Pulaski Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

When a party dies, the attorney representing that party must notify the Court and opposing counsel in writing within 10 days of learning of the death.

If a party dies during the pendency of any proceeding, the attorney representing the deceased party shall promptly notify in writing the Court and opposing counsel within 10 days of learning of the party's death.

CRITICAL

If a matter is resolved before its scheduled hearing, the Domestic Relations Commissioner must be notified immediately.

If the matter to be heard is resolved prior to the time fixed for the hearing, the Domestic Relations Commissioner shall be notified immediately so that the time reserved for the hearing will be available to other litigants.

CRITICAL

After hours, offices handling a petition without clerk assistance must contact the judge presiding over a pending county dissolution or child custody case; if unavailable, they must contact the other circuit judge, a district judge, or a trial commissioner, in that order.

A. Police agencies or other offices handling a petition for an Emergency Protective Order or Domestic Violence Order after business hours without the assistance of the circuit clerk or deputy clerk shall contact for consideration of the Petition: 1. If it can be determined that a dissolution action or child custody action is pending within the county in circuit court, the circuit judge presiding over the pending case. If that judge is unavailable, then to the other circuit judge or a district judge, or district court trial commissioner, in that order;

CRITICALCivil cases

Staff mediators must not communicate settlement efforts to the Court, except as reflected in the non-staff mediation techniques described in the document.

Staff mediators shall not communicate to the Court regarding any settlement efforts except as non-staft mediation techniques are reflected herein.

CRITICAL

After hours, agencies handling an emergency or domestic violence order petition must contact the designated judge or judicial officer in the stated order for consideration.

A. Police agencies or other offices handling a petition for an Emergency Protective Order or Domestic Violence Order after business hours without the assistance of the circuit clerk or deputy clerk shall contact for consideration of the Petition: 1. If it can be determined that a dissolution action or child custody action is pending within the county in circuit court, the circuit judge presiding over the pending case. If that judge is unavailable, then to the other circuit judge or a district judge, or district court trial commissioner, in that order; 2. otherwise, to the district judge. If the district judge is unavailable, then to a district court trial commissioner, if any, or to a circuit judge, in that order.

CRITICAL

If a matter is resolved before its scheduled hearing, the Domestic Relations Commissioner must be notified immediately so the reserved time can be made available to other litigants.

If the matter to be heard is resolved prior to the time fixed for the hearing, the Domestic Relations Commissioner shall be notified immediately so that the time reserved for the hearing will be available to other litigants.

CRITICALCivil cases

If the parties cannot agree on a mediator or mediation service, they must notify the court, which will make the selection.

If the parties cannot agree, they shall notify the court, which will select a formal mediator or a mediation service.

CRITICAL

Counsel must notify the Domestic Relations Commissioner when the hearing fee has been paid.

Counsel shall notify the Domestic Relations Commissioner of the payment of said fee.

CRITICAL

If no pending county dissolution or child custody case can be identified, after-hours offices handling a petition without clerk assistance must contact the district judge; if unavailable, they must contact a trial commissioner, if any, or a circuit judge, in that order.

A. Police agencies or other offices handling a petition for an Emergency Protective Order or Domestic Violence Order after business hours without the assistance of the circuit clerk or deputy clerk shall contact for consideration of the Petition: 2. otherwise, to the district judge. If the district judge is unavailable, then to a district court trial commissioner, if any, or to a circuit judge, in that order.

WARNING

Parties should bring typographical errors, ambiguities, or inadvertent omissions in the commissioner’s report to the commissioner’s attention before filing exceptions.

Typographical errors or ambiguities, or inadvertent omissions in the report of the Domestic Relations Commissioner should be brought to the attention of the Domestic Relations Commissioner prior to the filing of exceptions.

WARNING

If counsel expects a hearing to exceed one hour, the Domestic Relations Commissioner must be notified so a special hearing time can be arranged.

when counsel expects that a hearing will exceed one hour in duration, the Domestic Relations Commissioner shall be notified so that a special hearing time can be arranged.

WARNING

Counsel must notify the Domestic Relations Commissioner when the hearing fee has been paid.

Counsel shall notify the Domestic Relations Commissioner of the payment of said fee.

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in the county that issued the order.

B. Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in the county where the order was issued.

INFOCivil cases

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Clerk, County Attorney, a law enforcement agency, or a peace officer.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact: The Circuit Clerk, County Attorney, any Law Enforcement Agency or Peace Officer.

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate criminal contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Clerk, County Attorney, a law enforcement agency, or a peace officer.

B. Petitioners seeking to initiate criminal contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Clerk, County Attorney, any Law Enforcement Agency or Peace Officer.

INFOCivil cases

Contact

Phone

Attorneys should call the Judge's secretary to schedule a final trial or file motions for a final hearing date.

Attorneys should call the Judge's secretary to schedule a final trial or file motions for a final hearing date.