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R D ER APPR O VI N G AM EN D ED LO CAL RULES, 25TH JU D I C I AL CI RCUI T, M AD I SO N AND C LAR K C O U N TI ES The Am ended Local Rul es
t he 25t h Judi ci al Ci r cui t , M adi son and C l ar k Count i es, i s her eby appr oved by t he
under si gned . EN TER ED Febr uar y
2,
1998 . Chi ef Just i ce
I
.
I TATI O N O F RULES : These r ul es m ay
be
ci t ed
as Local Rul es
25t h Judi ci al Ci r cui t
abbr evi at ed
as
" LR25JC . "
I I
.
O R G AN I ZATI O N :
2 . 01
i vi si ons : The Tw ent y- f i f t h Judi ci al Ci r cui t , consi st i ng of t he Cl ar k C i r cui t Cour t and t he M adi son C i r cui t Cour t ,
i s a cour t
cont i nuous sessi on .
I t
consi st s
t wo
( 2)
num ber ed di vi si ons
.
2 . 02
i vi si on O ne : D i vi si on O ne shal l be pr esi ded over
by t he j udge
el ect ed f or t he r egul ar t er m com m enci ng on t he f i r st M
i n Januar y, 1976, and hi s/ her successor s i n of f i ce .
2 . 03
i vi si on Two : D i vi si on Tw
be pr esi ded over by
t he
j udge el ect ed f or t he r egul ar t er m com m enci ng on t he f i r st M
i n Novem ber , 1984, and hi s/ her successor s i n of f i ce
.2 . 04
Jur y Sessi ons : Ther e shal l be ni ne
( 9)
separ at e j ur y sessi ons each year i n each count y . The j ur y sessi ons shal l com m ence on
t he
second M
i n Januar y and Sept em ber ,
and on
t he f i r st
M
i n Febr uar y, M ar ch, Apr i l , M ay, June,
O ct ober and Novem ber , unl ess
i se or der ed .
2 . 05
adi son Ci r cui t Pet i t Jur y Sessi ons
:
( a)
The j udge
t he Fi r st D i vi si on shal l pr esi de over t he pet i t j ur y sessi ons
t he M adi son C i r cui t Cour t dur i ng t he m
Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Sept em ber and N
ber
.
( b)
The j udge
t he Second D i vi si on shal l pr esi de
t he
pet i t j ur y sessi ons
t he M
adi son C i r cui t Cour t dur i ng
t he m
Febr uar y, Apr i l , June and O ct ober
.
2 . 06
l ar k Ci r cui t Pet i t Jur y Sessi ons
:
( a)
The j udge of t he Second D i vi si on shal l pr esi de
t he pet i t j ur y sessi ons
t he
Cl ar k C i r cui t Cour t dur i ng t he m
Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Sept em ber and N
ber
.
( b)
The j udge of t he Fi r st Di vi si on shal l pr esi de over t he pet i t j ur y sessi ons
t he Cl ar k
C i r cui t Cour t dur i ng t he m
Febr uar y, Apr i l , June and O ct ober
.
2 . 07
r and Jur i es
:
( a)
N um ber and D ur at i on
Ser vi ce : Ther e shal l be em panel ed i n each count y
t he
ci r cui t t wo
( 2)
G r and Jur i es each year
.The f i r st G r and Jur y shal l be em panel ed dur i ng
t he
Januar y j ur y sessi ons and shal l ser ve t hr ough t he m
M ay, unl ess
pr evi ousl y di schar ged by
t he Cour t
.
A second G
r and Jur y shal l
be
em panel ed dur i ng
t he
June j ur y sessi on and shal l ser ve t hr ough t he m
Novem ber , unl ess pr evi ousl y di schar ged by t he Cour t
.
Except when ot her w i se pr ovi ded by speci al
t her e shal l be no G r and Jur y si t t i ng i n D ecem ber
.
For good cause, t he t er m of
a
G r and Jur y can be ext ended up t o t hr ee
( 3)
addi t i onal m
but
( 1)
G r and Jur y shal l be em panel ed i n
a
count y at any
t i m e
.( b)
Al t er nat e Jur or s
:
W hen
a G
r and j ur y
i s
em panel ed, f i f t een
( 15)
per sons shal l be sel ect ed, qual i f i ed and swor n t o ser ve as G r and Jur or s
.
The l ast t hr ee
( 3)
per sons
so sel ect ed,
qual i f i ed and swor n shal l ser ve
as
al t er nat e G r and Jur or s and onl y
be cal l ed f or
f ur t her G r and Jur y ser vi ce i n
t he event
and dur i ng t he i l l ness
absence of
a r egul ar
G r and Jur or
.
( c)
and Ret ur n
I ndi ct m ent s : Except as above not ed i n LC 25JC 2 . 07( a) ,
t he G
r and Jur y i n each count y shal l m eet m
Each G r and Jur y sessi on shal l coi nci de w i t h m
j ur y sessi ons and wi l l com m ence on t he f i r st day t her eof f or each count y, r espect i vel y . Del i ber at i ons shal l cont i nue t her eaf t er
as
necessar y . I ndi ct m ent s shal l
be r et ur ned t o t he j udge pr esi di ng
t he pet i t
j ur y sessi on i n t hat count y at t he r egul ar l y schedul ed M
ay f or each count y
at t he hour
1 : 30 p . m. ( d)
C ase Assi gnm ent s
:
( i )
Upon r et ur n
i ndi ct m ent s, t he pr esi di ng j udge shal l del i ver t he sam e t o t he Cl er k, w ho shal l assi gn t hem t o
a di vi si on,
w her eby
num ber ed i ndi ct m ent s shal l
be assi gned t o D i vi si on
and even- num ber ed i ndi ct m ent s shal l be assi gned
t o
D i vi si on Two .
( i i )
For pur poses
case assi gnm ent , m ul t i pl e i ndi ct m ent s
sam e def endant
char ges gr ow i ng out
t he sam e or si m i l ar al l eged f act s shal l be assi gned t o t he sam e di vi si on .
( i i i ) For
pur poses
case m anagem ent , an i ndi ct m ent ( s) f or t wo
( 2)
m
def endant s
char ges gr ow i ng
t he sam e or
si m i l ar al l eged f act s shal l be m ai nt ai ned
i n a
separ at e f i l e f or each separ at e def endant
.( e)
Ar r ai gnm ent s and Assi gnm ent f or Tr i al
:
Subsequent
t o t he r et ur n
i ndi ct m ent s and case assi gnm ent s,
t he pr esi di ng
j udge of t he ongoi ng pet i t j ur y sessi on m ay conduct ar r ai gnm ent s, set bai l and deci de
m at t er s appr opr i at e at t he t i m e . The pr esi di ng j udge m ay assi gn al l cases f or t r i al
pr e- t r i al conf er ence i n bot h di vi si ons r esul t i ng f r om t he pr evi ousl y r et ur ned i ndi ct m ent s
.
2 . 08
:
M
shal l be hel d i n each di vi si on
each ci r cui t cour t at l east
each m
M
Days shal l be hel d on Thur sday and shal l com m ence pr om pt l y at
9 : 30
a . m.
2 . 09
adi son M
:
( a)
Shal l be hel d i n t he Fi r st D i vi si on on t he f i r st and t hi r d Thur sdays
Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Sept em ber and N
ber
;
t he f i r st Thur sday
Jul y,
August and D ecem ber
;
and on t he second Thur sday
Febr uar y, Apr i l , June and O ct ober
.
( b)
Shal l be hel d i n t he Second D i vi si on on t he f i r st and t hi r d Thur sdays
Febr uar y, Apr i l , June and O ct ober
;
and t he second Thur sdays
Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Jul y, August , Sept em ber , N
ber and D ecem ber
.
2 . 10
l ar k M
:
( a)
Shal l be hel d i n
t he
Fi r st D i vi si on on t he f i r st and t hi r d Thur sdays
Febr uar y, Apr i l , June and O ct ober and on t he second Thur sday
Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Jul y, August , Sept em ber , N
ber and D ecem ber
.
( b)
Shal l be hel d i n t he Second D i vi si on
t he f i r st and t hi r d Thur sdays
Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Sept em ber and N
ber
; .
and on t he f i r st Thur sdays
Jul y, August and D ecem ber ; and on t he second Thur sdays
Febr uar y, Apr i l , June and O ct ober
.
2 . 11
R egul ar M
ay Fal l s
O n
t hose dat es
hi ch t he r egul ar l y schedul ed M
w
a
l egal hol i day, sai d M
ay shal l be hel d on
t he f ol l ow i ng day unl ess
i se or der ed by
t he
Cour t
.
2 . 12
ancel l at i on
M
ay : O n such occasi ons w her e
i t
m ay be r equi r ed t o cancel
t he
r egul ar m
ei t her because of si ckness, vacat i on conf l i ct s,
not i ce
such cancel l at i on shal l be gi ven
as
pr om pt l y
as f easi bl e . O n such cancel l at i on, any cases docket ed f or
hear i ng on t he M
D ay
t hat was
cancel l ed shal l aut om at i cal l y be r edocket ed at t he next r egul ar M
i n t he or der i n w
hi ch t hey appear ed
t he cancel l ed docket , and bef or e any subsequent l y docket ed cases .
2 . 13
:
Unl ess
i se di r ect ed by t he Cour t , t he f ol l ow i ng w i l l gover n t he docket i ng of m
:
The Cl er k shal l keep
a m
f or each di vi si on on w hi ch t he Cl er k wi l l docket al l m
assi gned f or hear i ng on each M
D ay .
Al l cases m ust be pl aced on t he M
by t he cl ose
busi ness
t he M
t he r egul ar M
ay
( unl ess t hat M
i s a hol i day, i n w
hi ch event ,
i t shal l be t he
cl ose of busi ness
t he pr ecedi ng Fr i day)
t o
st and f or hear i ng
t he f ol l ow i ng r egul ar M
Any except i on
t o
t hi s docket i ng r ul e shal l be by l eave
Cour t
and
t he
C l er k
i s
di r ect ed
t o cl ose t he docket f or t he next
M
ay
at t he cl ose
busi ness
t he pr ecedi ng M
Any m
accom pani ed by not i ce of dat e f or hear i ng shal l
be
sum m ar i l y over r ul ed except f or good cause shown .
2 . 14
Cases Ti m e f or H ear i ng : Al l adopt i on cases ar e
t o be
schedul ed f or
11 : 00 a . m.
t he
r egul ar M
Days and t he Cour t shal l r ecess any hear i ng i n pr ogr ess at t hat t i m e and r et i r e
t o
cham ber s
t o hear
t he docket ed adopt i on cases
.2 . 15
i t at i on
Aut hor i t i es w i t h M
Al l m
f or whi ch aut hor i t i es ar e r el i ed upon shal l be accom pani ed by ci t at i ons
such aut hor i t i es
.
M
m ay al so accom pany any m
i t h
a br i ef
w r i t t en st at em ent ,
f i l e
a m
em
l aw,
suppor t i ng sai d m
Any par t y, pr oper l y ser ved w i t h
a
m
pani ed by
a
st at em ent
m em
l aw suppor t i ng sai d m
m ay f i l e
a
r esponse cont ai ni ng ei t her
a
st at em ent
m em
l aw,
wi t h ci t at i on
suppor t i ng aut hor i t i es, at
pr i or
t o t he t i m e speci f i ed i n t he not i ce of
hear i ng of
t he m
Fai l ur e t o f i l e
a
r esponse t o
a m
accom pani ed by such
a
st at em ent
m em
ay be gr ounds
f or denyi ng
a
r equest f or l eave
t o
f i l e such
a
r esponse af t er t he t i m e speci f i ed f or
a
hear i ng of sai d m
2 . 16
r der s
:
I f an agr eed or der
si gned by counsel f or
al l
par t i es af f ect ed
i s
subm i t t ed t o
t he
Cl er k pr i or
t o
t he cal l
t he M
counsel need
not
at t end t he cal l
t he M
.
Al l counsel ar e ur ged
t o adopt a
r easonabl e use of agr eed or der s
f or
pur poses
and gr ant i ng ext ensi ons
t i m e t o pl ead or
i se def end, i nst ead
t he pr eval ent
pr act i ce
m
t o di sm i ss
.
2 . 17
r der s
:
A t ender ed or der
m ay
be
subm i t t ed
t o t he Cl er k al ong wi t h t he
subj ect m
However , no t ender ed or der s shal l be cont ai ned i n or added t o t he m
i t sel f ,
nor shal l
i t be per m
anent l y af f i xed
t o t he m
Al l t ender ed
shal l be subm i t t ed on addi t i onal paper separ at e f r om t he m
2 . 18
ear i ng : Al l m at t er s r equi r i ng evi dent i ar y hear i ngs shal l be hear d by speci al assi gnm ent except cont em pt hear i ngs
i n
dom est i c r el at i ons cases, w hi ch m ay be hear d w i t hout pr i or assi gnm ent
.
2 . 19
m ar y of M
Al l at t or neys ar e r equest ed t o st at e t o
t he Cl er k, i n as
succi nct sum m ar y as possi bl e, t he nat ur e
t he m
t o be hear d when i t i s
f i l ed ( ei t her
by an appended not e) , such
as
:
" M
t o D
i sm i ss"
;
" O bj ect i on t o I nt er r ogat or i es" , " Cont em pt
:
C hi l d Suppor t "
;
" Subm i t f or Judgm ent "
;
" Def aul t Judgm ent "
;
et c . , and t he C l er k
i s
di r ect ed t o m ake sui t abl e not at i on of sam e on t he M
.
2 . 20
ncont est ed M
et c :
An ef f or t
shal l be m
ade
t o di spose of
uncont est ed m
def aul t j udgm ent s, and ot her m at t er s t hat can be speedi l y handl ed pr i or t o under t aki ng hear i ngs
.
2 . 21
M
:
The Cl er k shal l pr epar e
t he
m
i n suf f i ci ent quant i t y t hat a
copy of sam e can
be m
ade avai l abl e
t o ever y at t or ney so desi r i ng sam e on t he day f ol l ow i ng t he cl ose of t he M
.
2 . 22
M
:
The M
shal l cont ai n t he num ber and st yl e of each case, t he nat ur e of
t he
act i on sought , t he nam es
t he
at t or neys i nvol ved,
and,
wher e appr opr i at e, t he t i m e f or t he com m encem ent
hear i ng sai d m
2 . 23
e f or H
:
( a)
D ur i ng Jur y Sessi on : O n al l days
hi ch
a pet i t
j ur y r epor t s f or dut y, cour t shal l com m ence pr om pt l y at
9 : 00
a . m. ( b)
D ur i ng M
:
O n M
and al l
cour t days
hi ch no pet i t j ur y r epor t s f or dut y, cour t shal l com m ence pr om pt l y at
9 : 30
a . m. ,
unl ess
i se di r ect ed- by t he pr esi di ng j udge .
( c)
Tr i al Recesses
:
D ur i ng t he pr ogr ess
al l j ur y t r i al s,
a
r ecess shal l be t aken at m i d- m
( at
appr oxi m at el y
10 : 20 a . m. )
and at m i d- af t er noon
( at
appr oxi m at el y
2 : 20
p . m. ) ,
and at
4 : 00
p . m. shoul d i t appear t hat t he t r i al wi l l cont i nue f or any appr eci abl e t i m e t her eaf t er
.
( d)
Ti m e of Adj our nm ent
:
The Cour t shal l st r i ve t o adj our n j ur y t r i al s by
5 : 00
p . m.
No j ur y t r i al shal l be conduct ed af t er
6 : 00
p . m.
unl ess
i se di r ect ed by t he Cour t
.
2 . 24
Venue and ot her cases : Al l change of venue cases
sent t o t hi s ci r cui t shal l be assi gned by t he C hi ef C i r cui t Judge . Al l
cases t hat ar e pendi ng or m ay com e bef or e t he Cour t t hat ar e not
i se pr ovi ded f or by t hese r ul es shal l be equi t abl y assi gned bet w een
t he
di vi si ons by t he Chi ef C i r cui t Judge .
2 . 25
:
Af t er each act i on has been assi gned
t o
a
di vi si on, t he j udge t her eof m ay t r ansf er i t f r om t hat di vi si on f or good cause .
2 . 26
i squal i f i cat i on and Recusal s
:
I n al l i nst ances wher e t he j udge
i se assi gned t o
a
case i s di squal i f i ed by m
a
l i t i gant
at t or ney, t he pr ocedur e pr ovi ded by st at ut e shal l be f ol l owed . I n t hose i nst ances w her e t he j udge
i se assi gned t o
a case r ecuses
hi m sel f f r om t he case,
i s
absent
i l l and unabl e t o pr esi de over t he case, t he j udge
t he
di vi si on shal l pr esi de over t he case .
I n t he
event
r ecusal , absence or i l l ness
t he
j udges
bot h di vi si ons, t he Chi ef Judge of t he Bl uegr ass R egi on shal l be r equest ed
t o appoi nt
a
speci al j udge
t o pr esi de
t he case .
2 . 27
The Cl er k
each ci r cui t cour t shal l m ai nt ai n
a
separ at e ci vi l docket and
a
separ at e cr i m i nal docket f or each di vi si on
t he cour t
.
M
shal l be m ai nt ai ned separ at el y f or each di vi si on
t he cour t
.
2 . 28
ent s Bet w een D i vi si ons
:
( a)
Ci vi l Cases
:
I n each count y, cases wi l l be assi gned t o each di vi si on by t he use
num ber s
a
boar d
.The D i vi si on O ne Judge wi l l super vi se t he pr ocess i n t he M adi son Cour t and D i vi si on Tw
wi l l super vi se t he pr ocess i n t he Cl ar k Cour t
.
Per i odi cal l y, each j udge wi l l pl ace on t he boar d, i n i r r egul ar sequence but i n equal quant i t y, t he num ber s
f el l,
and
" 2"
.
Each num ber wi l l be conceal ed and
t he
sequence
num ber s wi l l be del i ver ed
t o t he C
i r cui t Cour t Cl er k' s O f f i ce
f or case
assi gnm ent s
.
As cases ar e f i l ed, t he Cl er k wi l l pul l num ber s f r om t he boar d,
f or each case, - begi nni ng at t he upper l ef t cor ner and pr oceedi ng acr oss t he boar d,
r ow at
a
t i m e . I f t he num ber
1
i s
wi t hdr awn, i t shal l be assi gned t o D i vi si on O ne ; i f t he num ber
2
i s wi t hdr awn, i t
shal l be assi gned t o D i vi si on Two .
RULE I I I
.
O C KETS
( b)
R ef i l i ng : Except
as
i se di r ect ed by t he Cour t , any case di sm i ssed t hat
i s
l at er r ef i l ed wi l l
be
assi gned
t o
t he sam e di vi si on .
( c)
Cr i m i nal Cases
:
Cr i m i nal cases w i l l be assi gned
t o
each di vi si on as not ed i n LR 25JC 2 . 07( d)
.
( d)
Appeal Cases
:
Al l appeal s wi l l be assi gned t o each di vi si on as not ed
i n
LR25JC
2 . 28( a)
.
( e)
M ent al I nquest s
:
M ent al i nquest s shal l be assi gned
t o
t he di vi si on
t he Cour t w hi ch
i s
conduct i ng
a j ur y
sessi on or
i s
next schedul ed t o conduct
a
j ur y sessi on .
( f )
Adopt i on Cases
:
Adopt i on cases wi l l be assi gned t o each di vi si on as not ed i n LR 25JC 2 . 28( a)
.
( g)
Ter m i nat i on
Par ent al Ri ght s
:
Ter m i nat i on of par ent al r i ght s cases
shal l be assi gned accor di ng t o case num ber
.Those cases endi ng
i n an odd num
ber shal l be assi gned
t o D i vi si on O ne ; t hose cases
endi ng
i n an even num ber shal l be assi gned t o D
i vi si on Two .
( h)
Bal anci ng
Docket s
:
I n t he event t he docket s
t he t wo di vi si ons becom e di spar at e i n w
due t o undul y bur densom e cases i n one di vi si on, unant i ci pat ed pr obl em s i n one di vi si on,
f or
good and suf f i ci ent r eason, t he Chi ef C i r cui t Judge m ay m ake such r eassi gnm ent
cases as wi l l ai d i n t he expedi t i ous di sposi t i on of cases and t he or der l y f l ow
cour t busi ness
.
( i )
Ex Par t e Appl i cat i ons
:
I n ex
par t e appl i cat i ons f or
at t achm ent s, r est r ai ni ng
appoi nt m ent
guar di an ad l i t em , and em er gency t ype si t uat i ons, sai d m at t er m ay be pr esent ed
t o
t he near est avai l abl e j udge wi t hout r egar d t o w hi ch di vi si on t he case m ay have been pr evi ousl y assi gned .
3 . 01
l er k
t o
Fur ni sh Copy of Tr i al D
t o At t or ney : The C
l er k
each ci r cui t cour t shal l pr epar e and m ake avai l abl e
t o
ever y m em ber
t he par t i cul ar l ocal
bar
a
copy
t he upcom i ng
Docket whi ch shal l r ef l ect t he case num ber , st yl e and dat e of assi gnm ent
ever y case assi gned f or t r i al
.Nam es
t he at t or neys f or each l i t i gant shal l al so be shown on t he docket
.
3 . 02
ener al Cal l s
D
O n such days, at l east
each si x
( 6)
m
as t he j udge of t he par t i cul ar di vi si on
t he
cour t m ay by
desi gnat e
t he Cl er k t o cal l ,
under
t he
super vi si on of t he j udge and i n open cour t , al l t he act i ons
t he ci vi l docket pendi ng and undi sposed of
i n w
hi ch
no st eps
pr oceedi ngs appear t o have been t aken w i t hi n one
( 1)
year
.
Not i ce of al l gener al cal l s
t he docket shal l be gi ven t hi r t y
( 30)
days pr i or t o t he gener al cal l , by post i ng
a
not i ce t her eof
i n a
conspi cuous pl ace
i n t he Cl er k' s
and by m aki ng avai l abl e
t o
al l at t or neys
r ecor d i n each case
t o be cal l ed a copy of such
not i ce .
I f
none
t he par t i es
t hei r at t or neys appear at t he t i m e and pl ace st at ed f or t he gener al cal l and m ake answ er w hen an act i on
i s
cal l ed, t he Cour t m ay ent er an or der di sm i ssi ng t he act i on f or want
pr osecut i on .
I f at t he cal l i t i s shown t hat t he f ai l ur e t o t ake st eps
pr oceedi ngs
i s
not due
t o pl ai nt i f f ' s
f aul t
l ack
r easonabl e di l i gence
par t , t he act i on w i l l hol d i t s pl ace on t he docket
.
The Cour t
m ay m ake such or der s
as wi l l f aci l i t at e t he pr om
pt and j ust di sposi t i on
any act i on . I f an act i on
i s at i ssue,
t he Cour t m ay
a pr e- t r i al
conf er ence,
m ay or der i t set down f or f i nal di sposi t i on on
a
speci f i ed
dat e,
m ay pl ace
i t
a
cal endar f or t r i al
hear i ng
i n due cour se .
3 . 03
ai l i ngs
Tr i al D
and G ener al Cal l N
Any at t or ney w i shi ng
t o r ecei ve m
ai l ed copi es
t he Tr i al D
t he not i ce
gener al cal l
t he docket shal l l eave
a
suf f i ci ent suppl y
st am ped, sel f - addr essed envel opes w i t h t he C l er k t o accom m
such m ai l i ngs
.
R U LE I V . C O N SO LI D ATI O N O
F AC
TI O N S
4 . 01
ut i es
C l er k and I dent i f i cat i on : when, by
t he Cour t , act i ons ar e consol i dat ed
( not
si m pl y wher e cases ar e
t o be hear d t oget her ) , t he paper s
such consol i dat i on shal l t her eaf t er be pl aced by
t he
C l er k
i n one f i l e and t r eat ed as a si ngl e act i on . The or der
consol i dat i on m ay desi gnat e t hat st yl e and num ber under whi ch
t he
act i on as consol i dat ed shal l pr oceed ; but shoul d such or der f ai l
t o desi gnat e, t hen t he
consol i dat ed act i on shal l pr oceed under t he num ber and st yl e of
t he
act i on ent er i ng i nt o
t he
consol i dat i on whi ch was f i l ed f i r st
i n poi nt
t i m e ;
i . e . ,
t he one bear i ng t he l owest num ber
.
R U LE V . D EFAU LT JU D G M EN TS
5 . 01
anner
Seeki ng ; Ti m e f or Taki ng :
A par t y
seeki ng
a
j udgm ent by def aul t , w her e Rul es
55 . 01,
5 . 01,
6 . 03
t he Kent ucky Rul es
Ci vi l Pr ocedur e appl y, shal l f i l e
a
w r i t t en appl i cat i on
f or
such
a
j udgm ent ,
a
copy of w hi ch shal l be
8
del i ver ed
t o def endant at hi s l ast known addr ess at l east t hr ee
( 3)
days,
m ai l ed at l east
si x
( 6)
days,
pr i or
t o t he dat e set f or
hear i ng . The m
ust be accom pani ed by
a cer t i f i cat e
t he at t or ney t hat no paper s have been ser ved upon hi m by t he par t y i n def aul t ,
by anyone i n hi s behal f
.
No def aul t j udgm ent shal l be t aken except
Day, and no m
f or def aul t j udgm ent shal l be hear d unl ess counsel f or m
i s
pr esent
.
RULE VI
.
SU BM I TTED M ATTER S
6 . 01
anner
Seeki ng : A par t y seeki ng Sum m ar y Judgm ent , D i sm i ssal
( i n whol e
i n par t )
any I nt er l ocut or y r el i ef shal l f i l e
a not i ce
subm i ssi on wi t h t he Cl er k, al ong w i t h
a
copy
sam e ' t o
t he
j udge so t hat m at t er s m ay be ef f i ci ent l y addr essed by t he Cour t
.
RULE VI I
.
PR E- TR I AL C O N FER EN C E
7 . 01
at t er
Cour se : Pr e- t r i al conf er ences shal l be hel d as
a m
at t er
cour se
i n al l ci vi l j ur y
act i ons and
i n such ci vi l
non- j ur y act i ons
as t he par t i es and/ or t he
C
m ay deem
t o w
ar r ant sam e .
7 . 02
e ; Dat e : Pr e- t r i al conf er ences shal l be hel d at
a
t i m e and dat e set by t he Cour t , af t er m
t he par t i es f or sam e .
7 . 03
Pr i or
t o
Pr e- t r i al C
Except f or good cause shown,
unl ess
i se di r ect ed by t he Cour t , t he par t i es shal l com pl y wi t h t he f ol l owi ng pr i or t o t he pr e- t r i al conf er ence :
( a)
Pl eadi ngs com pl et ed and i ssues def i ned ;
( b)
D i scover y pr oceedi ngs com pl et ed ;
( c)
At
bef or e t he pr e- t r i al conf er ence, subm i t w r i t t en i nst r uct i ons i ncor por at i ng
t he
par t i es' t hen under st andi ng
t he
i ssues and t he l aw, w i t hout pr ej udi ce t o t he r i ght t o pr esent f ur t her i nst r uct i on as m ay be i ndi cat ed by subsequent pr oceedi ngs
;
( d)
Be pr epar ed t o st i pul at e cer t ai n f act s as t o adm i ssi bi l i t y of cer t ai n docum ent s
evi dence,
w i t hdr aw cer t ai n al l egat i ons
def enses appear i ng i n t he pl eadi ngs w henever possi bl e,
and, i f
sam e can be done w i t hout pr ej udi ce
t o
t he pr esent at i on of t he case by ei t her par t y ;
( e)
I n t or t act i ons i nvol vi ng per sonal i nj ur y, be pr epar ed t o exchange such m edi cal r epor t s and copi es
m edi cal bi l l s
evi dence
speci al dam ages as ar e subj ect t o di scover y under t he Kent ucky Rul es
Ci vi l Pr ocedur e .
7 . 04
ent
Tr i al Dat e : At
a pr e- t r i al
conf er ence, any act i on m ay be assi gned,
r eassi gned, t o
a
def i ni t e dat e f or t r i al w i t hout t he necessi t y
sam e bei ng pl aced on t he M
.
I n t he pr e- t r i al
t he Cour t
m ay r equi r e each par t y
t o subm i t
a
t r i al br i ef consi st i ng
a
shor t m em
hi s vi ew of t he f act s and l aw on w hi ch he wi l l r el y, and m
ay
f i x t he t i m e f or f i l i ng such br i ef s . w i t h bl ack i nk and w i t h t ype w hi ch
i s
cl ean and does not bl ur
t he l et t er s
.
Al l pl eadi ngs, br i ef s and m
shal l be w r i t t en i n t ype never sm al l er t han pi ca, and l ar ger t ype
i s
pr ef er abl e, especi al l y i n br i ef s
.
Ever y pl eadi ng, br i ef and docum ent shal l cont ai n an upper m ar gi n t hat wi l l accom
t he
doubl e- hol e f ast ener
i n t he
C l er k' s f i l e, and t he r em ai ni ng si des and bot t om shal l cont ai n at l east
a one- i nch m
ar gi n . Pl eadi ngs, br i ef s and docum ent s shal l be doubl e spaced i n
t he
body
sam e, but quot at i ons, ci t at i ons, descr i pt i ve and si m i l ar i nser t s
m ay be si ngl e spaced
i f
i ndent ed
.Pr e- pr i nt ed f or m s,
t han t hose pr esr i bed by t he Adm i ni st r at i ve O f f i ce of t he Cour t s, shal l not be per m i t t ed .
8 . 02
and O r der
Br i ef
:
The br i ef f or t he par t y bear i ng t he bur den
t he i ssue
f or t he par t y w hose br i ef m ust be f i l ed f i r st by di r ect i on of t he Cour t shal l cont ai n :
( a)
a
br i ef st at em ent
t he subj ect
m at t er
t hi s act i on ;
( b)
a
f ai r and conci se st at em ent
t he r el evant f act s wi t h pr oper r ef er ence
t o
t he r ecor d w hen avai l abl e suppor t i ng each st at em ent
;
( c)
a
cl ear st at em ent
t he i ssues
l aw and f act pr esent ed f or det er m i nat i on ; and
( d)
ar gum ent , w i t h pr oper r ecor d r ef er ences, w hen avai l abl e, and t he aut hor i t i es r el i ed upon i n suppor t
each i ssue .
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R U LE VI I I
.
PLEAD I N G S AND BRI EFS
8 . 01
Si ze of Paper and Type : Al l pl eadi ngs, br i ef s and m
shal l be t ypewr i t t en,
pounds
heavi er , whi t e,
ungl azed paper ,
8
1/ 2
by 11 i nches, and m ust be w r i t t en
The br i ef f or t he opposi ng par t i es shal l pr esent t he cont r over sy
i n
t he sam e m anner
as
descr i bed above, except t hat
i t
shal l not r est at e t he f act s
t he
i ssues f ur t her t han necessar y t o cor r ect er r or s, i naccur aci es
i ssi ons
i n t he adver sar y' s
pr esent at i on of
t he cont r over sy .
8 . 03
ent
Legal Q uest i ons Ant i ci pat ed : At t he com m encem ent ,
dur i ng t he cour se of t he
t r i al , t he
Cour t m ay r ecei ve f r om ei t her counsel , wi t h counsel f ur ni shi ng copy t her eof
t o
a
t ypew r i t t en st at em ent
l egal quest i ons t hat ar e ant i ci pat ed t o ar i se dur i ng t he cour se
t he t r i al upon t he r ecei pt
evi dence, and aut hor i t i es r el i ed upon by counsel i n suppor t
t hei r cont ent i ons
each of sai d quest i ons . C
shal l not di scuss
a case w
i t h t he j udge, except i n t he hear i ng and pr esence
except by m
f or good cause shown . R U LE I X . EXH I BI TS TO PLEAD I N G S
9 . 01
t o be Fi l ed ;
Ef f ect
Fai l ur e :
I f any
exhi bi t
( or
copy
exhi bi t ) r ef er r ed t o i n
a pl eadi ng as a par t
t her eof be not f i l ed,
t he
shal l not be r equi r ed t o f i l e
a
r esponsi ve pl eadi ng t her et o unt i l
t he sam e shal l
have been f i l ed ; but at hi s/ her el ect i on,
t he opposi ng par t y m
ay r equi r e such exhi bi t
t o be f i l ed under t he penal t y
t he pl eadi ng bei ng di sm i ssed or st r i cken f r om
, t her ecor d .
9 . 02
:
Phot ocopi es
exhi bi t s m ay be used
i f
cl ear l y l egi bl e and r epr oduced on one si de of t he paper
.
9 . 03
t her Exhi bi t s : Al l
exhi bi t s f i l ed w i t h pl eadi ngs shal l be cl ear l y l egi bl e and, w her e pr oper , shal l
be pr oper l y aut hent i cat ed
.Al l exhi bi t s pr epar ed i n
t he
t he counsel f i l i ng t hem shal l be t ypew r i t t en and on onl y
si de
t he paper
.
R U LE X .
TR Y O F O R D ER S AND JU D G M EN TS
10 . 01
O r der s and Judgm ent s
:
W henever any r ul i ng
i s
m ade, ver di ct r et ur ned,
j udgm ent r ender ed, an
Judgm ent
i n
conf or m i t y t her ewi t h shal l
be pr epar ed and
t ender ed by counsel w i t hi n t en
( 10)
days f r om dat e of r ul i ng . ( The C
shal l pr epar e or di ct at e al l Fi ndi ngs
Fact and C
Law . ) The capt i on t o al l O r der s shal l st at e t he exact nat ur e
t he O r der , f or exam pl e, " O r der
D i sm i ssal , " " O r der Fi xi ng Tem por ar y M ai nt enance, " " O r der D i r ect i ng Answ er i ng
I nt er r ogat or i es, " et c
.
10 . 02
O r der
Judgm ent
t o t he
Cour t
:
C
m ay pr esent
t he O r der
Judgm ent em bodyi ng
t he
deci si on
t o
t he C
:
( a)
Upon havi ng
t he
O r der
Judgm ent at t est ed by counsel f or al l par t i es t her et o
as
bei ng i n conf or m i t y w i t h t he Cour t ' s deci si on, by si gnat ur e
i n a space
pr ovi ded j ust bel ow t he body
sai d O r der
Judgm ent
t he l ef t - hand si de of t he page, and/ or by an endor sem ent
t he f act t hat
any par t y
i s,
par t i es
ar e, not
r epr esent ed by counsel ,
i f t hat i s t he case ;
( b)
Af t er t he passage of t en
( 10)
days f r om t he dat e
t ender i ng t he or i gi nal
sai d O r der
Judgm ent t o t he Cl er k, w i t h ser vi ce of
a
copy
sam e upon counsel f or al l par t i es, unl ess
:
( i )
w r i t t en obj ect i ons t her et o, i ncl udi ng
a
t i m e f or
a
hear i ng
t o t hese r ul es, have been f i l ed and ser ved by t he obj ect i ng par t y ;
( i i )
t he Cour t , f or good r eason, f eel s t hat sai d O r der
Judgm ent shoul d not be ent er ed, i n w hi ch case, t he Cour t wi l l not i f y al l counsel
t i m e and pl ace f or
a
hear i ng t o
be had on t he t ender ed O r der
Judgm ent
.
The pr oposed or der
Judgm ent , f or pur poses
t hi s par agr aph, shal l i ncl ude
a
C er t i f i cat e
Ser vi ce showi ng
t he
f act
t he t ender and ser vi ce, t he dat e
t he sam e, and t hat t he pr oposed or der
Judgm ent wi l l be si gned and ent er ed unl ess w r i t t en obj ect i ons have been f i l ed w i t hi n t en
( 10)
days f r om t he dat e
ser vi ce .
10 . 03
s
Judgm ent
:
I n t he event
counsel decl i nes
t o at t est t he
O r der
Judgm ent as pr ovi ded i n LR 25JC 10 . 02( a) , t he pr evai l i ng par t y shal l cause
t he
m at t er
t o be pl aced upon t he next
r egul ar m
f or hear i ng t o set t l e t he t er m s
t he
Judgm ent
.
10 . 04
Ent r y ; Copi es
;
W ai ver
N
W hen si gned by t he j udge,
Judgm ent shal l be del i ver ed t o t he C l er k f or ent r y . Any O r der
Judgm ent w hi ch
t he
Cl er k m ust gi ve not i f i cat i on shal l cont ai n
a
not at i on i m m edi at el y bel ow t he dat e
t he
O r der cal l i ng
t o t he Cl er k' s
at t ent i on
t he f act t hat t he
O r der shoul d be ser ved pur suant
t o
Rul e 77 . 04
t he Kent ucky R ul es
Ci vi l Pr ocedur e, and suf f i ci ent copi es shal l be f ur ni shed t o per m i t
t he
Cl er k t o com pl et e ser vi ce . Counsel m ay w ai ve i n w r i t i ng ser vi ce of any O r der
Judgm ent , and not i ce of ent r y .
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R U LE XI
.
C O N TI N U AN C ES
11 . 01
hen M at t er s ar e
t o be Tr i ed or
H ear d :
Al l cases set f or t r i al , pr e- t r i al conf er ence,
hear i ng
shal l be hear d at t he t i m e and dat e speci f i ed, unl ess, by di scr et i on of t he C
cause shown, sam e ar e cont i nued . R U LE XI I
.
CO URT PR O C ED U R E
12 . 01
Sm
No sm
be al l ow ed i n t he cour t r oom
.
12 . 02
No head at t i r e m ay be wor n i n
t he
cour t r oom except
f or good cause shown . 12 . 03
eapons
:
No w eapons shal l be per m i t t ed on or about any per son i n t he cour t r oom or cour t house, except f or l aw enf or cem ent
.
12 . 04
hi l dr en : The pr esence
young chi l dr en
i s
di scour aged,
and, i f
di sr upt i ve, t hey shal l be r equi r ed
t o
l eave .
12 . 05
Tabl es : Unl ess t he par t i es agr ee
t o
t he cont r ar y,
unl ess
t he
Cour t f or good cause shown ot her wi se di r ect s, t he pl ai nt i f f
( or
t he Com m
and counsel wi l l
t he counsel t abl e
t o
t he r i ght
t he
Cour t and t he def endant and counsel w i l l
t he counsel t abl e
t o
t he l ef t
t he C
.
I n case of m ul t i pl e par t i es, t he Cour t shal l
assi gn counsel t abl es
.
12 . 06
t he Bench : No at t or ney par t i ci pat i ng i n t he t r i al
a
case shal l appr oach
t he
bench dur i ng
t he
cour se
t he
t r i al w i t hout f i r st
i ssi on of t he Cour t
.
12 . 07
At t i r e : Al l at t or neys par t i ci pat i ng
i n a f or m al
cour t pr oceedi ng shal l wear sui t abl e at t i r e,
i n keepi ng
w i t h t he di gni t y
t he
pr oceedi ng .
12 . 08
Bi as : No at t or ney shal l by wor ds
conduct m ani f es t bi as
pr ej udi ce, i ncl udi ng, but no t l i m i t ed
t o,
bi as
pr ej udi ce based upon
r ace, gender , r el i gi on, nat i onal
di sabi l i t y,
age,
sexual
soci o- econom i cal st at us as di r ect ed
t o par t i es,
wi t nesses, counsel , cour t st af f
.
12 . 09
Pr of essi onal C
The 25t h Judi ci al C i r cui t her eby adopt s t he Kent ucky Bar Associ at i on Code of Pr of essi onal Cour t esy, as evi denced by t he at t achm ent
such
t o
t hese R ul es
.
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12 . 10
t o Ar gue Case : No
at t or ney shal l st at e, dur i ng pr ogr ess
t r i al , i n t he
hear i ng of t he j ur y, t hat he/ she does not car e
t o
ar gue t he case, st at e t he t i m e he/ she i nt ends t o use i n ar gum ent
t he case,
i se gener al l y com m ent
t he sum m at i on pr ocess
.
However , such st at em ent s m ay be m ade t o t he Cour t and opposi ng counsel
hear i ng of t he j ur y .
12 . 11
bj ect i ng t o Q uest i on or Evi dence : Counsel
t o evi dence,
any
m at t er dur i ng
t he t r i al , wi l l m ake hi s/ her
i t hout sayi ng m
However ,
i f
counsel desi r es
t o m
ake r easons f or such
t he r ecor d and t o t he Cour t , counsel m ay r equest t he Cour t
t o
appr oach
t he
bench and m ake such
a
r ecor d by bench conf er ence .
12 . 12
e f or Sum m at i ons
:
The Cour t m ay f i x t he am
t i m e al l ow
ed
t o counsel f or each par t y f or
cl osi ng ar gum ent i n al l j ur y act i ons
.
Counsel f or each par t y m ay suggest t o t he Cour t t he t i m e l i m i t at i on t o be pl aced upon t he cl osi ng ar gum ent s
.
I f
any par t y
i s
di ssat i sf i ed wi t h t he t i m e assi gned by t he Cour t f or cl osi ng ar gum ent s,
m ust
be i m posed at t he t i m e of t he r ul i ng by t he Cour t
.
The Cour t wi l l keep t i m e on each ar gum ent and advi se counsel ar gui ng t he case w hen f i ve
( 5)
m i nut es
hi s/ her al l ot t ed t i m e r em ai ns
.
C
wi l l be t ol d w hen hi s/ her t i m e f or ar gum ent s has expi r ed and t he Cour t shal l st op any cl osi ng ar gum ent t hat ext ends m
t han t wo
( 2)
m i nut es beyond t he t i m e pr evi ousl y f i xed and assi gned by t he Cour t
.12 . 13
pr oper Ar qum ent
:
No at t or ney shal l asser t i n ar gum ent hi s/ her per sonal bel i ef i n
t he
j ust ness
hi s cl i ent ' s cause
i n t he ver aci t y
any w i t ness .
12 . 14
Publ i ci t y : Dur i ng t he pendency
any act i on, an at t or ney shal l not
hi s/ her
t o t he gui l t
i nnocence
a
cr i m i nal def endant
.
Nor shal l any at t or ney st at e
a per sonal
t o t he j ust ness
a
cause,
t he
cr edi bi l i t y
char act er
a w
i t ness
l i t i gant
.
Counsel shal l t ake par t i cul ar car e
i n publ i c
com m ent s not t o pr ej udi ce t he l i t i gant ' s r i ght t o
a
f ai r t r i al by j ur y .
12 . 15
w i t h Jur or s : Af t er concl usi on of
a t r i al , no
at t or ney, nor hi s/ her r epr esent at i ve, shal l cont act
a
j ur or w i t hout f i r st f i l i ng
a m
r equest i ng l eave
cour t
t o m
ake i nqui r y
j ur or s
.
The m
shal l st at e wi t h speci f i ci t y t he pur pose of t he m
t he nat ur e of t he i nqui r y . N
a
j ur or m ay r ef use
t o subm i t t o counsel ' s i nqui r y .
12 . 16
R ul es
:
No at t or ney shal l , nor cause
hi s/ her st af f
anyone act i ng i n hi s/ her behal f , t o vi ol at e t he Rul es as set
her ei n .
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RULE XI I I
.
EPO SI TI O N S AN D D I SC O VER Y
13 . 01
t o
Take :
A not i ce t o t ake
deposi t i ons shal l be ser ved w i t hi n
a
r easonabl e t i m e pr i or
t o t he dat e on
w hi ch t he deposi t i ons ar e
t o be t aken . 13 . 02
ho M ay Take : Deposi t i ons, t aken i n t hi s st at e, shal l be t aken bef or e an exam i ner ,
a
j udge, cl er k, com m i ssi oner
r epor t er
a
cour t ,
not ar y
publ i c,
bef or e such
per sons and under such ot her ci r cum st ances
as shal l be
aut hor i zed by l aw . RULE XI V . JU R Y
14 . 01
uest i ons By Cour t
Di r e i n C i vi l Act i on : Bef or e t he at t or neys ar e per m i t t ed t o i nt er r ogat e
a
j ur y panel , qual i f yi ng quest i ons, subst ant i al l y
as f ol l ows,
m ay be asked
t he
j ur y panel by t he Cour t , af t er f i r st st at i ng t he nam es
t he
par t i es and t he nat ur e of t he cont r over sy .
( 1)
Does any m em ber
t he panel have any per sonal know l edge about any m at t er concer ni ng t hi s cont r over sy? Has anyone t al ked t o you about t hi s cont r over sy i n your pr esence? Ar e you r el at ed by bl ood or m ar r i age t o any
t he
par t i es ( nam i ng t hem ) ?
( I f
t he par t i es
i s
a
cor por at i on) Ar e you an
agent , st ockhol der , bondhol der
em pl oyee
such cor por at i on? Do you now have or have you ever had any busi ness deal i ngs w i t h t he cor por at i on? Pl ai nt i f f ' s counsel
i s
t he f i r m of
)
he/ she,
any m em ber
hi s/ her
f i r m , been your
at t or ney f or any pur pose w i t hi n t he past f i ve year s? D ef endant ' s counsel
i s
t he f i r m of )
he/ she,
any m em ber
hi s/ her
f i r m ,
been your at t or ney f or any pur pose w i t hi n t he past f i ve year s? H ave you,
your spouse, had
a
cl ai m f or dam ages,
a
cl ai m si m i l ar
t o t he one bei ng asser t ed her ei n, agai nst any per son, f i r m or
cor por at i on
at
any t i m e?
( As t o
any who have had such cl ai m s) Do you f eel t hat t he f act t hat you have had such cl ai m m i ght af f ect your j udgm ent i n t hi s case?
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( 9)
At any t i m e has t her e been br ought
m ade agai nst
you,
your spouse,
a
sui t
a
cl ai m f or dam ages?
( 10) ( As
t o any who have had such cl ai m agai nst t hem ) Do you f eel t hat t he f act t hat you have had such a cl ai m
a
sui t agai nst you or your spouse m i ght af f ect your j udgm ent i n t hi s case?
( 11)
The par t i es i n t hi s case and t he Cour t desi r e t hat each j ur or sel ect ed t o t r y t hi s case shal l be di si nt er est ed and i m par t i al and t hat t he ver di ct wi l l r ef l ect t he honest
and unpr ej udi ced j udgm ent
t he j ur y .
I s
t her e any r eason why you f eel you cannot gi ve t o t he consi der at i on
t hi s case your car ef ul
at t ent i on and by t he ver di ct , say w hat your honest
and j udgm ent i s? 14 . 02
Q ual i f i cat i on For m Avai l abi l i t y : Jur y qual i f i cat i on f or m s shal l be m ade avai l abl e by t he C l er k
t o counsel and
par t i es f or exam i nat i on and copyi ng ( unl ess t he Cour t pr evi ousl y det er m i nes t hat such i nf or m at i on shoul d be kept conf i dent i al ,
as
pr ovi ded
i n KRS 29A . 070( 7) )
.
14 . 03
Q ual i f i cat i on For m I nf or m at i on : voi r di r e by counsel concer ni ng i nf or m at i on cont ai ned i n t he j ur y qual i f i cat i on f or m shal l not be per m i t t ed except by l eave of cour t
.
14 . 04
Seat i ng : The j ur or s const i t ut i ng
a
t r i al j ur y panel w i l l t ake seat s cor r espondi ng wi t h t he
i n w
hi ch t hey wer e cal l ed and wi l l r et ai n such seat s dur i ng t he voi r di r e exam i nat i on unt i l t he j ur y
i s
f i nal l y swor n . The j ur y l i st w hi ch t he Cl er k f ur ni shes t he counsel f or per em pt or y chal l enges shal l l i st t he nam es
t he j ur or s w i t h
a
num ber
i n f r ont
t hei r r espect i ve nam es cor r espondi ng t o t he j ur y seat w hi ch each j ur or
.
14 . 05
:
The j ur y m ust be adm
t he Cour t t hat
i t i s
t hei r dut y not
t o
conver se wi t h, nor al l ow t hem sel ves
t o be
addr essed by, any
per son on any subj ect
t he t r i al
;
t hat t hey wi l l not t al k w i t h t he at t or neys f or ei t her
t he par t i es, t o t he par t i es,
t o any w i t nesses i n t he case about any
m at t er dur i ng
t he
cour se
t he t r i al
;
t hat ,
dur i ng t he
t r i al , i t i s t hei r dut y not t o
f or m or expr ess an opi ni on t her eon, unt i l t he cause
i s- f - i nal l y
subm i t t ed t o t hem. They shal l al so be adm
t hat
dur i ng
t he
separ at i on of t he
j ur y, t hey ar e not t o m ake any per sonal
i nvest i gat i on of t he f act s
i n
cont r over sy, nor t o vi si t t he pl ace of t he occur r ence of t he f act s bei ng t r i ed bef or e t hem , nor i n any way
t o obt ai n
i nf or m at i on concer ni ng t he case bei ng t r i ed .
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R U LE XV . C R I M I N AL PR O C ED U R E
15 . 01
I ndi ct m ent s
:
At t he t i m e of t he
pr epar at i on
each i ndi ct m ent
i nf or m at i on,
t he
C
m
eal t h At t or ney shal l pr epar e suf f i ci ent copi es and del i ver
t he sam e t o t he Cl er k, w i t h t he
so t hat
a
copy shal l be del i ver ed
t o each def endant
w hen he/ she
i s
ser ved w i t h t he w ar r ant
sum m
15 . 02
epr esent at i on
at
Ar r ai gnm ent
:
Bot h t he def endant and hi s/ her at t or ney m ust be pr esent at ar r ai gnm ent
.
I f
t he def endant i s not r epr esent ed by an at t or ney, t he Cour t shal l , bef or e t he ar r ai gnm ent , appoi nt counsel t o r epr esent hi m / her at t he ar r ai gnm ent
.
The at t or ney appear i ng f or t he def endant at t he ar r ai gnm ent shal l r epr esent t he def endant i n al l f ut ur e st ages
t he pr oceedi ng . An at t or ney shal l not
w i t hdr aw f r om em pl oym ent af t er ar r ai gnm ent i n
a
cr i m i nal pr oceedi ng w i t hout per m i ssi on of t he Cour t
.
15 . 03
M
M
by ei t her t he def endant
t he C
m
eal t h i n cr i m i nal cases shal l be br ought
f or hear i ng on t he dat e of ar r ai gnm ent ,
t he
r egul ar M
D ay
at t he hour
1 : 30
p . m. ,
at
any
t i m e i n t he di scr et i on
t he Cour t f or j ust cause .
15 . 04
C
At ar r ai gnm ent , each case shal l be set f or Pr e- t r i al C
Pr e- t r i al C
shal l be hel d as
a m
at t er
cour se
i n al l cr i m i nal cases
.
15 . 05
M
At Pr e- t r i al Conf er ence, f i nal m
shal l be hear d and r esol ved . The C
m
eal t h and def ense counsel m ust r epr esent
t o t he Cour t t hat a good f ai t h
ef f or t has been m ade
t o
r esol ve
t he
m at t er s com pl ai ned of
i n t he i ndi ct m ent i n a j ust
m anner
.
The C
m
eal t h At t or ney
hi s/ her assi st ant , def ense counsel and def endant shal l
be pr esent ,
al ong wi t h any w i t nesses necessar y f or
t he
r esol ut i on of pendi ng m
.
I f
t he C
m
eal t h and t he def endant have negot i at ed
a
r easonabl e and j ust pl ea agr eem ent , pl eas w i l l be ent er ed at t he Pr e- t r i al C
15 . 06
i scover y : Upon r easonabl e r equest by any def ense at t or ney,
t he
C
m
eal t h At t or ney' s O f f i ce shal l
i t s
f i l e t o t he at t or ney f or each def endant i n each cr i m i nal case, except f or not es and m em
pr epar ed by t he C
m
eal t h At t or ney' s
i n
pr epar at i on f or t r i al
.
Fur t her , t he C
m
eal t h At t or ney' s O f f i ce shal l f ur ni sh
t he
def ense at t or ney wi t h any excul pat or y evi dence w hi ch i t m ay have
m ay l ear n
dur i ng
t he
pendency
t he case . I n or der t o avoi d unnecessar y del ay i n t he pr oceedi ng, r esponse t o di scover y r equest s shal l be pr om pt and i n advance of t he Pr e- Tr i al C
so t hat an ef f ect i ve Pr e- Tr i al
C
ay be had .
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Al l l aw enf or cem ent
i n M adi son and Cl ar k Count i es, speci f i cal l y i ncl udi ng m em ber s
t he C
Sher i f f ' s Depar t m ent ,
t he Ri chm
W i nchest er and Ber ea Pol i ce Depar t m ent s, and
t he
Kent ucky St at e Pol i ce, shal l com pl y w i t h al l r easonabl e r equest s
t o
al l ow t he at t or ney f or any cr i m i nal def endant
t o i nspect physi cal evi dence hel d i n sai d l aw
enf or cem ent
cust ody pendi ng t r i al
sai d def endant
.
RULE XVI
.
APPEAR AN C ES AN D SU BSTI TU TI O N O F C O U N SEL
16 . 01
Appear ance
as
C
:
W henever
a par t y
has appear ed by at t or ney, he m ay not t her eaf t er appear
act i n hi s
i n t he act i on,
t ake any st ep t her ei n, unl ess an
subst i t ut i on shal l f i r st have been m ade by t he C
af t er r easonabl e not i ce
t o t he at t or ney by such par t y, and t o any
pr ovi ded t hat t he Cour t m ay,
i n i t s di scr et i on, hear a par t y i n open cour t ,
not w i t hst andi ng t he f act t hat he/ she has appear ed or
i s
r epr esent ed
by an at t or ney . 16 . 02
i t hdr aw al
as Counsel
:
W hen an at t or ney of r ecor d desi r es
t o cease t o act f or a par t y,
he/ she shoul d m
t he C
t o al l ow hi m
/ her
t o w
i t hdr aw as at t or ney
r ecor d . Such m
shal l be ser ved
t he par t y as
pr ovi ded by R ul e
5
t he Kent ucky Rul es
Ci vi l Pr ocedur e . Unt i l an or der al l ow i ng w i t hdr aw al
i s
ent er ed, t he at t or ney
r ecor d shal l cont i nue f or
al l
pr oper pur poses
.
W i t hi n t went y
( 20)
days
t r i al , an at t or ney
r ecor d shal l not be per m i t t ed t o w i t hdr aw f r om a cr i m i nal case i n t he absence of
a
com pel l i ng r eason . R U LE XVI I
.
R N EYS
17 . 01
esi dent Counsel
:
w henever
a
par t y
t o a
case
i s
, r epr esent ed bycounsel not r esi di ng w i t hi n t he C
m
eal t h
Kent ucky, such counsel shal l desi gnat e i n wr i t i ng, at t he t i m e t he f i r st r esponsi ve pl eadi ng
i s
f i l ed, som e m em ber
t he Kent ucky Bar Associ at i on r esi di ng wi t hi n t hi s st at e upon w hom not i ces and paper s
m ay be ser ved . Upon hi s/ her f ai l ur e
t o do so, t he Cour t m ay,
upon m
st r i ke al l pl eadi ngs
such par t y . RULE XVI I I
.
URT ALLO W ED ATTO R N EY' S FEES 18 . 01
Fee :
. I nt hose i nst ances i n whi ch, i n
t o
conser ve and pr ot ect
t he r i ght s
t he par t i es, t he Cour t i s cal l ed upon f or an al l ow ance
an at t or ney' s
f ee,
t he Cour t , i n
i t s
di scr et i on, m ay set
a f ee w
hi ch wi l l equi t abl y
f i t t he ci r cum st ances
.
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R U LE XI X . D O N ATED LEG AL SER VI C ES
19 . 01
U nder
t he
Kent ucky Rul es
Pr of essi onal Conduct ,
an at t or ney i s
encour aged
t o
r ender
a m
i ni m um of f i f t y
( 50)
hour s
donat ed l egal ser vi ces per year by pr ovi di ng pr of essi onal ser vi ces
at no f ee
a
r educed f ee
t o per sons
l i m i t ed m eans
.
SCR 3 . 130, Rul e
6 . 1 .
I n or der t o encour age
m em ber s
t he bar t o donat e l egal ser vi ces and i n or der t o hel p pr ovi de l egal ser vi ces t o per sons
l i m i t ed m eans who coul d not
i se af f or d an at t or ney,
t hi s l ocal r ul e est abl i shes a panel
at t or neys
i n
each count y w i t hi n t hi s j udi ci al ci r cui t w ho vol unt eer t o donat e l egal ser vi ces t o per sons
l i m i t ed m eans
.
19 . 02
Ser vi ces Panel
:
I n each count y,
about Januar y 1st
each year , t he Pr esi dent
t he l ocal bar associ at i on shal l pr esent
a - l i st
al l at t or neys
w ho adher e
t o
t hi s pol i cy
t o t he
C i r cui t Cl er k .
19 . 03
ef er r al
:
Cl i ent s m ay be r ef er r ed t o panel at t or neys by Appal achi an R esear ch and D ef ense Fund of Kent ucky ( her ei naf t er r ef er r ed t o as " Legal Ser vi ces" ) ,
panel at t or neys m ay pr ovi de pl an ser vi ces
t o el i gi bl e cl i ent s who have di r ect l y
consul t ed t he panel at t or ney
.19 . 04
ef er r al
:
I n or der t o
f aci l i t at e r ef er r al
cases t o an at t or ney w i t h exper t i se or i nt er est i n cer t ai n cases, panel at t or neys wi l l have subj ect m at t er ar eas i n w hi ch t hey r egul ar l y pr act i ce . Panel at t or neys m ay l i m i t t he t ype of cases t hey accept by r ef er r al
.
The panel at t or ney w i l l det er m i ne w het her t he r ef er r ed case has m er i t
.
19 . 05
C l i ent I nt er vi ew : Legal Ser vi ces wi l l conduct t he i ni t i al cl i ent i nt er vi ew, and wi l l scr een t he cl i ent
t o
det er m i ne el i gi bi l i t y under Legal Ser vi ces r egul at i ons and t o det er m i ne t hat t he m at t er f i t s w i t hi n t he subj ect m at t er ar eas f or w hi ch
a panel
at t or ney
i s
avai l abl e .
19 . 06
ent
Case : Cases w i l l be assi gned t o panel at t or neys
a
r ot at i ng basi s
.
Absent
a
conf l i ct
i nt er est
ext enuat i ng ci r cum st ances, t he panel at t or ney wi l l accept t he r ef er r al and m eet w i t h t he cl i ent
.
The panel at t or ney w i l l deci de w het her t he case has m er i t
.
Panel at t or neys m ay l i m i t t he t ypes
cases t hey accept by r ef er r al
.
19 . 07
ef er r al C ase- Li m i t
:
Case r ef er r al s wi l l be l i m i t ed t o t wo
( 2)
cases per at t or ney per cal endar year , not count i ng cases i n w hi ch
a
f ee
i s
r ecover ed f r om an adver se par t y . At t or neys w i l l i ng t o t ake m
t han t wo
( 2)
cases shoul d not i f y Legal Ser vi ces
.
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19 . 08
a Pauper i s
:
The panel at t or ney, i n appr opr i at e cases, wi l l m
t he
cour t
t he cl i ent t o pr oceed i n f or m a pauper i s
.
19 . 09
At t or ney Fees
:
The panel at t or ney wi l l not char ge
accept any
f ee
f r om t he cl i ent f or ser vi ces r ender ed
i n t he r ef er r ed case . when
appr opr i at e and ot her w i se per m i t t ed by
l aw,
t he panel at t or ney m ay seek at t or ney f ees t o be pai d by t he adver se par t y . The at t or ney m
ay r et ai n any such f ees w hi ch ar e awar ded and col l ect ed, pr ovi ded, however , t hat
a
case i n w hi ch
a
f ee
i s
r ecover ed wi l l not count
as
a pr o
bono case .
19 . 10
R epr esent at i on : At t or neys choosi ng
t o donat e l egal ser vi ces t o an el i gi bl e cl i ent who has not
been r ef er r ed
t o t he panel by Legal Ser vi ces, i n or der t o r ecei ve cr edi t f or r epr esent i ng sai d cl i ent s pur suant t o
LR 25JC XI X, shal l com pl et e and f or war d
t o Legal Ser vi ces a N
R epr esent at i on of cl i ent , al ong w i t h Legal Ser vi ces f or m r ef l ect i ng t he cl i ent s el i gi bi l i t y
.19 . 11
At t or ney R esponse
t o Legal Ser vi ces
:
The panel at t or ney wi l l r espond t o r easonabl e r equest s f or i nf or m at i on f r om Legal Ser vi ces i n or der f or Legal Ser vi ces t o keep t r ack
r ef er r al s and of case pr ogr ess and out com es
.
19 . 12
ar ds
:
At t or neys com pl et i ng t wo
( 2)
cases i n
a cal endar
year w i l l r ecei ve
a par t i ci pat i on
awar d f r om t he l ocal ci r cui t bar
.
At t or neys who vol unt eer f or and com pl et e t hr ee
( 3)
m
i n a cal endar
year wi l l r ecei ve
a
speci al r ecogni t i on awar d f r om t he l ocal ci r cui t bar
.
I n addi t i on, any at t or ney w ho com pl et es f i f t y
( 50)
hour s
donat ed l egal ser vi ces
i n
a
cal endar year shal l r ecei ve
a
r ecogni t i on awar d f or such ser vi ces f r om t he Kent ucky Bar Associ at i on pur suant
t o SCR 3 . 130, Rul e
6 . 1
.RULE XX . PRACTI CE BEFO R E M ASTER C O M M I SSI O N ER 20 . 01
pon M ast er C
m i ssi oner
:
Any O r der
Judgm ent i nvol vi ng
r equi r i ng act i on by t he M ast er C
m i ssi oner ( " Com m i ssi oner " ) shal l be ser ved upon sai d Com m i ssi oner , by t he Cl er k, and such O r der
Judgm ent shal l cont ai n
a
cer t i f i cat e
t he
counsel pr epar i ng sam e, at
t he bot t om of t he l ast
page t her eof ,
t o
t he ef f ect t hat i t
i s
an O r der
Judgm ent concer ni ng whi ch
t he
Cl er k
i s
r equi r ed t o ser ve on t he C
m i ssi oner
.
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20 . 02
R ef er r al O r der
:
The i ni t i al O r der
Judgm ent ser ved upon
t he
C
m i ssi oner shal l cont ai n
i n t he capt i on
st yl e, t he nam es
al l par t i es
;
and shal l i ncl ude i n
t he l ast page, t he nam es
and addr esses
al l counsel , t he par t i es r epr esent ed,
as
wel l as
a
not at i on concer ni ng t he f act t hat any par t i es ar e not r epr esent ed by counsel , and i n t hat
case, t he
m ai l i ng addr ess
such par t i es
.
20 . 03
epor t s
M ast er C
m i ssi oner
:
The C
m i ssi oner
shal l ,
w hen di r ect ed
by
Judgm ent t o t ake any act i on, r epor t t he act i on t aken by m eans
a
r epor t
m em
, i n
t hat t he r ecor d shal l be com pl et e i n al l r espect s . 20 . 04
ecor d :
t he vi deo
r ecor d . RULE XXI
.
D O M ESTI C R ELATI O N S
21 . 01
Act i ons
:
Al l hear i ngs shal l
be conduct ed on
Regul ar _ M et hod of Tr i al f or D
est i c R el at i ons
( a)
Pur suant t o t he m andat e of Rul e 43 . 04
t he Kent ucky Rul es
Ci vi l Pr ocedur e, i n al l t r i al s concer ni ng m ai nt enance or di vor ce, t he t est i m
shal l be t aken by deposi t i on, unl ess t he par t i es
f or t he al t er nat e m et hod f or t r i al
sai d act i ons pr ovi ded bel ow ( LR25JC 21 . 02)
.
( b)
The pr oof f or t he Pet i t i oner shal l not be com m enced unt i l t he t i m e f or f i l i ng an answ er has expi r ed, and sai d pr oof shal l be com pl et e w i t hi n t hi r t y
( 30)
days t her eaf t er ; t he R espondent shal l com pl et e hi s/ her pr oof w i t hi n t he f ol l ow i ng t hi r t y
( 30)
days ; par t i es shal l t hen have t en
( 10)
days
i n
w hi ch
t o com pl et e any r ebut t al
.
The case shal l t hen st and f or subm i ssi on at t he next r egul ar M
ay of
t he
di vi si on
t o w
hi ch
t he case has been assi gned
.( c)
Upon subm i ssi on of ever y dom est i c r el at i ons case i n w hi ch t he pr oof i s t aken by deposi t i on, each par t y shal l subm i t
a
conci se br i ef
t hat par t y' s cont ent i ons, w i t h suppor t i ng aut hor i t i es, and cont ai ni ng
a
det ai l ed f i nanci al di scl osur e f or m l i st i ng
t he par t i es' asset s,
def i ni ng
as t o m
ar i t al
non- m ar i t al pr oper t y, and pr oposi ng
a
f ai r and equi t abl e di vi si on
such pr oper t y
.Repl y br i ef s m ay be al l ow ed upon m
ei t her par t y .
2 1
21 . 02
et hod of Tr i al f or D
est i c R el at i ons Act i ons :
I n al l
dom est i c r el at i ons act i ons,
t he par t i es
m ay choose
t o have t he case hear d or al l y by t he M
ast er C
m i ssi oner ( " Com m i ssi oner " ) r at her t han have
t he t est i m
t aken by deposi t i on
as
set
above ( LR25JC 21 . 01)
.
To exer ci se t he
t o
have t he case hear d or al l y, Pet i t i oner shal l f i l e
a
m
t o
assi gn f or hear i ng bef or e
t he
C
m i ssi oner
.
Unl ess R espondent pr om pt l y
pr i or
t o t he dat e of t he hear i ng, i t wi l l be
consi der ed
t hat bot h par t i es have opt ed t o pr oceed by
t est i m
Al l hear i ngs shal l be conduct ed
t he vi deo r ecor d .
21 . 03
et hod of Tr i al
f or U ncont est ed Cases : U ncont est ed cases wher e t her e
i s a w
r i t t en Separ at i on and Pr oper t y Set t l em ent Agr eem ent execut ed by bot h par t i es and f i l ed
i n t he r ecor d, t he par t i es m ay
el ect
t o w
ai ve t he hear i ng bef or e t he C
m i ssi oner and subm i t
a w
r i t t en deposi t i on conduct ed bef or e
a N
Publ i c, subm i t t he r ecor d and subm i t
pr oposed f i ndi ngs
f act t o t he
C
m i ssi oner f or hi s/ her r evi ew . Af t er r evi ew, t he C
m i ssi one r shal l execut e f i ndi ngs, al ong wi t h ot her docum ent at i on, and f i l e i n
t he
r ecor d .
I n or der t o el ect t hi s pr ocess, counsel m ust f i l e a M
t o Assi gn, W ai ver ,
Ent r y
Appear ance and Agr eem ent
t o Take Pr oof by D eposi t i on i n t he r ecor d . The
C
m i ssi oner ' s f ee f or pr oof by deposi t i on shal l
be $10 . 00 per
quar t er hour
.
21 . 04
i scover y : No di scover y shal l
be had unt i l t he ver i f i ed f act ual di scl osur e f or m has
been f i l ed .
21 . 05
Ti m e and Pl ace
H ear i ng :
I n M
adi son
Count y, dom est i c r el at i ons hear i ngs shal l be hel d each Tuesday, at
9 : 00
a . m. ,
and i n Cl ar k C
dom est i c r el at i ons hear i ngs shal l be hel d W ednesdays at
9 : 00
a . m. ,
i n a sui t abl e
hear i ng r oom
i n t he cour t house, unl ess t he par t i es have
speci f i cal l y agr eed
t o
anot her dat e, t i m e, and/ or pl ace and
t he
C
m i ssi oner has acqui esced .
21 . 06
ast er C
m i ssi oner s
Recusal
:
I n t he event t he
C
m i ssi oner
i s
r ecused f r om a par t i cul ar pr oceedi ng, t he cause shal l be t r ansf er r ed
t o t he ot her
C
m i ssi oner appoi nt ed
i n t he 25t h Judi ci al
C i r cui t
f or
f ur t her pr oceedi ngs
.
C
f or t he par t i es shal l subm i t t o
t he
ci r cui t j udge assi gned t o t he m at t er
a pr oposed or der
Speci al Assi gnm ent , appoi nt i ng t he
C
m i ssi oner
t o
hear t he m at t er
.
The O r der
Speci al Assi gnm ent m ust be ent er ed i n
t o
ef f ect uat e
t he t r ansf er t o
t he ot her C
m i ssi oner
.C
f or t he par t i es shal l cont act t he ot her C
m i ssi oner f or schedul i ng and t he Cl er k
t he C
shal l copy t he f i l e i n
i t s
ent i r et y and m ai l sai d copy
t o t he ot her
C
m i ssi oner
.
For any f ur t her pl eadi ngs, counsel shal l be r esponsi bl e f or m ai l i ng
a
copy
sam e di r ect l y
t o
t he
C
m i ssi oner and t he
shal l be f i l ed wi t h t he C l er k
2 2
t he Cour t
.The C l er k wi l l m ai l
t he
subm i t t ed C
m i ssi oner ' s f ees
t o hi s/ her
addr ess .
21 . 07
ent f or H ear i ng :
( a)
No pr oceedi ng by
t est i m
f or di ssol ut i on of m ar r i age, i ncl udi ng j oi nt pet i t i on, shal l be assi gned f or t r i al unt i l t hi r t y
( 30)
days have el apsed f ol l ow i ng t he dat e t he j oi nt pet i t i on
i s f i l ed,
t he R espondent
i s
act ual l y sum m
i s
deem ed t o have been sum m
by w ar ni ng
.
I n no event shal l any such case be assi gned f or t r i al bef or e t hi r t y
( 30)
days have el apsed f ol l ow i ng ent r y
appear ance or ser vi ce of sum m
i f t her e ar e i nf ant chi l dr en, bef or e
si xt y
( 60)
days have el apsed f r om t he dat e of ser vi ce of sum m
appear ance or r esponsi ve pl eadi ng, w hi chever
f i r st
.
( b)
A m
t o assi gn pr oceedi ngs f or f i nal t r i al shal l be accom
pani ed by
a
ver i f i ed f act ual di scl osur e f or m f or t he par t y f i l i ng t he m
Sai d ver i f i ed f act ual di scl osur e f or m i s at t ached t o t hese r ul es and
i s
m andat or y .
( c)
The ver i f i ed f act ual di scl osur e f or m f or t he
shal l be f i l ed w i t hi n t en
( 10)
days
t he ser vi ce
t he m
f i nal t r i al dat e .
( d)
No f i nal t r i al dat e shal l be assi gned i f t he m
t her ef or i s not accom pani ed by t he ver i f i ed f act ual di scl osur e f or m. I n t he event t he opposi ng par t y f ai l s t o f i l e sai d di scl osur e f or m w i t hi n t he t en
( 10)
day per i od,
ei t her par t y f i l es an i ncom pl et e ver i f i ed f act ual di scl osur e f or m , t he C
m i ssi oner m ay r ecom m end such r em edi es
i n r egar d t o t he
f ai l ur e t hat ar e j ust , i ncl udi ng, but not l i m i t ed
t o
t he f ol l ow i ng :
( i )
A r ecom
m endat i on t hat
t he m
at t er s set f or t h
i n t he obedi ent par t y' s schedul e m ay be
t aken as est abl i shed ;
( i i )
A r ecom m endat i on t hat
t he di sobedi ent
par t y
be
pr ohi bi t ed f r om i nt r oduci ng desi gnat ed m at t er s
i n
evi dence ;
( i i i ) A r ecom
m endat i on st ayi ng f ur t her pr oceedi ngs unt i l t he di sobedi ent par t y
i s i n
com pl i ance ; and/ or
( i v)
A r ecom m endat i on assessi ng al l cost s, i ncl udi ng at t or ney' s f ees, agai nst t he di sobedi ent par t y .
2 3
21 . 08
ecom m ended Fi ndi ngs and C
:
The C
m i ssi oner shal l r epor t by m aki ng Fi ndi ngs
Fact , C
Law, and
R ecom m endat i ons t o
t he Cour t i n al l
di ssol ut i on act i ons
bef or e t went y
( 20)
days f r om t he dat e of hear i ng . 21 . 09
ecr ee : The C
m i ssi oner ' s Fi ndi ngs
Fact , C
Law,
and R ecom m endat i ons shal l be subm i t t ed
t o
t he Cour t , al ong w i t h
a pr oposed decr ee .
Such pr oposed decr ee shal l be dr af t ed and subm i t t ed by counsel
t he par t i es
.
Each par t y shal l be not i f i ed
t he f i l i ng
t he C
m i ssi oner ' s r epor t by
t he Cl er k,
pur suant
t o Rul e 53 . 06( 1)
t he
Kent ucky Rul es
Ci vi l Pr ocedur e, unl ess wai ved i n w r i t i ng ( whi ch w ai ver m ay be by endor sem ent
sai d paper s)
.
21 . 10
t o R ecom m endat i ons :
Appeal s f r om t he C
m i ssi oner ' s r epor t shal l be st yl ed " O bj ect i ons
t o R
epor t
M ast er C
m i ssi oner and M
t o
Set Asi de
( or
M
as t he case m
ay
be)
Repor t
. "
Such obj ect i on and m
shal l br i ef l y st at e expr ess r easons f or appeal
.
The appel l ant shal l schedul e t he hear i ng f or t he next avai l abl e M
Al l such appeal s m ay be hear d de novo by t he Cour t ,
al l
speci f i c t est i m
be di r ect ed t o be t aken by deposi t i on and t hen subm i t t ed t o t he Cour t , t oget her wi t h br i ef s, as det ai l ed i n LR 25JC 21 . 01 . 21 . 11
Cost s
:
D i r ect l y af t er
a
f i nal dom est i c r el at i ons m at t er
i s
hear d by
t he Com m i ssi oner ,
subm i t t ed f or f i nal j udgm ent
deposi t i ons as her ei naf t er pr ovi ded, bot h par t i es shal l secur e paym ent
al l cour t cost s i ncur r ed, i ncl udi ng t he cost
r ecor di ng t he j udgm ent , except
as
pr ovi ded
at
LR 25JC 21 . 12 . Pr i or
t o
t he subm i ssi on
t he m at t er t o t he C i r cui t Judge f or hi s/ her si gnat ur e on
a
f i nal j udgm ent , t her e shal l appear i n t he r ecor d
a
cer t i f i cat e f r om t he C l er k t hat al l cour t cost s have been pai d .
21 . 12
m i ssi oner s
Fee : The C
m i ssi oner shal l r ecei ve
a
f ee of $40 . 00 per hour , assessed at
a
r at e
$10 . 00 f or each quar t er hour
par t t her eof
.
Al l m
so pai d shal l be
ei t her
:
by m
( b)
by check dr aw n by t he at t or ney . No m
t han $600 . 00 shal l be assessed i n any case unl ess r ecom m ended by t he Ci r cui t Judge and appr oved by t he Chi ef Just i ce of t he Kent ucky Supr em e Cour t
.Such f ees shal l be pai d t hr ough t he O f f i ce
t he
C i r cui t Cl er k
t o t he
C
m i ssi oner and shal l
be due
t he f i f t h w
day f ol l owi ng t he concl usi on of t he f i nal hear i ng .
AP, Pt
.
I V,
sect i on
4 .
21 . 13
por ar y O r der s
:
Al l hear i ngs f or t em por ar y
shal l r ecei ve i m m edi at e act i on by t he Com m i ssi oner , and he/ she shal l i nf or m al l par t i es
t hei r at t or neys
hi s/ her deci si on wi t hi n t wo
( 2)
w
f ol l ow i ng t he hear i ng . Al l
m at t er s shal l be r ul ed upon by
t he
C
m i ssi oner
i n an expedi t i ous
m anner
.
2 4
21 . 14
ent s Acknow l edged : Al l agr eem ent s bet w een par t i es f i l ed of r ecor d m ust be si gned by bot h par t i es
.
I n t he event t hat a
par t y
i s
r epr esent ed by counsel , t he agr eem ent m ust al so be si gned by counsel
.
I f
a par t y
i s
not r epr esent ed by counsel , such agr eem ent s m ust be si gned and acknow l edged bef or e
a
per son aut hor i zed
t o t ake acknow l edgem ent s
under KRS
382 . 140
and KRS
348 . 380 . 21 . 15
hi l d Suppor t
:
The Chi l d Suppor t G ui del i nes ar e at t ached and adopt ed by t he Cour t
.
A w
shal l be com pl et ed and f i l ed i n each case .
I f
t her e
i s a
devi at i on f r om t he aw ar d ar r i ved
at
by usi ng t he G ui del i nes, t he pl eadi ngs shal l st at e t hat t he par t i es ar e aw ar e of t he G ui del i nes aw ar d and know i ngl y agr ee t o depar t f r om sam e .
21 . 16
D i scl osur e R equi r em ent
:
I n cont est ed cases, ver i f i ed f act ual di scl osur e f or m s, at t ached her et o, shal l be f i l ed and ser ved on ever y
par t y not l ess t han t en
( 10)
days bef or e t he hear i ng dat e,
i f
pr oof i s t o be t aken by deposi t i on, t en
( 10)
days bef or e t he t aki ng
t he f i r st deposi t i on . 21 . 17
Educat i on Cl i ni c :
I f t her e ar e m
i nor chi l dr en i nvol ved,
a
pr oceedi ng f or di ssol ut i on of m ar r i age
a
pr oceedi ng
t o det er m i ne
cust ody shal l not be assi gned f or f i nal hear i ng unt i l t he par t i es have at t ended t he Par ent s Educat i on Cl i ni c, hel d at l east
i n each count y
cour t house .
I f a par t y r ef uses
f ai l s t o at t end t he Par ent s Educat i on Cl i ni c, t he par t y m ay be com pel l ed t o at t end by w i t hhol di ng t he assi gnm ent
t r i al dat e, decl i ni ng
t o
set t em por ar y
per m anent vi si t at i on r i ght s f or t he di sobedi ent par t y, w i t hhol di ng
a
f i nal
chi l d cust ody, set t i ng
a
cont em pt hear i ng,
any
r em edy deem ed
t o be
j ust
.
21 . 18
uar di an Ad Li t em: I n any case, upon r ecom m endat i on
t he Com m i ssi oner ,
upon i t s
t he Cour t
m ay appoi nt
an at t or ney t o r epr esent t he chi l d( r en) i n a
di ssol ut i on m at t er
.
The at t or ney shal l r ecei ve
a
r easonabl e f ee f or hi s/ her ser vi ces
expenses,
t o be assessed i n j ust
pr opor t i ons agai nst t he par t i es
.
2 5
C O M M O N W EALTH O F KEN TU C KY 25TH JU D I C I AL C I R C U I T O RDER BE I T O RDERED, i n al l act i ons f or di ssol ut i on of m ar r i age
i n
w hi ch an agr eem ent r egar di ng
al l i ssues has not been r eached
w i t hi n f i f t een
( 15)
days
t he f i l i ng dat e, t he par t i es shal l f i l e sw
i n a f or m at appr oved by t he Cour t ,
a f acsi m
i l e of w hi ch
i s
at t ached her et o . The Pet i t i oner shal l f i r st f i l e sai d di scl osur es w i t hi n f i f t een
( 15)
days
t he f i l i ng of t he pet i t i on
and t he R espondent shal l f i l e di scl osur es w i t hi n f i f t een
( 15)
days
t he Pet i t i oner ' s f i l i ng, and t he Pet i t i oner
m ay r espond w i t hi n
t en
( 10)
days
sai d f i l i ng . The i nf or m at i on set f or t h
i n t he
di scl osur es and t he or der
pr esent at i on shal l not var y f r om t he f acsi m i l e . Ext ensi ons
t i m e m
ay be per m i t t ed f or good cause show n .
Thi s
199
DI VI SI O N O NE D I VI SI O N TW O
I N R E TH E M AR R I AG E O F :
AN D Pet i t i oner R espondent C O M M O N W EALTH O
F KEN TU C KY 25TH JUDI CI AL C I R C U I T D I VI SI O N NO. The under si gned, w het her husband
wi f e, her ew i t h subm i t s t o f ol l ow i ng sw
D i scl osur e St at em ent
:
I
.
H I LD( REN)
' S N
AM ES
E
O F BI R TH I I
.
I SSU ES I N D I SPU TE
O SE APPLI C ABLE) VER I FI ED FAC TU AL D I SC LO SU R E FO R M O F : W het her m ar r i age i r r et r i evabl e br oken
ust ody R est or at i on of non- m ar i t al pr oper t y
hi l d Suppor t D i vi si on of m ar i t al pr oper t y
ai nt enance Assi gnm ent
r esponsi bi l i t y
f or debt s
Fee Awar d
N O TE :
I f t he
space pr ovi ded
i n
any cat egor y
i s
i nsuf f i ci ent , at t ach
a
separ at e sheet f ol l owi ng t he sam e f or m at f or each I I I
.
A. EM PLO YM EN T C ur r ent Em pl oyer N am e C ur r ent Em pl oyer Addr ess PO SI TI O N I N C O M E PAY PER I O D ( W EEKLY, BI - W EEKLY, M O N TH LY, ETC) G R O SS I N C O M E PER PAY PER I O D TO TAL TAXES W / H ELD
N I O N FI C A
N D U ES R ETI R EM EN T
ED I C AL I NS . O TH ER
THER TO TAL D ED U C TI O N S N ET I N C O M E B. Al l
sour ces
I ncom e ( i ncl udi ng but not l i m i t ed t o : di vi dends, ear ned i nt er est , r ent s, publ i c assi st ance ( AFDC) , soci al secur i t y, w
com pensat i on, chi l d suppor t f r om pr i or m ar r i age, m i l i t ar y r et i r em ent , unem pl oym ent com pensat i on,
baby- si t t i ng, bookkeepi ng, et c . )
.
SO U R C E O F I N C O M E
N U AL AM O U N T C . Fr i nge benef i t s( i ncl udi ng but not l i m i t ed t o : aut om
heal t h i nsur ance, cl ub m em ber shi ps, et c . ,
(
excl udi ng r et i r em ent benef i t s) TYPE O F BEN EFI T TO TAL AN N U AL I N C O M E TO TAL VALU E cat egor y . M O N TH LY AM O U N T VALU E AN N U ALLY
D .
EM PLO YM EN T H I STO R Y AND ED U C ATI O N EM PLO YM EN T
I N
LAST FI VE YEARS
( I f
t han cur r ent ) STAR T
PLO YER
R O SS
SI TI O N
EASO N LEFT D egr ees ear ned : Last gr ade com pl et ed Vocat i onal t r ai ni ng Li censes
cer t i f i cat i ons I V. M AR I TAL PR O PER TY
A.
R eal Est at e
ar ket Val ue
M
Paym ent TO TAL FAI R M AR KET VALU E
B .
PER SO N AL PR O PER TY : Val ue of $250 . 00
m
f i nanci al account s) Val ue
M
Paym ent
TO TAL VALU E C. Bank, Savi ngs, I nvest m ent Account s, et c . I N STI TU TI O N
F AC C O U N T
C O U N T N U M BER
E TO TAL VALU E D. St ocks and Bonds I N STI TU TI O N
F AC C O U N T
C O U N T N U M BER
E TO TAL VALU E
E .
W hol e Li f e I nsur ance C O M PAN Y
LI C Y N U M BER
EFI C I AR Y
ASH VALU E TO TAL CASH VALU E
V . N O N
AR I TAL PR O PER TY Dat e M ar ket
A. R eal Est at e Acqui r ed Val ue
ent TO TAL FAI R M AR KET VALU E B. PER SO N AL PR O PER TY : Val ue of $250 . 00
m
( excl udi ng Fi nanci al Account s) Val ue
Pm t C. Bank, Savi ngs, I nvest m ent Account s, et c . I N STI TU TI O N
F AC C O U N T
C O U N T N U M BER
E TO TAL VALU E TO TAL VALU E
D .
St ocks and Bonds I N STI TU TI O N
F AC C O U N T
C O U N T N U M BER
E TO TAL VALU E
E .
W hol e Li f e I nsur ance C O M PAN Y
LI C Y N U M BER
EFI C I AR Y
ASH VALUE TO TAL C ASH VALU E I f you asser t
a
non- m ar i t al i nt er est
i n any pr oper t y l i st ed at V or VI ,
at t ach Schedul e
" A" ,
Pr oper t y Val uat i on VI
.
VEH I C LES : Aut os, M
Boat s, Tr act or s, et c . YEAR M AKE AN D M O D EL
AR I TAL
O N
AR I TAL N AD A VALU E
EBT VI I
.
R ETI R EM EN T BEN EFI TS :
I RA, KEO UG H, Pensi on, et c .
C O M PAN Y O R
O N TR I BU TE O R
R
H EN
O N TH LY
ESEN T I N STI TU TI O N N O N
O N TR I BU TE U N VESTED PAYABLE BEN EFI T VALU E
VI I
.
BU SI N ESS I N TER ESTS N AM E O
F BU
SI N ESS
ATU R E O F I N TER EST
E
I X .
PER SO N AL PR O PER TY : ( Househol d G
& Fur ni shi ngs
i f i n di sput e)
At t ach on Schedul e
" B" Tot al Val ue :
H usband
i f e
D eci si on Schedul e
" B"
i s not necessar y as subj ect pr oper t y has been di vi ded by par t i es . Si gnat ur e
X .
D EBTS ( I ncl udi ng but not l i m i t ed t o m t ges, char ges, l oans, et c . ) A. M AR I TAL D EBTS C R ED I TO R
O N TH LY PAYM EN T
C E TO TAL PR ESEN T VALU E TO TAL M AR I TAL D EBT BALAN C E
B .
N O N
AR I TAL DEBTS C R ED I TO R
U SBAN D O R W I FE
O N TH LY PAYM EN T
C E
XI
M O N TH LY EXPEN SES A. C
m
For Fam i l y R ent M
Pr oper t y Taxes H
ai nt enance G as
Fuel O i l W at er , Sewage, G ar bage El ect r i c Tel ephone Yar d Expense Vet and Pet Food M ai d Ser vi ce O t her O t her TO TAL N O N
AR I TAL D EBT BALAN C E O F H U SBAN D O F W I FE TO TAL TO TAL
B . PER SO N AL EXPEN SES Car Paym ent G as and O i l C ar R egi st r at i on Car I nsur ance C l ot hi ng U ni f or m s D r y C l eani ng Ent er t ai nm ent Food D
D ent i st D r ugs Eyegl asses, H ear i ng Aut o I nsur ance H
I nsur ance Li f e I nsur ance O t her I nsur ance Pr of essi onal D ues Soci al C l ubs N ew spaper s Subscr i pt i ons and Books Bar ber and Beaut y Shops C
et i cs and Per sonal Hygi ene TO TAL PER SO N AL EXPEN SES TO TAL
D ay C ar e Babysi t t er Tui t i on
School Fee Lunch At hl et i c and Act i vi t y Al l ow ance Li f e I nsur ance M edi cal I nsur ance D ent al M edi cal Food Ent er t ai nm ent O t her O t her EXPEN SES SPEC I FI C TO C H I LD R EN ) Fees TO TAL EXPEN SES FO
R C H I LD R EN ) R EQ U I R ED SEPAR ATE ATTAC H M EN TS 10 TO TAL have
at t ached t o t hi s schedul e : M y t hr ee m
r ecent and consecut i ve pay st ubs
.
A f ul l and com pl et e copy
m y l ast Feder al
Tax R et ur n . The f i r st page of m y
l ast St at e Tax R et ur n . Fi nanci al account st at em ent s .
XI I
STATEM EN T O
F SPEC
I AL PR O BLEM S : Pr ovi de
a
br i ef nar r at i ve st at em ent
any speci al pr obl em s . As exam pl e : com pl ex val uat i on of cl osel y hel d busi ness
speci al needs
f am i l y m em ber , et c .
SC H ED U LE " B"
:
G O O D S AND FU R N I SH I N G S Pr oper t y
Cost H usband' s W i f e' s
Val ue
&
Val ue Val ue D i sposi t i on D i sposi t i on H W
I TEM
ATE
R I G I N AL
R I G I N AL
E O F N / M AC Q U I R ED PR I C E M O R TG AG E I N TER EST SC H ED U LE " A"
:
N O N
AR I TAL PR O PER TY O F : TO TAL VALU E O F N O N
AR I TAL I N TER EST : SC H ED U LE " A"
:
N O N
AR I TAL PR O PER TY O F :
I
her eby cer t i f y t hat t he i nf or m at i on cont ai ned her ei n
i s t r ue and accur at e t o t he best
m y
know l edge .
I
f ur t her cer t i f y
t hat t her e have been no
r educt i ons
i n
any
t he f i nanci al account s nor any i ncr ease i n any
t he i ndebt edness l i st ed
m
t han $200 . 00 si nce t he separ at i on,
I
at t ach her ew i t h
a
det ai l ed expl anat i on
sai d r educt i ons
i ncr eases .
I
f ur t her st at e t hat t he asset s l i st ed ar e al l
t he asset s
w hi ch
I
am aw
ar e and
I
have not hi dden, gi ven aw ay
depl et ed any asset s
i n
expect at i on
t hi s act i on . STATE O F KEN TU C KY
PAR TY
SS
C O U N TY O
F C
LAR K
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t o
bef or e m
e
t hi s
,
19
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a
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C O M M O N W EALTH O
F KEN
TU C KY
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R M
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C H I LD SU
PPO R T O
BLI G ATI O N
I NSTRUCTI O NS FO R U SE:
Ent er each par ent ' s gr oss m
e .
KR S 403 . 212( 2) ( a) - ( d) .
Ent er t he am
act ual l y pai d f or t he chi l d( r en) ' s heal t h i nsur ance .
KR S 403. 212( 2) ( 8) ( 1) .
3.
act ual l y pai d f or cour t or der ed m
ai nt enance f or pr i or spouse( s) pl us t he am
ai nt enance or der ed i n cur r ent pr oceedi ng .
KR S 403. 212( 2) ( 8) ( 2) .
4.
a. pai d pur suant
t o cour t / adm i ni st r at i ve or der f or pr i or bor n chi l dr en .
KR S 403. 212( 2) ( 8) ( 3) ;
b .
pai d, but not pur suant
t o a cour t / adm
i ni st r at i ve or der , f or pr i or bor n chi l dr en f or w
hom t he par ent
i s l egal l y r esponsi bl e . KR
S 403 . 212( 2) ( 8) ( 4) ;
and
c . i m put ed f or pr i or bor n chi l dr en r esi di ng wi t h t he par ent .
KR S 403 . 212( 2) ( 8) ( 4) .
5.
I f
t he r esul t
i s l ess t han 0, ent er 0.
6 .
ns A and B t o obt ai n t he com bi ned m
e . 7.
Ent er t he per cent ages . 8 .
t o t he G
ui del i nes Tabl e ( on t he back of t hi s wor ksheet )
t o det er m
i ne
t he base suppor t obl i gat i on . 9 .
ent
f or chi l d car e cost s .
KR S 403 . 211( 6) .
10 .
Add l i nes 8 and 9 .
Thi s i s t he t ot al m
11 .
ul t i pl y l i ne 10 by 7A and 7B f or t he obl i gat i on of each par ent
.12 .
f r om l i ne 11 B. To cal cul at e a weekl y am
m ul t i pl y l i ne 12 by 12 and di vi de by 52 .
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1,
1993 At t or neys ar e r equi r ed t o st r i ve t o m ake t he syst em of j ust i ce w
and ef f ect i vel y . I n car r yi ng out t hat r esponsi bi l i t y, at t or neys
ar e expect ed t o com
pl y w i t h t he l et t er and spi r i t
t he appl i cabl e Code of Pr of essi onal . R esponsi bi l i t y adopt ed by t he Supr em e C
Kent ucky . The f ol l ow i ng C
Pr of essi onal C
i s i nt ended as a
gui del i ne f or l aw yer s
i n t hei r
deal i ngs w i t h t hei r cl i ent s,
and t hei r counsel , t he cour t s and t he gener al publ i c . Thi s C
not i nt ended as a di sci pl i nar y code nor i s i t t o be const r ued as
a
l egal st andar d
car e i n pr ovi di ng- pr of essi onal ser vi ces .
at her
'
i t has an aspi r at i onal
pur pose and i s i nt ended
t o
ser ve
as t he Kent ucky Bar
Associ at i on' s st at em ent
pr i nci pl es and goal s f or pr of essi onal i sm am
l awyer s
.
1 .
yer shoul d avoi d t aki ng act i on adver se t o t he i nt er est s
a
l i t i gant know n t o be r epr esent ed w i t hout t i m el y not i ce
t o
unl ess ex par t e pr oceedi ngs ar e al l ow ed .
2 .
yer shoul d pr om pt l y r et ur n t el ephone cal l s and cor r espondence f r om ot her l awyer s
.
3 .
yer shoul d r espect
schedul e by seeki ng agr eem ent
and cour t appear ances ( ot her t han r out i ne m
r at her t han m er el y ser vi ng not i ce .
4 .
shoul d avoi d m aki ng i l l - consi der ed accusat i ons
unet hi cal conduct t ow ar d an opponent
.
5 .
yer shoul d not engage
i n
i nt ent i onal l y di scour t eous behavi or
.
6 .
shoul d
not i nt ent i onal l y em bar r ass anot her at t or ney and shoul d avoi d per sonal
cr i t i ci sm of
counsel
.
7 .
yer shoul d not seek sanct i ons agai nst
di squal i f i cat i on
anot her at t or ney unl ess necessar y f or t he pr ot ect i on of a cl i ent and f ul l y j ust i f i ed by
t he
ci r cum st ances, not f or t he m er e pur pose
advant age .
.8 .
shoul d st r i ve t o m ai nt ai n
a cour t eous
t one i n cor r espondence, pl eadi ngs and ot her w r i t t en com m uni cat i ons
.
9 .
shoul d not i nt ent i onal l y m i sl ead
decei ve
an
adver sar y and shoul d honor pr om i ses
com m i t m ent s m ade .
10 . A l aw
yer shoul d r ecogni ze t hat t he conf l i ct s w i t hi n a l egal m at t er ar e pr of essi onal and not per sonal and shoul d
.endeavor t o m ai nt ai n
a
f r i endl y and pr of essi onal r el at i onshi p w i t h ot her at t or neys i n t he m at t er
t he m at t er i n t he cour t r oom. " 11 . A l awyer shoul d expr ess pr of essi onal cour t esy t o t he Cour t and has t he r i ght t o expect pr of essi onal cour t esy f r om t he Cour t
.