http://www.ojd.state.or.us/sca/WebMediaRel.nsf/OtherNews.xml RSS feed of other news from the Oregon Judicial Department. Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, March 23, 2012, because of budget cuts. All statewide court closure dates for 2011-13 legal holidays and mandated furlough days are posted here. Some courts also have limited public access hours to address staff cutbacks. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/698435EB13FD42C9882579B4007AA825?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/698435EB13FD42C9882579B4007AA825?OpenDocument Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, May 25, 2012, because of budget cuts. All statewide court closure dates for 2011-13 legal holidays and mandated furlough days are posted here. Some courts also have limited public access hours to address staff cutbacks. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/190F2B9346FEDC7A882579F8006E9ADC?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/190F2B9346FEDC7A882579F8006E9ADC?OpenDocument REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Oregon Tort Claims Act 2012 Annual Adjustment of the Statutory Property Damages Limits Pursuant to ORS 30.273(3), enacted through Senate Bill 311 (2009), the Office of the State Court Administrator (OSCA) has followed the statutory methodology to calculate the annual adjustment to the limitations on liability of public bodies for property damage or destruction. Based on these calculations, we propose to adjust the limitations as follows: $104,300 for any single claimant $521,400 for all claimants The public comment period on the proposed adjustments runs from March 16, 2012, to 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 2012. We will then finalize the adjustments and, pursuant to ORS 30.273(3), the new limitations will become effective on July 1, 2012. They will apply to all causes of action arising on or after July 1, 2012, and before July 1, 2013. In compliance with statute, OSCA will make these adjustments annually. A list of past and current limitations on liability of public bodies can be found on the Oregon Judicial Department website at: http://courts.oregon.gov/OJD/courts/circuit/tort_claims_act.page? Public comment can be posted on that web page or sent to: Bruce C. Miller Office of the State Court Administrator Supreme Court Building 1163 State Street Salem, Oregon 97301-2563 or bruce.c.miller@state.or.us http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/291F18F5973CCF5D882579C3007A8D9F?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/291F18F5973CCF5D882579C3007A8D9F?OpenDocument Press_Special_03-14-12.pdf http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/AC57E921F935D7CA882579C10060AE88?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/AC57E921F935D7CA882579C10060AE88?OpenDocument 12eBCM002.sh.pdf http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/49E6D23C8DEAC409882579A80000A48D?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/49E6D23C8DEAC409882579A80000A48D?OpenDocument Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, November 25, 2011, because of budget cuts. All statewide court closure dates for 2011-13 legal holidays and mandated furlough days are posted here. Some courts also have limited public access hours to address staff cutbacks. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/5A86E43F28E67EDD8825793B0075561F?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/5A86E43F28E67EDD8825793B0075561F?OpenDocument Due to system maintenance, the OJD website, including OJIN OnLine, OJD Courts ePay, and Appellate eFile, will be unavailable on Sunday, the 29th, from 5am until 4pm. In addition, Appellate eFile will be down for maintenance Friday, the 27th, from 6pm until Monday, the 30th, at 8am. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/C0056491AF836E608825799100573F9D?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/C0056491AF836E608825799100573F9D?OpenDocument This notice is made pursuant to UTCR 1.020(3) which requires official notice of proposed changes to be posted on the Oregon Judicial Department website (http://www.courts.oregon.gov), allowing at least 49 days for public comment before final action is taken on the proposals. To review the proposed changes and the process for submitting public comment, click here. The Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR) Committee makes UTCR recommendations to the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. At its fall meeting on October 14, 2011, the committee made preliminary recommendations on several proposed changes. The committee will make final recommendations at its next meeting on April 20, 2012. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING COMMENTS IS APRIL 19, 2012. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/7C00D7D4A77945BA8825798100084773?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/7C00D7D4A77945BA8825798100084773?OpenDocument The 2011 legislature enacted Oregon Laws 2011, chapter 595 to simplify state court filing fees and make circuit court filing fees uniform as of October 1, 2011.  Many fees changed as a result for circuit courts, as well as for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court. Additional legislation went into effect on January 1, 2012, which affected state court filing fees. We will update our Notice of State Filing Fees Changes page with a link to the current new fee schedule on January 1, 2012. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/CAB22BB063C25DDC8825797600000586?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/CAB22BB063C25DDC8825797600000586?OpenDocument Statewide court closure dates for 2011-13 are now posted here for both legal holidays and mandated furlough days because of budget cuts. Some courts also have limited public access hours to address staff cutbacks. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/6BC508D029172D28882579110079575F?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/6BC508D029172D28882579110079575F?OpenDocument The 2011 legislature enacted Oregon Laws 2011, chapter 595 to simplify state court filing fees and make circuit court filing fees uniform as of October 1, 2011.  Many fees changed as a result for circuit courts, as well as for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court. The new Circuit Court Fee Schedule is now posted. Please see the Notice of State Filing Fees Changes for additional information about changing circuit court fees. The Appellate Court Records Section will post updated appellate filing fees on its Filing Fees page. The Tax Court has posted updated Tax Court fee information and will update its Handbook to include the new fee information. We will update our Fee Information page with links to current new fee schedules on October 1, 2011. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/1A1BB61BF6A1FDDC88257910007774CA?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/1A1BB61BF6A1FDDC88257910007774CA?OpenDocument Request For Public Comment on Rules and Forms Adopted Out-of-Cycle UTCR 15.010 was amended and Form 15.010.1b was adopted out-of-cycle through CJO 11-022 to conform to 2011 SB 77. Pursuant to UTCR 1.020(5), these UTCR changes are being posted for public comment through October 1, 2011. They will also be placed on the agenda for the next UTCR Committee meeting that is currently scheduled for October 14 and 15, 2011. To review the proposed changes and the process for submitting public comment, click here. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/D9030E97F42EFFE9882578D600018528?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/D9030E97F42EFFE9882578D600018528?OpenDocument As of June 17, 2011, multiple party filing fees no longer apply to actions for declaratory judgments filed on or after January 1, 2011. [See sections 5, 6, and 7 of HB 2667.] This law change means that some fees in declaratory judgment actions filed between January 1 and June 30, 2011, may be refundable. Please contact your local circuit court if you have questions regarding filing fees in these actions. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/FFEC029B92CCCDD3882578B20081B044?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/FFEC029B92CCCDD3882578B20081B044?OpenDocument The legislature has passed two bills that will make substantial changes to filing fees in civil cases (House Bill 2710) and fines and assessments in violations and criminal cases (House Bill 2712). Each has an emergency clause and takes effect July 1, 2011, once the Governor signs the bill. The Governor expects to sign the bills the evening of June 30. The bills extend current fees and fines for a few months to provide an orderly transition to new schedules: HB 2710 extends current civil filing fees in trial and appellate courts through September 30, 2011. HB 2712 extends current offense fines and assessments for offenses committed before January 1, 2012. Because some civil filing fees vary by county under current law, users should contact the circuit court directly for fees that apply to an action or document filed in that court. The State Court Administrator has also updated the base-fine schedule for violations committed before January 1, 2012. The updated schedule lists several additions and corrections: http://www.ojd.state.or.us/Web/OJDPublications.nsf/Schedules?OpenView . http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/A33120EE7A9D9ABA882578BF0080DF3C?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/A33120EE7A9D9ABA882578BF0080DF3C?OpenDocument 11eBCM015sh.pdf http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/AA64FFEA46512FE38825789A00839246?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/AA64FFEA46512FE38825789A00839246?OpenDocument This notice is made pursuant to UTCR 1.020(3) which requires official notice of proposed changes to be posted on the Oregon Judicial Department website (http://www.courts.oregon.gov), allowing at least 49 days for public comment before final action is taken on the proposals. To review the proposed changes and the process for submitting public comment, click here. The Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR) Committee makes UTCR recommendations to the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. At its fall meeting on October 15, 2010, the committee made preliminary recommendations on several proposed changes. The committee will make final recommendations at its next meeting on March 11, 2011. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING COMMENTS IS MARCH 10, 2011. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/15ED269CE14BCB198825780E0078DA61?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/15ED269CE14BCB198825780E0078DA61?OpenDocument New Fees for Certain Civil Motions Effective 4/1/08 [This is a revised date] In 2007, Oregon's legislature authorized Oregon's Chief Justice to establish filing fees for civil motions in state courts (see HB 2331, section 29). The Chief Justice appointed a committee to recommend which motions should be subject to a filing fee. The committee focused on those motions frequently used by lawyers (as opposed to parties who represent themselves) that tend to require significant judge time. It consulted trial and appellate courts throughout Oregon and made recommendations to the Chief Justice. The president of the Oregon State Bar (OSB) requested a delay of the implementation date of the motion fees so that the OSB membership could submit comment. The Chief Justice delayed implementation until April 1, 2008. After considering the comments submitted by the OSB membership, the Chief Justice signed Chief Justice Order 08-015, which establishes filing fees for the following trial and appellate motions and responses filed in civil cases in state courts on or after April 1, 2008. The fees apply only to those cases subject to a fee under ORS 21.010 and 21.110. The fees do not apply to juvenile, postconviction, habeas corpus, and involuntary commitment cases. Motion Filing Fee -- $50 Response Filing Fee -- $35 Courts may not collect the fee from the state, a county, a city, or a school district, or for motions made in court-annexed arbitration or mediation. Please contact Bruce Miller (503.986.5500) if you have questions or comments. Circuit court motions and responses that require a filing fee on or after April 1, 2008 ORCP 21 motions to dismiss, make more definite and certain, strike, and quash (such ORCP 21 motions filed jointly, in any combination, in one document are subject to one fee) ORCP 46 motions to compel discovery ORCP 47 motions for summary judgment ORCP 63 motions for judgment notwithstanding withstanding the verdict (JNOV) or reconsideration ORCP 64 motions for ne http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/4C2FABD843F2C13C882574130059E144?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/4C2FABD843F2C13C882574130059E144?OpenDocument We Want Your Opinion! The Oregon Supreme Court/Oregon State Bar Task Force on Access to State Courts for Persons with Disabilities needs your input to recommend improvements. Are state court facilities, materials, and services accessible to you? How well do judges and court staff serve people with disabilities or health conditions? Do you know of barriers that make it hard for people with disabilities or health conditions to use Oregon state courts? Please take a few minutes to answer our survey at http://www.osbar.org/taskforcesurvey.htm. The deadline to respond is December 16, 2005. For more information or to request a print copy, alternate format, or assistance completing the survey, contact Debra Maryanov at 503.431.6355 or dmaryanov@osbar.org. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/353A1AD40842A961882570B500779F47?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/353A1AD40842A961882570B500779F47?OpenDocument Investiture-press_release.pdf http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/A885FBAA80B68D658825782A00634FEA?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/A885FBAA80B68D658825782A00634FEA?OpenDocument Public_Notice_UTCR_Correction_10-5-10.pdf http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/741864F300181234882577B3007F8789?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/741864F300181234882577B3007F8789?OpenDocument Legislative leaders asked the Judicial Department to submit a plan for a potential 9 percent General Fund reduction in the current budget period (which ends June 30, 2011), similar to what the Governor requested from executive branch agencies. The plan, and a transmittal letter from Chief Justice Paul J. De Muniz, is attached. Briefly, the plan: (1) Identifies broad areas of impact of a potential 9 percent General Fund reduction to OJD in the last fiscal year of the biennium. The plan does not detail the number, type, or location of positions that might be affected. That information will not be available until the legislature establishes the amount of any reductions and individual courts and divisions submit plans to address their share of any reduction. (2) Notes that the $13.2 million potential reduction is the equivalent of funding all staff in every court and division of the Judicial Department for seven weeks, or to fund 277 full-time-equivalent staff for 10 months. Note this is expressed as an equivalent to illustrate the significance and seriousness of the level of potential reduction to the OJD budget, it is not the predetermined approach. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/C1A49A1270FE85F28825774200795DE5?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/C1A49A1270FE85F28825774200795DE5?OpenDocument OJD_Fee_Schedule_Web_Notice__050110.pdf http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/E1EC5C7C724DF3088825770300790CFF?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/E1EC5C7C724DF3088825770300790CFF?OpenDocument * * * IMPORTANT NOTICE * * * TO * * * ALL INDIGENT DEFENSE PROVIDERS * * * IF YOU SUBMIT AN INDIGENT DEFENSE PROVIDER’S FEE STATEMENT OR BILLING FOR WORK AND/OR EXPENSES, PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE IN THE PROCESS. WORK DONE OR EXPENSES INCURRED THROUGH JUNE 30, 2003 – Providers must submit billings for work and expenses through June 30, 2003, even though the case is not closed or services are not complete. These billings should be submitted to the trial court as soon as possible, but not later than July 31, 2003. Fee statements for work or expenses prior to July 1, 2003, that are submitted to the court after July 31, 2003, will not be paid unless exigent circumstances prevented submission by the deadline. WORK DONE OR EXPENSES INCURRED AFTER JUNE 30, 2003 – Providers should submit billings directly to the Office of Public Defense Services (OPDS) at the address below. Do not send billings for time worked and expenses incurred after June 30, 2003, to the court. Office of Public Defense Services Accounts Payable Section 324 Capitol Street Salem, OR 97310-1400 Please call Marlene at (503) 986-5607 or Lorrie at (503) 986-5946 if you have questions. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/DC781B7D55A6F0A288256D4A005378EB?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/DC781B7D55A6F0A288256D4A005378EB?OpenDocument E3D03013.pdf http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/9EFCF46F97D84D3F88256DB7008133BB?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/9EFCF46F97D84D3F88256DB7008133BB?OpenDocument http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/PERSreport.pdf http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/65702BDB5E274FD388256E7000736A1F?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/65702BDB5E274FD388256E7000736A1F?OpenDocument We Want Your Opinion! The Oregon Supreme Court/Oregon State Bar Task Force on Access to State Courts for Persons with Disabilities needs your input to recommend improvements. Are state court facilities, materials, and services accessible to you? How well do judges and court staff serve people with disabilities or health conditions? Do you know of barriers that make it hard for people with disabilities or health conditions to use Oregon state courts? Please take a few minutes to answer our survey at http://www.osbar.org/taskforcesurvey.htm. The deadline to respond has been extened to January 13, 2006. For more information or to request a print copy, alternate format, or assistance completing the survey, contact Debra Maryanov at 503.431.6355 or dmaryanov@osbar.org. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/FDDAAB8429C3C8D3882570DC006C5DDE?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/FDDAAB8429C3C8D3882570DC006C5DDE?OpenDocument The Supreme Court will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, to accept comments on the Board of Governors' proposal to amend the MCLE Rules to delete the requirement for elimination of bias (EOB) credit. The hearing will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Supreme Court courtroom, third floor of 1163 State Street in Salem, Oregon. The capacity of the courtroom is limited to 40 attendees. Speakers will be limited to five minutes. The proceedings will be reported. Persons interested in speaking at this hearing should contact Melanie Hagan, Staff Attorney, at (503) 986-5732, to reserve a space. Interested parties are encouraged to submit written comments to the Court by September 12, 2006. Comments should be mailed to Melanie Hagan, Staff Attorney, Oregon Supreme Court, 1162 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97301. The Supreme Court will hold a public meeting to make its decision on the proposed MCLE rule change on Tuesday, October 10, 2006. The public meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Supreme Court building in Salem, Oregon. Public comment at that meeting will be at the discretion of the court. Further information about how to submit written comment or about the conduct of the public hearing can be obtained from Melanie Hagan, Staff Attorney, at (503) 986-5732. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/D97B64E0893EBD0C882571CC0072A447?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/D97B64E0893EBD0C882571CC0072A447?OpenDocument The Judicial Department announces enhanced security at the Supreme Court Building effective September 1, 2006. The Department has contracted with the Oregon State Police to provide a Court Security Officer for the Supreme Court Building during all court business hours. The Officer will control access into the building, screen visitors, and provide on-site security for building staff and patrons. Court visitors will be required to sign in at the new security station at the main entrance (State Street) for access to the State of Oregon Law Library or the Supreme Court courtroom. In addition, the Department will allow most visitors to enter only through the main entrance on State Street. Visitors who need to use the ramp to the accessible entry may continue to use the ramp that leads to the rear entrance. The Department will provide an intercom for those visitors to request entry. For additional information contact: Scott Crampton, Appellate Court Services Director, 503.986.5550. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/D59E48F585451FF8882571E600651D3E?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/D59E48F585451FF8882571E600651D3E?OpenDocument NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release November 20, 2006 Issued by: OREGON JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT Resolution Regarding Professionalism and Fairness in Judicial Elections Campaigns Affirmed by Oregon Judicial Conference The Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, Paul J. De Muniz, is pleased to announce that the Oregon Judicial Conference affirmed a proposed resolution of voluntary standards for judicial candidates to apply in the conduct of Oregon’s nonpartisan judicial election campaigns. The set of six standards form the basis to promote a positive campaign environment of professionalism and fairness. The resolution encourages a judge candidate to provide information for voters in a manner that ensures for voters, if elected, they would remain fair and impartial in the administration of their judicial duties. The resolution was prepared by Supreme Court Justice Rives Kistler and Court of Appeals Judge Ellen Rosenblum. The standards that judicial candidates are encouraged to adopt asks them • to conduct their political campaigns in a way that is consistent with the judicial office they seek; • to not knowingly make any misleading statement during a campaign; • to not say anything publicly that would commit or appear to commit them to rule in a particular way, or otherwise affect their impartiality, as to any matter likely to come before him or her as a judge; • to not knowingly accept campaign contributions from parties to a case pending before them or in amounts that would reasonably call their impartiality in a case into question; • to conduct campaigns consistently with Oregon's nonpartisan model for judicial elections by neither seeking nor using endorsements or support from political parties; and • to respond to the type of questions in the model questionnaire for judicial candidates prepared by the ABA Coalition for Justice and the Oregon State Bar, but decline those that would reasonably call into question their impartiality on any issue that is likely t http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/2FF8CD0053A7E3BE8825722D007E2689?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/2FF8CD0053A7E3BE8825722D007E2689?OpenDocument Chief Justice Paul J. De Muniz recently gave a State of Judiciary presentation to the Salem City Club. You can view the video, read the text, and see the slides of the presentation on the Supreme Court home page. Click here to go to the Supreme Court home page. Select one of the presentation links on the left-hand menu. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/DB03E3E0217300A78825726D00025E40?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssOtherNews/DB03E3E0217300A78825726D00025E40?OpenDocument