Pike Circuit Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

Default-judgment motions for failure to plead or otherwise defend are not noticed for hearing; they are filed and submitted upon filing, with a hearing date assigned if the court determines a hearing is necessary.

Rules of Civil Procedure, shall not be noticed for a hearing before the Court but shall be filed Motions for default judgments for failure to plead or otherwise defend, as provided by the under CR 55.01, a hearing date will be assigned. with the Court and stand submitted upon filing. If the court determines a hearing is necessary

CRITICAL

When supporting reasons or authority are filed, the opposing party has five calendar days to file a response.

If a statement or citation in support is filed, the opposing party shall have five (5) calendar days in which to file response .

WARNING

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

C. Any party desiring to respond to such motions or citations of authorities shall do so promptly after the filing of such motion .

WARNING

Oral argument on the motion is permitted only if an evidentiary hearing is held or the motion requests argument and the court finds the issues merit it.

Oral argument upon such a motion shall be permitted only when an evidentiary hearing is held, unless the motion specifically requests oral argument and the court determines that the issues raised thereby merit oral argument .

WARNING

The presiding Judge rules on the motion without a hearing unless the Judge considers a hearing necessary or the response affirmatively requests one; any hearing is set by order.

The presiding Judge will then rule on said motion, without hearing, unless the presiding Judge believes that a hearin is necessitated, or if a hearing is requested affirmatively in said response, at which time such hearing will be set by order .

INFO

Hearings on contested motions are assigned by order, with Fridays preferred, although the Court may assign them at any time.

Hearings on contested motions shall be assigned by order, with Fridays preferred as the date of assignment, but the Court may assign such hearings at any time .