Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Parties generally must enter a plea by their third appearance, and requests for additional dates are granted only for good cause.

The Parties will generally be expected to enter a plea no later than their third appearance in the Division. Requests for additional dates will be granted only for good cause shown.

At a contested motions, preliminary, or revocation hearing, parties must be ready to proceed unless they timely move to continue for good cause.

On the date set for a contested Hearing (Motions, Preliminary or Revocation) the Parties shall be prepared to go forward unless they have filed a timely Motion to Continue establishing good cause for the continuance.

At sentencing, the district attorney must be prepared to state the requested restitution amount or establish good cause for an extension.

The District Attorney shall be prepared with the restitution amount being requested or establish good cause for an extension of time.

The court will not grant a continuance when a witness appears unexpectedly or fails to appear without proper service of a subpoena.

The Court will not allow for continuances when a witness appears unexpectedly or fails to appear without having been properly served a subpoena.

Absent extraordinary circumstances, continuance motions will not be accepted on the trial day and must be addressed by the pretrial readiness hearing or criminal docket.

ABSENT EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, the Court will not accept joint motions to continue or grant continuances at the request of either party on the day of trial. Any motion seeking a continuance must be addressed no later than the readiness hearing or criminal docket before trial.

Absent extraordinary circumstances, the Court will not accept a joint continuance motion or grant a requested continuance on the day of trial.

ABSENT EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, the Court will not accept joint motions to continue or grant continuances at the request of either party on the day of trial.

Unless extraordinary circumstances apply, a continuance motion must be filed in writing at least seven days before trial and set for hearing no later than the pretrial release and discovery hearing or the pretrial criminal docket hearing.

ABSENT EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, the Court will not accept joint motions to continue or grant continuances at the request of either party on the day of trial. Any motion seeking a continuance must be filed in writing at least 7 days before trial and set for hearing no later than the PTRD hearing or criminal docket before trial.