Judge Ray P. Lupold III

Bond-motion hearings on Tuesday dockets must be filed by noon Monday.

Notice of a Monday morning bond-motion hearing must be received by the clerk and Commonwealth's Attorney by noon Thursday.

Bond-motion hearings on Thursday dockets must be filed by noon Tuesday.

Applies to

Worksheets and forms

Counsel must file the applicable required worksheets and forms with the Court and opposing counsel no later than 30 days before trial and before the pretrial conference.

Applies to

Plea agreement

A plea agreement must be written and signed by the parties before the case is called for trial.

Applies to

Case schedule

The Commonwealth is to prepare and provide a detailed case schedule to the clerk's office before Term Day.

Copies of the written motion and notice should be provided to opposing counsel.

The party requesting a witness subpoena must verify the return of service before trial.

Plaintiffs filing civil complaints are expected to diligently attempt timely service of process on defendants.

The listed circumstances, including prior lack of continuances, agreement, incomplete discovery, new counsel, and lack of preparedness, are generally insufficient grounds for a continuance; the list continues beyond this excerpt.

A continuance of a trial date may be granted only for good cause.

Continuance requests should be made in writing and scheduled for hearing as early as possible before the trial date.