Anderson County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

Civil and criminal pleadings and legal papers must include the prescribed court heading and case number.

Shelby Circuit Court criminal motions must be filed with the Clerk before 1:00 P.M. on the Wednesday before the noticed motion day.

An arraignment will not be scheduled unless a summons or warrant has been properly served before the arraignment.

During regular business hours, the authorized agency or officer shall present the petition to Judge Hellard, or follow the stated sequence of alternate judges if she or they are unavailable.

The Commissioner is entitled to the fees specified in AP Part IV, Section 8.

The prescribed heading must appear at the beginning and center of the first page, with the case number centered directly beneath it.

Mediation documents and communications, other than signed agreements, are confidential, generally undiscoverable, and inadmissible, subject to exceptions in the rule or a court order for good cause.

For a defendant detained at the Shelby County Detention Center who seeks a continuance of the scheduled status hearing, defense counsel must submit a completed Docket Pass Form and Order to the Clerk as an original or faxed copy by 3:00 P.M. one business day before the motion docket.

For the specified motions, supporting memoranda and opposition responses are limited to 25 pages each, and reply memoranda are limited to 5 pages; the limits are subject to the stated prior-order and leave-of-court exceptions.

Interrogatories and their answers, requests for production or inspection and their answers, and requests for admission and their answers must not be filed with the Court.

Legal briefs and memoranda must be filed of record; copies of cited cases and a copy of the brief or memorandum must be placed in the Judge’s box rather than filed.

Counsel must make a good-faith effort to resolve discovery disputes before filing a motion to compel, for a protective order, or for sanctions; such a motion may be filed only if counsel cannot resolve the dispute.