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Judge Catherine Mitchell Helton
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Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado
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These 128 rules apply across Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
A fingerprint identification card may never be filed electronically in any case.
Attorneys must upload documentary exhibits to CCE in their original format, preferably in grayscale, before or within 21 days after a hearing or trial.
Court staff must scan and upload pro se party exhibits into the jPOD system.
Nonstandard proposed instructions must omit supporting authority on the instruction itself, while counsel must provide a copy of the supporting authority for the Court and opposing counsel to review.
For a landlord or agent owning five or fewer single-family rental homes and no more than five total rental units, the affidavit must attest familiarity with the statute and state that mandatory mediation is not required.
For a landlord or agent owning more than five single-family rental homes or more than five total rental units, the affidavit must state that the residential tenant's household does not receive specified public benefits, did not disclose receiving them after written inquiry, or both, and that mandatory mediation is not required.
Parties must file all motions, including motions in limine, within 35 days after the jury trial is scheduled.
A motion hearing must occur at least 30 days before trial, and the moving party must initiate scheduling the hearing.
The defendant must provide and file the specified defense disclosures no later than 20 days before trial.
A party appearing for trial in person must bring three copies of its exhibits.
Plaintiffs must number their trial exhibits beginning with 1, and defendants must label their trial exhibits beginning with A.
The court accepts only original paper copies of the fingerprint card, photographs, and signed compliance with the Fingerprint Order.
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District Court Judge for the 4th Judicial District, Division 23, El Paso County.
- Courtroom: Division 23 Room S301 - Courthouse: El Paso County Judicial Building, 270 S Tejon St Colorado Springs, CO 80903 United States - Phone: 719-452-5177 - Email: D04_Courts_Div23@judicial.state.co.us
Judge Catherine Mitchell Helton's rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. Parties must engage in meaningful conferral before filing a disputed motion; an unreturned voicemail or email does not qualify, and a motion lacking evidence of conferral will be denied.
A notice to set must be filed at least seven days before the setting date.
Parties must engage in meaningful conferral before filing a disputed motion; an unreturned voicemail or email does not qualify, and a motion lacking evidence of conferral will be denied.
A notice to set must be filed at least seven days before the setting date.