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The District Court for the Western District of Kentucky has today entered General Orders 20-26 and 20-27. General Order 20-26 creates a docket for Judge Benjamin Beaton by reassigning to him the cases...
The District Court for the Western District of Kentucky has today entered General Order 20-25, continuing all jury trials, and grand jury proceedings, through February 26, 2021.
The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved inflationary adjustments to fees on the District Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. These changes shall become effective December 1, 2020. A schedule of all of the Court’s fees is located...
The Court has entered General Order 2020-10 which grants the United States’ request to extend the statutory deadlines by which the government must institute certain forfeiture proceedings for a period of 60 days.
The Court has today entered General Order 20-09 which supplements previously entered Orders concerning court operations related to COVID-19.
The Court has entered General Order 20-07, directing the Clerk of the Court to post of all change of plea and sentencing proceedings, in addition to any other proceedings requested by the presiding judge. These transcripts will remain...
The Court has entered General Order 20-05 which authorizes the use of video and telephone conferencing, under certain circumstances and with the consent of the defendant, for various criminal events during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic
Pursuant to General Order 2020-04, the Court will accept filings from self-represented litigants via email so long as such filing s comply with the specific requirements outlined in the Order. Self-represented litigants are encouraged to call...
RE: Court Operations Related to COVID-19
