Judge Kaelin G. Reed

Applies to

Protective order petition

The judge reviewing a protective-order petition must indicate in its “Court Action” section whether the resulting action is a domestic-violence or interpersonal-protective-order action.

Applies to

Summons

If a case is reassigned or transferred, the issuing judge must re-issue a summons until the receiving judge can hear the matter.

Applies to

Motion and correspondence

Must include

case number

All motions and correspondence must include the case number, parties’ names, date, and motion type designation.

The court must review a protective-order petition immediately after it is filed.

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of being presented to a judge or trial commissioner, unless none is available.

Deadline

6 working days

Motions must be filed and clocked in with the circuit clerk by 4:30 p.m. at least six working days before the Rule Day, or they will not be heard as requested or docketed until timely filed.

Have all parties been properly served? KRS 199.480(2)

Service

Court service

The circuit court clerk must file the Notice of Termination in the official record and serve notice of it on the parties, their attorneys, probation, and parole.

The circuit clerk must serve notice of termination on the parties, their attorneys, and probation and parole.

Petitions seeking protection under KRS Chapter 403 or 456 must use form AOC-275.1.

Pleadings and legal papers in civil and criminal cases must place the specified heading at the beginning and center of the first page.

All pages must be numbered at the bottom center.