(A) Civil Motion days shall be held on-each Monday at 9:00 a.m. o'clock, local time. Criminal Motion days shall be held on each Monday at 10:00 a.m. o'clock, local time. If a court holiday falls on a Monday, the motion day shall be held the next day, Tuesday.

(B) The Clerk shall keep a motion docket in which there shall be docketed, in order, all motions filed with the Clerk no later than Wednesday NOON preceding the next motion day. Any motions filed thereafter shall be docketed on the following motion day unless otherwise agreed by the parties. On the call of the motion docket, the Court shall either rule on a motion, set it for a day to be heard, or continue it until the following motion day.

(C) At the time notice of the motion is served on the adverse party, a copy of the notice and motion shall also be furnished to the Judge of the Court at his office in Henderson, Kentucky, and proof of service on the Judge should be listed in the Certificate of Service. Failure to furnish such a copy shall because for the Court to delay hearing of said motion until the next motion day, if the Court so desires.

(D) There shall be filed with each motion a brief statement of the grounds therefore, with citations of authorities relied upon, which may be set forth in the body of the motion if the pleader so desires. If a party desires to respond or if the Court orders a response, the response to any motion shall be in similar form and shall be filed with the Clerk prior to the date set for the hearing of the motion unless a different time is fixed by the Court.

(E) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in case of urgency, a motion, upon proper notice, may be noticed for hearing at other times. In this event, the attorney for the moving party should consult with the Judge for a suitable time for the matter to be noticed.

(F) In the event that a party is properly noticed for a motion, and is absent at the hearing of the motion without making proper arrangements for such absence the Court may rule on such motion even in the absence of such party, although the Court may consider in lieu of such party's presence, a properly filed memorandum.

(G) Parties may, by agreement among counsel and the Judge, set the hearing of contested motions with the Judge's secretary at such available times, in lieu of submitting motions on motion day.

(H) All motions including motions for summary judgment but excluding motions to set a pretrial conference or trial date shall be filed with the tender of a proposed order in conformity therewith, including such orders that require findings of fact and conclusions of law. Such orders shall be by separate styled instruments and not on the same page as the motion. This is not intended to delegate the court's decision making power, but will be used solely for information and as a guide.

(I) Ordinarily no testimony will be heard on Motion Day and no reporter will be present. Should a party desire to preserve a record of the proceeding, he or she may make arrangements by contacting the Judge.