Graves Circuit Court Filing Rules

If the Court requires trial briefs, each party must submit a short memorandum of the facts and law on which it will rely.

The Court confirms a Master Commissioner’s Report without a motion if no objections are filed within the period prescribed by the Civil Rules.

Domestic motions to be heard on a particular Friday will be limited to those filed with the Clerk of the Court by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the scheduled motion hour and served that same day by fax, email, electronically through e-filing, or actual service on the opposing party or counsel. Service, if made by mail, shall require three (3) additional postal delivery days’ notice.

In Graves County mortgage foreclosure and real estate lien enforcement cases, the clerk must collect the required Judicial Sale Administrative Fee with the original filing fee and transmit it quarterly as requested.

Attorneys may attend Motion Hour by Zoom after requesting the link from the Circuit Judge’s office.

If no hearing can be scheduled before the original hearing date, the motion is automatically continued to the agreed hearing date or the next Civil Motion Hour, whichever comes first.

Attorneys and their clients must be present at 10:00 a.m. for settlement discussions before the Domestic Motion Hour docket is called at 10:30 a.m.

Tendered orders must be filed in both PDF and WORD formats.

Unless other arrangements are made with the Court, pleadings delivered to it are treated as courtesy copies.

Motions, proposed orders, notices, and other pleadings must be submitted to the Clerk through Courtnet e-filing, subject to exceptions.

When covered filings contain personal identifiers, parties must file one redacted copy; pleadings, documents, or exhibits in actions deemed confidential by statute need not be redacted.