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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 20, 2024
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 2003 By: Garvin
[ civil procedure - conference - scheduling order -
codification - effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 193 of Title 12, unless there is
created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
As soon as any civil case is at issue, the court shall schedule
any conference it deems appropriate and enter a scheduling order
which establishes to the extent feasible, the time:
1. To join other parties and to amend the pleadings;
2. To file and hear motions;
3. To complete discovery pursuant to Section 3226 of Title 12
of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. To have a medical examination of a party;
5. For conferences before trial, a pretrial conference, and
trial;
6. To file proposed findings of fact and co nclusions of law;
and
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7. To accomplish any other matters appropriate in the
circumstances of the case.
The scheduling order shall be entered as soon as feasible after
the case is at issue. A schedule shall not be modified except upon
written application by counsel and by leave of the judge assigned to
the case upon a showing of good cause.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
February 20, 2024 - DO PASS AS AMENDED