§ 5-13-104 — Supreme court to adopt rules; fees and court costs; rules of procedure to govern courts; place for holding court; inherent powers; appeals

Wyoming § 5-13-104

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 05: Courts
• Ch. 13: CHANCERY COURTS
• Art. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a) The Wyoming supreme court is hereby vested with
management and supervisory powers, including financial auditing
authority, over the chancery court of the state of Wyoming. The
Wyoming supreme court shall establish procedures and regulations
for the effective and expeditious resolution of disputes between
parties and the administration of the business of the chancery
court, including the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure for the
Chancery Courts and procedures for:
(i) The filing of an action with the chancery court;
(ii) The removal of an existing case from another
court to the chancery court;
(iii) The removal, by the non-filing party, of a case
filed with the chancery court to another court;
(iv) Trial without a jury;
(v) The ordering of mediation;
(vi) Referrals to a special master;
(vii) The streamlined and expeditious completion of
discovery.
(b) The Wyoming supreme court shall establish fees and
charges for the chancery court, provided:
(i) The fees and charges are established to, as
nearly as practicable, fund the operation of the chancery court;
and
(ii) The original filing fee is set at not less than
five hundred dollars ($500.00). The fee shall apply to original
actions commenced, actions removed or transferred to the
chancery court from another court and to actions that are
reopened after a final decree previously has been entered.
(c) The Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure for Chancery
Courts and the Wyoming Rules of Evidence, as amended or
supplemented from time to time, shall govern the chancery court.
(d) The judges of the chancery court may hold court for
each other and shall do so when required by law. A judge of the
chancery court may hold court in any county where venue is
appropriate.
(e) When no special provision is otherwise made by law,
the chancery court shall be vested with all inherent powers that
are possessed by courts of record in this state.
(f) Opinions of the chancery court shall be published by
the clerk of the chancery court in a searchable electronic
database.
(g) An appeal from a judgment or other appealable order of
the chancery court shall be to the Wyoming supreme court in
accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.
(h) As used in subsection (a) of this section, "effective
and expeditious resolution of disputes between parties" means
the resolution of a majority of the actions filed in the
chancery court within one hundred fifty (150) days of the
issuance of the scheduling order in each action.