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Rule 8 Discovery practice

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated16th/17th Judicial Circuit/District - Boone, Campbell, Gallatin and Kenton Circuit and District Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
16th/17th Judicial Circuit/District - Boone, Campbell, Gallatin and Kenton Circuit and District Court
General Civil Rules--Circuit Courts
KY ULCR Rule 8
Rule 8 Discovery practice
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In all cases, discovery shall be completed no later than twenty (20) days prior to the trial date. In medical malpractice cases, discovery shall be completed forty-five (45) days prior to the trial date.
A. Filing Discovery Material.
1. Documents Not to Be Filed. Except as herein provided, the following shall not be filed with the Court unless the Court orders otherwise:
(a) Interrogatories propounded under CR. 33;
(b) Requests for Production or Inspection made under CR 34; and
(c) Requests for Admission propounded under CR 36 unless the time for filing a response thereto has passed, in which event, counsel may file the original Request for Admission previously served. No original Requests for Admission shall be filed pursuant to this provision unless the original Requests for Admission contain an appropriate proof of service bearing the precise date and manner of service upon the party requested to admit and any additional time provided under the CR 6.05 for responding thereto, has expired.
2. Custodian of Documents. The parties responsible for service of the document shall retain the original and become the custodian. The custodian shall provide access to all parties of record during the pendency of the action. Upon conclusion of the action, the custodian of the original may move the Court that original documents be filed of record with the action to facilitate public access to the complete ease file.
3. When Documents May Be Filed. If a document not filed pursuant to CR 5.06 is to be used at trial, or is necessary to a pre-trial or post-trial motion, or is necessary for appeal purposes, the portion of the document to be used shall be filed with the Clerk at the commencement of the trial, or at the time of filing the motion, or at the time of the appeal, if the document's use can be reasonably anticipated.
B. Propounding Interrogatories or Requests and Response.
1. When propounding Interrogatories or Requests for Production or Inspection, the propounder shall leave adequate room for reply between questions or requests.
2. When answering Interrogatories or Requests for Production or Inspection, or for admissions, or in filing objections thereto, when the initial space for response has been exhausted, the replying party shall, as a part of the answer or objection and immediately preceding it set forth the question or the request with respect to which the answer or objection is given. In all cases of objection, the replying party shall state the reason and grounds for the objection.
3. When an objection is filed to an answer or failure to answer an interrogatory or a request it shall set out the interrogatory or request in full, the answer, if any, thereto and the reasons and grounds for the objection.
C. Supplementation of Responses.
It shall be the duty of a party to supplement all required responses to discovery including the identity (names and location) of all witnesses and expert witnesses not later than thirty (30) days prior to the trial date.

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HISTORY: Adopted effective January 1, 1995.
Boone, Campbell, Gallatin and Kenton Counties, General Civil Rule 8, KY R BOONE CAMPBELL GALLATIN KENTON GEN CIV Rule 8
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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