Morgan County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Motions under 37FRP 201(A) must be filed and clocked by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday.

A. All motions pursuant to 37FRP 201 (A) shall be filed and clocked no later than 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday with copies mailed, hand delivered or sent by electronic transmission by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

CRITICAL

Motions under 37FRP 201(C) must be filed and clocked by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Tuesday.

C. All motions pursuant to 37FRP 201 (C) shall be filed and clocked no later than 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Tuesday with Copies mailed, hand delivered or sent by electronic transmission by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

CRITICAL

Motions under 37FRP 201(B) must be filed and clocked by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Tuesday.

B. All motions pursuant to 37FRP 201 (B) shall be filed and clocked no later than 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Tuesday with copies mailed, hand delivered or sent by electronic transmission by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Family Court motions must be filed by 4 p.m. on the Tuesday before the scheduled Monday court session.

Family Court: Monday (first, third, fifth), 9 a.m. All motions must be filed on prior Tuesday by 4 p.m.

CRITICAL

The court must review a protective-order petition immediately after it is filed.

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

WARNING

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 none 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

The Temporary Removal Hearing cannot be held before the day after the petition is filed, allowing time for service to be attempted.

B. The Temporary Removal Hearing shall be held no earlier than the day following the filing the petition to allow time for service to be attempted.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 working days

CHFS must file the original after-hours ECO with the Circuit Clerk's Office on the next working day.

Pursuant to FCRPP 19(3)(a), CHFS will file the original order with the Circuit Clerk's Office on the next working day.

CRITICAL

Deadline

72 hours

The Temporary Removal Hearing must be scheduled within 72 hours after an ECO is issued, excluding holidays and weekends.

A. Pursuant to FCRPP 19(3)(b), the Temporary Removal Hearing shall be scheduled within 72 hours, excluding holidays and weekends, of the issuance of an ECO.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An eligible person may apply for pretrial diversion after indictment, but 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 for entry of a pretrial diversion order .

CRITICAL

If no response is filed within ten days after service of the Summons, Petition, and Notice of the Motion, the Court will enter the Status Quo Order.

If no response is filed within 10 days of service of the Summons, Petition and Notice of the Motion, the Status Quo Order will be entered by the Court.