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Rule 2 Trial practice

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated36th Judicial Circuit - Knott and Magoffin Circuit Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
36th Judicial Circuit - Knott and Magoffin Circuit Court
KY RKMC Rule 2
Rule 2 Trial practice
2.01 Trials/Pre-trials
A party desiring assignment of a civil trial date shall file a motion for pre-trial conference or trial date. All attorneys shall comply with the Court s standing order assigning for pretrial conference. All pre-trial conferences shall be scheduled by the Court.
2.02 Depositions
Ordinarily, notice mailed fourteen (14) days in advance of a deposition date shall be deemed sufficient notice while notice mailed to opposing counsel less than fourteen (14) days prior to the deposition date shall be insufficient notice. Counsel are encouraged to contact opposing counsel when scheduling depositions to resolve conflicts and to avoid the necessity of rescheduling.
2.03 Report of Proceedings
All Rule Days, hearings and trials shall be reported by the Official Court Reporter, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. The Official Court Reporter shall be present on all Rule Days, hearings dates and trial dates.
2.04 Equity Cases and Other Non-jury Cases
All equity matters and other cases wherein a jury trial is either not required or requested, other than matters of child custody, adoption and termination of parental rights, may be tried by deposition.
(A) The Plaintiff shall complete the taking of his/her evidence by deposition within sixty (60) days of the date the last of the Defendants has filed an answer or other responsive pleading, or is otherwise before the Court. Following the taking of Plaintiff's proof, the Defendant shall have sixty (60) days to take evidence by deposition. Thereafter, the Plaintiff shall complete rebuttal evidence in fifteen (15) days. The parties may submit proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and briefs within the ten (10) day period following the completion of evidence and before submission. The Court may enlarge the time limits set forth above upon motion and good cause shown.
(B) Upon the expiration of the time for the taking of proof, the action shall be submitted to the Court upon motion by either party.
2.05 Interrogatories and Requests for Admissions
The party answering Interrogatories and/or Requests for Admissions shall state the question presented immediately preceding the answer thereto. Both the question and answer shall appear in the responsive pleading.

Credits

HISTORY: Effective May 8, 1996.
Knott and Magoffin Circuit Court Rule 2, KY R KNOTT MAGOFFIN CIR CT Rule 2
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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