Boulder County District Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Counsel must submit a paper copy of every oversized exhibit at the start of trial.

Counsel shall submit a copy of all oversized exhibits on 8 x 14 x 11 paper at the start of the trial.

CRITICAL

Proposed orders must be submitted separately from the pleading in editable, non-scanned format.

All proposed orders shall be submitted separately from the pleading and shall be submitted in editable format. This requires use of a program such as Word or Word Perfect (not scanned).

CRITICAL

Signatures on pleadings requiring verification must be scanned.

All pleadings requiring verification of the signature of both parties and/or counsel shall be E-filed with scanned signatures.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Law enforcement must use the attached warrant coversheet format when requesting an Affidavit Warrant.

Law Enforcement shall use the format for the warrant coversheet, sample attached, when requesting an “Affidavit Warrant” and follow the Warrant Coversheet Checklist for obtaining such a warrant.

CRITICAL

Before trial, exhibits must be marked and sequentially ordered, with labels identifying the party, case number, and hearing date; plaintiffs use Arabic numerals and defendants use letters.

All exhibits submitted in the Twentieth Judicial District will be marked by counsel or parties prior to trial as follows: Each exhibit shall be labeled on the front of the first page to indicate if it is a plaintiff/petitioner’s exhibit or a defendant/respondent’s exhibit. Exhibits for each case shall be ordered sequentially. The label shall include the case number and the date of the hearing. Plaintiff and Petitioners will use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.) Defendants and Respondents will use letters (A, B, C, etc.)

CRITICAL

Audio and video exhibits must be provided to the court on a CD, DVD, or flash drive with a notice.

Those exhibits shall be placed on a CD, DVD, or flash-drive and supplied to the court with a notice.

CRITICAL

Documentary exhibits exceeding the IT Division’s file-size limit must be split into electronic files, or submitted on CD or DVD if they cannot be separated.

A party intending to submit any documentary exhibit that exceeds the megabyte file size limit set forth by the IT Division of the Colorado Judicial Department shall separate the exhibit into electronic files as provided in CJD 11-01. If the document cannot be separated, then the party shall place it on a CD or DVD for filing with the court.

CRITICAL

Exhibits must have a document title and be labeled with a number for Plaintiff/Petitioner filings or a letter for Defendant/Respondent filings.

All exhibits shall be identified with an exhibit number or letter and document title. Exhibits filed by Plaintiff/Petitioner shall include a number and a document title for each exhibit. Exhibits filed by Defendant/Respondent shall include a letter and a document title for each exhibit.

CRITICAL

Proposed jury instructions must be in editable format.

Proposed jury instructions shall be E-filed in editable format.

CRITICAL

Motions to continue must be made in writing.

Motions to Continue shall be made only in writing.

WARNING

Sensitive records defined by CJD 16-03 require special handling and secure storage under that directive’s detailed rules.

Sensitive records as defined in Chief Justice Directive 16-03 require special handling and secure storage. CJD 16-03 provides detailed rules for handling such exhibits.

WARNING

Do not use the statement “original signature on file.”

The statement “original signature on file” will not be acceptable.

WARNING

The Court encourages concise motions in limine using simple bullet points to present the issues.

The Court encourages a simple bullet point format on the issues raised and concise argument of law.

WARNINGCivil cases

A proposed guardian may submit an application for payment of fees or costs using the form designated by TCH.

A proposed guardian may submit to TCH an application for the payment of fees/costs in the form designated by TCH.

WARNING

Only one exhibit copy is required; division staff will destroy additional witness or judge copies.

Only one copy of the exhibits is required. Any additional witness or judge copies will be destroyed by the division staff.

WARNING

A Summary of Discovery Dispute must be double-spaced.

Each party may file a Summary of Discovery Dispute (no longer than two pages in length, double spaced) at least two days before the hearing.