Butler Circuit Court Filing Rules

The case management conference order must state the conference date and time and identify the items to be filed beforehand.

Default motions may be brought before the Court at any time, subject to the Court's convenience and discretion.

Motions must be served by close of business on the third business day before motion day; Saturday and Sunday do not count.

Upon agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Court by telephonic conference, the attorney desiring a telephonic conference on a motion or a matter pending before the Court shall contact the Judge or the Judge's sccretary for a possible convenient time(s) for the telephonic conference.

When law requires a certified document, the filing party must file its scanned version in the eFiling system and submit the certified hard copy to the clerk for conventional filing.

A criminal case will not be continued because of a conflict in another court that arises after its trial date is first set.

Access to the unredacted copy under seal is limited to the listed parties, court personnel, authorized CHFS personnel involved in child support matters, and persons authorized by court order.

PREFERED FORMAT FOR JUDGMENT & ORDERS OF SALE TO SHOW THE DATE AND TYPE OF SERVICE ON THE DEFENDANT(S).