Douglas County District Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Parties scheduled for a hearing must appear at 8 a.m. on the first business day after a courthouse closure unless the judicial officer or division staff instructs otherwise.

If there is a courthouse closure in this judicial district, the party or parties scheduled to appear for a court hearing are to appear at 8 a.m. on the first business day following the closure unless instructed otherwise by the judicial officer in charge of the case or by the assigned division’s staff.

CRITICAL

A probation client whose meeting is affected by a probation office closure must contact their probation officer or the officer’s supervisor to reschedule.

If there is a probation office closure in this judicial district, the probation client scheduled to attend a meeting is to contact his/her probation officer, or the probation officer’s supervisor, to reschedule the meeting.

WARNINGCourt notice

A continuance is not allowed to give you time to find an attorney.

If you need more time to find an attorney: Colorado law does not allow continuances to give you time to find an attorney. You are not entitled to a court-appointed/free attorney.

WARNINGCourt notice

The Court cannot grant more time to pay; requesting more time on an Answer/response is not a defense and will not stop a judgment, including when the debt is late or partially unpaid for the stated reasons.

If you just need more time: the judicial officer has no authority to give you more time to pay. Requesting more time on your answer/response is not a defense and will not stop a judgment from being ordered. The Court cannot grant you more time because of late payments or partially unpaid debt due to job loss, illness, Covid, or any other reason, even if you are disabled or have children.

WARNING

When there is a courthouse closure in this judicial district, jurors who have already been selected to be on a jury must follow the instructions provided by

When there is a courthouse closure in this judicial district, jurors who have already been selected to be on a jury must follow the instructions provided by

WARNINGCourt notice

The court cannot extend the time to move out for the stated reasons, and continuances are not allowed unless the landlord agrees.

3) If you just need more time: the judicial officer has no authority to give you more time to move out. Requesting more time to move or pay rent on your answer is not a defense and will not stop an eviction from being ordered. The Court cannot grant you more time because you cannot find another place to live, even if you are disabled or have children. No continuances are allowed unless the landlord agrees.

WARNINGCourt notice

A continuance is not allowed to give a tenant time to find an attorney.

If you need more time to find an attorney: Colorado law does not allow continuances to give you time to find an attorney.

WARNINGCourt notice

A continuance is allowed only if the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney agrees.

No continuances are allowed unless the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney agrees.

INFO

Probation clients may go to the probation office on the first business day after a closure to reschedule their meeting or proceed with it that day if possible.

Probation clients may also present themselves to the probation office on the first business day following the probation office closure to either reschedule the meeting for a future date or to proceed with the meeting on the same day if possible.

INFO

When accommodation is needed for jury service and its availability creates a time constraint, the court may continue the jury summons to allow time to provide it.

If accommodation is needed for an individual to serve on jury duty and a time constraint exists related to the availability of an accommodation, the court, at its discretion, may continue an individual’s jury summons to allow the court time to provide the accommodation.