Rule BCR 3.1 - Assignment to the Business Court Docketa. 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.Jeff. Cnty. Busi. Ct. Doc. R. Prac. BCR 3.1
Adopted by order 2019-13, eff. 1/1/2020.