The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-25

prhctlccd In Oklahoma Clty and
many other places aud has proven
entirely 8ucDoastul. Under o., no
Judge is ai any time lille. tonfuaiou
is reduced to minimum and ut any
minute in tho day 30 iB known Just
what is happening
Fnvurs one Docket
Judge owens plan is tp have nll
rnscH. both civil and criminal, placed
on ono doCKCt..tuo assignment
judges when court cuuvcncs in
tho morning under the former ju.
risrs plan, tho assignment Judge
would sound the docket and assign
tho cases to bc tried during that day.
Judge owen favorH tho idea ~ the
assignment Judge trying only a few
cases and never "a jury trial but hear
INK an dDfuultH. inluuCtiouE, restrain
lur orders fc,oiVoishipH. mHndumuH
uuu wnrrauto, habuas corpus, AZ
hrrnlRnmcnts fixing ~ bail bond
forfeiture and other such actions.
One judge ln this county would De-
kept busy uu Just sIch affairs, Hc.
oordinR Co Judge owen.
Under the present plan much con
fusion results ana frequently one or
moro OF tho Judges arc idlc. Judge
owen claims that under his plan
such condition could not exist.
Trouble has been experienced ln tho
handling ~ jurors tho last two
weeks. frequently one Judge would
have 20 adjourn court because 81 "a
eck of jIrora whom several Jurors
had been dismissed by another Judge.
Thla cnnditinn would also bo pro-
vented by Judge owens plan, ho
claims
Would Eliminate jealousy.
That hts plan would also eliminate
an rivalry nud petty jonlouaics be
tween tho mombcrg Of tho court iA
also tho assertion 81 ,ho former
iurlst.
The four Judges admit that tho
rules need amending and II is stated
that amendments viii bo made In
the acar future. Just what form tho
amendments viii take ~ yet undo.
tormincd
Tho present rules follow:
During tho period that each
judge shall act ns assignment Judge,
hc viii hear all default divorce cases.
AN causes pending or filed In
said court. except as herein other
wise provided, shall bc tried In their
numerical order except when ad
vunccd by Joint order OF tho majority
~ the conference Of judges As hcrc-
.
shown. Request TO advance n cause
for trial on ita merits shall be made
In writing and a copy OF such request
with proof OF service OF notice that
same will bc presented 20 the con.
ference shall he served on opposing
counsel three days. prior 10 the pre-
acntatiun thereof 10 tho conference.
3. on tho first and third Mondays
of each month Of the year, oonfcr-
oncc OF tho judgcs Of the court shall
he held, at which three ludgoa shall
constitute a quorum, and at which
conference u majority OF the judgos
present shah rule.
I. All requests :or hearings and
considerations OF proceedings not
called upon regular assignments. in
Guiding motions and domurrers not
acted upon under the rule relating
thereto, applications for restraining
orders, injunCtlona, rcccivershlps,
mapdamus, quo warranto, habcas
corpus and defaults. and arraign-
mcnts. fixing OF bail, bond forfeit
ures, extensions of time TO plead.
ctc., shall be on n simple written
form which the court clerk will de-
oign and furnish, upon which shall
be indorsed the order OF the Judge
acting as Assignment Judge. either
| formally dispuaing OF the request or
assigning same 10 some other di-
vision OF the court for disposition; (;
ana ali mattcrs ana proceedings not
on euch regular assignments ehall
he 40 considered as TO interfere as
little as possible with the work Of
the various divisions of tho court
upon such regular asslgnmcnts.
3. on Monday of each week begin
ming m o'clock and extending un-
I'll noon. or no much OF the said time
as may be ecessary for the purposes