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House Rules panel favorably recommends SJR 5 to allow limited midcase removal to panels for new constitutional court
Summary
The House Rules Standing Committee voted 6–2 on Feb. 12 to favorably recommend SJR 5 (second substitute), which amends civil-procedure rules to permit limited removal of cases to the business and chancery court or the new constitutional court and, in a narrow transition window, convene panels midcase.
The House Rules Standing Committee on Feb. 12 voted to favorably recommend Senate Joint Resolution 5 (second substitute), a procedural change to the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure that adds a mechanism for transferring certain cases to the business and chancery court or to the newly created constitutional court and, for a limited time tied to the court’s creation, allows convening a panel of judges midcase.
The proposal’s sponsor, Senator Brammer, said the change is narrow and intended to address cases that fall into the court’s jurisdiction because of the new court’s creation; the special…
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