Muhlenberg Circuit Court Document Filing Requirements

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.

If reassignment or transfer occurs, the issuing judge shall re-issue a summons until the matter may be heard by the receiving judge.

Applies to

Motion

Petitioners must file a motion with the appropriate county Circuit Court Clerk’s Office to initiate contempt proceedings.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings shall follow the following: Dependent upon the county in which the protective order action is pending, by filing a motion with the McLean or Muhlenberg Circuit Court Clerk's Office.

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.

- E. Cases may be reassigned within the judicial circuit and, pursuant to FCRPP 12, a case may be transferred to another circuit if there is a pending dissolution or custody matter. If reassignment or transfer occurs, the issuing judge shall re-issue a summons until the matter may be heard by the receiving judge.

Civil cases

Applies to

Judgment or order

Attorneys must file prepared judgments and orders with the clerk; a written objection must be made within ten days to prevent the court from signing them under this rule.

All judgments and orders prepared by attorneys shall be filed with the clerk and unless written objection is made within ten (10) days, the court shall sign same.

Civil cases

Applies to

Briefing order

In an administrative-body appeal, the appellant’s attorney must tender a briefing order setting the specified briefing schedule.

In appeals from administrative bodies, the appellant's attorney shall tender a briefing order to the court which shall allow appellant to have thirty (30) days to file its brief, appellee's brief to be filed within thirty (30) days after the date on which the appellant's brief was filed, and appellant's reply brief shall be filed within fifteen (15) days after the date on which appellee's brief was filed.

Applies to

Protective order petition

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

The judge reviewing a petition for an order of protection shall indicate in the "Court Action" section of the petition whether the resulting action is a domestic violence action under KRS Chapter 403 or an interpersonal protective order action under KRS Chapter 456.