Denver District Court Filing Rules

Parties must confer meaningfully before filing; a certification based on contact made fewer than 24 hours before filing is per se not a good faith effort.

Every document must clearly identify the attorney(s) who signed it.

The Responsible Attorney must file and serve a Notice to Set and complete trial setting no later than 14 days from the date the case is at issue.

The clerk may reject pleadings that do not conform to this Order.

Chambers for Judge Nikea T. Bland (Denver District Court, Division 4H) may be reached by phone at (303)606-2755.

Trial settings are obtained Tuesday through Thursday; after filing the Notice to Set, parties may email division staff for CMC and trial dates.

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.

Parties withholding records under C.R.C.P. 16.1(k)(1)(B)(i)/(ii) must e-file a Notice of a Request for Protective Order.

Original depositions remain sealed unless a party requests they be unsealed at trial.

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.

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

Copies of exhibits must be exchanged as required by C.R.C.P. 16.

All documents must be filed and served in accordance with Colorado Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.5 and Chief Justice Directive 11-01.

Motions and responsive briefs not under C.R.C.P. 12(b)(1)/(2) or 56 are limited to 15 pages; reply briefs to 10 pages; excluding caption, signature block, certificate of service, and attachments.

Exhibits must be pre-marked with a party-specific numbering scheme and the civil action number on each label.

Documents uploaded to the E-Filing system must permit text copying/pasting and enhanced search functionality.

Stipulated extensions of discovery deadlines up to 7 days need not be filed with the Court; this does not apply to motion filing deadlines.

Pro se litigants will not be charged additional fees for scanning and uploading paper filings.

Motions may not be combined with each other or with a response or reply.

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.