Rule 13.165 - TIME FOR ARBITRATION HEARING - 91 DAY TIME PERIOD PURSUANT TO UTCR 13.160 (2)(1) Pursuant to UTCR 13.160 (2), except for good cause shown, the hearing must be scheduled to take place not later than 91 days, measured from the date of assignment to arbitration. With the exception of applying this 91 day time period in place of the 49 day time period set in UTCR 13.160 (3), all other requirements of UTCR 13.160 (3) and (4) apply to the scheduling, postponement or continuance of an arbitration hearing.(2) If an arbitration hearing is not scheduled within 180 days from the date of assignment of arbitration, the court will issue an order to show cause why the case should not be removed from the arbitration program and set a court hearing date for the parties with the Arbitration Judge. The Arbitration Judge will continue the case in the arbitration program only if the parties establish extraordinary circumstances justifying the delay in the arbitration hearing date. If the parties do not make a showing of extraordinary circumstances, the Arbitration Judge shall set a trial readiness case management conference in accordance with SLR 7.015.Multnomah Supp. L. R. 13.165
Amended effective 2/1/2024.