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UTCR 5.050 — ORAL ARGUMENT ON MOTIONS IN CIVIL CASES; APPEARANCE AT NONEVIDENTIARY HEARINGS AND MOTIONS BY REMOTE MEANS
2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 5 · physical PDF page 2–3 · 2026
5.050 ORAL ARGUMENT ON MOTIONS IN CIVIL CASES; APPEARANCE AT NONEVIDENTIARY HEARINGS AND MOTIONS BY REMOTE MEANS (1) Oral argument may be requested by the moving party in the caption of the motion or by a responding party in the caption of a response. The first paragraph of the motion or response must include an estimate of the time required for argument and a statement whether official court reporting services are requested. The court must allow oral argument unless the court receives documents which resolve the pending motion before the time set for hearing. (2) A party may request that a nonevidentiary hearing or a motion not requiring testimony be heard by remote means. (a) A request for a nonevidentiary hearing or oral argument by remote means must be set out in the caption of the pleading, motion, response, or other initiating document. (b) If appearance or argument by remote means is requested, the first paragraph of the pleading, motion, response, or other initiating document m…
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UTCR 4.050 — ORAL ARGUMENT ON MOTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES
2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 4 · physical PDF page 2 · 2026
4.050 ORAL ARGUMENT ON MOTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES (1) Oral argument may be requested by the moving party in the caption of the motion or by a responding party in the caption of a response. The first paragraph of the motion or response must include an estimate of the time required for argument and a statement whether official court reporting services are requested. The court must allow oral argument unless: (a) The motion requests a trial postponement; or (b) The court receives documents that resolve the motion before the time set for hearing. (2) Counsel for either the state or the defense may request that a motion not requiring testimony be heard by remote means. The following apply to a request for oral argument by remote means: (a) A request must be set out in the caption of the motion or response. If oral argument by remote means is requested, the first paragraph of the motion or response must include the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of all parties served with the r…
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UTCR 5.010 — CONFERRING ON MOTIONS UNDER ORCP 21, 23, 36–46, AND 55
2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 5 · physical PDF page 1 · 2026
5.010 CONFERRING ON MOTIONS UNDER ORCP 21, 23, 36–46, AND 55 (1) The court will deny any motion made pursuant to ORCP 21 and 23, except a motion to dismiss: (a) for failure to state a claim; or, (b) for lack of jurisdiction, unless the moving party, before filing the motion, makes a good faith effort to confer with the other party(ies) concerning the issues in dispute. (2) The court will deny any motion made pursuant to ORCP 36 through 46, unless the moving party, before filing the motion, makes a good faith effort to confer with the other parties concerning the issues in dispute. (3) The court will deny any motion made to quash or to modify filed by a party pursuant to ORCP 55, unless the moving party, before filing the motion, makes a good faith effort to confer with the other parties concerning the issues in dispute. (4) The moving party must file a certificate of compliance with the rule at the same time the motion is filed. The certificate will be sufficient if it states either th…
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UTCR 24.050 — ADDITIONAL MOTIONS, BRIEFING, AND EXHIBITS
2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 24 · physical PDF page 3–4 · 2026
24.050 ADDITIONAL MOTIONS, BRIEFING, AND EXHIBITS Unless otherwise ordered by the court: (1) All substantive pretrial motions must be filed at least 60 days before trial. The court may allow a late filing for good cause shown. (2) Petitioner’s trial memoranda, including legal memoranda, and any additional exhibits not already filed with the court, must be filed not later than 30 days before trial. (3) Defendant’s trial memoranda, including any legal memoranda, and any additional exhibits not already filed with the court must be filed not later than 20 days prior to trial. (4) Not later than 10 days before trial, petitioner may respond to defendant’s memoranda and exhibits with a further memorandum and additional exhibits. 2026 UTCR 24.4
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UTCR 7.100 — DISQUALIFICATION MOTIONS UNDER ORS 14.260(7)
2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 7 · physical PDF page 6–7 · 2026
7.100 DISQUALIFICATION MOTIONS UNDER ORS 14.260(7) (1) A motion to disqualify a judge and supporting affidavit must be submitted in the manner described in ORS 14.260(1) through (6). (2) A challenged judge who believes that the disqualification motion, or a series of disqualification motions, filed under ORS 14.260(1) or ORS 14.270, effectively denies the judge assignment to a criminal or juvenile delinquency docket pursuant to ORS 14.260(7), may request a hearing by submitting a request for hearing form. The request for hearing form must: (a) Be submitted to the presiding judge (or the presiding judge’s designee, if the presiding judge is the subject of the challenge) within two judicial days of the filing of the disqualification motion; (b) State that the request for hearing is being submitted under ORS 14.260(7), regarding effective denial of judicial assignment to a criminal or juvenile delinquency docket; and 2026 UTCR 7.7 (c) Be served on each party to the case. (3) Within two ju…
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UTCR 4.120 — MOTIONS TO REDUCE OR MODIFY OUTSTANDING COURT-ORDERED FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 4 · physical PDF page 6–7 · 2026
4.120 MOTIONS TO REDUCE OR MODIFY OUTSTANDING COURT-ORDERED FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (1) As used in this rule, “Reduction-Eligible Court-Ordered Financial Obligations” means any fines, fees, costs, or court-appointed attorney fees imposed by the court in a final criminal judgment of conviction or a judgment finding a person in 2026 UTCR 4.7 contempt of court that a defendant has failed to pay in full as ordered by the court. “Reduction-eligible court-ordered financial obligations” does not include compensatory fines imposed pursuant to ORS 137.101 or restitution awards as defined in ORS 137.103. (2) After the time for filing a notice of appeal under ORS 138.071, if the case is not pending on appeal, a person with outstanding reduction-eligible court-ordered financial obligations may file a motion in the criminal case requesting that the court reduce, modify, or waive unpaid fines, fees, and costs, including court-appointed attorney fees, as provided in ORS 161.685(5), ORS 161.665(5), ORS …
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UTCR 4.010 — TIME FOR FILING PRETRIAL MOTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES
2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 4 · physical PDF page 1 · 2026
4.010 TIME FOR FILING PRETRIAL MOTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES (1) In the absence of a showing of good cause or a Supplementary Local Rule (SLR) to the contrary, motions for pretrial rulings on matters subject to ORS 135.037 and ORS 135.805 to 135.873 must be filed in writing not less than 21 days before trial or within seven days after the arraignment, whichever is later. (2) A party filing a motion under subsection (1) of this rule may request that a pretrial hearing be held prior to the date of trial. Such a request must be specified in the caption of the motion. (3) If a party requests a pretrial hearing under subsection (2), absent good cause, the hearing must be held at least seven days prior to the trial date.
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UTCR 5.020 — AUTHORITIES IN MOTIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 5 · physical PDF page 1 · 2026
5.020 AUTHORITIES IN MOTIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS (1) Every motion document must include a memorandum of law or a statement of authority explaining how any relevant authorities support the contentions of the moving party. (2) If a pleading is moved against in more than two particulars under ORCP 21 D or E, there must be attached to the motion a copy of the pages of the pleading moved against with the parts of the pleading to be stricken shown in parentheses and the parts to be made more definite and certain underlined.
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