A. Excepting legal holidays, motion days (“rule days”) shall be conducted as follows:

Ballard County--1^st and 3^rd Fridays 9:30 a.m.

Carlisle County--1^st and 3^rd Thursdays 1:30 p.m.

Fulton County--2^nd and 4^th Thursdays 9:30 a.m.

Hickman County--1^st and 3^rd Thursdays 9:30 a.m.

B. Civil motions will be heard prior to the criminal docket on rule days. Ordinarily, no testimony will be heard on rule day, and if more than ten (10) minutes of argument is to be presented, the motion shall be set by the Court for a time certain.

C. Parties are requested to obtain a special date for hearings on all non-domestic motions that will require oral testimony and for oral arguments which are expected to take more than ten (10) minutes as the volume of rule day business requires that motions on individual cases be kept brief.

D. Unless otherwise provided by statute, rule, or order, motions shall be filed with the Clerk before the close of business on Monday preceding the scheduled motion hour and served that same day by fax or actual service on the opposing party or counsel. Service, if made by mail, shall require three (3) additional days notice. Responses and counter-motions, if any, shall be filed at least one (1) day prior to rule day.