Bullitt Circuit Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Those reports and other information must also be distributed to the attorneys of record, the Cabinet, and CASA.

CHFS workers and CASA volunteers, if applicable, shall file with the Clerk of the Court any report, test result, or other information to be considered by the Court for scheduled reviews or dispositional purposes no less than seven (7) days prior to the docket and distributed to the attorneys of record including the County Attorney and guardian ad litem, the Cabinet, and CASA.

CRITICALCivil cases

In the specified settled cases, the opposing party must receive notice of a directly submitted motion to enter a decree unless a waiver of notice has been filed.

Where proof is submitted by written interrogatories and the parties have executed a settlement agreement resolving all issues, a motion to enter a decree need not be placed upon the Court's docket for Motion Hour but may be submitted directly to the Court with notice to the opposing party unless a waiver of notice has been filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Parties must exchange supporting information as required by FCRPP 2 (3), even though they need not file it with the Verified Disclosure Form.

The parties are NOT required to file the supporting documentation/attachments_ into the Court record with the Verified Disclosure Form but are not relieved from having exchanged such information between/among themselves as is required by FCRPP 2 (3).

CRITICAL

Applies to

Documentary evidence and exhibits

Each party must make trial documentary evidence and exhibits available to opposing counsel for inspection and copying at least 15 days before trial.

(c) Each party shall make available to opposing counsel all documentary evidence and exhibits of any kind to be presented at trial for inspection and copying at least fifteen (15) days before trial. A list of such evidence shall be filed in the record with the witness list.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion

The movant must serve each motion on the specified case participants and attorneys, and certify that service.

Copies of each motion filed in a case shall be served by the movant upon CASA (if appointed in the case), the social worker (if assigned to the case), the guardian ad litem, the County Attorney and each attorney of record in the case. These parties shall be listed under the notice section of the motion and service upon them shall be certified by the attorney or pro se party filing the motion.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notices and motions

Notices and motions must be served in strict compliance with the applicable Kentucky Rule of Civil or Criminal Procedure.

All notices and motions shall be governed by the appropriate Kentucky Rule of Civil or Criminal Procedure and served in strict compliance therewith.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Entry of appearance

An attorney engaged after an action begins must certify the written entry of appearance to all parties as soon as possible after engagement.

Attorneys engaged for representation after an action is initiated shall file a written entry of appearance with the Circuit Clerk and certify to all parties as soon as possible after engagement to include all necessary contact information and whether electronic service is accepted.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Witness list

Each party must exchange its trial witness list with the other parties.

(b) Each party shall exchange a list of names and addresses of all persons who will testify at the trial and file such list at least fifteen (15) days before trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order confirming sale

The party submitting the order must serve copies as required by CRS, certify service, and serve the purchaser.

The party submitting the order shall serve copies of it as required CRS and so certity. The purchaser shall be served.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order

The clerk must distribute orders to the specified parties of record, their attorneys when represented, and other persons entitled to distribution based on the order.

(a) The clerk shall distribute copies of all orders to each party of record who is not in default or who has not filed a written waiver or, if the party is represented by counsel, to his or her attorney and to such other persons as may appear from the facts of the order to be entitled to distribution thereof.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Deposition notice

Deposition notices must comply with the Rules of Civil Procedure.

Notice to take the depositions shall be in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

7 working days

Except for good cause shown, parties must serve the complete Verified Financial Disclosure Form on the other party no later than seven working days before the Initial Case Management Conference.

No later than seven (7) working days prior to the date set for the Initial Case Management Conference, except for good cause shown, the parties shall file with the Circuit Court Clerk and serve upon the other party (ies) a full and complete Verified Financial Disclosure Form.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Damages itemization

A party claiming damages must submit an itemization of those damages to opposing counsel at least 15 days before trial.

(d) Each party claiming damages of any nature shall submit an itemization of such damages to opposing counsel at least fifteen (15) days before trial.

CRITICAL

The clerk must make enough copies of each indictment to provide one to each defendant and the defendant's attorney at arraignment.

The clerk shall make sufficient copies of each indictment so that a copy may be delivered to each defendant and each defendant's attorney at arraignment.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Post judgment matter

For post-judgment matters arising more than 90 days after the final trial court order, service on a party must be by certified mail or actual delivery in addition to notice to counsel of record.

However, any post-judgment matter arising more than ninety (90) days after the final trial court order shall not be deemed properly noticed or served unless service is made on a party by certified mail or by actual delivery in addition to notice to counsel of record.

WARNING

The clerk must make enough copies of the information for the court to distribute to the defendant and counsel at arraignment.

The clerk shall make sufficient copies of the information so that the court may distribute copies to the defendant and his or her counsel at arraignment.