Jefferson County District Court, First Judicial District Filing Timing and Cure Windows

A motion for default judgment should not be filed before the return date.

Motions for default judgment should not be filed prior to the return date.

Exhibits admitted during a trial or hearing must be filed back into the case within 14 days after trial concludes, regardless of outcome.

Exhibits admitted during trials/hearings must be clearly labeled and e-filed back into the case within 14 days after the conclusion of the trial, regardless of outcome utilizing the event code “Exhibits-Trial/Hearing” and the document title indicating the exhibit number and the hearing it was utilized at, e.g., “Exhibit A from 1/12/16 trial”.

The clerk will not process an electronically filed verified protection-order complaint until represented-party counsel appears in person before the court.

Verified Complaints for Protection Orders filed by represented parties shall be filed in electronic format but will not be processed by the clerk until counsel appears in person before the Court.

A fugitive information sheet must be filed within seven days after the defendant fails to appear at a contempt citation hearing, or a warrant motion will be required.

Fugitive information sheets must be filed within 7 days of the defendant's failure to appear at a contempt citation hearing or a motion requesting the issuance of a warrant will be required.

Jefferson and Gilpin County Clerk's Offices must reject all FED complaints filed electronically or in person before April 28, 2020.

Therefore, the court directs the Jefferson and Gilpin County Clerk's Offices to reject all FED complaints filed (electronically or in person) before April 28, 2020.

Jefferson and Gilpin County clerk offices must reject all FED complaints filed electronically or in person before May 12, 2020, unless the complaint raises serious public safety concerns.

Therefore, the court directs the Jefferson and Gilpin County Clerk's Offices to reject all FED complaints (filed electronically or in person) before May 12, 2020, unless the FED complaint raises serious public safety concerns.

The statutory written notice must be sent to the judgment debtor at least 10 and no more than 60 days before the writ or legal process is filed.

Writs or legal processes intended to effect an extraordinary collection action (such as an attachment, garnishment, levy, or execution to collect or enforce a judgment on a debt), shall be accompanied by proof of the written notice required by the statute sent to the judgment debtor at his/her last known address at least 10, but no more than 60, days prior to filing the writ or legal processes.

The Clerk's Office must reject any writ or legal process that fails to comply with the order's existing requirements.

The Court further directs the Clerk's Office to reject any writ or legal process that does not comply with these, and already existing, requirements.

Deadline

4 business days

The District Attorney's trial-prioritization pleading must be filed at least four business days before the pretrial readiness conference.

At least four business days before the PTRD, the District Attorney shall file a pleading that sets forth its prioritization of cases scheduled to be tried each day.

The final trial-priority lists will be filed in the cases shortly after the pretrial readiness conference.

The Lists will be filed in the cases shortly after the PTRD.

The District Attorney's Jefferson County Court Division trial-prioritization pleading must be filed on the Friday before the pretrial readiness conference.

On the Friday before the PTRD, the District Attorney shall file a pleading that sets forth its prioritization of cases scheduled to be tried each day.

Transcript work does not begin, and the delivery deadline does not start, until satisfactory payment arrangements are made with the transcriber.

Transcripts will not be started and the time limits stated for delivery of transcripts will not commence until satisfactory arrangements are made with the transcriber for the payment of required fees.

Admitted trial exhibits must be refiled within 14 days after the conclusion of the trial.

Exhibits admitted during District Court Trials must be clearly labeled and e-filed back into the case within 14 days after the conclusion of the trial, regardless of outcome.

Applies to

Motion for default judgment

A motion for default judgment must not be filed before the return date.

Motions for default judgment should not be filed prior to the return date.

The court must hold a hearing promptly and no later than 14 days after the motion is filed, unless it summarily denies the motion because no additional previously unconsidered evidence is presented.

The court shall promptly hold a hearing within no more than 14 days of the filing of the motion; or the court may summarily deny the motion if the court finds that there is no additional evidence not fully considered by the court presented in the written motion.

After entering the order on the Petition, the court will set a review within twenty-one days.

After the court enters its order on the Petition, the court will set a review within twenty-one-days.

The case will be closed if there are no further filings after twenty-one days.

If there are no further filings after twenty-one days, the case will be closed.

Non-emergency filings are strongly discouraged until after May 1, 2020.

FILING OF NON-EMERGENCY MATTERS IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL AFTER MAY 1, 2020.

Deadline

2 business days

Any defendant trial-prioritization pleading must be filed at least two business days before the pretrial readiness conference.

At least two business days before the PTRD, a defendant may file a pleading setting forth his/her position as to trial prioritization.

Deadline

2 calendar days

Parties may file a joint pleading presenting their trial-prioritization positions at least two days before the PTRD.

For civil jury trials in DCT beginning the week of September 14, 2020 and thereafter, civil cases will be included in the trial prioritization process as set forth in CJO 2020-16. At least two days before the PTRD, the parties may file a joint pleading setting forth their positions as to trial prioritization.