Pike Circuit Court Filing Rules

The Commonwealth must file all witness statements discoverable under RCr 7.26 at the pretrial conference.

A sentence hearing must be held within 90 days after the guilty plea or verdict.

After withdrawal, former counsel must forward all pleadings, motions, and other papers to succeeding counsel.

The reporter must refund any overpayment to the parties in proportion to their respective payments.

A party wishing to respond to the specified motions or authority citations must do so promptly after the motion is filed.

Access to the unredacted sealed copy containing personal identifiers is limited to the listed parties, court personnel, authorized child-support personnel, and persons specifically authorized by court order.

Additional time for the motion will not be granted unless the defendant agrees to postpone the sentence hearing.

Protective-order petitions under KRS Chapter 403 or Chapter 456 must use form AOC-275.1.

An emergency motion requires one copy to be delivered to the Pike Family Court Judge's office for review.

The parties must contact the court's secretary and remand any pending hearings concerning resolved issues.