Ky. Sup. Ct. Order 2022-22

Supreme Court of Kentucky

2022-22

ORDER

IN RE: MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING IN SELECTED CASE TYPES IN THE

CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Pursuant to Section 116 of the Kentucky Constitution and the

Administrative Rules of Practice and Procedure for the Kentucky Court of

Justice Electronic Filing Pilot Project (2018-11), effective July 1, 2022, all

eligible documents shall be electronically filed by an attorney in the following

case types in the circuit and district courts:

1. Real Property - Foreclosure

2. Consumer - Credit card debt collection

Actions must be initiated through electronic filing except on a showing of

technical unavailability of the electronic filing system. Thereafter, all eligible

documents shall be electronically filed. For the purposes of this order, “eligible

document” means those documents for which an action in eFiling is configured

and available to the filer. If a document is not eligible for eFiling, it may be

conventionally filed.

Effective August 1, 2022, the Circuit Clerk shall reject and return any

conventionally filed document that is eligible for eFiling in these case types.

Judges, commissioners, and other court personnel are strongly encouraged to

electronically file orders, notices, and other documents in all case types

considering system availability and limitations.

Entered this 20th day of April, 2022.

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CHIEF JUSTICE

All sitting. All concur. Keller, J., concurs and encourages further

expansion of technology, training, and support so that all litigants,

especially self-represented litigants, may be able to successfully access

electronic filing in these and other case types.