Kenton Circuit Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Unless otherwise ordered or directed by the Court, joint exhibits must use the JX prefix and be numbered sequentially.

Joint exhibits shall be identified by the prefix (JX) and shall Be sequentially numbered;

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Unless otherwise ordered or directed by the Court, plaintiff's exhibits must use the PX prefix and be numbered sequentially.

Plaintiff's exhibits shall be identified by the prefix (PX) and shall be sequentially numbered;

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Protective-order petitions under KRS Chapter 403 or 456 must use form AOC-275.1.

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

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, exhibits and other material intended for a civil trial must be clearly and concisely marked for identification.

All exhibits and material intended to be used during a civil trial shall be marked for identification purposes in a clear and concise fashion as herein described

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Briefs, pleadings, and memoranda must use a generally accepted citation format.

C. Citation Form. All briefs, pleadings and memoranda shall use a generally accepted manner of citation.

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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, identification markings must not obscure or hinder relevant information on an exhibit.

additionally said markings shall not obscure nor hinder any relevant written or pictographic information contained on the exhibit itself.

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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, proposed exhibits and exhibits used during trial must be identified uniformly throughout every phase of the case.

Proposed exhibits, including those appended to requests for admission, interrogatories and depositions, as well as those to be utilized during trial, shall be uniformly identified during all phases of the case.

CRITICAL

Unless otherwise ordered or directed by the Court, in proceedings with multiple plaintiffs or defendants, each exhibit's identification must include the relevant individual's surname or the party's corporate name.

In all proceedings involving multiple plaintiffs or multiple defendants, the identification assigned each exhibit shall contain the surname of the individual plaintiff or defendant or the corporate name of the plaintiff or defendant.

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Unless otherwise ordered or directed by the Court, third-party exhibits must use the TPX prefix and be numbered sequentially.

Third-party exhibits shall be identified by the prefix (TPX) and shall be sequentially numbered;

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Pleadings and other papers must be written and typewritten in black type of at least 12-point size.

and shall be in writing, typewritten in black type no smaller than 12 point pursuant to CR 7.02.

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A child support payment order must use form AOC-152.

Per FCRPP 9, an order directing the payment of child support shall be on form AOC-152.

CRITICAL

Unless otherwise ordered or directed by the Court, defendants' exhibits must use the DX prefix and be numbered sequentially.

Defendants exhibits shall be identified by the prefix (DX) and shall be sequentially numbered;

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Privileged or confidential information must be marked “confidential/privileged information” on the face of the document or item.

All privileged or confidential information described herein shall be designated as "confidential/privileged information" on the face of the document or item.

WARNING

The person(s) attending virtually must keep audio output ("microphone") on "mute" until specifically recognized by the Court, and when recognized. should unmute the microphone and acknowledge attendance;

The person(s) attending virtually must keep audio output ("microphone") on "mute" until specifically recognized by the Court, and when recognized. should unmute the microphone and acknowledge attendance;

WARNING

Interrogatories and requests for production or inspection must leave adequate space between questions or requests for replies.

When propounding Interrogatories or Requests for Production or Inspection, the propounder shall leave adequate room for reply between questions or requests.

WARNING

Virtual attendees must be identified on the virtual platform by their first and last names.

The person(s) attending virtually shall ensure they are identified on the virtual platform by their first and last name.

WARNING

As many vouchers and similar items as possible should be placed on one page to minimize volume; this rule does not apply to qualifying informal settlements.

As many vouchers, etc. as are possible shall be placed on a single page so that the volume of these items may be kept to a minimum. The foregoing subsections of this Rule shall not apply in an estate in which an informal settlement shall be filed in keeping with the provisions of KRS 395.605.

INFOCriminal cases

An eligible person may submit a written application to the Circuit Court and the Commonwealth for a pretrial diversion order.

As soon as possible after indictment in circuit court, and no later than 14 days after arraignment, except for good cause shown, any person eligible for the program may apply in writing to the Circuit Court and the Commonwealth for entry of a pretrial diversion order.