Mason Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

The court must review a protective-order petition immediately upon filing.

The court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing. KRS 403.730, KRS 456.040.

CRITICAL

Petitioners must not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods.

Petitioners shall not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods of time.

WARNING

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner, unless no judge or trial commissioner is available.

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless impossible due to no judge or trial commissioner being available.

CRITICAL

Civil trial briefs and desired instructions must be filed no later than five days before trial.

In all jury and bench civil cases, each party to the action shall file with the Court, no later than FIVE (5) DAYS, prior to trial, a trial brief and desired instructions.

CRITICAL

An eligible person may apply to the Circuit Court and Commonwealth's Attorney for pretrial diversion after indictment and no later than 30 days before trial.

After indictment in Circuit Court, and no later than thirty (30) days before trial, any person eligible for the program may apply to the Circuit Court and the Commonwealth's Attorney for entry of a pretrial diversion order.

CRITICAL

Deadline

4 business days

For matters to be heard on Motion Day, the movant must lodge the motion or pleading with the filing court’s clerk at least four business days before the noticed hearing date, not counting Motion Day.

The movant, with respect to all matters to be heard on Motion Day, shall lodge the motion or pleading with the clerk of the court in which the action is filed not less than FOUR (4) BUSINESS DAYS (not counting the Motion Day) before the date noticed for hearing.

CRITICAL

Each side must file criminal instructions no later than three days before trial; if requested, they may be filed under seal and withheld from opposing counsel.

Criminal instructions must be filed by each side and may be filed under seal and not available to opposing counsel, if so requested, not later than THREE (3) DAYS before the trial date.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An eligible person may apply for pretrial diversion after indictment, but must do so no later than 30 days before trial.

After indictment in Circuit Court, and no later than thirty (30) days before trial, any person eligible for the program may apply to the Circuit Court and the Commonwealth's Attorney for entry of a pretrial diversion order

CRITICAL

The affidavit must be signed and notarized within three days before judgment is tendered.

An affidavit must be signed by moving party and notarized within three (3) days before judgment is tendered

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 hours

Petitions must be reviewed within an hour after presentation to a judge or trial commissioner, unless neither is available.

Petitions will be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless it is impossible due to the unavailability of a judge or trial commissioner.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 hours

Petitions are to be reviewed within one hour after presentation to a judge or trial commissioner, unless neither is available.

F. Petitions will be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless it is impossible due to the unavailability of a judge or trial commissioner.

WARNING

If no objections have been filed, an Order Confirming Sale may be filed ten days after the Report of Sale is filed, and the Clerk shall submit it to the Court.

Ten (10) days after the filing of a commissioner's Report of Sale, and no objections having been filed thereto, an Order Confirming Sale may be filed with the Clerk of the Court, who shall submit the order to the Court.