Floyd Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Moving counsel must contact the Domestic Relations Commissioner before filing a motion requiring a hearing of more than 15 minutes, to schedule it and provide the anticipated length.

Prior to the filing of a motion requiring a hearing in excess of fifteen (15) minutes to be heard before the Domestic Relations Commissioner, counsel for the moving party shall contact the Domestic Relations Commissioner to schedule a time for the hearing on the motion and inform the Domestic Relations Commissioner of the anticipated length of the hearing .

CRITICAL

For an Emergency Custody Order after working hours or on weekends, the on-call District Court judge or trial commissioner must be contacted.

After working hours, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and on weekends, the on-call District Court judge or trial commissioner shall be contacted.

CRITICALCivil cases

Contact

Phone

Counsel must telephone the Court’s administrative staff to schedule the Case Management Conference before completing the Case Management Meeting.

Counsel for the parties shall contact the Court’s administrative staff by telephone to schedule the Case Management Conference before completing the Case Management Meeting.

CRITICALCivil cases

Contact

Email

Counsel of record for every party must be included on all email exchanges to avoid ex parte communication.

To avoid ex parte communication, counsel of record for all parties shall be included on all email exchanges.

CRITICALCivil cases

Contact

Phone

The parties are required under BCR 4.2 to contact the Court’s administrative staff by telephone.

The parties have contacted the Court’s administrative staff by telephone as required pursuant to BCR 4.2, and the Case Management Conference is scheduled for ____________, at ___ _.m.

CRITICAL

The Court must be notified of a settlement at least five days before the assigned trial date.

If any cases are settled prior to trial date, the Court shall be notified at least five (5) days prior to the day assigned for the trial and if such notification is not given, the responsible party shall be assessed the actual fee and expense for each juror present, as well as any additional costs the Court may assess.

CRITICAL

Persons seeking an Emergency Custody Order during normal working hours must go to the Family Court Clerk's Office on weekdays, excluding holidays.

During normal working hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm. Monday through Friday, to the Floyd, Knott, or Magoffin County Judicial Center's Family Court Clerk's excluding holidays, persons seeking an Emergency Custody Order (ECO), shall come Office.

WARNINGCivil cases

Contact

Phone

The judge may schedule and hear by telephone argument on other matters and motions that do not require an in-person appearance, with adequate notice to all parties.

The Business Court Docket judge shall have full discretion to consider resolution of other matters and motions not requiring an in-person court appearance by scheduling and conducting argument via telephonic conference, with adequate notice to all parties.

WARNING

If a matter is resolved before its hearing, the Domestic Relations Commissioner must be promptly notified.

If the matter to be heard is resolved prior to the time of a hearing, the Domestic Relations Commissioner shall be promptly notified .

WARNINGCivil cases

Contact

Phone

The judge and parties may address scheduling and housekeeping matters by telephone, provided all parties receive adequate notice and an opportunity to participate.

The Business Court Docket judge and the parties may address scheduling and housekeeping matters by telephonic conference as a matter of course with all parties having adequate notice and the opportunity to participate in such calls.

INFO

Petitioners may contact their family court clerk's office to seek civil contempt charges.

2. Or, the petitioners may contact their respective family court clerk's office to seek civil contempt charges.

INFO

Petitioners may contact their respective family court clerk's office to seek civil contempt charges.

2. Or, the petitioners may contact their respective family court clerk's office to seek civil contempt charges.

INFOCivil cases

Contact

Email

The judge and counsel of record are encouraged to use email to request scheduling of teleconferences, hearings, and arguments and to report submission or withdrawal of a pending motion.

The Business Court Docket judge and all counsel of record are encouraged to use email to request the scheduling of teleconferences, hearings and arguments, and to advise the Business Court Docket judge of the submission or withdrawal of any pending motion.