Judge Catherine Rice Holderfield

Applies to

Protective order petition

Protective-order petitions must be completed and signed on form AOC-275.1 and accepted and filed with the court.

Applies to

Petition

The reviewing judge must indicate in the petition's Court Action section whether the action is a domestic violence action or an interpersonal protective order action.

Applies to

Summons

If a case is reassigned or transferred, the issuing judge must re-issue a summons until the receiving judge can hear the matter.

The court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing. KRS 403.730, KRS 456.040. Petitioners shall not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods of time. Petitions should be revicwed within an hour of presentation to a judge unless impossible duc to no judge being available.

EPO and TIPO petitions may be filed with the Edmonson County Circuit Court Clerk during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

EPO and TIPO requests may be filed at the Edmonson County 911 dispatch office after regular business hours and during weekends.

Serve each motion on opposing counsel or an unrepresented party entitled to notice in accordance with CR 5.02; do not use the clerk's office mail slots.

When setting a hearing on a CR 78(2) motion, the opposing party must provide proper notice to the movant and all counsel of record or any unrepresented party.

An exhibit not already of record that is referred to in a filed pleading, motion, or other paper must be served on the opposing party.

A motion must be filed in writing with the clerk to be docketed.

Motions, pleadings, and orders must be typewritten and double-spaced, except for legal descriptions and legal citations; documents exceeding one page must have numbered pages.

The applicable portion of a writing attached to support an attorney-fee award must be highlighted.