Okla. & Canadian Cntys. Local R. 21

A. If an attorney will be late to a hearing or is occupied before a judge and at the same time

the attorney's presence is required before one or more judges, those matters shall be held

for hearing until the attorney has finished each matter requiring the att orney's presence,

provided the attorney has timely notified the judge and opposing counsel, advising them

of the conflicting schedule.

B. Judges of courts in which an attorney has conflicting appearances may confer and agree

upon the priority to be given the pending matters. Rather than causing an undue burden on

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others who have appeared timely, judges may use their discretion in resetting matters in

which lawyers have been unduly detained elsewhere.

C. It is generally accepted that conflicts in scheduling are inevitable, particularly on motion

dockets when several are conducted simultaneously. However, lawyers should strive

diligently to avoid major conflicts involving matters that will occupy signif icant amounts

of time or involve witnesses and the taking of testimony. Lawyers are cautioned that major

conflicts in scheduling or unexcused failures to appear causing a needless waste of

resources may result in the appropriate imposition of sanctions or other disciplinary action.

D. Scheduling conflicts which occur because counsel or parties are required to appear in more

than one state or federal court shall be resolved by the Guidelines for Resolving Scheduling

Conflicts with Oklahoma State Courts and Federal Courts, SCAD #98-17, adopted by the

Oklahoma Supreme Court, or as later amended.