(1) A discovery and status conference shall be held in each case for the purpose of scheduling each event in the case and determining the period of time necessary to complete discovery. The conference shall be set within fifteen (15) days after service of the last responsive pleading or the last day a responsive pleading could have been served. A date for a pretrial conference shall be set for a date not more than sixty (60) days following the discovery and status conference and a trial date shall be set not more than thirty (30) days after the pretrial conference. However, in the discretion of the trial judge these times may be extended or reduced to meet the needs of the individual case.
Rule 90.Discovery and status conference.
Current through June 18, 2026 · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceRule 90 requires a discovery and status conference within fifteen days after the last responsive pleading is served or due, sets the pretrial conference no more than sixty days after that conference and trial no more than thirty days after the pretrial conference, subject to the judge's discretion to extend or reduce those periods, and requires any request for an exception to ELD discovery rules to be raised at the conference.
Full Text of Rule 90
(2) Motions for exceptions to the rules of the economical litigation docket relating to discovery must be made at the discovery and status conference.
(3) All parties shall be represented at the discovery and status conference and shall be prepared to have firm dates set for the pretrial conference and the trial.
Amendment History
(Adopted September 10, 1982, effective October 1, 1982.)
Plain-English Summary
Rule 90 puts an ELD case on a clock. Within fifteen days after the last responsive pleading is served, or after the last day one could have been served, the court holds a discovery and status conference. That conference sets a schedule for the rest of the case: a pretrial conference date no more than sixty days later, and a trial date no more than thirty days after the pretrial conference. The trial judge can stretch or shrink these periods to fit the individual case.
The conference does more than set dates. If a party wants an exception to the discovery rules that apply on the Economical Litigation Docket -- for example, a departure from the deposition or interrogatory limits in Rules 93.01 and 93.02 -- that request has to be made at the discovery and status conference. Waiting until later can mean losing the chance to raise it.
Rule 90 also requires every party to be represented at the conference and ready to commit to firm dates for the pretrial conference and trial, rather than leaving scheduling open-ended.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the discovery and status conference held under Kentucky's ELD?
Rule 90 requires the conference to be set within fifteen days after service of the last responsive pleading, or the last day one could have been served.
Can the judge change the ELD scheduling deadlines?
Yes. Rule 90 lets the trial judge extend or reduce the periods for the pretrial conference and trial date to meet the needs of the individual case.
How do I ask for an exception to the ELD discovery limits?
Rule 90 requires motions for exceptions to the discovery rules of the Economical Litigation Docket to be made at the discovery and status conference.
Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (Ky. R. Civ. P. 90). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Kentucky (Ky. Const. § 116). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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