Harlan Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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A motion for the civil day docket must be filed by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the Thursday before the motion day.

Said motion, in accordance with the provisions of CPR-110(3) and HCPR-135, shall be filed no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, the Thursday before said motion day.

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Motions set for Thursday motion days must be filed by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the immediately preceding Thursday.

This Court shall strictly enforce CPR-110(3), which means that motions to be set for the Thursday motion days must be filed no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Thursday immediately before said motion day;

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Motions set for Monday motion days must be filed by noon Eastern Time on the immediately preceding Wednesday.

motions to be set for the Monday motion days must be filed no later than noon Eastern Time, on the Wednesday immediately before said motion day.

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The motion must be filed by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the Thursday before motion day, unless the Court grants special permission for good cause.

Said motion in accordance with the provisions of CPR 110(3) and HCPR-135, shall be filed no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, the Thursday before said motion day, except by special permission of the Court for good cause shown.

WARNING

Motions to submit in uncontested dissolution actions, motions for rule returnable, and motions for hearing dates may be filed until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday for a hearing the following Monday.

However, motions to submit in uncontested actions for dissolution of marriage, motions for rule returnable and motions for hearing dates may be filed up until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for hearing on the following Monday.

WARNING

Agreed orders, decrees, and judgments may be submitted at any time when convenient for the Court without being placed on the motion day docket, but the Court retains discretion whether to sign them.

Agreed Orders, decrees or judgments may be submitted to the Court at any time, so long as at the convenience of the Court, and need not be placed on the motion day docket. The Court reserves the discretion as to whether or not it will sign Agreed Orders.

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The Clerk must not docket late papers on the motion docket unless a court order directs otherwise.

The Clerk, in absence of a court order directing otherwise, shall not docket said late papers on the motion docket.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An eligible person may petition for pretrial diversion no less than seven days before sentencing.

An eligible person may petition the circuit court, with notice to the Commonwealth's Attorney, for the entry of a pretrial diversion order not less than seven (7) days before sentencing

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Deadline

24 hours

Responses and replies to timely filed motions must be filed at least 24 hours before the noticed hearing time.

All responses or replies to timely filed motions shall be filed at least twenty-four (24) hours before the noticed time of hearing.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The described sequence places the prosecutor’s diversion motion, accompanied by the recommendation, after charges are filed.

then, of ter charges are filed, a motion for diversion, accompanied by the prosecutor's recommendation, would be filed by the prosecutor with the court clerk