§ Rule 1.1 Title, citation, scope, effective date of rules and unsettled procedure
Rule 1.1. Title, citation, scope, effective date of rules and unsettled procedure
(a) Title and Citation. These rules shall be known as the Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules, and may be cited “Okla.Sup.Ct.R. [Rule Number].”
(b) Scope and Effective Date. These rules govern proceedings in the Oklahoma Supreme Court and in the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. These rules also have application to certain proceedings in lower tribunals which are incident to appeal or review from decisions of such tribunals.
The rules of general application, Part I of these Rules, shall apply to all proceedings before the Court of Civil Appeals and the Supreme Court.
These rules shall govern all proceedings commenced in the Oklahoma Supreme Court on and after January 1, 1997. In proceedings pending on the effective date, the parties shall comply with these rules to the extent possible.
(c) Unsettled Procedure. Any point of practice or procedure which stands unsettled by statutory or decisional law and is not specifically addressed by these rules will be resolved by the Supreme Court as the orderly administration of legal process may require.
(d) Review of Online District Court Dockets. The court may review information found on Oklahoma district court appearance dockets posted on the World Wide Web, such as on www.oscn.net or www.odcr.com, in order to enhance the court's ability to inquire into and protect its jurisdiction. The court's present-day capacity to conduct an exploratory review of district court records does not diminish one iota the parties' duty to provide for this court an adequate record for corrective relief by appeal or otherwise to comply with these Rules.
Adopted July 10, 1996
Effective January 1, 1997