Rule 24.101 - POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - TRIAL(1) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, trials will be conducted by an assigned Senior Judge or Judge Pro Tempore.(2) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all post-conviction relief trials in which petitioner is in the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections shall be held by video conferencing or, if video conferencing is not available, by telephonic conferencing. The petitioner shall remain in and appear from the correctional facility in which the petitioner is being held.(3) Counsel may appear by video conference, by telephone conference, or in person before the trial judge. Counsel for the petitioner may appear apart from the petitioner only if the facility where counsel is located enables the petitioner to consult privately with the petitioner's counsel during the proceeding.(4) Public access and viewing of proceedings shall be provided at the East County Courthouse, and the proceedings shall be deemed to take place at that location. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all witnesses, except original counsel and law enforcement officers, shall appear at that location.(5) Trials are scheduled for 30 minutes and without expectation of live witness testimony other than the petitioner. If the trial of the matter will take longer than the standard 30 minute setting or any other time allotted in the trial notice, or if witnesses other than the petitioner will be called, a party seeking additional time must file a motion requesting the additional trial time. The motion must be accompanied by an affidavit setting out the need for the expansion of the original allotted time. The motion to request an expansion of the allotted hearing time must be filed within 15 days from the date of the trial notice.(6) If a party requires the services of a court interpreter, the party must make the request as provided by UTCR 7.070 and SLR 7.071.Multnomah Supp. L. R. 24.101
Amended effective 2/1/2024.