Multnomah County Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Deadline

4 calendar days

Interpreter requests must be made at least 4 days before the hearing or trial.

You must make a request for an interpreter at least four (4) days in advance of hearing or trial.

Deadline

4 business days

ADA accommodation requests must be received no later than 4 judicial days before the event.

Requests for ADA accommodations must be received no later than four judicial days before an event.

The cashier's window is open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; no filings accepted after 5:00 PM, and documents delivered after 5:00 PM are filed the next business day.

Business hours for the cashier's window are from 8:00AM to 5:00PM Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The cashiers close their windows promptly at 5:00PM. No filings will be accepted after 5:00PM. SLR 1.151 and 1.161. No conventionally filed documents will be accepted for filing on a date when the document is delivered to the clerk's office after 5:00PM on the date of submission. SLR 1.151 and SLR 1.161. Such documents will be filed, as provided by ORCP 9E, on the next business day of the court.

Deadline

63 calendar days

The plaintiff must file proof of service or acceptance of service within 63 days of filing the complaint.

The plaintiff has 63 days after filing the complaint to file the proof of service or acceptance of service. If not, the court will send the plaintiff an ORCP 54B(3) 28-day notice of intent to dismiss and will dismiss the case if no further action is taken.

Deadline

91 calendar days

If a defendant has not appeared by day 91, the court sends a 28-day dismissal notice.

If by the 91st day after the complaint was filed a defendant has not appeared, the court will send an ORCP 54B(3) 28-day notice of dismissal and will dismiss the case if no further action is taken.

To prevent dismissal, the plaintiff must move for default judgment, move for a continuance, or the defendant must appear.

In order to prevent the dismissal of the party or case, one of the following things must happen: 1) the plaintiff moves for an order of default and a judgment against the non-appearing party; 2) the plaintiff moves for a continuance for good cause; or 3) the defendant appears.

All trial briefs and exhibits must be submitted to the court by the scheduling order deadline.

All trial briefs and exhibits must be submitted to the court by the deadline set in the scheduling order.

Deadline

30 calendar days

A motion for leave to amend to plead a punitive damage claim will be set for hearing within 30 days.

As required by statute, the motion will be set for hearing within 30 days unless a

Deadline

5 calendar days

A motion and order to re-assign a summary judgment hearing to a sitting judge must be presented at ex parte within 5 calendar days of the initial assignment.

The motion and order must be presented at ex parte within 5 calendar days of the initial assignment to a judge pro tempore.

Deadline

24 hours

Applies to

TRO

TRO motions must be submitted digitally at least 24 hours in advance.

Due to their complexity and the length, the presiding judge will require these motions to be submitted digitally at least 24 hours in advance.

Circuit court proceedings will not be set until the federal court's order returning the case is filed and entered in the register.

No circuit court proceedings will be set until the federal court's order returning the case to the state court is filed and entered in the circuit court's register.

Deadline

5 calendar days

The Order to Show Cause for a preliminary injunction must allow five days' notice of the hearing, unless shortened by the court.

The Order to Show Cause for a preliminary injunction must allow five days' notice of the hearing, unless shortened by the court.

Deadline

7 calendar days

At least seven days' notice of the hearing date and time is required for judgment debtor or garnishee show cause hearings, unless a longer period is set by statute.

At least seven days' notice of the hearing date and time is required, unless a longer period is set by statute.

Deadline

42 calendar days

The pre-assignment request must be made at least six weeks before the call date.

The court needs this request at least six weeks in advance of the call date to ensure a judge will be available to try the action.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Small claims judgment debtor exams must provide at least seven days notice to the debtor.

Small claim judgment debtor exams for small claims adjudicated in the Multnomah County Central Courthouse will be set at the discretion of the creditor, but must provide at least seven days notice to the debtor.

Judgment debtor examinations must occur at 11:00 AM in Room 7A on any judicial day.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the time and place of appearance must be 11:00AM in Room 7A on any judicial day.

Extension of judgment remedies must be filed before the original judgment remedies expire, by filing a certificate of extension.

ORS 18.182 allows an extension of judgment remedies for an additional ten (10) years beyond the initial period set in ORS 18.180. This must be done before the original judgment remedies expire, by filing a certificate of extension.

Deadline

1 calendar days

All necessary paperwork for remote DUII Diversion Entry must be filed with the court by noon the day prior to the hearing.

Defendant must appear in person for DUII Diversion Entry unless remote appearance is approved by the judge presiding over the docket and all necessary paperwork is correctly completed and filed with the court by noon the day prior to the hearing.

Deadline

1 calendar days

Plea documents for remote plea hearings must be filed with the court by 12PM noon the day prior to the hearing.

In any circumstance where the defendant is permitted to appear remotely for a plea hearing, the plea documents must have been reviewed with counsel and signed by the defendant and filed with the court by 12PM (noon) the day prior to the hearing.

The Joint Status Report must be e-filed by 9:00 am the day prior for the Pretrial Conference to be cancelled.

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.

Deadline

21 calendar days

Pretrial motions (including motions to suppress) must be filed in writing at least 21 days before trial.

Per UTCR 4.010, motions for pretrial rulings on matters subject to ORS 135.037 and ORS 135.805 to 135.873, including motions to suppress, must be filed in writing not less than 21 days before trial.

Untimely pretrial motions will not be heard absent a good cause finding.

Motions and will be considered untimely and will not be heard absent a good cause finding.

A document tendered to the clerk may be rejected per ORCP 9E, UTCR 2.010, and SLR 2.015; common reasons include wrong paper size, improper case caption, or illegible handwriting.

A document tendered to the clerk for filing also may be rejected as provided in ORCP 9E, UTCR 2.010, and SLR 2.015. Common reasons for a clerk to reject a filing include wrong paper size, improper case caption, or illegible handwriting.

After a continuance, the court stops sending dismissal notices and parties must track their own deadlines.

CAVEAT: Once a case has been granted a continuance, the court will no longer send a 28-day notice. The order continuing the case takes the case out of the tracking system of the court. It is the responsibility of the parties to appropriately notate and set their own reminders for the date the case or party has been continued.

Deadline

0 business days

Parties should not request assignment of a motions judge until a motion has been filed.

CAVEAT: Parties should not request the assignment of a motions judge until a motion has been filed.

Failure to schedule motions timely is not an extraordinary circumstance justifying postponement of a trial; motions are typically set about five weeks from the request.

PLEASE NOTE: Failure to schedule motions in a timely manner is not considered extraordinary circumstances justifying postponement of a trial date. Traditionally, departments set motions approximately five (5) weeks from the date of the request, subject to judicial availability.

Deadline

28 calendar days

The discovery commission is valid for 28 days from issuance unless the court sets a longer period.

The commission is valid for 28 days from the date issued, unless a longer period is set by the court.

Deadline

60 calendar days

Only one execution per county per debtor at a time; a subsequent writ requires the sheriff's return or a 60-day wait.

Although executions may be issued simultaneously to different counties, only one execution at a time will be issued in any one county on any one debtor. Before a subsequent writ will be issued in a county, the sheriff's return on the first execution must be filed, or 60 days must have passed.

Out-of-state checks are held 28 days and in-state checks 21 days before court disbursement to the judgment creditor.

If instead the money is paid to the court, an out-of-state check is held a minimum of 28 days and an in-state check a minimum of 21 days before the funds are disbursed by the court to the judgment creditor.

The judgment creditor must select a hearing date far enough in the future to ensure sufficient notice to the debtor.

The judgment creditor must select a hearing date far enough in the future to ensure that sufficient notice is given to the debtor.

Deadline

1 calendar days

Pretrial motions requested in the caption may be heard before trial; if parties certify ready at Trial Call, the motion is sent for hearing the next day.

If requested in the caption, pursuant to UTCR 4.010(2), a pretrial motion may be heard prior to the trial date. If the parties certify that they are ready for trial at Trial Call, then the CPC judge will endeavor to send the pretrial motion out for hearing the next day, absent good cause, so as to comply with UTCR 4.010(3).

Cases ending in mistrial must be returned to CPC for new dates.

If a case results in mistrial, it must be returned to CPC for new dates.

The continuance period runs from the date the order is signed.

The continuance runs from the date the Order is signed.