Grant County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

Unless a hearing is not required by statute or rule, a motion must state its hearing date and time, which must be a regular Motion Day unless the Court sets another date.

Motions generally must be filed with the appropriate Circuit Court Clerk’s Office at least seven days before the hearing, by close of business if filed in person; exceptions may apply, and late motions may be denied or continued.

Counsel may appear by Zoom for motion hearings only after requesting and receiving Court approval, except for the specified final-hearing/trial motions and agreed requests for a special hearing date and time.

Copies of necessary exhibits, affidavits, and other attachments must also be sent to the Court.

Copies of necessary exhibits, affidavits, and other attachments must be sent to opposing counsel.

Parties shall provide complete transcripts of depositions rather than excerpts, with PDF copies e-filed if possible.

In cases subject to mandatory e-filing, clerks must not accept conventionally filed documents from represented parties, subject to exceptions under the eFiling Rules.

Warning Order Attorneys are entitled to a reasonable fee, customarily capped at $175 unless counsel demonstrates that a higher fee is warranted.

Parties must comply with CR 7.03 for covered personal identifiers, but filings in actions deemed confidential by statute need not be redacted; access to those files is governed by the cited statutes.

The timing for reply memoranda is set at the initial hearing.

A party unable to attend must immediately notify the moving party and try to agree on a new hearing time; if unsuccessful, the party must immediately file a continuance motion or notice of unavailability, and the Court retains discretion over continuances and related costs.

Necessary exhibits, affidavits, and other attachments must be filed with the associated motion or response paper.