Rule 5.050 - ORAL ARGUMENT ON MOTIONS IN CIVIL CASES; APPEARANCE AT NONEVIDENTIARY HEARINGS AND MOTIONS BY REMOTE MEANS(1) Oral argument may be requested by the moving party in the caption of the motion or by a responding party in the caption of a response. The first paragraph of the motion or response must include an estimate of the time required for argument and a statement whether official court reporting services are requested. The court must allow oral argument unless the court receives documents which resolve the pending motion before the time set for hearing.(2) A party may request that a nonevidentiary hearing or a motion not requiring testimony be heard by remote means. (a) A request for a nonevidentiary hearing or oral argument by remote means must be set out in the caption of the pleading, motion, response, or other initiating document.(b) If appearance or argument by remote means is requested, the first paragraph of the pleading, motion, response, or other initiating document must include the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of all parties served with the request. The request must be granted.(c) If the mode of hearing is by conference call, the first party requesting conference call must initiate the conference call at its expense unless the court directs otherwise.(3) When recording is requested, a remote proceeding must be recorded by the court if suitable equipment is available; otherwise, it will be provided at the expense of the party requesting recording.(4) Subsection (2) does not apply if an applicable Chief Justice Order (CJO) or Presiding Judge Order (PJO) issued pursuant to such a CJO has the effect of suspending the requirement that a party affirmatively request a hearing by remote means.Or. Uni. Trial. Ct. R. 5.050
Amended June 10, 2022, effective 8/1/2022.