IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE DISTRICT COURT GENERAL ORDER
EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES 2020-6
CREATED BY COVID-19
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this General Order modifies certain dates in
General Order 2020-3. The justification for this General Order remains the same as for General
Order 2020-3. It is
ORDERED that, through May 29, 2020, only those persons with official court business
shall enter the courthouses and U.S. Probation Offices of the United States District Court for the
District of Colorado. It is further
ORDERED that all civil and criminal trials scheduled to commence now through May
29, 2020 before any district or magistrate judge in any courthouse in the District of Colorado are
CONTINUED subject to further order of the presiding judicial officer. It is further
ORDERED that all grand jury proceedings are SUSPENDED through May 29, 2020 and
therefore, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161, a grand jury within the District of Colorado is not
available during that period. It is further
ORDERED that Central Violations Bureau calendars set through May 29, 2020 are
CONTINUED. New dates for the cases scheduled on such dockets shall be reset without the
need to file any motions with the Court. It is further
ORDERED that all naturalization ceremonies scheduled through May 29, 2020 are
POSTPONED and will be rescheduled. It is further
ORDERED that all public and bar-related functions scheduled to take place in any
courthouse facility in the District of Colorado through May 29, 2020 are CANCELED.
All other terms of General Order 2020-3 remain in effect through May 29, 2020.
Dated at Denver, Colorado this 21st day of April, 2020.
BY THE COURT
PHILIP A. BRIMMER
Chief United States District Judge
