Denver District Court
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Document Format Requirements4 rules
Any proposed orders shall be submitted in editable format and will be rejected by the Clerk's office if they are not.
Parties shall not upload documents into the E-Filing system in any manner that prevents the Court from copying/pasting text or employing enhanced search functionality within the document.
(CD's, DVD's, thumb drives, flash drives) with the Court and the Clerk of Court shall reject the same upon presentment.
All proposed ... format (not scanned) document.
Document Filing Requirements5 rules
The court will not provide copies of digital recordings; persons requesting all or part of the record must complete and file transcript request form JDF 4.
Court's wording
Based on the foregoing, the Denver District Court adopts the policy that it will not provide copies of digital recordings of court proceedings. Persons requesting all or part of the record of a court proceeding must complete and file a transcript request form, JDF 4, which can be obtained electronically from the Second Judicial District Court Business Resources webpage on the state judicial website, www.courts.state.co.us, or by visiting the District Court clerk's office.
Documents must clearly identify which attorney(s) signed the document.
No proposed orders shall be submitted unless requested by the Court.
Pleadings with electronic signatures must indicate which original attorney signature is on file and verified as the attorney responsible for the pleading.
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- Pleading
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- Signature block
All documents shall conform to the caption requirements in Rule 10 C.R.C.P.
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Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
All actions brought under C.R.S. §§ 13-14.5-101 et seq. (Extreme Risk Protection Orders) must be filed and heard in the Denver Probate Court.
the Courts hereby order that all actions brought under C. R.S. §§ 13- 14.5- 101 et seq . shall be filed and heard in the Denver Probate Court .
Civil cases
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In cases filed prior to January 23, 2017, all subsequent documents filed after that date, shall be filed electronically. The existing paper file will not be supplemented with e-filed documents.
In cases filed prior to January 23, 2017, all subsequent documents filed after that date, shall be filed electronically. The existing paper file will not be supplemented with e-filed documents.
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All new District Court criminal cases filed on or after January 23, 2017 must use mandatory electronic filing; no paper file will be initiated or maintained.
Effective January 23, 2017, all new District Court criminal cases shall be subject to mandatory electronic filing using the State's E-Filing system. A paper file will not be initiated nor maintained on any new cases filed on or after January 23, 2017.
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All judicial rulings, filings, opinions, orders and other written communications shall be electronically filed.
All judicial rulings, filings, opinions, orders and other written communications shall be electronically filed.
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Trial and hearing exhibits must not be electronically filed; the court reporter serves as custodian of all trial and hearing exhibits.
Further, concerning trial or hearing exhibits, those items shall not be electronically filed but shall continue to be maintained under existing procedures, with the court reporter serving as the custodian of all trial and hearing exhibits, until further order of Court.
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Prosecutors must e-file any direct information; the court-issued electronic signature constitutes consent.
Pursuant to Rule 7(c) of the Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure, and consistent with this administrative order, any direct information a prosecutor may file shall be electronically filed and the prosecutor shall be deemed to have obtained consent upon the electronic signature issued by the court.
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Pro se parties may file documents in paper format; court staff will scan and upload them into the E-Filing system.
Parties not represented by counsel may file documents in paper format. Court staff shall scan and upload these documents into the E-Filing system.
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Paper pleadings filed by attorneys on or after January 23, 2017 will not be accepted by the Clerk of Court.
Pleadings filed in paper format by attorneys, on or after January 23, 2017, will not be accepted by the Clerk of Court.
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Printed copies of electronically filed documents may not be filed with the Court.
Printed copies of electronically filed documents shall not be filed with the Court.
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All counsel must electronically file and serve all pleadings, motions, affidavits, attachments, and other documents through LexisNexis File & Serve.
All counsel shall electronically file and serve, in accordance with C.R.C.P. 121, Section 1-26, all pleadings, motions, affidavits, attachments, and all other documents, including advisory copies of documents filed in other courts, using the LexisNexis File & Serve system.
Page 1 | ORDER REGARDING MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING FOR DISTRICT COURT CIVIL CASES
Effective January 1, 2010, all cases, pleadings and documents filed in District Court Civil cases in the 2nd Judicial District Court, Denver District Court shall be subject to mandatory electronic case filing. The Clerk of Court will only accept electronically filed pleadings and documents after this date. In cases filed prior to January 1, 2010, all documents filed on and after January 1, 2010, shall be filed electronically.
Effective January 1, 2010, all cases, pleadings and documents filed in District Court Civil cases in the 2nd Judicial District Court, Denver District Court shall be subject to mandatory electronic case filing. The Clerk of Court will only accept electronically filed pleadings and documents after this date. In cases filed prior to January 1, 2010, all documents filed on and after January 1, 2010, shall be filed electronically.
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Pleadings filed in paper format after January 1, 2010 will not be accepted by the Clerk of Court; the paper filing will be returned, along with a copy of this order, to the attorney.
Pleadings filed in paper format after January 1, 2010 will not be accepted by the Clerk of Court; the paper filing will be returned, along with a copy of this order, to the attorney.
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Parties may not electronically file documents restricted from the opposing party's view, such as in-camera review documents.
Parties shall not electronically file documents which are restricted from the view of the opposing party, such as in-camera review documents.
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Documents for in camera inspection must be submitted in paper until further court order.
The submission of documents for in camera inspection shall continue to be done in paper until further order of court.
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For advance review of trial or hearing exhibits, take the exhibits directly to the courtroom; do not file a Notice of Filing or Service, which the Clerk will reject.
If counsel or any party desires the Court to review trial or hearing exhibits in advance, it is unnecessary to file a "Notice of Filing or Service" with the Clerk of Court as those items shall be taken directly to the courtroom only. Any pulported Notice shall be rejected by the Clerk of Court.
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The clerk may reject pleadings that do not conform to this Order.
The clerk may reject pleadings not conforming to this Order.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
All documents must be filed and served in accordance with Colorado Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.5 and Chief Justice Directive 11-01.
All documents shall be filed and served in accordance with Colorado Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.5 and ChiefJustice Directive 11-01, as currently in effect, and as subsequently amended.
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Counsel must electronically serve all pleadings and documents in accordance with C.R.C.P. 121, Section 1-26.
All counsel shall electronically file and serve, in accordance with C.R.C.P. 121, Section 1-26, all pleadings, motions, affidavits, attachments, and all other documents, including advisory copies of documents filed in other courts, using the LexisNexis File & Serve system.
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LexisNexis File & Serve mails court communications to unrepresented parties.
LexisNexis File & Serve will mail these communications to unrepresented parties.
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Court rulings, opinions, orders, and other communications are electronically filed to counsel.
All judicial rulings, opinions, orders and other communications from the court shall be electronically filed to counsel
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Filing Fees and Waivers
After notice that future filings must be e-filed, the Court will assess a $50.00 per-document fee for scanning and uploading attorney paper filings.
After notice to an attorney that all future filings are to be e-filed, the Court will assess a fee of $50.00 per document for the service of scanning and uploading any document filed in paper form by an attomey, pursuant to Rule 49.5.
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Attorneys who file paper pleadings are charged $50 per document for scanning into the record.
If the attorney chooses to file the pleadings in paper, the Clerk will charge a fee of $50.00 per document to scan the pleadings into the record. This fee will be assessed for every document filed in paper by the attorney.
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Pro se litigants will not be charged additional fees for scanning and uploading paper filings.
No additional fees shall be charged to pro se litigants for scanning and uploading.
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No fees are charged to pro se litigants for scanning and uploading their documents.
No fees will be charged to pro se litigants for scanning and uploading.
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Sealing & Redaction Procedures
All introduction or use of sensitive material must comply strictly with CJD 16-03, with no exceptions.
All introduction or use of sensitive material shall be as set forth in CJD 16-03. Strict compliance with this directive required with no exceptions.
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Motions to Seal must be filed without the subject document; the subject document may be filed under seal only after the motion is granted; non-compliant motions are rejected; statutory sealed filings are exempt.
Motions to Seal documents shall be electronically filed as follows: Confidential or privileged matters warranting a motion to seal shall not be accompanied by the document which is the subject of the motion. If the Motion to Seal is granted, the document which is the subject of the motion may then be filed under seal. The Clerk of Court shall reject any Motion to Seal documents which does not comport with this rule. This provision shall not apply to documents required to be filed under seal by statute.
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Sealed documents may be filed using the 'Sealed, electronic' option and must indicate the judicial authority or existing order allowing sealing.
Documents may be filed using the “Sealed, electronic” option, and must indicate the judicial authority or existing order allowing the documents to be filed under seal.
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Restitution worksheets and supporting documents must be filed under suppressed document security status.
Restitution worksheets and supporting documents shall be filed under suppressed document security status until further order of Court.
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Pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-72-703(2)(c), except as otherwise provided in C.R.S. § 24-72-703(2)(a)(I), inspection of the records included in an order sealing criminal records may thereafter be permitted by the court and/or the Clerk of the Court only by petition of the petitioner or defendant. Petition may be oral and in person if petitioner or defendant presents with proper photo identification.
Pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-72-703(2)(c), except as otherwise provided in C.R.S. § 24-72-703(2)(a)(I), inspection of the records included in an order sealing criminal records may thereafter be permitted by the court and/or the Clerk of the Court only by petition of the petitioner or defendant. Petition may be oral and in person if petitioner or defendant presents with proper photo identification.
Criminal cases
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Filing Bundling Requirements
Documents relating to a single pleading may be filed as separate documents within a single filing submission, with the motion as the principal document and exhibits as attachments.
All documents relating to a single pleading or other filing may be filed electronically as a separate document but as a single filing submission. For example: a motion shall be filed as a principal document while exhibits to the motion shall be filed as attachments within the same submission.
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