Bailey County Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Submit a written Request for Setting directly to the Court Coordinator, not to the Clerk.

A setting for trial on the merits will be made in response to a written Request for Setting submitted directly to the Court Coordinator at the Bailey County Office. The party requesting a setting should not file the Request for Setting with the Clerk.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

Before sending the Motion and Order Setting for a criminal pre-trial, jury, non-jury, or post-trial hearing, call the Court Coordinator to obtain available dates.

When setting a criminal case for pre-trial, jury trial, non-jury or post trial hearing, please call the Court Coordinator, prior to sending your Motion and Order Setting, to obtain available hearing dates.

CRITICAL

An attorney who learns of conflicting trial settings must immediately notify the courts concerned.

Whenever an attorney has two or more cases on trial dockets for trial at the same time, it shall be the duty of the attorney to bring the matter to the attention of the Courts concerned immediately upon learning of the conflicting settings.

CRITICAL

Attorneys practicing in the Bailey County Courts must maintain an operative fax machine and/or e-mail account at all times and provide it to the Court, the Clerks of Court, and opposing counsel.

Any attorney practicing in the Bailey County Courts shall have access to a fax machine and/or e-mail account that will be operative 24 hours a day, seven days a week which shall be provided to the Court, the Clerks of Court, and all opposing counsel.

WARNING

For an agreed continuance, contact the Court Coordinator, who will consult with the Judge before removing the matter from the docket.

If you have a continuance that is agreed to by all parties, please contact the Court Coordinator and advise her of this and she will consult with the Judge prior to removing the matter from the docket.

WARNING

If counsel cannot agree on a date, contact the Court Coordinator for instructions on proceeding with a hearing date.

If you cannot obtain a date that is agreeable to all counsel, please contact the Court Coordinator and she will advise you on how to proceed regarding a hearing date.

WARNING

When setting or resetting a case, contact the Court Coordinator for available dates, then coordinate with all other counsel to find a date everyone can attend.

When setting or resetting a case for trial, pre-trial, etc., please contact the Court Coordinator for available dates. Then contact all other counsel and obtain a date that everyone is available.

WARNING

If a hearing must be canceled, counsel should contact the Court Coordinator as soon as possible.

If for any reason you have to cancel a hearing, please contact the Court Coordinator as soon as possible.

WARNING

To obtain a resetting date, first contact the Court Coordinator for available dates, then contact opposing counsel to find a date available and agreeable to all counsel.

To obtain a resetting date, please contact the Court Coordinator for available dates, and then contact opposing counsel to obtain a date that is available and agreeable to all counsel.

WARNING

When setting or resetting a case, advise the Court of the estimated hearing time and whether the case has been mediated.

When setting or resetting a case for trial, pre-trial, etc., please advise the Court the estimated time you will need for the hearing and whether or not the case has been mediated.

WARNING

Communications between the Courts and attorneys sent by fax or e-mail are deemed received, but this rule does not apply to filing documents with the District Clerks.

All communications between the Courts and attorneys via fax or e-mail shall be deemed received. This does not include filing documents with the District Clerks.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Telephone conference call hearings may be used in some cases, subject to facility limitations.

Hearings conducted by telephone conference call are acceptable in some cases and subject to facility limitations.