The United States District Court
District of Colorado

Several judicial officers in the District Court for the District of Colorado, including Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer, Senior District Judge Robert E. Blackburn, District Judge Daniel D. Domenico, District Judge Regina M. Rodriguez, and District Judge Nina Y. Wang, have updated their practice standards. All parties with cases before any judges with revised practice standards should review these updates. The standards are available on the Court's website on the Judicial Officers page located HERE.

For the 2025 local rules cycle, the Advisory Committee on the Local Rules of Practice and Procedure continued its review of public suggestions and comments for improvements to the local rules. The United States District Court for the District of Colorado reviewed and approved revisions to the court's Local Rules on November 5, 2025.  The amended rules, which become effective today, can be found in a redline/strikeout version of the current local rules, a summary compilation of revised rules, and final form by visiting the Local Rules page HERE.

The United States District Court for the District of Colorado extends the initial October 10th deadline for public commentary regarding proposed amendments to its local rules. All comments, to include those on the additional proposed special amendments, may now be submitted no later than Saturday, November 1, 2025. The proposed amendments can be found by visiting the local rules page on the U.S. District Court website, under the "Local Rules of Practice Open for Comment" column, HERE. Please e-mail comments to LocalRule_Comments@cod.uscourts.gov and be sure to identify the specific local rule amendment to which your comment(s) relate.

With the implementation of General Order 2025-2 last week, which establishes new procedures for access and management of sealed and restricted documents via the Secure Document Storage (SDS) system, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado announces additional proposed special amendments to its local rules and invites public comment. Like the original set of proposed amendments, the SDS-related amendments can also be accessed by visiting the Local Rules page on this website, HERE. All comments on SDS-related amendments must be submitted no later than Saturday, November 1, 2025. Please email comments to LocalRule_Comments@cod.uscourts.gov and be sure to identify the specific local rule amendment to which your comment(s) relate.

On September 24, 2025, Chief Judge Brimmer entered General Order 2025-2 regarding procedures for access and management of sealed and restricted documents (hereinafter referred to as "sealed documents"). Effective immediately, sealed documents will continue to be filed in CM/ECF under existing procedures but will no longer be accessible or viewable by electronic means. Because sealed documents filed in CM/ECF will no longer be accessible or viewable electronically, service cannot be accomplished through CM/ECF. Instead, parties will have to serve sealed documents by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure. The Court will serve sealed documents in paper by US mail. A party with the right to access a sealed document in a case who requires a copy of a sealed document must contact the Clerk's Office. Requests for paper copies of sealed documents will be subject to the current docket copy fee rate. For more information and a copy of the General Order please click here.
Any questions about the filing of and access to sealed documents should be directed to the Clerk's Office at 303-844-3433.

Courtroom A-201, Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse
United States Chief Bankruptcy Judge Kimberley H. Tyson
The U.S. District Court conducts ceremonies for those individuals requesting a name change as part of their naturalization process to become a U.S. Citizen. All questions regarding the naturalization process should be directed to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at 1-800-375-5283, 12484 E Weaver Pl, Centennial, CO 80111, or contact the USCIS here.

"View from the Bench: Judge O'Hara Reflects on 1st Year"
When: Thursday, December 11, 2025, 12 noon-1:15 p.m.
Where: Arraj Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver
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