| Title: | Colorado | 
| Notice: | Welcome to COLORADO on SSDEVO:: please type DIR/KEY=NEWCOMERS | 
| Moderator: | CSC32::HADDOCK | 
| Created: | Tue Jan 06 1987 | 
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 2424 | 
| Total number of notes: | 40416 | 
    Does anyone know the procedure for filing a claim in small claims court
    in El Paso County?  How long does it take to get a hearing date?
    
    Steve
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| 2424.1 | CSC32::HADDOCK | Pas Fini! | Wed Jun 04 1997 15:59 | 10 | |
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    You go down to the court house downtown (small claims division) and ask
    for the paperwork.  It includes the instructions on how to go about it. 
    I don't remember the particulars.  Neither side is allowed a lawyer,
    but either side can request that it be moved to County court where they
    can have lawyers.  I checked into it once many years ago but never
    followed  through.  I didn't have the $25 filing fee at the time.
    fred();
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| 2424.2 | SSDEVO::HOFFMAN | Brian Hoffman | Thu Jun 05 1997 08:58 | 4 | |
|     It took 3 or 4 weeks in my case.  There was a limit of a few thousand
    dollars, which I think has been upped since then.  You can subpoena
    witnesses and have the sheriff serve the defendant.   Not quite
    Perry Mason, but it was a satisfying experience, crisp and fair.
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