W.D. Ky. LR 5.3

(a) Generally. The following papers should be written on court-supplied

forms, signed and verified:

(1) Pro se writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254; and

(2) Pro se motions attacking a conviction or sentence filed under 28

U.S.C. § 2255.

(3) Pro se civil rights complaints filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983;

(4) Pro se civil rights complaints filed under the authority of Bivens v.

Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971); and

(5) Pro se writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.

(b) Papers Not on Court-Supplied Forms. If a pro se litigant submits a paper

identified in (a) above that is not on a court-supplied form, the Clerk will

accept the paper for filing and forward it to an appropriate judicial officer

for review. If directed by the appropriate judicial officer, the Clerk shall

provide sufficient copies of the prescribed form, and instructions for

preparing the form, to the pro se litigant along with directions to file the

petition on the appropriate court-supplied form within thirty (30) days

thereafter. When required to do so, a pro se litigant’s failure to file his or

her petition on a court-supplied form within thirty (30) days may be grounds

for dismissal.

(c) Filing. Pleadings, written motions, and other papers in pro se cases must

be addressed to the Clerk. A pleading, motion, or other paper addressed to

an individual judge will be directed to the Clerk for assignment.

(d) Disclosure of Contact Information; Sanctions. All pro se non-prisoner

litigants must include, if available, in the caption of the litigant's first filing,

the litigant's current telephone number, e-mail address, residential address,

and, if different, mailing address. All pro se prisoner litigants must include

in every pleading, written motion, and other paper the prisoner’s inmate

number and current mailing address. Failure to provide the required

information upon request may result in the dismissal of the litigant's case or

other appropriate sanctions.

(e) Notification of Change in Address; Sanctions. All pro se litigants must

provide written notice of a change of residential address, and, if different,

mailing address, to the Clerk and to the opposing party or the opposing

party's counsel. Failure to notify the Clerk of an address change may result

in the dismissal of the litigant's case or other appropriate sanctions.