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PJO 25-004 in the Matter of Trial Readiness and Timely Conclusion of Criminal Cases — physical PDF page 1

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F!'_EO IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREG'°"01.J.l~ ,[' , Y .. EGnt; In the Matter of Trial Readiness and Timely Conclusion of Criminal Cases ) ) ) ) IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY Presiding Judge Order 25-004 Order Requir ing Trial Readiness Information & Witness List THE ABOVE MATTER coming before the court, sua sponte , and the court being fully advised , hereby find good cause as described below to review and re-evaluate the current judge and trial assignment practices for criminal cases in Polk County Circuit Court: The court's caseload is steadily increasing even after taking COVID19 restrictions under consideration ; That significant cause for the increase in the caseload is due to matters being assigned and scheduled before a trial judge prematurely; And those matters are often rescheduled due to lack of trial readiness as stated by the attorneys . THE COURT , having reviewed and considered all relevant information , further finds that: The current scheduling and rescheduling p…

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assigned to trial judge for trial on or before 120 days after the case was initiated. ii. Misdemeanor out-of-custody cases and misdemeanor In-custody cases in which the defendant has waived speedy trial rights and a right to trial within 60 days, the parties shall provide the Trial Readiness Information Form and the case shall be assigned to a trial judge for trial on or before 60 days from the date the case was initiated. c. Any case not in compliance with this Order may be scheduled for a hearing for further court review. The attorneys assigned to the case shall appear with the client for this hearing when scheduled unless otherwise excused by the court in advance . d. The Court may make exception to these requirements from time to time as the Court deems appropriate. In addition, parties may request relief from this order for complex cases that are best administered outside of these directives . This Presiding Judge Order supersedes 21-005 , 24-004 and all other orders on the same s…

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY TRIAL READINESS INFORMATION State of Oregon Case# V. Defense _ Prosecution _ in the above captioned case hereby represents to this Court: 1. All discovery has been completed; 2. All investigation(s) have completed; 3. All motions were filed and resolved; 4. Pretrial negotiation was concluded; 5. There is/are no other case(s) in other jurisdiction(s) that require resolution before proceeding to trial in this case; 6. Witness( es) is/are available for the necessary time periods; 7. Does not need additional time to prepare and is ready for the trial; 8. There are/will be digital media exhibit: Yes or No and will be timely submitted if yes as required under PJO. NOTE: In the interest of utilizing the Court's limited resources in the most effective manner, all eight (8) above listed items must have been completed/addressed before a case is assigned to a trial judge. This document shall be made a part of the record in this ca…

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