Butler Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Attorneys must instruct clients, witnesses, and interested parties that ex parte communications with the Court about pending or future matters are improper.

Attorneys shall instruct their clients, witnesses, or any intcrested partics of the impropriety of ex parte communications with the Court concerning any matter that is pending or may be heard in the future by the Court.

WARNING

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.

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.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

The attorney requesting a telephone conference must initiate the call.

The attorney requesting a telephonic conference shall initiate the call.

WARNING

The attorney must communicate the proposed times to opposing counsel and confirm the agreed date and time with the Judge’s secretary for calendaring.

Upon receiving the possible date(s) and time(s) of the telephonic conference, the attorney shall communicate this to opposing counsel, and thereafter shall confirm with the Judge's secretary of the agreed upon date and time for the telephonic conference so the conference can be entered on the Judge's calendar.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Telephone conferences will not be scheduled on a motion day.

No telephone conferences will be scheduled on a motion day.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Phone

(270) 298-3433

If a regular motion-day hearing may exceed 20 minutes, parties may contact Court personnel by phone or request a separate date from the Court during the motion day.

If the parties anticipate that a hearing on a regular motion day may not be completed in 20 minutes or less, the parties may contact Court personnel to obtain a separate hearing date or may request a separate hearing date from the Court during the motion day. Court personnel may be contacted by phone at (270) 298-3433.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

After selecting a hearing date, call the Special Judge's secretary to report the date so it can be docketed.

Once you have your court date selected, call the Special Judge's secretary to inform her of the date and so the hearing can be docketed on the Special Judge's calendar.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

To obtain potential dates for a special-judge hearing, call the presiding Special Judge's secretary after courtroom availability is checked with the Circuit Clerk.

Judge's secretary will check with the Circuit Clerk to ensure a courtroom is available. Call the presiding Special Judge's secretary and obtain 2-3 potential court dates.

WARNING

Any resolution before the telephone conference must be reported immediately to the Judge’s secretary.

Resolution of the issuc prior to the telephonic conference shall be immediately reported to the Judge's secretary.

INFO

The court may change regular motion days or hear domestic violence actions on other dates, and parties may contact the local circuit clerk's office for schedule information.

The schedule of regular motion days is subject to change at the discretion of the court, and the court may hear domestic violence actions on other dates as needed. Parties may contact the local circuit clerk's office for information regarding the court schedule.

INFO

Contact

Phone

The Court may allow witness testimony by phone in an emergency with prior Court approval.

With prior Court approval, the Court may allow testimony by phone of witnesses in cases involving an emergency.

INFO

Parties may contact the local circuit clerk's office to obtain information about the court schedule.

Parties may contact the local circuit clerk's office for information regarding the court schedule.

INFO

Contact

Phone

A motion involving only issues of law may be heard by telephone if all attorneys representing parties agree.

Any motions involving issues of law in which no testimony of a witness will be taken may be heard by telephonic conference upon agreement of all attorneys representing parties in the case.

INFO

Contact

Phone

An attorney who expects to be late for court should call the Clerk's Office or the Judge's Office to notify the Court.

If an attorney determines that he or she will be late for Court, that attorney should call the Clerk's Office or the Judge's Office to inform the Court that he or she will be late.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Phone

(270) 298-3433

If a requester cannot have a motion heard before the proceeding, the requester may contact Court personnel directly by phone at (270) 298-3433 to seek permission to appear remotely.

(c) if the requester is unable to bring a motion before the Court for hearing in advance of the proceeding at which the requester seeks to appear remotely, by contacting Court personnel directly. Court personnel may be contacted by phone at (270) 298-3433.