Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1437
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Failure to rule on motion – Expedited appeals
Official statutory text
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.
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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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