General Order 2023-5: Termination of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The Court will return to its pre COVID-19 operational posture. Normal operations will resume. The revised Jury Protocols are hereby rescinded. Judicial officers, at their discretion, may institute rules regarding mask wearing in their courtrooms. The full order is available HERE.
General Order 2023-4: Termination of CARES Act Order Regarding Criminal Proceedings
The authority to use video and teleconferencing technologies in certain criminal proceedings under § 15002(b) of the CARES Act will expire on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Accordingly, General Orders 2020-4 and 2023-2 are vacated effective May 10, 2023. The full order is available HERE.
Case No. 20-mc-00064-PAB IN RE MATTER OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS
An order extending certain statutory deadlines for notice of administrative asset forfeitures and actions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The full order is available HERE.
General Order 2020-7: COMPASSIONATE RELEASE UNDER SECTION 603(b) OF THE FIRST STEP ACT OF 2018
Pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3006A(a)(1) and (c), the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado is hereby appointed to represent any defendant convicted in this District, who was previously determined to have been entitled to appointment of counsel or who is now indigent, to decide whether the defendant is eligible to petition the Court for compassionate release under Section 603(b) of the First Step Act of 2018, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3582(c) and (d), and, where appropriate, to file a motion for compassionate release. GO 2020-7 is available HERE.