Denver District Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Failure to follow the discovery dispute procedures will result in denial of a hearing until the procedures are followed.

Failure to follow these procedures will result in a denial of a hearing until such time as the applicable procedures are followed.

CRITICAL

Discovery disputes are resolved through in-person hearings; written discovery motions are not accepted.

No Written Discovery Motions. NO WRITTEN DISCOVERY MOTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. THE COURT WILL ADDRESS ALL DISCOVERY DISPUTES WITH AN IN-PERSON DISCOVERY HEARING INSTEAD OF WRITTEN MOTIONS.

CRITICALCivil cases

Written discovery motions are not accepted; discovery disputes are resolved at in-person discovery hearings instead.

NO WRITTEN DISCOVERY MOTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. THE COURT WILL ADDRESS ALL DISCOVERY DISPUTES WITH AN IN-PERSON DISCOVERY HEARING INSTEAD OF WRITTEN MOTIONS.

CRITICALCivil cases

Written discovery motions are not accepted; all discovery disputes are resolved at an in-person discovery hearing instead of through written motions.

NO WRITTEN DISCOVERY MOTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. THE COURT WILL ADDRESS ALL DISCOVERY DISPUTES WITH AN IN-PERSON DISCOVERY HEARING INSTEAD OF WRITTEN MOTIONS.

WARNINGCivil cases

An in-person trial setting conference with lead trial counsel or a party is required if the parties request more than five trial days or a setting beyond one year.

Any case where the parties request more than five (5) trial days or be set beyond one year will require an in-person trial setting conference with lead trial counsel or party present.

WARNINGCivil cases

Attorneys must confer in good faith to resolve discovery disputes before involving the Court.

If there is a discovery dispute, the attorneys are expected to confer in good faith, consistent with the provisions of this Order, to try to resolve it.

WARNINGCivil cases

If there is a discovery dispute, the attorneys are expected to confer in a meaningful way, consistent with the provisions of this Order, to try to resolve it.

If there is a discovery dispute, the attorneys are expected to confer in a meaningful way, consistent with the provisions of this Order, to try to resolve it.