Boyle Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

If a case settles, the parties must notify the Court and Circuit Clerk before 3:30 p.m. on the day before trial.

Parties shall notify the Court and the Circuit Clerk prior to 3:30 p.m. on the day before the case is schedule for trial if they settle a case, so jurors will not have to be summoned.

CRITICAL

If an order or judgment is unsatisfactory, opposing counsel must immediately notify the Court of objections and present an alternative version.

5.3 If such order or judgment is not satisfactory to opposing counsel, counsel shall immediately make any objections known to the Court and present that party's alternative version of the order or judgment.

CRITICAL

To set a matter for a Circuit Motion Hour hearing, the movant must contact the Circuit Clerk in the county where the hearing will be held.

To set a matter for hearing on the Court’s Circuit Motion Hour, the movant shall contact the Circuit Clerk in the county where the Hearing will be held.

CRITICAL

Counsel and/or parties shall appear at the beginning of the Court’s Circuit Court Motion Docket to obtain a Case Management Conference date from the Judge’s staff.

Counsel and/or parties shall appear at the beginning of the Court’s Circuit Court Motion Docket to obtain a Case Management Conference date from the Judge’s staff.

CRITICAL

The filing party must communicate any motion withdrawal, remand, or hearing cancellation directly to the Circuit Judge and Clerk, with agreement of all parties.

Any withdrawal or remand of motions or cancellation of hearings shall be made by the filing party directly to the Circuit Judge and to the Clerk and must be by agreement of all parties.

CRITICAL

After normal working hours, law enforcement or CHFS must immediately contact the designated judge or Trial Commissioner upon receiving an ECO affidavit.

After normal working hours, law enforcement and/or CHFS shall contact the Family Court Judge, District Court Judge or Trial Commissioner of this Circuit immediately upon the receipt of an ECO affidavit.

WARNING

Unless otherwise specified, counsel must meet in chambers at 8:00 a.m. on the day of trial to discuss preliminary matters, motions, and jury instructions.

Unless otherwise specified, counsel shall meet in chambers at 8:00 a.m. on the day of trial to discuss preliminary matters, motions, and jury instructions.

WARNING

A party needing more than ten minutes on a Rule Day must request a special hearing from the Court.

Any party needing to be heard for more than ten (10) minutes on a Rule Day shall request that the Court set the matter to be heard for a special hearing.

WARNING

Contact

Email

Parties may e-mail motions to the Circuit Judge before the hearing for informational purposes, but the Court will not recognize them until the original is received and entered in the record by the appropriate Circuit Clerk.

Parties may e-mail or fax motions to the Circuit Judge prior to the hearing date for informational purposes, but e-mailed or faxed motions shall not be recognized by the Court until the original is received and entered in the record by the appropriate Circuit Clerk.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

Phone

859-239-7090

Adoptions and other unlisted cases within the Court’s jurisdiction are scheduled by appointment through the Judge’s Office, and the Boyle County Office may be reached at 859-239-7090.

Adoptions and other cases not specifically listed but also within the Court’s jurisdiction shall be scheduled as needed by appointment through the Judge’s Office. The Boyle County Office may be reached at 859-239-7090 and the Mercer County Office at 859-734-3192.

WARNING

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings are advised to contact the Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the protective order was issued.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact: The Circuit Court Clerk in the county in which the protective order was issued.

WARNING

A different-subject responsive motion cannot be heard during the original movant’s reserved time without that movant’s consent; otherwise, the proponent must obtain Clerk approval by reserving additional time, except that continuance and CMC-date motions are not covered.

No motions involving different subject matter filed in response to the original movant’s will be heard during the time originally reserved by the movant without the movant’s consent. Absent the movant’s consent, the responsive motion may only be heard if the proponent of the responsive motion obtains approval from the Clerk by reservation of additional time. Motions for continuances or for a Case Management Conference date are NOT considered responsive motions within the purview of this rule.

WARNING

When the parties no longer need a hearing, they must notify the Clerk as soon as possible.

The parties shall notify the Clerk at the earliest time possible that there no longer exists a need for a hearing.

INFO

If both parties agree to mediate and want court mediation, they may contact the judge's office to arrange a date.

If both parties otherwise agree to mediate and wish to use court mediation, they may contact the judge's office to set up a mediation date.

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the circuit court clerk in the county where the protective order was issued.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact: The Circuit Court Clerk in the county in which the protective order was issued.

INFO

An attorney seeking inclusion on either county’s GAL list should contact the Judge’s office.

An attorney that wishes to be placed on the GAL list for either county should contact the Judge’s office for inclusion on the list.