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UTCR 23.020 — ASSIGNMENT OF CASES TO THE OCLC

2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 23 · physical PDF page 1–2 · 2026

23.020 ASSIGNMENT OF CASES TO THE OCLC
(1) Assignment of a case to the OCLC requires agreement of the parties, the presiding
judge or designee of the court with venue, and the managing panel of the OCLC.
(2) The following must occur for a case to be considered for assignment to the OCLC:
(a) The parties and the presiding judge or designee of the court with venue must
confer to determine whether there is agreement to assign the case to the
OCLC and to determine the special needs, facts, and issues of the case.
(b) The presiding judge or designee of the court with venue and the managing
panel of the OCLC must confer to discuss whether the case is appropriate for
assignment to the OCLC and to discuss the special needs, facts, and issues
of the case.
(3) If the agreement required by UTCR 23.020(1) is reached and the managing panel
accepts a case into the OCLC, the parties must submit a stipulated order for
assignment of the case to the OCLC to the presiding judge or designee of the
court with venue over the case and to the managing panel of the OCLC.
(4) Once a case is accepted into the OCLC, the managing panel of the OCLC will
assign the case to a single OCLC judge.
(5) After assignment of the case to the OCLC judge, the parties must:
(a) File all documents in the court with venue; and

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(b) If directed by the OCLC judge, provide copies of all filed documents to that
judge in the manner that the judge directs.

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