Sedgwick County District Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibit notebook

Counsel must exchange Exhibit Notebooks by noon on the Thursday before trial, unless the Court orders otherwise.

Counsel shall exchange Exhibit Notebooks no later than noon Thursday the week prior to trial, in the same form that will be presented to the court, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Income withholding order

The Office of the District Court Trustee must immediately prepare the withholding order, notice, and answer forms for filing and service to the obligor’s income payer.

The Office of the District Court Trustee shall immediately prepare the income withholding order, notice and answer forms for filing and service to the obligor's payer of income.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of intent to appear

Service

Mail to opposing party

A copy must be mailed to the attorney for the Petitioner or to the Petitioner if self-represented.

FILE ORIGINAL AND PAY PARENTING WORKSHOP FEE WITH CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT, 7TH FLOOR, SEDGWICK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, AND MAIL A COPY TO: (NAME OF ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER OR PETITIONER PRO SE) (ADDRESS)

CRITICAL

Applies to

Income withholding order notice and answer forms

The Court Trustee must immediately prepare the income-withholding order, notice, and answer forms for filing and service to the obligor’s income payer.

The Office of the District Court Trustee shall immediately prepare the income withholding order, notice and answer forms for filing and service to the obligor's payer of income.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion for distribution of appraisers award

When fee title or a permanent easement to an entire parcel is acquired, the condemnor’s attorney must serve the motion on the County Counselor, except for a tract or parcel where the landowner’s attorney has substantially complied.

In every case in which the fee title to an entire parcel is acquired or in which a permanent easement to an entire parcel is acquired, the said attorney shall serve a copy of such motion onthe County Counselor so that such counselor may appear on behalf of the County Treasurer to protect the interest of the county as provided by K.S.A. 79-1804. With respect to any tract or parcel in which a landowner’s attorney has substantially complied herewith, the condemnor’s attorney need not do so.

CRITICAL

The moving party must give the non-moving party notice of the hearing’s date and time.

The moving party shall be responsible for providing notice of the time and date of the hearing to the non-moving party

CRITICAL

A settlement-conference statement must be shared with opposing counsel but must not be filed as part of the case record.

The statement shall be shared with opposing counsel, but is not to be filed as a part of the record in the case.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil process

Civil process must be directed to and served by the Sedgwick County Sheriff unless a District Court Judge directs otherwise.

All civil process shall be directed to and served by the Sheriff of Sedgwick County unless otherwise directed by a Judge of the District Court.

WARNING

The Clerk must prepare an NID and Journal Entry of Dismissal and send copies to all parties by mail and/or email at least 18 days before the stated dismissal date.

The Clerk shall prepare a Notice of Intent to Dismiss (hereinafter referred to as “NID”), and a Journal Entry of Dismissal, and mail and/or email a copy thereof to all parties at least eighteen (18) days prior to the dismissal date shown thereon.

WARNINGCivil cases

Deposition notice must be given five days before the deposition, subject to a court order for cause shown; attorneys are encouraged to coordinate a mutually convenient date with opposing counsel.

"Reasonable time" within which notice must be given before taking of a deposition under K.S.A. 60-230(a) shall be five days, subject, however, to an order of the Court for cause shown, enlarging or shortening the time. Computation of time shall be as provided in K.S.A. 60-206(a). Attorneys are encouraged to contact opposing counsel for a mutually convenient time for the taking of depositions, before unilaterally setting same.

WARNING

Service

Mail

Suspension notice must be sent in writing by regular mail to the Property Surety and the Bail Agents at the address on file, but failure to send or receive the notice does not negate the suspension.

Notification of the suspension of bonding privileges shall be made in writing to the Property Surety and his/her Bail Agents. The letter will be sent by regular mail to the address on file with the Court. Failure to send or receive the letter does not negate the suspension of bonding privileges under this paragraph.

WARNINGCivil cases

Proposed jury instructions must be provided to opposing counsel before trial, but the number of days is left blank.

(1) Proposed jury instructions will be submitted to the Court, both electronically (in word format) and in hard copy, and to the opposing counsel at least ___ days before trial.

WARNING

Service

Mail

The Assigned Family Law Judge will mail separate notices concerning a status conference.

Separate notices to that effect will be mailed by the Assigned Family Law Judge.

WARNINGCivil cases

The condemnor’s attorney is excused from the preceding service requirement for a tract or parcel where the landowner’s attorney has substantially complied with it.

With respect to any tract or parcel in which a landowner’s attorney has substantially complied herewith, the condemnor’s attorney need not do so.