Rule 6.011 - HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT BY VIDEO OR TELEPHONIC CONFERENCING(1) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all hearings and trials, in which adults in custody in the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections are seeking habeas corpus relief pursuant to ORS 34.310-34.730, shall be held by video conferencing. If video conferencing is not available, by telephonic conferencing. (2) The adult in custody shall remain at and appear from the Snake River Correctional Institution or other institution in which they are being held.(3) The adult in custody's attorney, the attorney for the Oregon Attorney General's office or an attorney representing any other party to the proceeding may appear by video or telephone conferencing or may appear in person before the court.(4) Regardless of the physical location of the judge hearing the matter, any proceeding shall be recorded by the Ninth Judicial District. (5) Public access and viewing of the proceeding shall be provided at the Malheur County Courthouse in Vale, Oregon, and the proceeding shall be deemed to be taking place at said courthouse and city. (6) All motions to continue trial/hearings, whether written or verbal, shall be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Ninth Judicial District, or to another judge of the Ninth Judicial District if the Presiding Judge is not available. (7) Motions to continue shall not be made to the Plan B or Pro-Tem trial judge except in cases of emergency when the Presiding Judge or other judge of the Ninth Judicial District is not available.Malheur Supp. L. R. 6.011
Amended effective 2/1/2024.