Lee County Circuit Court, Kentucky Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

To prevent entry of the order or judgment, the objecting party must file and serve written objections on all parties and the Court.

have been filed and served upon all parties and the Court by the objecting party

CRITICAL

Each motion must be served on opposing counsel and any unrepresented party entitled to notice, using the methods defined in CR 5.02.

Each motion shall be served on opposing counsel and party not represented by counsel and entitled to notice. "Service" shall be by the methods defined in CR 5.02.

CRITICAL

Final Verified Disclosure Statements must be provided to opposing counsel or a pro se party within 30 days after a motion for hearing is filed, unless the hearing is set within that period, in which case disclosure is at the Court's order.

AOC 239, Final Verified Disclosure Statements, are to be provided to the opposing party's attorney or pro se party within 30 days of the filing of a motion for hearing unless the hearing is set within 30 days of the filing of the motion for the hearing, upon which disclosure shall be at the order of the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Hearing notice

The requesting party must serve the adverse party written notice stating the hearing’s time, place, and purpose at least seven days before the hearing, unless the parties agree otherwise or the Commissioner schedules it by order.

(1) No proceeding shall be heard unless the party requesting such hearing has served written notice seven (7) days before the date of such hearing on the adverse party, notifying such party of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or scheduled by order at the discretion of the Domestic Relations Commissioner.

CRITICAL

Objections to the preliminary disclosure statements must be exchanged 20 days thereafter.

Objections thereto shall be exchanged 20 days thereafter,

CRITICALCriminal cases

A person petitioning for pre-trial diversion must give notice to the Commonwealth's Attorney.

An eligible person may petition the Circuit Court, with notice to the Commonwealth's Attorney, for the entry of a pre-trial diversion order not less than fourteen (14) days before trial .

CRITICAL

A pre-trial diversion petition must be accompanied by notice to the Commonwealth’s Attorney; the method of notice is not specified.

An eligible person may petition the Circuit Court, with notice to the Commonwealth's Attorney, for the entry of a pre-trial diversion order not less than fourteen (14) days before trial.

CRITICAL

A copy of the tendered order or judgment must be served on counsel for all parties.

with service of a copy of same upon counsel for all parties

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order or judgment

Service

Court service

The Clerk must serve the Master Commissioner with any Order or Judgment involving or requiring the Commissioner's action.

All Orders or Judgments involving or requiring action by the Master Commissioner shall be served upon said Commissioner by the Clerk

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

A copy of each filed motion must be served on the presiding Judge.

A copy of cach Motion filed shall be served upon the presiding Judge.

CRITICAL

Service

Mail

Notice of a general docket call must be posted conspicuously in the Clerk's office and mailed to every attorney of record in each case to be called.

Notice of general calls of the docket shall be given by posting a notice thereof in a conspicuous place in the Clerk's office and by mailing to all attorneys of record in each case to be called a copy of such notice.

CRITICAL

In contested dissolution actions, the parties must exchange Preliminary Verified Disclosure Statements within 45 days after service of the petition on the respondent.

Consistent with FCRPP 2(3), in contested dissolution actions, AOC-238, Preliminary Verified Disclosure Statements, shall be exchanged between the parties within 45 days of the service of the petition on the respondent.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to withdraw

A motion to withdraw as attorney of record must be served on the party as provided by CR 5.

Such motion shall be served on the party as provided by CR 5.

WARNING

In personal-injury tort actions, parties must be prepared to exchange discoverable medical reports, medical bills, and evidence of special damages.

In tort actions involving personal injury, be prepared to exchange such medical reports and copies of medical bills or evidence of special damages as are subject to discovery under the Rules of Civil Procedure.