Pro Se Pleading Format in Colorado County Court
The page and paper rules that apply to a document you prepare yourself for a Colorado county court, and the caption and signature elements the clerk checks first.
Colorado
How it works
- Put the court, the county and the case number at the top of the first page, and list the parties with their addresses below it.
- Use Letter paper, 1 inch margins, Times New Roman at 12 point, double spaced, with numbered paragraphs.
- State the facts in date order, one event per numbered paragraph, and keep every amount as you entered it.
- Finish with a signature block carrying your name, address and telephone number, and a certificate of service where a document was served on another party.
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What goes in a Colorado county court caption?
The name of the court and the county, the case number if one has been assigned, and the full names and addresses of the parties. Leave the case number blank until the clerk assigns it.
How is the amount of a claim shown?
As a figure in the text with the basis of the calculation stated in the following paragraph. The printed amount is exactly the number you entered.
Format requirements for this court
Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.
Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.
- Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 121, section 1-11 (form of pleadings and other papers)
- Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 10 and 11 (form of pleadings; signing of pleadings, motions and other papers)
- Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 5 (service and proof of service)
- Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 13 (county court civil jurisdiction and small claims, including the 7,500 dollar limit)
- Colorado Judicial Branch court forms library (county court and district court civil forms)