Hopkins Circuit Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Petitions seeking protection under KRS Chapter 403 or 456 must use Form AOC-275.1 and be accepted and filed with the court.

All petitions requested, completed and signed by persons seeking protection under KRS Chapter 403 or KRS Chapter 456 shall be made on Form AOC-275.1, and shall be accepted and filed with the court.

CRITICAL

Protective-order petitions under KRS Chapters 403 and 456 must use AOC Form 275.1.

All petitions requested, completed, and signed by persons seeking protection under KRS Chapters 403 and 456 shall utilize AOC Form 275.1

CRITICAL

Applies to

Written interrogatory answers

Answers to written interrogatories must restate each interrogatory and then provide its answer.

In answering written interrogatories served on a party, each interrogatory shall be restated, followed by the answer.

WARNING

Weapons, gum, cellular telephones, profanity, and tobacco use are prohibited in the courtroom, and the Court or bailiffs may impose additional restrictions.

Weapons, chewing gum, cellular telephones, profanity, and the use of tobacco products are prohibited in the courtroom. To ensure safety and civility in the courtroom, additional restrictions may be imposed by the Court or the court bailiffs.

WARNING

All motions must be legible.

All motions must be legible

WARNING

During court proceedings, attorneys, staff, and litigants must dress appropriately and appear suitably and respectfully for the forum.

During court proceedings, all attorneys, staff, and litigants shall dress in an appropriate style and manner. The Court will not dictate fashion, but requires that one's appearance be suitable to the situation, and respectful of the forum.

WARNING

At a minimum, no one shall wear shorts, tank tops, halter tops, apparel with inappropriate graphics or messages, sexually suggestive clothing, or other attire that is improper for the setting. No one shall wear sunglasses, hats, or gloves unless medically necessary or required for religious purposes; everyone must wear shoes.

At a minimum, no one shall wear shorts, tank tops, halter tops, apparel with inappropriate graphics or messages, sexually suggestive clothing, or other attire that is improper for the setting. No one shall wear sunglasses, hats, or gloves unless medically necessary or required for religious purposes; everyone must wear shoes.

WARNING

Answers to written interrogatories must restate each interrogatory before providing the answer.

A. In answering written interrogatories served on a party, each interrogatory shall be restated. followed by the answer.

INFO

Attorneys and their assistants should generally wear business attire, and litigants, witnesses, and their companions should dress befittingly.

Attorneys and their assistants should generally choose business attire. Litigants, witnesses, and persons accompanying them to court should also dress in a befitting manner.