orders - Clerk's endorsement - Service. A. Judgments, decrees and appealable orders that are filed with the clerk of the court shall contain: 1. A caption setting forth the name of the court, the names and designation of the parties, the file number of the case and the title of the instrument; 2. A statement of the disposition of the action, proceeding or motion, including a statement of the relief awarded to a party or parties and the liabilities and obligations imposed on the other party or parties, including the amount of any prejudgment interest; 3. The signature and title of the court; and 4. Any other matter approved by the court. B. Judgments, decrees and appealable orders that are filed with the clerk of the court may contain a statement of costs, attorney
fees and interest other than prejudgment interest, or any of them, if they have been determined prior to the time the judgment, decree or appealable order is signed by the court in accordance with this section. C. The clerk shall endorse on the judgment, decree or appealable order the date it was filed and the name and title of the clerk. D. A file-stamped copy of the judgment, decree, or appealable order shall be served upon all parties, including those parties who are in default for failure to appear in the action, as provided in Section 696.2 of this title. Added by Laws 1993, c. 351, § 10, eff. Oct. 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 102, § 3, eff. May 1, 1997; Laws 2004, c. 181, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2007, c. 12, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
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16 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case:
McMillian v. Holcomb, 907 P.2d 1034 (Okla. 1995).
McMillian v. Holcomb, 907 P.2d 1034 (Okla. 1995).
· cites it 15× “1994); 12 O.S.Supp. 1993 § 696.3. Orders expressed in certain forms were determined by the legislature to not start the appellate clock.”
Mansell v. City of Lawton, 877 P.2d 1120 (Okla. 1994).
· cites it 12× “Section 10 of the act was codified at 12 O.S.Supp. 1993 § 696.3, and requires the appealable order or judgment to have a caption including the name of the court, the names and designation of the parties, the file number of the case, and the title of the instrument.”
Corbit v. Williams, 897 P.2d 1129 (Okla. 1995).
· cites it 14× “The court minute in this case contains a caption setting forth the name of the court, the names and designations of the parties, the file number of the case, a title, a disposition of the action and the relief awarded, and the signature and title of the court.”
Aven v. Reeh, 878 P.2d 1069 (Okla. 1994).
· cites it 11× “12 O.S.Supp. 1993 §§ 696.3, 990A. The minute entry showing dismissal in this case is not appealable.”
Brown v. Green Country Softball Ass'n, 884 P.2d 851 (Okla. 1994).
· cites it 8× “A judgment or appealable order must be in the from specified by 12 O.S.Supp. 1993 § 696.3 as a "jurisdictional prerequisite" to the commencement of an appeal.”
Bushert v. Hughes, 912 P.2d 334 (Okla. 1996).
· cites it 4× “The order disposing of the post-trial motion must be in the form required by 12 O.S.Supp. 1994 § 696.3 for the time to commence for filing the appeal.”
Peoria Corp. v. Lemay, 895 P.2d 1340 (Okla. 1994).
· cites it 6× “Beginning October 1, 1993 the time to appeal does not begin to run until an appealable order or judgment conforming to 12 O.S.Supp. 1993 § 696.3 is filed with the Clerk of the District Court.”
Bank IV Oklahoma, N.A. v. Sw. Bank & Trust Co., 935 P.2d 323 (Okla. 1997).
· cites it 8× “Because of today's pronouncement which holds that a local rule can alter the legal effect of a memorial that strictly conforms to the provisions of 12 O.S.Supp. 1993 § 696.3 [8] there will never again be a single regime of appellate procedure, but instead 77 separate systems…”
St. Clair v. Hatch, 2002 OK 101 (Okla. 2002).
· cites it 4× “We direct the respondent judge to reduce his March 20, 2002, discovery ruling to writing in conformance with 12 O.S. § 696.3. [8] V. CONCLUSION ¶ 19 We assume original jurisdiction over these discovery disputes to decide what factors a trial court must consider when determining…”
Laubach v. Laubach, 2022 OK 78 (Okla. 2022).
· cites it 9× “An appeal from the district court may be commenced by filing a petition in error with the Clerk of the Supreme Court within thirty days from the date the judgment, decree, or appealable order prepared in conformance with 12 O.S. § 696.3 12 O.S. § 990A ¶8 By order, 2021 OK 41…”
Cities Serv. Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp., 1999 OK 16 (Okla. 1999).
· cites it 2× “In reviewing the submitted portions of the proceeding's transcript, it appears that these comments are at best the trial judge's reflections on the lawyers' compliance with her earlier orders in limine and pre-trial rulings.”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 696.3(A) — 6 cases
Corbit v. Williams, 897 P.2d 1129 (Okla. 1995).
“The court minute in this case contains a caption setting forth the name of the court, the names and designations of the parties, the file number of the case, a title, a disposition of the action and the relief awarded, and the signature and title of the court.”
Aven v. Reeh, 878 P.2d 1069 (Okla. 1994).
“12 O.S.Supp. 1993 §§ 696.3, 990A. The minute entry showing dismissal in this case is not appealable.”
Bank IV Oklahoma, N.A. v. Sw. Bank & Trust Co., 935 P.2d 323 (Okla. 1997).
“Because of today's pronouncement which holds that a local rule can alter the legal effect of a memorial that strictly conforms to the provisions of 12 O.S.Supp. 1993 § 696.3 [8] there will never again be a single regime of appellate procedure, but instead 77 separate systems…”
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