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Rule 14 Assignment of civil jury cases

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated22nd Judicial Circuit - Fayette Circuit Criminal and Civil Courts

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
22nd Judicial Circuit - Fayette Circuit Criminal and Civil Courts
KY RFCC Rule 14
Rule 14 Assignment of civil jury cases
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A. A party desiring assignment of a civil jury trial date shall file a motion for a pre-trial conference.
B. A pre-trial conference shall be held as a matter of course in all jury actions; upon the motion of either party, in the Court's discretion, or upon the Court's own motion in any other action.
C. At the pre-trial conference, the Judge may:
1. Assign or reassign the case for trial;
2. Set an additional pre-trial conference or status conference;
3. Set time limitations if the Court determines that a case is not proceeding to disposition;
4. Decline to set the case for trial;
5. Refuse to continue the trial in the case; or
6. Take such other action as may be appropriate.
D. Cases that have been previously set for trial and continued, shall not be given preference as to trial date except for good cause shown.
E. When the case is set for a pretrial conference the attorneys shall submit an order setting the date, unless an order is entered by the Court. Orders from the pretrial conference may be provided to the attorneys of record by the Court, or as the Court directs. Attorneys shall fully comply with such orders.
F. The attorney attending the pre-trial conference shall be familiar with the case and shall be prepared and authorized to make such arguments, stipulations and decisions as may be required.
G. A pretrial order shall be entered by the Court incorporating the Court's rulings, agreements or stipulations of the parties and any matter designated by the Court upon the conclusion of the pretrial conference. The Court may require the parties to submit a trial brief consisting of a short memorandum of the facts and law on which they will rely, and fix the time for filing such briefs in the pretrial order.

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HISTORY: Approved effective January 1, 2004.
Fayette Circuit Criminal and Civil Court Rule 14, KY R FAYETTE CIR CRIM CIV CT Rule 14
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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