Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Court-wideRequest must include
These 86 rules apply across Tulsa County District Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
A default judgment submitted without proof of service will be rejected.
Every party must provide a completed Cover Sheet when filing a petition in a CJ or CS case.
A case refiled after dismissal must disclose that fact on the Cover Sheet and to the Court Clerk when refiled.
Actions transferred under 20 O.S. § 642 must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fees unless the Court waives them.
The plaintiff must advance the applicable filing fees unless the Court directs otherwise.
The requesting party must pay specified jury and court reporter fees no later than pretrial, and the court will not file a pretrial order until the applicable fees are paid.
After issuance, the original summons must be returned and filed with the Court Clerk.
The original order must be filed with the Court Clerk after issuance, and certified copies must be used to serve the parties when the order is a contempt or restraining order, grants injunctive relief, or arises in another extraordinary proceeding requiring personal notice.
When opposing counsel has not settled a proposed journal entry or order, the proposing attorney must notify opposing counsel of the presentation time for the judge's signature.
Reply briefs should be filed separately rather than attached to the application, within five days after permission is granted.
A withdrawal application filed within 30 days before a scheduled hearing or trial will not be granted absent compelling circumstances.
Plaintiff's counsel must send a proposed pretrial order to opposing counsel at least 15 days before the pretrial conference hearing to initiate its preparation.
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The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Only non-OUJI instructions and modified OUJI instructions may be submitted as requested jury instructions.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. All OUJI instructions must be identified only by number in the Pretrial Order.
The rule addresses email communications. The rule lists email Brooke.Golightly@oscn.net. Requested jury instructions must be submitted by email to Brooke.Golightly@oscn.net.
Plaintiff must provide a proposed Pretrial Order fifteen (15) days before pretrial.
Plaintiff must provide a proposed Pretrial Order fifteen (15) days before pretrial.
Defendant must complete and return the Pretrial Order no later than five (5) days before pretrial.
Requested jury instructions must be emailed to Brooke.Golightly@oscn.net ten days before trial.
Requested jury instructions must be submitted by email to Brooke.Golightly@oscn.net.
Only non-OUJI instructions and modified OUJI instructions may be submitted as requested jury instructions.
All OUJI instructions must be identified only by number in the Pretrial Order.
