Floyd Circuit Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Civil cases

A party may move to modify the Case Management Order on a showing of good cause, but only after consulting all other parties.

Any party may move to modify the terms of the Case Management Order on a showing of good cause but may do so only after consultation with all other parties.

Specified motions are placed on the regular docket and submitted without a hearing unless a written objection and request for hearing is filed within 10 days of the date in the Certificate of Service.

Motions for wage assignments pursuant to KRS 403.215 and KRS 405.465, appointment of Guardian ad Litem, for Guardian ad Litem fees, and to compel discovery shall be objection and request for hearing is filed within ten (10) days of the date contained in the placed on the regular docket and shall be as submitted to the Court unless a written Certificate of Service.

Before filing a motion concerning discovery, counsel must contact opposing counsel.

Motions concerning any discovery matter shall not be filed unless counsel has contacted opposing counsel

Civil cases

Before seeking reassignment by motion, a defendant must first attempt to reach agreement with the plaintiff; if they agree, counsel must submit the specified agreed order.

If a plaintiff fails to identify a case as appropriate for assignment to the Business Court Docket under BCR 3.1(a), but any defendant believes such assignment is appropriate, that defendant shall first attempt to reach an agreement with the plaintiff regarding reassignment of the case to the Business Court Docket. If agreement to reassignment is reached, counsel shall submit an agreed order on Form AOC-BCD-1 identifying the subject matter of the Complaint that falls within the scope of BCR 2.1.

Civil cases

A response to the motion is due within seven days after service, and no reply is permitted.

Any response to the motion must be filed within seven days of service of the motion, and no replies are permitted.

Civil cases

A response to a motion for reassignment is not allowed.

No response to the motion for reassignment shall be allowed.

Civil cases

No response to an objection to assignment is allowed.

No response to the objection shall be allowed.

Default-judgment motions must be noticed for a hearing or filed to stand submitted, and the Court will assign a hearing date if it determines one is necessary.

Motions for default judgments for failure to plead or otherwise defend, as provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure, shall be noticed for a hearing before the Court or filed with the Court and stand submitted upon filing. If the court determines a hearing is necessary under CR 55.01, a hearing date will be assigned.

Motions to modify, suspend, or terminate child support, or to determine child-support arrearages, must be scheduled for a hearing.

Motions to modify, suspend, or terminate child support and to determine arrearages accrued on child support orders shall be scheduled for hearing.

Before filing a motion requiring a hearing of more than 15 minutes before the Domestic Relations Commissioner, moving counsel must schedule the hearing and provide its 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 .