Larimer County District Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Contact

Email

The freelance reporter must email PDF transcripts to the managing court reporter at the stated address.

Transcripts shall be in PDF format and emailed to the managing court reporter at gina.meyer@judicial.state.co.us.

CRITICAL

A party seeking an emergency hearing in an existing case must immediately notify the court, counsel, and pro se parties of the intent to file.

Any party filing a motion requesting an emergency hearing in an existing case shall notify the court, all counsel, and pro se parties immediately of their intention to file.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to clerk

The parties are further directed to contact the Court’s Clerk by telephone or email to set a hearing on the dispute.

The parties are further directed to contact the Court’s Clerk by telephone or email to set a hearing on the dispute.

CRITICALCivil cases

Counsel of record and the guardian ad litem must be notified by phone and/or email by 9:00 a.m. on the hearing day; unrepresented parties should be notified at the same time when possible.

By 9:00 a.m. on the morning of the requested hearing, or earlier if possible, all previously appointed or privately retained counsel of record for the respondent parents or other respondents and the court-appointed guardian ad litem for the child or children must be notified by phone and/or email that an emergency motion has been filed and a request has been made to hear the motion that day. To the extent possible all unrepresented parties should be notified at the same time as counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

Contact

Email

At the conclusion of the proceedings, the freelance reporter must email PDF steno notes to the stated address.

The freelance reporter shall email a copy of the steno notes in PDF format to gina.meyer@judicial.state.co.us at the conclusion of the proceedings.

CRITICALCivil cases

Attorneys must contact the managing court reporter 10 days before a non-criminal court or jury trial to determine whether an official reporter will be assigned.

Attorneys shall contact the managing court reporter 10 days prior to any non-criminal court or jury trial to determine if an official court reporter will be assigned to report the trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Paragraphs ( 1 ) (2) and (3) above are minimum requirements. Any party filing a motion requesting an emergency hearing shall notify the court and all counsel in the case as soon as they know they intend to file an emergency motion.

Paragraphs ( 1 ) (2) and (3) above are minimum requirements. Any party filing a motion requesting an emergency hearing shall notify the court and all counsel in the case as soon as they know they intend to file an emergency motion.

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After clearing dates with all parties, the requesting party must contact the judicial clerk to confirm the agreed date.

Upon clearing dates with all parties, the requesting party shall contact the Court’s judicial clerk to confirm the agreed-upon date.

CRITICAL

Counsel must not email the Court’s clerk ex parte to request remote appearance for a client.

It is improper for counsel to communicate with the Court’s clerk via email, ex parte, with a request for their client to appear remotely.

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Jurors summoned for a day the courthouse is closed must check the Jury Commissioner’s webpage or call the Jury Commissioner on the next business day for information; the URL and phone number are on the summons.

Jurors summoned for a day when the courthouse(s) is/are closed are to check the Jury Commissioner’s Webpage or call the Jury Commissioner’s phone number for additional information on the next business day following the court closure. The Webpage URL and phone number are included on the summons.

CRITICALCivil cases

The county must notify the respondent parent counsel and guardian ad litem on rotation of the new case by 9:00 a.m. on the filing day.

Respondent parent counsel and the guardian ad litem who are on the rotation for the week are to be notified of the new case by the county no later than 9:00 a.m. on the day the case is filed.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Contact

Phone to duty judge

A rotating duty judge or magistrate is available by telephone on weekends, holidays, and judicial conference to make bond decisions on referred felony pre-advisement releases.

The Chief Judge shall designate, on a weekly rotating basis, a duty judge or magistrate, who shall be available by telephone or email on weekends, holidays, and judicial conference, to make bond decisions regarding all felonies referred to that Judicial Officer for Pre-Advisement Release by the Bond Commissioners.

CRITICALCriminal cases

During normal work weeks, felony pre-advisement release requests must be forwarded to the Magistrate in charge of Courtroom 1A during business hours for review and possible approval or modification.

During normal work weeks, the felony pre-advisement release requests shall be forwarded to the Magistrate in charge of Courtroom 1A for review and approval or modification of the recommended bond and/or conditions during business hours.

WARNING

Do not ask the Judicial Clerk or Law Clerk for legal advice.

Do not ask the Judicial Clerk or Law Clerk for legal advice.

WARNING

After the moving party files a Notice to Set, the division clerk will contact the parties to clear a setting date.

For all settings, the moving party shall file a Notice to Set, the division clerk will then contact the parties and clear a date for the setting.

WARNING

Contact the courts to obtain the Notice to Set form for your courtroom.

Please contact the courts to obtain the proper Notice to Set form for your courtroom...

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

The requesting party may telephone the judicial clerk to obtain dates for another hearing.

or by telephone to obtain dates.

WARNINGCriminal casesCourt notice

Counsel must know the next appearance date and contact the division if a change is needed; the clerk’s office generally will not notify counsel of the date.

It is the responsibility of the attorney to know the next appearance date in the case and to contact the division if a change is necessary. The clerk’s office will generally not provide notice of this date to counsel.

WARNING

The parties are responsible for contacting the Court to determine whether the ISC has been vacated.

It is the responsibility of the parties to contact the Court to see if the ISC has been vacated...

WARNING

Contact

Email to clerk

A hearing may be requested by filing a motion or emailing the clerk, and the email should include all counsel and parties associated with the case.

If a party is requesting a hearing either a motion can be filed with that request or an email can be sent to the clerk. The email should include all counsel/parties associated with the case.

WARNING

Contact

Email to clerk

To obtain dates for another hearing, the requesting party should email the judicial clerk and copy opposing counsel and self-represented parties.

the requesting party should contact the Court’s judicial clerk via email, copying in opposing counsel and self-represented parties

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

(970) 494-3500

If unable to reconnect to the courtroom, call the Clerk of Courts Office, provide contact information, and continue trying to reconnect.

If you are unable to reconnect to the courtroom, please call the Larimer County Clerk of Courts office at (970) 494-3500. Court staff will ask for your contact information and will notify the courtroom that you are attempting to reconnect. Continue your attempts to reconnect to the courtroom following the process above.

INFO

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

970-494-3601

Questions about the order may be directed to the Division Clerk by phone at 970-494-3601.

If you have any questions about any of the information set out in this order, please contact the Court’s Division Clerk at 970-494-3601.

INFO

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

(970) 494-3500

If the served paperwork does not identify the assigned courtroom, call the Larimer County Clerk of Courts Office to obtain the case division information.

If you have elected to appear remotely at hearings, you will need to know what courtroom your case has been assigned to. If this information is not on the paperwork that you were served with, you may call the Larimer County Clerk of Courts Office at (970) 494-3500 to obtain your case division information.

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Covered department personnel are encouraged to report the information to one or more listed officials or the Commission as soon as practicable.

Employees, interns, externs, volunteers, and contractors of the Department are encouraged to bring this information to the attention of any one or more of the persons listed above or the Commission as soon as practicable.

INFO

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

970-494-3500

Call the Clerk’s Office at 970-494-3500 for non-setting dates.

please call the Clerk’s Office at 970-494-3500 for non-setting dates

INFO

A complaint of judicial misconduct made by an employee, volunteer, intern, extern, or contractor of the Colorado Judicial Department may be made to the Chief Judge, the Court Executive, Clerk of Court, Chief Probation Officer or their supervisor, or the person may choose to make the complaint directly to the Commission on Judicial Discipline through the contact information contained in Attachment A to this Administrative Order.

A complaint of judicial misconduct made by an employee, volunteer, intern, extern, or contractor of the Colorado Judicial Department may be made to the Chief Judge, the Court Executive, Clerk of Court, Chief Probation Officer or their supervisor, or the person may choose to make the complaint directly to the Commission on Judicial Discipline through the contact information contained in Attachment A to this Administrative Order.

INFO

Phone

970-494-3601

For questions, contact the Court’s Division Clerk by phone at 970-494-3601.

If questions arise, please contact the Court’s Division Clerk at 970-494-3601.