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Rule 13 Motions, pleadings, and briefs

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated27th Judicial Circuit - Knox and Laurel Circuit Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
27th Judicial Circuit - Knox and Laurel Circuit Court
KY RKLC Rule 13
Rule 13 Motions, pleadings, and briefs
A. CR 5.05 requires that “the tiling of pleadings and other papers with the court as required by these rules shall be made by filing them with the clerk of the court ...” CR 11 requires an attorney or a party representing himself or herself pro se to sign all pleadings, motions, and other such documents presented to the Circuit Court Clerk.
To better comply with the spirit and meaning of CR 5.05 and CR 11, and other related Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court fully incorporates into these Local Rules of Practice and Procedure, the General Order issued March 15, 2011, regarding “Original Drafts Of Pleadings.” Pursuant to this General Order:
(1) The Circuit Court Clerk is to file only original drafts of pleadings;
(2) Any facsimile transmissions, electronic submissions, or xerox copies of originals shall not constitute originals, and therefore shall not be accepted and filed unless otherwise permitted by a sitting Circuit Judge of the 27th Judicial Circuit:
(3) Only one original draft shall be file-stamped and placed in the official record of the Circuit Court Clerk; and
(4) Local Rule R27JC 10.A.(1) requires that motions be filed with the Clerk at least five (5) days before the time specified for the hearing. Any motions not filed in compliance therewith shall not be docketed for hearing.
B. All motions, pleadings, and orders shall be typewritten or electronically printed, on 16 pound or heavier, white, opaque, unglazed paper, 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Orders shall not contain the letterhead of counsel in any margin. All motions, pleadings, and orders shall be double spaced, except legal descriptions of real properly. All motions pleading, and orders shall be written with type never smaller than pica, and larger type is preferable, especially in briefs.
C. Unless otherwise permitted by order of the Court, the movant's brief or memorandum and the respondent's brief or memorandum shall be limited to 25 pages each. Reply briefs or memoranda shall be limited to 5 pages each.
D. Legal briefs shall be filed of record in the Clerk's office. Copies of cases cited therein shall NOT be filed, but shall be placed in the Judge's basket along with a copy of the legal brief.
E. If a copy of any pleading is filed with the Clerk that is intended to be a copy for the court to review, the front page of the pleading shall be stamped “COURT COPY” or “JUDGE'S COPY.”

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HISTORY: Amended effective May 1, 2013. Prior amendments effective January 24, 2006; April 3, 2008.
Knox and Laurel Circuit Court Rule 13, KY R KNOX CIR CT Rule 13
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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