KY · rules
Ky. Sup. Ct. Order 2023-15 BCR 3.1
Assignment to the Business Court Docket
a. A Civil Case having a subject matter falling within the scope of
BCR 2.1, subject to the exceptions in BCR 2.2, shall be identified by any
plaintiff as appropriate for assignment to the Business Court Docket.
b. A case identified by any plaintiff as appropriate for assignment to
the Business Court Docket shall be filed electronically in the Kentucky Court of
Justice eCourts system. The complaint shall clearly identify in the style of the
case that the matter is filed in the Jefferson Circuit Court Business Court
Docket.
c. A defendant objecting to the assignment of the case to the
Business Court Docket shall, within the timeframe required by CR 12.01, file
an objection setting forth the basis therefore. The objection shall be limited to
five pages. No response to the objection shall be allowed.
d. The filing of an objection shall not constitute a stay of any other
filing obligation, including the obligation to file a responsive pleading or motion
within the timeframe required by CR 12.01.
e. Within fifteen days after an objection is filed, the Business Court
Docket judge shall determine if the case should remain on the Business Court
Docket or be reassigned. If a Civil Case is removed from the Business Court
Docket, it shall be returned to the office of the circuit court clerk for general
civil assignment among the thirteen divisions of the Jefferson Circuit Court.
f. The Business Court Docket judge shall retain jurisdiction over the
case until it is reassigned.
g. Nothing in this Rule shall preclude the Business Court Docket
judge from determining within his or her discretion that a case on the Business
Court Docket should be returned to general assignment.
Provenance
- Source
- www.kycourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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