Larimer County District Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Format

PAPER

Print all other exhibits on standard 8½-by-11-inch printer paper.

All other exhibits must be printed on standard printer paper (8 ½” by 11”)

CRITICAL

The proposed amended or supplemental pleading must strike through deleted text and underline amended text.

A party who files an opposed motion for leave to amend or supplement a pleading must attach as an exhibit a copy of the proposed amended or supplemental pleading which strikes through (e.g., strikes through) the text to be deleted and underlines (e.g., underlines) the text to be amended.

CRITICAL

Proposed orders must be submitted in editable format or the Clerk’s office will reject them.

All proposed orders shall be submitted in editable format and will be rejected by the Clerk’s office if they are not.

CRITICAL

Uploaded documents must allow the Court to copy and paste text and use enhanced search functionality.

Parties shall not upload documents into the E-Filing system in any manner that prevents the Court from copying/pasting text or employing enhanced search functionality within the document.

CRITICAL

Summary-judgment exhibits must use letters for defendant's exhibits and numbers for plaintiff's exhibits.

Exhibits attached to a motion for summary judgment, a response in opposition, or in reply must follow the following format. Defendant must label his/her/its exhibits by letters: A, B, C…Z, AA, BB, etc. Plaintiff must designate his/her/its exhibits by numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.

CRITICALCivil cases

Format

PDF

Steno notes emailed under the policy must be in PDF format.

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.

CRITICAL

Bring at least three hard copies of all other exhibits to court on the court date, including a copy for the Court, one for reference, and one for each Defendant.

All other exhibits must be printed on standard printer paper (8 ½” by 11”) and you will need to bring at least 3 hard copies to Court on your court date – one for the Court, one for your reference, and one for each Defendant…

CRITICAL

If there are more than five accounts, continue the information on a separate piece of paper.

If more than five accounts, continue on a separate piece of paper...

CRITICAL

Bring equipment to view the flash drive on the court date; court equipment cannot be used.

You must also provide the proper equipment to view your flash drive on the court date – you will not be allowed to use court equipment…

CRITICAL

Proposed orders must be filed in an editable format so the court can modify them.

Proposed orders must be filed in editable format for court modification of the proposed order.

CRITICAL

Any audio or video recording offered into evidence must be playable without proprietary software.

Any audio or video recording that may be offered into evidence must be provided to the court in advance of the hearing on an external drive and must be in a format that can be played without proprietary software.

CRITICAL

Format

PAPER

Documents submitted for in camera review must be submitted in paper format until further notice.

The submission of documents for an in camera review will continue to be done in paper format until further notice.

CRITICALCivil cases

Format

PDF

Transcripts provided under the policy must be in PDF format.

Transcripts shall be in PDF format

CRITICAL

Proposed orders must be filed in Word or WordPerfect format, not as PDFs or scans.

Proposed orders must be filed in word or word perfect format to allow for court modification of the proposed order (not pdf or scanned).

WARNING

If more space is needed, continue the information on a separate piece of paper.

If more space is needed, continue on a separate piece of paper...

WARNING

If there are more than two properties to describe, continue on a separate piece of paper.

List and describe the properties to be divided. If more than two, use a separate piece of paper to continue...

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If there are more than three vehicles to describe, continue on a separate piece of paper.

List and describe the vehicles. If more than three, use a separate piece of paper to continue...

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Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

All papers filed with the Court should be in Garamond 12-point font and double-spaced with 1” margins. Other fonts are acceptable, but they must be in 12-point font and double- spaced with 1” margins.

All papers filed with the Court should be in Garamond 12-point font and double-spaced with 1” margins. Other fonts are acceptable, but they must be in 12-point font and double- spaced with 1” margins.

WARNING

Signed paper orders must be file-stamped with the date they were signed.

Signed paper orders shall be file-stamped with the date of signing.

WARNING

Label exhibits with numbers for the Petitioner and letters for the Defendant.

All exhibits should be labeled (Petitioner – use numbers / Defendant – use letters).

WARNING

All pleadings and copies must be file-stamped in the upper right-hand corner.

All pleadings, including all copies, will be file-stamped in the upper right hand comer.