Chapter 28 - EXHIBIT 28K • ARTICLE III JUDGES' PRACTICE STANDARDS

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

EXHIBIT 28K • ARTICLE III JUDGES' PRACTICE STANDARDS

These comprehensive charts list specific topics that are detailed in each federal judge's published Practice Standards. An "X" denotes that the topic is addressed to some extent in the judge's published procedures. The first of those charts covers active Article III judges for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The second chart covers senior Article III judges on that court. The third chart covers magistrate judges on that court.

In the United States District Court for the District of Colorado

	Judge Domenico	Chief Judge Brimmer	Judge Arguello	Judge Martinez	Judge Jackson	Judge Moore
TOPICS
Attorney's fees
Bench Trials
Expert witnesses		X	X	X		X
Timing		X	X
Use of depositions		X	X	X		X
Citations	X	X	X	X	X	X
Communication with court/staff
Chambers	X	X	X	X	X	X
Courtroom deputy	X	X	X	X		X
Courtroom tech	X	X	X	X	X	X
Law clerks		X			X
Continuances	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cooperation/ duty to meet and confer	X		X	X	X
Courtroom Decorum
Cell phone usage			X
Making objections			X			X
Movement from lectern			X		X	X
Punctuality			X			X
Depositions
Exchange/designation		X	X	X	X	X
Objections		X		X		X
Use at trial		X	X	X	X	X
Videotaped		X	X	X	X	X

Discovery
Dispute procedures			X	X	X	X
Exhibits
Copies		X	X	X	X
Disclosure/Exchange		X	X		X
Electronic/digital			X			X
Format		X	X	X	X	X
Indexing		X		X	X	X
Labels/Marking	X	X	X	X	X	X
Lists	X	X	X	X	X	X
Notebooks		X	X	X	X	X
Size limitation			X
Stipulation			X	X
Pleadings
Amendments					X
Citations	X		X	X	X
Format			X	X
Method of submission						X
Page limitations	X		X	X	X
Jury Trials
Alternate jurors		X	X	X	X	X
Bench conferences			X	X
Destruction of juror notes			X	X		X
Final pre-trial conference	X	X	X	X	X	X
Final pre-trial order	X		X	X
Glossary/terminology	X		X	X	X	X
Jury instructions	X	X	X	X	X	X
Jury selection (voir dire]	X	X	X	X	X	X
Juror questions			X		X	X
Motions in limine		X	X	X	X	X
Number of jurors	X	X		X	X	X
Testimony by phone			X	X
Time limitations for opening/closing			X	X	X
Timing (start time, length]	X	X	X	X	X	X
Trial briefs	X	X	X	X		X
Trial preparation conference	X	X	X	X	X	X
Verdict forms	X	X	X	X	X	X
Voluminous evidence			X	X	X	X
Witness lists	X	X	X	X	X	X
Motions
Dispositive motions	X		X	X	X	X
Page limitations	X	X	X	X		X
Format	X		X	X		X
Motions Hearings			X	X	X	X

Motion for default judgment			X
Motion to dismiss	X	X	X	X	X
Motion to exclude witness testimony		X	X	X
Motion for extension of time		X	X	X		X
Motions in limine	X	X	X	X		X
Motion for summary judgment	X	X	X	X	X	X
Motion for temporary restraining order			X	X
Non-complying motions	X	X				X
Proposed orders	X	X	X	X
Rule 702 (Daubert]	X	X	X	X	X	X
Supplemental brief			X	X
Unopposed motions		X	X			X
Untimely motions	X	X	X			X
Recording of proceedings	X	X	X	X		X
Scheduling Conference		X			X	X
Settlement
Continuances	X	X	X	X
Notice to court	X	X	X	X	X	X
Special Equipment/AV
Use (generally]		X	X	X	X	X

Senior Judges in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado

	Senior Judge Krieger	Senior Judge Kane	Senior Judge Babcock	Senior Judge Ebel	Senior Judge Blackburn
Topics
Amendments to Pleadings				X
Attorney Fees awards	X
Audio and Visual aids	X	X	X		X
Availability of courtroom tech	X	X	X	X	X
Bench trials			X	X	X
Cell phone usage	X	X		X
Citations	X		X	X	X
Colors designations			X	X
Communication with Chambers	X	X	X	X	X

	Senior Judge Krieger	Senior Judge Kane	Senior Judge Babcock	Senior Judge Ebel	Senior Judge Blackburn
Contact with courtroom Deputy Clerk	X	X	X		X
Contact with law clerks	X	X	X
Continuances	X	X			X
Costs of Litigation		X
Curriculum Vitae		X	X	X
Daubert Motions		X	X
Deadlines		X		X	X
Delivery of original transcripts	X	X	X
Destruction of juror notes
Discovery disputes
Dispositive Motions		X			X
Documentary evidence
Duty to Confer		X
Evidentiary Hearing			X
Exchange of deposition material		X	X		X
Exhibit format		X	X	X	X
Exhibit labels		X	X	X	X
Exhibit lists		X	X	X	X
Filing under Seal					X
Final pretrial conference	X	X	X	X	X
Final Trial Preparation Conference		X	X	X	X
First day of jury trial start time	X		X	X
Foot Notes		X
Forms for preparing documents			X	X
Forthwith Hearings
Glossary/terminology		X	X	X	X
How to direct witnesses to look at exhibits		X	X	X
How to present digital exhibits			X
How to present redacted info
Indexing of exhibits			X	X
Jury Instructions	X	X	X	X	X
Jury instructions - due dates		X	X	X	X
Jury selection	X
Length of trial
Lunch Recess		X	X	X
Magistrate Judges		X	X	X	X
Methods of submission		X			X

	Senior Judge Krieger	Senior Judge Kane	Senior Judge Babcock	Senior Judge Ebel	Senior Judge Blackburn
to the court
Motion to Dismiss	X	X		X
Motions for extension of time	X	X			X
Motions for summary judgment	X	X		X	X
Motions in limine	X	X	X	X	X
Motions to seal		X
Non-complying motions	X	X			X
Non-written contact with Chambers		X			X
Number of exhibit notebooks to provide	X	X	X		X
Number of jurors	X				X
Oaths		X		X	X
Objections		X
Oral arguments		X		X
Page limitations		X			X
Page numbers on briefs
Presentation of video depositions	X		X		X
Protective Orders		X
Questions submitted by jurors	X	X
Reading of deposition transcripts		X	X	X	X
Recording of proceedings	X	X			X
Responses and replies		X			X
Rule 1006
Rule 702 Motions	X	X
Scheduling Conference		X
Settlement	X	X	X		X
Spacing		X		X
Testimony by phone	X
The use of Et al
Trial Briefs	X	X	X	X	X
Trial Dates				X
Trial start times	X	X	X	X
Typeface		X		X	X
Unopposed motions				X
Untimely motions		X			X
Verdict forms	X	X	X		X
Voir dire		X	X	X	X
Voluminous Evidence	X
When to file					X
Who to contact for courtroom tech	X	X	X

	Senior Judge Krieger	Senior Judge Kane	Senior Judge Babcock	Senior Judge Ebel	Senior Judge Blackburn
Witness lists	X	X	X	X	X

Magistrate Judges in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado

	Mag. Judge Crews	Mag. Judge Neuriter	Mag. Judge Hegarty	Mag. Judge Mix	Mag. Judge Tafoya	Mag. Judge Wang	Mag. Judge Gallagher	Mag. Judge Varholak
TOPICS
Bench Trials
Deadlines					X		X	X
Expert witnesses					X			X
Timing					X
Citations					X
Communication with court/staff	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Continuances					X	X
Cooperation/ duty to meet and confer	X	X	X		X	X		X
Court Appearances
By phone

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