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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

West KeyRules, a helpful checklist for filing motions.

Filing a motion or pleading in a court can be a daunting task. Keeping track of the timing and rules applicable to your motion can be especially difficult if you are unfamiliar with the particular court.

Westlaw is here to help. West's KeyRules collects all the procedural rules applicable to a large number of state and federal court motions. All the rules, formatting and timing you'll need are right at your fingertips IN EXHAUSTIVE DETAIL! 

Each motion section contains the following sections:
  1. A Checklist
  2. Timing 
  3. General Requirements
  4. Documents
    1. Required Documents
    2. Supplemental Documents
  5. Format
  6. Filing and Service Requirements
  7. Hearings
  8. Forms
  9. Applicable Rules
SOLL has the Oregon KeyRules in print in our refernce section. 

You can also access the KeyRules using Westlaw. Westlaw is available to the public on terminals in our library. 

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