Shelby Circuit Court Filing Rules

Counsel preparing an order or judgment must also deliver enough properly addressed, stamped envelopes for the Clerk to complete service when required by CR 77.04.

An eligible person may apply for pretrial diversion after indictment, but must apply no later than 30 days before trial.

An attorney requesting a hearing must notify the Commissioner’s office; the Commissioner then sets the hearing time and place and gives written notice to the parties.

When the party in default has failed to appear, notice of the default-judgment motion need not be given to that party.

Each appraiser’s fee in a residential sale requiring an appraisal is $200 unless the Court orders otherwise, and the fee is paid from sale proceeds.

Every page of every legal paper must be numbered at the bottom center in the prescribed “Page _ of . (pages)” format.

Mediation documents and communications, other than signed agreements, are confidential and generally may not be disclosed, discovered, or admitted into evidence, subject to exceptions under the rule or a court order for good cause.

The Court may extend the response-filing time on an oral or written motion showing good cause, considering factors such as the motion's length and complexity and when it was served.

For the listed motions, supporting memoranda and responses are limited to 25 pages and reply memoranda to 5 pages; the 25-page limits have stated court-order or leave exceptions.

Copies of cited cases must not be filed; they must be placed in the Judge's box with a copy of the brief or memorandum.

Before filing a discovery motion to compel, for a protective order, or for sanctions, counsel must make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute and may file only if they cannot resolve it themselves.