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Rule 4 Motion days and motion practice

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated58th Judicial District - Marshall District Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
58th Judicial District - Marshall District Court
KY RMAD Rule 4
Rule 4 Motion days and motion practice
(The following applies to all motions in either civil or criminal matters, except those permitted by law to be heard ex parte.)
(a) Motion hour for civil matters shall be held each Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.
(b) Motion hour for criminal matters shall be held each Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.
(c) The Clerk shall keep a motion docket in which there shall be docketed in the order filed all motions filed with the Clerk not later than Thursday NOON preceding the next civil motion day and not later than Friday NOON preceding the next criminal motion day. As a general guideline, the court may establish a schedule for the court docket as follows:
Mondays-9:00 a.m.--Juvenile Court
Mondays-1:00 p.m.--Civil, Probate, Forcible Detainer
Tuesdays-8:30 a.m.--Domestic Violence
Wednesdays-9:00 a.m.--Traffic, Misdemeanor, Felony arraignments and Pre-Trial conferences
Wednesdays-1:00 p.m.--Criminal Motions and hearings
Thursdays-9:00 a.m.--Jury trials or other hearings set by court only
2nd & 4th Fridays-9:00 a.m.--Small Claims
3rd Fridays--Motions on DUI cases
(d) If a party is properly noticed for a motion, and is absent from the hearing of the motion without just cause, the Court may rule on such motion in the absence of the party.

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HISTORY: Amended effective August 23, 1995.
Marshall District Court Rule 4, KY R MARSHALL DIST CT Rule 4
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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