Spencer County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

All civil and criminal pleadings and legal papers must contain the specified court heading and a case number centered directly beneath it.

Shelby Circuit Court criminal motions must be filed with the Clerk before 1:00 P.M. on the Wednesday before the noticed motion day.

An arraignment may not be scheduled unless a summons or warrant has been properly served before the arraignment.

Restraining-order and injunction motions are heard only by the Court and must be scheduled through the Circuit Court Judge's Office at the listed number.

The party submitting an order requiring advertisement or appraisal must deposit the estimated costs, with a minimum deposit of $2,500, before the order is submitted to the Court or the advertisement or appraisal is made.

The court heading must be centered at the beginning of the first page, with the case number centered directly below it.

Mediation documents and communications, except signed agreements, are confidential, generally not discoverable or otherwise disclosable, and inadmissible, subject to the stated exceptions.

The specified motion memorandum and response are each limited to 25 pages, and the reply memorandum is limited to 5 pages.

A continuance request for a defendant detained at the Shelby County Detention Center must be made using a Docket Pass Form and Order tendered to the Clerk by 3:00 P.M. one business day before the scheduled motion docket.

Counsel must make a good-faith effort to resolve discovery disputes, and may file the specified discovery motions only if they cannot resolve the dispute themselves.