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Court Rules

Jefferson Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

14 rules from official source documents

Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.

Cutoffs and deemed-filed rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions for motion hour must be filed and clocked by noon Thursday; copies must be served by mail by Wednesday or by facsimile or hand delivery by noon Thursday.

All motions, civil and criminal, to be heard at motion hours shall be filed and clocked no later than noon on the preceding Thursday, with service of copies to be mailed by Wednesday, or sent by facsimile or hand-delivered by noon on Thursday .

WARNINGCivil cases

The Court may set a filing deadline, and hearings must be held as soon as possible after filing.

The Court may designate a deadline for filing and hearings shall be held as soon as possible after filing.

Filing deadlines

CRITICALCivil cases

A judgment lienholder must file an updated amount-to-be-raised statement with the Master Commissioner and serve all parties within five days after the original statement is submitted.

Any other lien holder who has secured ajudgment in the case shall file with the Master Commissioner and serve a copy on all parties, an updated statement of the amount to be raised, within five (5) days after submission ofthe original statement by the party requesting the sale.

CRITICALCivil cases

The sale-requesting party must file the amount-to-be-raised statement and serve it on all parties and the Master Commissioner within five days after scheduling the sale.

Within five (5) days of scheduling a sale, the party requesting the sale shall file a statement ofthe amount to be raised and serve a copy on all parties and the Master Commissioner.

CRITICALCivil cases

A successful bidder may move to confirm a sale at least 10 days after the report is filed; otherwise, a confirmation motion may be filed at least 20 days afterward.

A successful bidder at a sale may move for an order confirming the sale ten (10) or more days after the filing of a Master Commissioner's Report of Sale. Otherwise, a motion for an order confirming the sale may be filed twenty (20) or more days after the filing of a Master Commissioner's Report of Sale.

CRITICALCivil cases

The judgment creditor must call the Master Commissioner’s Office to schedule discovery, then by the close of the second business day file the notice with the Clerk and deliver a file-stamped copy and the required fee to the Master Commissioner.

The judgment creditor shall telephonically contact the Office of the Master Commissioner to request and obtain a date and time at which the discovery will be undertaken, and, by the close of the second business day thereafter, the judgment creditor shall file its Notice of Bill of Discovery with the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk, and deliver to the Office of the Master Commissioner a file stamped copy of the aforesaid notice, together with payment to the Master Commissioner of the fee assessed under JRP 508 (G).

CRITICALCivil cases

A pleading requesting a payoff from the sale-requesting party and judgment lienholders must be filed at least 20 days before the sale.

The request shall be filed at least twenty (20) days before the sale.

CRITICALCivil cases

A defendant who declines discovery under RCr 7.24(1) and (2) must give the Commonwealth written notice within five days of arraignment.

If the Defendant(s) does not desire discovery pursuant to RCr 7.24 (1) and (2), notice declining discovery shall be provided, in writing, to the Commonwealth within five (5) days of arraignment .

CRITICALCivil cases

A lienholder obtaining a judgment after an amount-to-be-raised statement is submitted but before the sale must file an updated statement within five days after entry of the new judgment.

If a lien holder should secure a judgment after submission of any statement ofthe amount to be raised, but before the sale, then the lien holder shall also file an updated statement, no later than five (5) days after entry of the new judgment .

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline
10 calendar days

Objections relating to video depositions must be made at least 10 days before trial.

All objections relating to video depositions must be made at least ten (10) days before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline
10 working days

The party requesting the sale must file the payoff statement within ten working days after the payoff request is filed.

The party requesting the sale shall file the pay off statement within ten (10) working days.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline
10 calendar days

After the Commonwealth complies, the defendant must permit the specified reciprocal discovery within ten days.

Otherwise, within ten (10) days of compliance by the Commonwealth, the Defendant(s) shall permit the Commonwealth to inspect, copy or photograph (1) books, papers, documents or tangible objects which the Defendant(s) intends to introduce into evidence and which are in the Defendant's possession, custody or control ; and (ii) any results or reports ofphysical or mental examinations and of scientific tests or experiments made in connection with this particular case or copies thereof, within the possession, custody or control of the Defendant(s) and which the Defendant(s) intends to introduce as evidence or which were prepared by a witness whom the Defendant(s) intends to call at trial when the results or reports relate to the witness' testimony [RCr 7.24 (3)] .

WARNINGCivil cases

A Warning Order or Military Attorney must file the report within 50 days of appointment, or within the time provided by the Civil Rules; failure may be grounds for sanctions regardless of payment.

C. The Warning Order or Military Attorney will file their report within fifty (50) days from the appointment, or such time as the Civil Rules may provide. Failure to do so may be ground for sanctions by the Court, whether the Warning Order or Military Attorney has been paid or not.

WARNINGCivil cases

A response to objections may be filed within five days after the objections are filed.

A response to the objections may be filed within five (5) days of the filing of the objections.

Common questions about Jefferson Circuit Court filing timing and cure windows rules

What filing deadlines does Jefferson Circuit Court set?

A judgment lienholder must file an updated amount-to-be-raised statement with the Master Commissioner and serve all parties within five days after the original statement is submitted.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 26, section 502 D. Amount To Be Raised

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When is a filing treated as filed in Jefferson Circuit Court?

The rule states a noon on the preceding Thursday filing cutoff. Motions for motion hour must be filed and clocked by noon Thursday; copies must be served by mail by Wednesday or by facsimile or hand delivery by noon Thursday.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 22, section 304 Deadline for Serving and Filing Motions

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