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 attorney'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 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 significant 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 due to the fact that 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.