Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado Page & Word Limits
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Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge. This page is scoped to Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
- Limit
- 15 pages
- Applies to
- Joint trial management certificate
The Joint Trial Management Certificate may not exceed 15 pages, excluding the header, signature lines, and certificate of service, and each party must receive equal space.
The TMC is limited to fifteen (15) pages exclusive of the Header, Signature lines, and Certificate of Service, with each party receiving equal space.
- Limit
- 15 pages
- Applies to
- Pretrial management certificate
The Joint Trial Management Certificate is limited to 15 pages, excluding the header, signature lines, and certificate of service, and each party receives equal space.
The Joint TMC is limited to fifteen (15) pages exclusive of the Header, Signature lines, and Certificate of Service, with each party receiving equal space.
- Limit
- 2 pages
- Applies to
- Discovery status statement
Each party must file a statement of no more than 2 pages describing the disputed discovery issues and that party's position no later than three days before the status conference.
No later ===== PAGE 4 ===== than three days before the status conference, each party shall file a short statement (no more than 2 pages) describing the disputed issues and that party’s position.
- Limit
- 15 pages
- Applies to
- Trial management certificate
A Trial Management Certificate may not exceed 15 pages, excluding the header, signature lines, and certificate of service, and each party must receive equal space.
The TMC is limited to fifteen (15) pages exclusive of the Header, Signature lines, and Certificate of Service, with each party receiving equal space.
- Limit
- 15 pages
- Applies to
- Trial management certificate
The Joint Trial Management Certificate is limited to 15 pages, excluding the header, signature lines, and certificate of service.
The Joint TMC is limited to fifteen (15) pages exclusive of the Header, Signature lines, and Certificate of Service, with each party receiving equal space.
- Limit
- 2 pages
- Applies to
- Status conference statement
Each party must file a statement of no more than 2 pages describing the disputed issues and that party's position no later than three days before the status conference.
No later than three days before the status conference, each party shall file a short statement (no more than 2 pages) describing the disputed issues and that party’s position.
- Limit
- 20 pages
- Limit
- 15 pages
- Applies to
- Brief
- Spacing
- Double
Summary-judgment motions and response briefs are limited to 20 double-spaced pages, while reply briefs are limited to 15 double-spaced pages.
Motions and response briefs shall not exceed 20 pages, double spaced. Reply briefs shall not exceed 15 pages, double spaced.
- Applies to
- Brief
- Spacing
- Double
The page limits include all listed briefing components and other matters but exclude the certificate of service.
These page limitations shall include the motion for summary judgment, caption/cover page, statement of facts, procedural history, argument, closing, signature block, and all other matters, except the certificate of service.
- Limit
- 25 pages
- Applies to
- Brief
When a party files more than one Rule 56 motion, all of that party's motions and response briefs together may not exceed 25 pages.
If a party elects to file more than one rule 56 motion, then the motions and response briefs shall not exceed 25 pages total for all such motions (not each such motion) filed by that party.
- Limit
- 3 pages
- Applies to
- Discovery dispute brief
- Font
- 12 pt
- Spacing
- Double
The brief in a Notice of Discovery Dispute is limited to three pages, must be double-spaced, and must use 12-point font.
containing (1) a certificate of conferral and (2) a brief which shall not exceed three pages, double spaced, with 12-point font
- Limit
- 3 pages
- Applies to
- Response
- Spacing
- Double
A response to a Notice of Discovery Dispute is subject to the same three-page, double-spaced, 12-point-font restrictions as the initial brief.
The responding party has three business days to file a response, with the same restrictions.
What page or word limits apply to joint trial management certificate in Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado?
Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado's rule states these limits: 15 pages. Excludes signature blocks and certificates. The Joint Trial Management Certificate may not exceed 15 pages, excluding the header, signature lines, and certificate of service, and each party must receive equal space.
What page or word limits apply to pretrial management certificate in Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado?
Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado's rule states these limits: 15 pages. Excludes caption, signature blocks, and certificates. The Joint Trial Management Certificate is limited to 15 pages, excluding the header, signature lines, and certificate of service, and each party receives equal space.
What page or word limits apply to discovery status statement in Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado?
Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado's rule states these limits: 2 pages. Each party must file a statement of no more than 2 pages describing the disputed discovery issues and that party's position no later than three days before the status conference.
What page or word limits apply to brief in Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado?
Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado's rule states these limits: 20 pages; 20 pages; 15 pages. Summary-judgment motions and response briefs are limited to 20 double-spaced pages, while reply briefs are limited to 15 double-spaced pages.
What page or word limits apply to trial management certificate in Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado?
Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado's rule states these limits: 15 pages. Excludes signature blocks and certificates. A Trial Management Certificate may not exceed 15 pages, excluding the header, signature lines, and certificate of service, and each party must receive equal space.
What page or word limits apply to status conference statement in Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado?
Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado's rule states these limits: 2 pages. Each party must file a statement of no more than 2 pages describing the disputed issues and that party's position no later than three days before the status conference.
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