Weld County District Court Electronic Filing Rules

WARNING

Applies to

Court communication

Court rulings, opinions, orders, and other communications must be electronically filed to counsel, while JPOD/CCE mails them to unrepresented parties.

In all district court civil cases, all judicial rulings, opinions, orders and other communications from the court shall be electronically filed to counsel, and JPOD/CCE will mail these communications to unrepresented parties.

WARNING

Parties must keep their contact information current in the E-System, and filing parties must enter or confirm the served party’s last known address.

All parties shall keep their address and contact information updated in the E-System. A filing party must enter or confirm the served party’s last known address in the E-System.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Trial exhibits

At the end of trial, only electronic exhibit copies will remain in the court file, and the original notebook will be returned to the parties.

At the end of trial, the court will accept into the court’s file only the electronic copies and will release the original notebook to the parties.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Arrest warrant and search warrant applications

Law enforcement agencies may apply electronically for arrest and search warrants at any time.

Law enforcement agencies within the 19th Judicial District may apply for arrest warrants and search warrants electronically during business hours and during non-business hours.

WARNING

Applies to

Sealed document

If leave to file a sealed document is granted, the judicial officer directs whether it is filed electronically as sealed or in paper format.

If leave is granted by the Court, the judicial officer presiding over the case will direct the requesting party to either file the document electronically in CCE as “sealed” or to file the document with the Court in paper format.

WARNING

Applies to

Printed copy of electronically filed document

Printed copies of electronically filed documents must not be filed with the Court.

Printed copies of electronically filed documents shall not be filed with the Court.

WARNING

The filing party must enter or confirm the served party’s last known address in the E-System.

A filing party must enter or confirm the served party’s last known address in the E-System.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Copy request letter

A copy request may be made by electronically filing a letter through CCE-jPOD, which directly bills the requester’s account.

All requests for copies shall be either pre-paid or by electronically filing a letter requesting copies through CCE-jPOD, which will directly bill the requesting party’s CCE-jPOD account for the copies.

WARNING

All parties must keep their address and contact information current in the E-System.

All parties shall keep their address and contact information updated in the E-System.

WARNING

Unrepresented parties must file documents in paper format until further notice, after which the Clerk scans and uploads them to CCE/JPOD.

A party who is not represented by an attorney shall continue to file documents in the traditional paper format until further notice, and the Clerk of Court will scan and upload these documents to CCE/JPOD.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Search warrant

Search warrants may be authorized by facsimile under Colorado Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(3).

Colorado Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(3) authorizes search warrants to be authorized by a facsimile machine.

WARNING

Unrepresented parties may continue filing paper documents, which the Clerk will scan and upload to the electronic file.

A party who is not represented by an attorney may continue to file documents in the traditional paper format, and the Clerk of Court will scan and upload these documents to the electronic file.

WARNING

Applies to

Sealed document

After leave to file under seal is granted, the court will direct filing through CCE as sealed or in paper; sealed paper filings are scanned into JPOD as sealed.

If leave is granted by the Court, the judicial officer presiding over the case will direct the requesting party to either file the document electronically in CCE as “sealed” or to file the document with the Court in paper format. A document filed in paper format as a sealed document will be scanned into JPOD by court personnel using the “sealed” option in JPOD.

INFO

Unrepresented parties may continue filing documents on paper until further notice, and the Clerk will scan and upload those documents to the electronic file.

A party who is not represented by an attorney may continue to file documents in the traditional paper format until further notice, and the Clerk of Court will scan and upload these documents to the electronic file.

INFO

Self-represented parties and governmental entities and agencies may register to use CCE where the system and necessary equipment are in place.

Where the system and necessary equipment are in place to permit it, self-represented parties and governmental entities and agencies may register to use CCE.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Answer

An attorney filing an Answer may use the CCE computer system.

If an attorney is filing the Answer for you, your attorney may utilize the CCE computer system.

INFO

Self-represented parties may file on paper until further notice or choose to register for electronic filing; court personnel scan and upload paper filings.

Parties not represented by an attorney may file documents in paper format until further notice. Court personnel shall scan and upload paper filings from self-represented litigants into the E-System. No additional fees shall be charged to self-represented litigants for scanning and uploading in criminal cases. Self-represented parties may also register to use the E-System, if they so choose.

INFO

Self-represented parties and governmental entities or agencies may register to use CCE when the system and necessary equipment are available.

Where the system and necessary equipment are in place to permit it, self-represented parties and governmental entities and agencies may register to use CCE.

INFO

Applies to

Pleading

Self-represented parties may file pleadings at the clerk’s window, through e-filing, or by mail.

Any pro-se party may file pleadings either: at the Clerk’s Office window, through e-filing, or by mailing it to Weld County Combined Court, P.O. Box 2038, Greeley CO 80632 (and received by or before any deadline).

INFO

Self-represented parties and governmental entities or agencies may register to use CCE where the system and necessary equipment are available.

Where the system and necessary equipment are in place to permit it, self-represented parties and governmental entities and agencies may register to use CCE.

INFO

Self-represented parties and governmental entities or agencies may register to use CCE when the system and necessary equipment are available.

Where the system and necessary equipment are in place to permit it, self-represented parties and governmental entities and agencies may register to use CCE.