Multnomah Supp. L. R. 13.042
No case shall be assigned to arbitration until all parties have appeared or have had a judgment of default entered against them. If the first appearance of a defendant is not an answer, but is a motion directed to the complaint or a dispositive motion, the motion shall be decided before the case is assigned to arbitration, as long as the moving party seeks appointment of a motions judge and schedules a hearing with the motions judge on the motion within 60 days of the filing of the motion. If a hearing on such a motion is not scheduled within 60 days or if a case has been assigned to arbitration prior to the filing of a motion directed to the complaint or a dispositive motion, the motion shall be heard and decided by the arbitrator pursuant to UTCR 13.100.
Multnomah Supp. L. R. 13.042