Judge Clint J. Harris

Applies to

Protective order petition

Protective-order petitions must use form AOC-275.1 and be accepted and filed with the court.

Applies to

Petition

The reviewing judge must indicate in the petition’s Court Action section whether the case is a domestic violence action or an interpersonal protective order action.

Applies to

Summons

If a case is reassigned or transferred, the issuing judge must re-issue a summons until the receiving judge can hear the matter.

F. The court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing. KRS 403.730, KRS 456.040. Petitioners shall not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods of time. Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of the time of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless impossible due to no judge or trial commissioner being available.

Deadline

1 hours

Protective order petitions are to be reviewed within an hour after presentation to a judge, unless a judge or trial commissioner is unavailable and review is impossible.

Matters not filed in accordance with the policy will be scheduled by the Clerk for the next succeeding motion hour.

Applies to

Motion

Motions to be heard on Motion Days must be served by close of business on the fifth day before Motion Day.

Applies to

Notice of hearing and motion

On the day notice of hearing is served, the attorney must deliver or mail a copy of the notice and motion to the clerk and judge.

Applies to

Motion day notices and motions

Notices and motions for Motion Day must be served on the court as applicable, and that service must be stated in the certificate of service; noncompliant motions may be heard only at the court’s discretion.

Every page of every legal paper must be numbered at the bottom center.

Motions must be arranged in separate paragraphs and each paragraph must be separately numbered.

An order may be submitted for a motion; if submitted, it must be typed separately on plain, letter-size paper and accompany the motion copy served on the court or be presented at the hearing.