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SLR 4.051 — MOTIONS AND DEMURRERS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Lane County Supplementary Local Rules (2026) · physical PDF page 9–10 · 2026

4.051  MOTIONS AND DEMURRERS IN CRIMINAL CASES

(1) All motions in criminal cases except motions listed in ORS 135.037(2) (a)-(d), shall be
accompanied by a proposed order and shall state the position of the opposing party.

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2nd Judicial District - Lane County Circuit Court Supplementary Local Rules                                                        6



(2) All criminal motions, demurrers, other than challenges to an indictment, and matters subject to
ORS 135.805 to 135.873 will be considered on the third succeeding Tuesday after the same shall have
been filed, unless otherwise ordered by the court.

(a) Oral argument shall be at 8:30 a.m. before the judge assigned to hear criminal motions.

(b) Criminal motions shall be limited to the substance and remedy requested in the filed
motion.  To the extent other issues or remedies are to be considered by the court, the parties shall
amend the pleadings accordingly prior to the hearing.

(3) Motions for pretrial release or modification of release conditions shall be heard each week on
Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:00 a.m.

(a) Motions filed on Monday or Tuesday shall be set for hearing the following Friday.
Motions filed on Wednesday or Thursday shall be set for hearing the following Tuesday.
Motions filed on Friday shall be set for hearing the following Friday.

(b) Sections 4.051(1), (2)(b), and (6) apply to all motions filed under this section.

(4) Any pretrial motion or demurrer in a case assigned to a judge shall be decided by the judge to
whom the case has been assigned at a date and time to be determined by the assigned judge unless the
presiding judge designates some other judge to decide it.

(5) The opposing party may, on or before Monday of the week preceding the time for consideration,
file a memorandum of authorities.  The moving party may file a reply memorandum not later than
Friday of the week before the motion or demurrer is to be considered.

(6) A party moving to postpone or accelerate the consideration of criminal motions, including
requests for expedited hearing, shall ascertain the position of all other parties regarding the
postponement or acceleration and shall include a statement of those positions in its motion.  The
statement shall also indicate whether the other parties wish to respond to the motion to postpone or
accelerate.  In the absence of such statement, the motion to postpone or accelerate will be denied and the
matter considered in the normal course.

(7) Upon electronic filing of a motion, affidavit, and proposed order to disqualify a judge, the
moving party must immediately notify the presiding judge’s chambers of the filing.



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