IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION DISTRICT COURT GENERAL ORDER
OF BOND REPORTS 2020-13
This general order supersedes General Order 2020-5. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 3153(c)(1), “[e]ach pretrial services report shall be made available to the attorney for the
accused and the attorney for the Government.” On May 26, 2020, the Guide to Judiciary Policy,
Volume 8A, Chapter 2 was modified to eliminate the requirement for attorneys to return pretrial
services reports (i.e. bond reports) at the conclusion of a hearing. The Guide now allows these
reports to be shared electronically (via secure email and/or CM/ECF view restriction features).
Therefore, it is ordered that the Probation Office may provide an electronic copy of the
bond report and all supplemental bond reports to the attorney for the United States and the
attorney for the defendant in connection with a detention hearing. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 3153(c)(1), bond reports “shall be used only for the purposes of a bail determination and shall
otherwise be confidential.” The bond reports are not public records and shall not be reproduced
or disclosed to any other party.
Dated at Denver, Colorado this 2nd day of July, 2020.
BY THE COURT
PHILIP A. BRIMMER
Chief United States District Judge
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