Graves Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Domestic motions must be filed with the Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before the scheduled motion hour.

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

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

Responses and countermotions must be filed at least two business days before Monday Motion Hour, no later than 10:00 a.m. on the preceding Thursday.

Responses and countermotions, if any, shall be filed at least two business days prior to motion hour Monday, no later than 10:00 a.m. on the Thursday preceding Motion Hour on Monday.

CRITICAL

Petitioners must not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods.

Petitioners shall not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods of time.

CRITICAL

Unless a statute, rule, or order provides otherwise, motions must be filed with the Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before Civil (Non-Domestic) Motion Hour.

Unless otherwise provided by statute, rule, or order, motions shall be filed with the Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on Friday preceding the Civil (Non-Domestic) Motion Hour

CRITICAL

Confidential motions for a particular Friday motion hour must be filed with the Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Friday.

Confidential 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

CRITICAL

The Court must review a protective-order petition immediately upon filing.

The Court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing.

CRITICAL

The Court must review a protective-order petition immediately upon filing.

The Court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing. KRS 403.730, KRS 456.040.

CRITICAL

Responses and countermotions must be filed by 10:00 a.m. on the Wednesday before Friday Domestic Motion Hour.

Responses and countermotions, if any, shall be filed at least two (2) days prior to Domestic Motion Hour, no later than 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday preceding Domestic Motion Hour on Friday.

CRITICAL

Unless otherwise provided by statute, rule, or order, motions shall be filed with the Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on Monday preceding the Criminal Motion Hour and served that same day by fax, email, electronically through e-filing, or actual service on the opposing party or counsel.

Unless otherwise provided by statute, rule, or order, motions shall be filed with the Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on Monday preceding the Criminal Motion Hour and served that same day by fax, email, electronically through e-filing, or actual service on the opposing party or counsel.

CRITICAL

Responses and countermotions must be filed at least two days before Friday Motion Hour, and no later than 10:00 a.m. on the preceding Wednesday.

Responses and countermotions, if any, shall be filed at least two days prior to motion hour Friday, no later than 10:00 a.m. on the Wednesday preceding Motion Hour on Friday.

CRITICAL

Responses and countermotions must be filed by 10:00 a.m. on the Wednesday before Friday Confidential Motion Hour.

Responses and countermotions, if any, shall be filed at least two (2) days prior to Confidential Motion Hour, no later than 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday preceding Confidential Motion Hour on Friday.

WARNING

Times referred to in the rules are Central Standard Time.

All times referred to in this Rules ae Central Standard Time.

WARNING

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a Judge or Trial Commissioner, unless neither is available.

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a Judge or Trial Commissioner, unless impossible due to no Judge or Trial Commissioner being available.

INFO

A motion for Shock Probation may be filed under the 10-day Rule to allow time for a response.

Motions for Shock Probation may be filed under the 10-day Rule to allow time for a response to be filed.

CRITICAL

The Commonwealth Attorney must file a copy of the indictment and a discovery-compliance notice at least 10 days before the Status Conference.

At least ten (10) days prior to the Status Conference, the Commonwealth Attorney shall file a copy of the indictment and a notice of compliance with discovery requirements.

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

The attorney’s notice about an incarcerated party’s facility and appearance method is due at least two business days before the scheduled appearance, unless the Court orders otherwise.

If a party to an action is incarcerated, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, at least two (2) business days prior to the incarcerated party’s scheduled court appearance, the attorney of record for the incarcerated party shall notify the Office of the Circuit Judge of the name and location of the facility where the party is incarcerated AND if the incarcerated party will appear before the Court virtually via ZOOM, or similar virtual program as utilized by the Court, or if the incarcerated party will appear in person.

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

Copies of the signed plea, offer, or diversion paperwork must be filed at least two business days before the scheduled appearance, absent good cause.

Copies of signed motion to enter Guilty Plea, Commonwealth Offer, Pretrial Diversion paperwork shall be filed and emailed to the Circuit Judge’s Office at least two (2) business days prior to the scheduled court appearance date, absent good cause shown.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Motions must be submitted by the date set for the defendant's pretrial conference.

Motions shall be submitted no later than the date set for pretrial conference of the defendant's case .

CRITICAL

Absent good cause, pretrial motions other than motions in limine must be filed before the pretrial conference, and motions requiring more than 15 minutes of testimony or argument must request a special hearing date.

Absent good cause shown, all pretrial motions, excluding motions in limine, shall be filed and served prior to the pretrial conference, requesting a special hearing date for any motion requiring testimony or argument anticipated to last more than fifteen (15) minutes.

CRITICAL

If no pretrial order is entered at the conference, attorneys must submit the prepared order no later than 10 days after the pretrial conference.

If a pretrial order is not entered at the time, the attorneys shall be responsible for preparation and submission of a pretrial order incorporating the Court’s rulings, agreements, or stipulations of the parties and any matter designated by the Court not later than ten (10) days following the pretrial conference.

CRITICAL

After an order of submission is entered, no further pleadings, proof, or briefs may be filed unless the Court orders or allows them for good cause shown.

No further pleadings, proof, or briefs, unless ordered or allowed by the Court for good cause shown, shall be filed after the entry of the order of submission.

CRITICAL

The petitioner’s attorney or pro se petitioner is responsible for placing adoption or termination matters on the docket in compliance with applicable statutory time limits.

Petitioner's attorney, or Petitioner, if pro se, shall be responsible for placing adoption/termination matters on the Court's docket to be in compliance with the time limits, if applicable, set out in KRS 625.042 or FCRPP

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

Orders to Appear and Transportation Orders are due by email at least two business days before the scheduled appearance.

All ORDERS TO APPEAR and TRANSPORTATION ORDERS shall be EMAILED to the Office of the Circuit Judge at least two (2) business days prior to the scheduled court appearance date.

CRITICAL

The appraisal must be filed in the court record before the sale.

D. The appraisal shall be in writing, signed by the persons making it and filed in the Court record prior to the sale.

CRITICAL

Deadline

48 hours

A party intending to use a non-party witness’s deposition at trial must ensure it is taken, transcribed, and filed at least 48 hours before trial.

B. All proceedings in contested actions for the dissolution of a marriage shall be heard by the Court, provided the testimony of any witness not a party may be taken by deposition. However, it is the responsibility of the attorney or party desiring to use the deposition of such non-party witness to see that the deposition is taken, transcribed, and filed prior to 48 hours in advance of the trial.

WARNING

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

A. Reports of the Master Commissioner shall be confirmed by the Court without the necessity of motion if no objections are filed within the time period prescribed by Civil Rules.

WARNING

If the Court requires trial briefs, the pretrial order must set the filing time.

require each party to submit a trial brief consisting of a short memorandum of the party’s view of the facts and law on which that party will rely; and if so, the Court shall fix the time for filing such briefs in the pretrial order.

WARNING

A response to objections may be filed within five days after the objections are filed.

A response to the objections may be filed within five (5) days of the filing of the objections.

WARNING

If the opposing attorney states discovery is unfinished, 30 days are allowed to complete it, after which the moving attorney may re-notice the trial-date motion.

If a party moves for a trial date and certifies that his discovery of a party has been taken and the other party’s attorney states he is not through taking discovery of a party, then thirty (30) days shall be allowed for that discovery to be completed, at which time the attorney can re-notice his motion for a trial date.

WARNING

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a Judge or Trial Commissioner, unless neither is available.

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a Judge or Trial Commissioner, unless impossible due to no Judge or Trial Commissioner being available.

WARNING

A CR 78(2) motion may be routinely granted ten days after filing unless an objection is received or a response is filed.

The movant, in his Certificate of Service or elsewhere in the motion, shall state that the motion is made under CR 78(2) and shall direct the opposing attorney’s attention to the fact that under this local Rule, the motion may be granted routinely by the Court ten (10) days after filing, unless an objection is received or a response filed.

WARNING

A successful bidder may move for confirmation no earlier than ten days after the Master Commissioner’s Report of Sale is filed.

A successful bidder at a sale may move for an Order confirming the sale ten (10) or more days after the filing of a Master Commissioner’s Report of Sale.