§ 81. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 20. Courts
20 Okl.St.Ann. § 81
§ 81. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
A. At the discretion of the Supreme Court, the Court may create a Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The panel may consist of five (5) active judges selected by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The judges may be either judges of the district court or appellate judges. The members of the panel shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice.
B. If there exist a sufficient number of cases to justify consolidation and if the cases are at a comparable stage in the litigation, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation may transfer civil actions involving one or more common questions of fact pending in the same or different district courts to any district court for consolidated or coordinated proceedings, giving due weight, consideration and preference to the district court wherein the first civil action was filed.
C. If the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation finds that the civil actions are not at comparable stages in the litigation, the Panel may stay one or more of the actions pending resolution of the common questions of fact in one of the other actions, giving due weight, consideration and preference to the first civil action filed and the action which has reached the furthest stage of litigation.
Credits
Laws 2004, c. 368, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
20 Okl. St. Ann. § 81, OK ST T. 20 § 81
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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