Douglas County District Court Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICALCourt notice

Applies to

Answer response

An Answer/response may be filed in person or by U.S. mail to the Clerk of Court at the stated address.

File your answer/response A) in person or B) via U.S. mail addressed to the Clerk of Court at 4000 Justice Way, Ste. 2009, Castle Rock, CO 80109.

CRITICALCourt notice

Applies to

Answer

Starting January 1, 2024, self-represented tenants may file an Answer through the Colorado Courts E-Filing system.

Starting January 1, 2024, you can file an answer through the Colorado Courts E-Filing system, even if you do not have an attorney.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Court filings

Court filings must not be sent to the Self-Help email address.

DO NOT send Court filings – they will not be accepted at this email!

CRITICALCourt notice

Applies to

Answer

An Answer may be filed in person or mailed to the Clerk of Court at the stated address.

File your answer A) in person or B) via U.S. mail addressed to the Clerk of Court at 4000 Justice Way, Ste. 2009, Castle Rock, CO 80109.

WARNING

Probate documents may be submitted by U.S. mail or in person at the stated address, without an appointment.

Documents can be submitted either via U.S. mail or in person at 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock CO 80109, no appointment is necessary.

WARNING

You may file paperwork at the Clerk of Court window or mail it to the Court at the listed address.

There are a few different options to file your paperwork with the Court. a. Bring your papers into the Court and file them at the Clerk of Court window between 7:30-4:30 Monday thru Friday. *Excluding holidays. Holiday schedule can be found here: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/holidays b. Mail your documents to the Court: Douglas Combined Court 4000 Justice Way Suite 2009 Castle Rock Colorado 80109.

WARNING

Parties unable to use the opt-in option may file paperwork by U.S. Mail, email, or in person; emailed documents must be in Word or PDF format.

If unable to utilize the opt-in option, parties may also file paperwork via: 1. US Mail – Douglas Combined Court 2. Email attached documents in WORD or PDF format only to douglasclerk@judicial.state.co.us 3. In person between the hours of 7:30 and 4:30

WARNING

Self-represented parties may e-file in DR or FED cases, but FED e-filing is available only after the initial complaint is filed in person.

For DR cases or FED cases only, e-filing is an option for pro se parties (Disclosure: FED cases are only available after the initial complaint is filed in person).

WARNING

Parties may opt into the electronic filing system for DR cases by paying a one-time $12 fee.

For a one-time fee of $12.00, parties can opt-in to the electronic filing system for DR cases only.

INFO

Documents may be filed in person or by U.S. mail at the stated address.

Documents can be filed in person or via U.S. mail at 4000 Justice Way Suite 2009 Castle Rock CO 80109.