Marion County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

Motions and correspondence must include the case number, parties' names, date, and motion type designation.

Motions must be filed and clocked in the circuit clerk's office by 4:30 p.m. at least six working days before the Rule Day on which they are to be heard.

The circuit clerk must serve notice of termination on the parties, their attorneys, and probation and parole.

Documents in a participant's Mental Health Court case file must remain confidential and may not be released except for documents specified in Section 18.

During regular business hours, the authorized agency or officer must present the petition to the available judges in the stated order, with presentation to a Trial Commissioner or a judge in a surrounding county permitted if the preceding options are unavailable.

Pleadings and legal papers must use the specified centered first-page heading, and every page must be numbered at the bottom center.

The Mental Health Court may impose reimbursement fees for the specified services, with payment standards and policies established by the Court.

A motion for a continuance must state the original trial date.

For motions going to the merits, supporting and opposing memoranda are limited to 25 pages each, and reply memoranda are limited to 5 pages.

A courtesy copy of each motion must be served on the assigned Judge at least six working days before the Rule Day on which it will be heard.

Before filing a discovery-compel, protective-order, or sanctions motion under CR 26 or 37, counsel must make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute and be unable to do so.