As amended through October 31, 2024
Rule 3 - Placing Actions on the Trial Calendar(a) Those cases which have had a responsive pleading filed or any other formal or informal response filed by the defendant shall be placed on the District's website trial docket.(b) Each Court Administrator and/or Chancellor shall be responsible for the placement of any case that will be considered and/or tried by said Chancellor on the District's website trial docket. The full utilization of the District's website will help to ensure that adequate courtroom and courthouse spaces are available for the three rotating Chancellors of the District.(c) All attorneys and pro se litigants on any and all matters, Ex Parte, Motion Days and assigned cases must contact the Court Administrator and/or Chancellor to get a date, time and location for the matter to be presented to the Chancellor, if necessary. Once the matter is set, it must be placed on the master docket on the website by the scheduling Chancellor's office. Matters not placed on the website's master docket will not be considered set and the date at that location will remain available for other settings by another Chancellor. (d) Each Chancellor's docket is updated daily and posted on the Chancery Court District's website, located at www.7chance:rycourt.com.(e) It is the responsibility of each attorney or pro se litigant to check the docket and be prepared to proceed at the scheduled time, date and location.(f) The Clerks shall provide each Chancellor with a list of all opened actions assigned to them on January 5, May 5, and September 5 of each year. (g) Matters are not firmly set for hearing or trial until confirmed with the Court Administrator or set by the Chancellor. After a hearing or trial is set, the party setting the matter shall timely notify all attorneys of record and unrepresented parties by regular and/or electronic mail. A copy of the notification correspondence must be placed in the Court record.(h) All hearings and/or trials shall be set by the Court Administrator or Chancellor on request of counsel and on reasonable notice to other attorneys or unrepresented parties. (i) When there are two or more attorneys on a case, they shall confer with the Court Administrator to obtain an agreeable trial date, if possible. If an agreeable court date can not be reached by the attorneys, the Chancellor shall set the trial date.(j) Upon filing of any motion, it is the responsibility of the party filing said motion to contact the Court Administrator to set a hearing in order for the motion to be considered.Amended effective 9/7/2021.