| name | co-schedule-hearing |
| title | Reserve a Hearing Date (Colorado) |
| description | This skill should be used when the user needs to reserve a motion hearing date in a Colorado court. Triggers include "schedule a hearing in Colorado", "reserve a hearing date Colorado", "set a motion for hearing Colorado", "Colorado law-and-motion calendar", "Denver division 12 chambers hearing", "Arapahoe County hearing date". In Colorado civil practice, the court typically issues a Notice of Setting after a motion is fully briefed — parties do not self-schedule. This skill therefore drafts the contact email or call log appropriate to the assigned judge's practice (chambers email, JA scheduling email, division clerk call), and explains the court-driven scheduling rhythm. |
| author | codearranger |
| author_url | https://github.com/codearranger/claude-legal/tree/main/plugins/co-court-docs/skills/co-schedule-hearing |
| license | MIT |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | litigation |
| language | en |
Reserve a Hearing Date (Colorado)
NOT LEGAL ADVICE. This skill helps draft scheduling
correspondence. Hearing dates are ultimately the court's to
assign.
In Colorado civil practice, the court issues a Notice of Setting
to schedule a hearing on a fully-briefed motion. The parties do
not self-schedule the way they do in Washington (Note for Motion
Docket) or some other states. This skill handles the situations where
the parties do need to engage chambers about scheduling.
When the parties initiate scheduling
| Situation | Action |
|---|
| Motion is fully briefed and you want the court to set a hearing | Email chambers / JA requesting setting |
| Hearing already set; need to continue | File a Motion to Continue (C.R.C.P. 121 § 1-11) with proposed dates |
| Multi-day evidentiary hearing needed (Rule 56 oral argument, contempt) | Joint motion with proposed dates and estimated length |
| Trial date setting (after at-issue) | Per the CMO entered after the C.R.C.P. 16(b) conference |
| Default judgment hearing (C.R.C.P. 55(b)(2)) | Motion for entry of default judgment with proposed hearing time |
| Emergency hearing (TRO, ex parte) | C.R.C.P. 65 motion for TRO; contact chambers immediately |
Contact channels
Different JDs use different channels for chambers contact:
| JD | Channel | Notes |
|---|
| 2nd (Denver) | Email to division clerk; some chambers use a "judicial assistant" alias | Address listed on the judge's practice standards |
| 18th (Arapahoe / Douglas / Elbert / Lincoln) | JA email per division | Listed on https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/courts/judicial-districts/18th-judicial-district |
| 4th (El Paso / Teller) | Email or call division clerk | Listed on the 4th JD page |
| Smaller JDs | Phone call to clerk; some allow email | Verify with clerk |
Agent behavior: when drafting a scheduling email, fetch the
assigned judge's current practice standards or the JD's chambers
roster. — they change at
judicial rotation.
