Court Rules

McCracken Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.

Cutoffs and deemed-filed rules

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 presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless impossible due to no judge or trial commissioner being

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 presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless impossible due to no judge or trial commissioner being

For motions covered by this section, excluding those permitted by law to be heard ex parte, motions filed by 4:30 p.m. on the Friday preceding the next motion day are docketed for that motion day; later filings are docketed for the following motion day.

The Clerk shall keep a motion docket for each Division in which there shall be docketed, in order, all motions filed with the Clerk no later than 4:30 p.m. Friday, preceding the next motion day. Any motions filed thereafter shall be docketed on the following motion day.

Applies to
Motion

Motions for the Tuesday Domestic Relations docket must be filed by 4:30 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday; later-filed motions are automatically passed to the next Motion Hour.

The motion shall be filed by 4:30 p.m. the Wednesday prior to the Tuesday motion docket. Motions filed after the deadline shall be automatically passed to the next Motion Hour.

Deadline
3 business days

Motions, except in Domestic Relations (CI) actions, must be filed by 4:30 p.m. three business days before the appropriate docket.

Except for Domestic Relations (CI) actions, all Motions shall be filed and served no later than 4:30 p.m. three business days preceding the appropriate docket.

Filing deadlines

Criminal cases

An eligible person may apply for a pretrial diversion order after indictment and no later than 30 days before trial.

A. 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 for entry of a pretrial diversion order.

Applies to
Emergency custody order

Orders for Emergency Custody received after normal business hours must be filed with the Clerk no later than the close of the next work day.

hours shall be filed with the Clerk of the court no later than close of the next work day. Pursuant to FCRPP 19(3)(a), all Orders for Emergency Custody received after normal business

A facsimile pleading or order is not considered filed of record unless the original is tendered within three days of transmission.

No facsimile pleading or order shall be considered filed of record without an original being tendered within three days of the facsimile transmission.

If a party chooses to respond or the Court orders a response, the response must be filed with the Clerk no later than five days before the hearing, unless the Court sets a different time.

If a party desires to respond or if the Court orders a response, the response to any motion shall be in similar form and shall be filed with the Clerk no later than five days prior to the date set for the hearing of the motion unless a different time is fixed by the Court.

The joint statement must be submitted within ten days after mediation terminates.

This statement shall be submitted within ten (10) day's of the termination of mediation.

Common questions about McCracken Circuit Court filing timing and cure windows rules

What filing deadlines does McCracken Circuit Court set?

An eligible person may apply for a pretrial diversion order after indictment and no later than 30 days before trial.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 2, section III. PROCEDU RE

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What filing deadlines apply to emergency custody order filings in McCracken Circuit Court?

Orders for Emergency Custody received after normal business hours must be filed with the Clerk no later than the close of the next work day.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 8, section 603 Filing after hours Emergency Orders

What filing deadlines apply to pleading and order filings in McCracken Circuit Court?

A facsimile pleading or order is not considered filed of record unless the original is tendered within three days of transmission.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 13, section 13. FAXES

When is a filing treated as filed in McCracken Circuit Court?

The rule states a 4:30 p.m. Friday filing cutoff. For motions covered by this section, excluding those permitted by law to be heard ex parte, motions filed by 4:30 p.m. on the Friday preceding the next motion day are docketed for that motion day; later filings are docketed for the following motion day.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 10, section 5. MOTION DAYS AND MOTIONS

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