Denver District Court Filing Rules

Discovery objections must be based on law, consistent with the mandates of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure and should be clearly articulated. The parties should refrain from interposing repeated boilerplate type objections such as “overbroad, unduly burdensome, vague, ambiguous, not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence” and other similar objections. In the event any such objections are made, they shall be followed by a clear and precise explanation of the legal and factual justification for raising such an objection. Additionally, if the objecting party otherwise responds to the discovery request but does so subject to or without waiving such an objection, that party shall describe with reasonable specificity the information that may be available but is not provided because of the objection raised.

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

C.R.E. 702 expert admissibility motions must be filed no later than 70 days before trial; late filings may be summarily denied as untimely.

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

Trial settings are obtained Tuesday through Thursday after the Notice to Set is filed; counsel may e-mail division staff at 02Courtroom409@judicial.state.co.us.

The listed primary phone number is (303)606-2755.

All judicial rulings, filings, opinions, orders and other written communications shall be electronically filed.

Written motions for protective orders are not accepted; the e-filed Notice procedure is used instead.

Restitution worksheets and supporting documents must be filed under suppressed document security status.

Paper copies of items subject to a Motion for Protective Order must be delivered to Courtroom 409 with disputed entries highlighted in yellow; the Court uploads them and restricts access to the Court and appellate purposes.

Counsel must electronically serve all pleadings and documents in accordance with C.R.C.P. 121, Section 1-26.

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

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

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.

Proposed orders must be submitted in editable format or the Clerk's office will reject them.

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

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

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

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.