Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)

Citation: Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)
Jurisdiction: Kentucky (state)
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Original Source: https://www.kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Documents/ClerksManual.pdf ↗

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103.1 Petition, Response, and Disposition
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1. Upon receipt of a petition for writ of prohibition or mandamus, collect
Collect filing fees
filing fees as set forth in the Accounting Manual and give a receipt. Do
not apply the FILED stamp or process the petition until the filing fees
are paid. RAP 60(B).
EXCEPTIONS: the following are exempted from the filing fees:
• In Forma Pauperis Granted. See Section 57.
• Petitioner is the Commonwealth. KRS 453.010.
NOTE: City and county governments are not exempt from paying filing fees
unless the action is filed in the name of the Commonwealth.
File, date, initial
2. Assign a division using the procedure in your local court rules. Generate Case type: WRITS
the next case number for circuit civil CI cases or use the next
pre-numbered file folder.
3. If the petitioner is seeking to proceed In Forma Pauperis, the petition
must be accompanied by a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Civil CI Cases
Pauperis and a supporting affidavit, or AOC Form 026. See Section 57
Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis for instructions on how
to process a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and the Do not issue summons
tendered petition. DO NOT proceed with the following steps unless filing
fees have been paid, In Forma Pauperis has been granted, or the
petitioner is the Commonwealth.
4. Apply the FILED stamp to the petition; add the date and your initials. Event type REV
RAP 5(D) For instructions on opening the case, see the Case Add section
of the KyCourts Manual. Case type: WRITS
File, date, initial
5. Do not issue a summons.
Deliver to judge

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WRIT OF PROHIBITION/WRIT OF MANDAMUS