interpreter is no longer needed.

If you have made a request for an interpreter for a trial or hearing and the case is set-over or settled before the scheduled event, please notify CLAS as soon as possible so the interpreter can be canceled or reassigned.

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Email to clerk

If parties cannot agree on a trial date, the plaintiff should email the presiding clerks to be placed on the trial setting docket.

If the parties cannot agree on a trial date within the court's guidelines, the plaintiff should email the presiding clerks to be set on the trial setting docket.

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Email to chambers

Postponement scheduling conferences are held Wednesday afternoons in 10-minute increments and may be scheduled by emailing the presiding judge's staff.

These are currently held on Wednesday afternoons in 10-minute increments and may be scheduled by emailing the presiding judge's staff at mul.presiding@ojd.state.or.us.

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Email to clerk

Questions about the arbitration process should be addressed to the arbitration clerk by email.

Questions about the arbitration process should be addressed to the arbitration clerk at mul.civil.arbitration@ojd.state.or.us.

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Email to clerk

Parties should email the Presiding Court staff to request a Scheduling Conference.

Parties should email the Presiding Court staff at mul.presiding@ojd.state.or.us to request a Scheduling Conference.

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Phone to clerk

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(971) 274-0600

Show cause hearings in family law cases may be scheduled by calling the family law calendar clerk.

Show cause hearings in family law cases may be scheduled by calling the family law calendar clerk at (971) 274-0600.

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Email to clerk

Prima facie hearings are scheduled by emailing mul.civil@ojd.state.or.us.

To schedule a prima facie hearing, please email mul.civil@ojd.state.or.us.

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Email to clerk

A motion for an order establishing satisfaction of the money award should be set for hearing before the motions judge or placed on the short matter docket through civil calendaring by emailing mul.civil@ojd.state.or.us.

A judicial order establishing that the money award is satisfied can be obtained if the judgment debtor is unable to obtain a satisfaction from the creditor. ORS 18.235. A motion for such an order should be set for hearing before the motions judge, if there is one in the case, or by placing the motion on the short matter docket through civil calendaring by emailing mul.civil@ojd.state.or.us.

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Phone to clerk

Small claims judgment debtor hearings in the East County Courthouse are scheduled one Friday per month; the creditor may select a time and date by calling.

Small claims judgment debtor hearings in the East County Courthouse are scheduled for one Friday each month. The judgment creditor may select a time and date by calling the East County Courthouse.