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D. Or. LR 83-14
Certifying a Question to the Oregon Supreme Court (See ORS § 28.200-255)
(a) Criteria
For purposes of this rule, the Court is guided by the certification criteria set forth in Western Helicopter Services, Inc., v. Rogerson Aircraft Corporation, 311 Or. 361, 811 P.2d 627 (1991).
(b) Procedural Requirements
(1) Party Responsibilities: Any party seeking to have this Court certify a question of law to the Oregon Supreme Court must file and serve a motion with a supporting memorandum that complies with the requirements of LR 83-14(a).
(2) Court Responsibilities
(A) Assigned Judge: If the assigned trial judge (district, bankruptcy, or magistrate judge) believes that certification of a question to the Oregon Supreme Court is appropriate, he or she will refer that recommendation to the Chief Judge.
(B) Chief Judge Responsibility: Upon receipt of the recommendation, the Chief Judge will confer with other members of the Court. If the Court concurs, the Chief Judge will certify the question to the Oregon Supreme Court.
History
December 1, 2009: LR 83-14(b): Changed the sentence, "They may be turned on when not in a courtroom, however, the device shall . . . " to "They may be turned on when not in the courtroom but must . . . " December 1, 2009: LR 83-14(c): Changed typographical error from ceremonices" to "ceremonies." March 1, 2014: LR 83-14(a): Changed "PDA's" to "PDAs." March 1, 2014: LR 83-14(b): Changed "will" to "must" in first sentence. March 1, 2014: LR 83-14(c)(1): Inserted hyphen between "Court" and "approved." March 1, 2014: LR 83-14(c)(2): Changed "Trial jurors" to "Jurors." May 1, 2015: LR 83-14: Clarified definition of "wireless communication device." April 1, 2019: LR 83-14: Changed title from "Wireless Communication Devices" to "Recording Devices; Wireless Communication Devices" April 1, 2019: LR 83-14(a)(1): New provision. April 1, 2019: LR 83-14(a)(2): Relettered from former LR 83-14(a). At the beginning of the provision, added "Wireless communication device." Deleted "For purposes of this rule, wireless communication devices include" from the beginning of the sentence and made the "A" in "Any" upper case. April 1, 2019: LR 83-14(b)(1): Deleted "and are not to be used to record pictures, videos, or audio at any time while inside the courthouse." April 1, 2019: LR 83-14(b)(2): Renumbered from former LR 83-4(c)(2). April 1, 2019: LR 83-14(c): Changed the title from "Exceptions" to "Exception." Deleted "(1)" from the numbering of the initial provision. April 1, 2019: LR 83-14(c)(2): Renumbered to LR 83-14(b)(2). December 1, 2020: LR 83-14: Renumbered to LR 83-13.
Provenance
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- www.ord.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-18
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- fed-district-2026-09-19
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