Rule 2.015 - RETURN OF A DOCUMENT TO PARTY(1) In addition to the authority to decline to receive or file a document under ORCP 9 E and UTCR 2.010(12)(c), in certain limited situations, a document may be returned to the party who submitted it, without being filed by the court. Those situations include: (a) A document with an existing case number and case caption from another jurisdiction, unless filed pursuant to an order signed by a judge allowing a change of venue or authorizing the filing on some other basis;(b) A document which requires a fee but the fee or an order to waive or defer such fee is not provided and the fee requirement has not been satisfied;(c) A document without sufficient identifying information to determine in which case it should be filed or entered;(d) A document which requires court action, but the court action cannot be taken without the filing of statutorily-required preceding documents;(e) A document with a case caption from a jurisdiction not recognized by the Oregon Constitution or established by the Oregon Legislature, or a judgment order, or other document purportedly issued by a nonexistent court;(f) A petition submitted for filing under ORS 813.210 more than 30 days after the first appearance on the summons where there is no finding of good cause by the court to permit the late filing per 4.075;(g) A document submitted for filing by telephonic facsimile transmission (FAX); and,(h) As provided in SLR 13.255, a written notice of appeal and request for trial de novo of an arbitration award submitted for filing beyond the time permitted by law.(2) In small claims and summary dissolution cases, documents which do not comply with ORS, ORCP, UTCR, or SLR may, at the discretion of the Presiding Judge, be returned to the filing party.(3) A pleading document which begins an action, and which is filed in this court and given a Multnomah County Circuit Court case number, will not be returned to a filing party even though the document may have a caption for another circuit court and was filed in error by the filing party.Multnomah Supp. L. R. 2.015
Amended effective 2/1/2024.