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Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 1437 (2026)

Failure to rule on motion – Expedited appeals

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A. If a court does not rule on a motion to dismiss filed pursuant to Section 3 of the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act in the time prescribed by Section 5 of the act, the motion shall be considered denied by operation of law and the moving party may appeal. B. An appellate court shall expedite an appeal or other writ, whether interlocutory or not, from a trial court order on a motion to dismiss a legal action filed pursuant to Section 3 of this act or from a trial court's failure to rule on that motion in the time prescribed by Section 5 of this act. Added by Laws 2014, c. 107, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2020–2023 · leading case: Thacker v. Walton, 491 P.3d 756 (Okla. Civ. App. 2020).
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Thacker v. Walton, 491 P.3d 756 (Okla. Civ. App. 2020). “12 O.S. § 1437(A)-(B) (emphasis added). The district court, by declining to issue an order after the August 16, 2019 hearing, put at issue in this appeal only the denial of the motion to dismiss pursuant to the OCPA.”
In Re Amendment of Rule 1.60, Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules, 2023 OK 43 (Okla. 2023). · cites it 2× “; or (k) Orders denying a motion to dismiss pursuant to the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act, 12 O.S. § 1437. EXHIBIT B Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Rule 1.”
In Re Amendment of Rule 1.60, Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules, 2023 OK 43 (Okla. 2023). · cites it 2× “; or (k) Orders denying a motion to dismiss pursuant to the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act, 12 O.S. § 1437. EXHIBIT B Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Rule 1.”
Smith v. Supple (Conn. 2023). “2016) (discussing Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 1437 , ‘‘which provides a specific right to appeal the denial of a motion to dismiss brought pursuant to the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act’’); Penllyn Greene Asso- ciates, L.”
Smith v. Supple (Conn. 2023). “2015); Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 1437 (West Cum.”
Smith v. Supple (Conn. 2023). “2015); Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 1437 (West Cum.”
Smith v. Supple (Conn. 2023). “2016) (discussing Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 1437 , ‘‘which provides a specific right to appeal the denial of a motion to dismiss brought pursuant to the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act’’); Penllyn Greene Asso- ciates, L.”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 1437(A) — 1 case
Thacker v. Walton, 491 P.3d 756 (Okla. Civ. App. 2020). “12 O.S. § 1437(A)-(B) (emphasis added). The district court, by declining to issue an order after the August 16, 2019 hearing, put at issue in this appeal only the denial of the motion to dismiss pursuant to the OCPA.”
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