Procedures

PROCEDURES Judge Sidney B. Brooks/Courtroom E
Exhibits:	Exhibits for hearing/trial should bear a label which contains: (1) case or proceeding number, (2) date of hearing, and (3) letter or number. Judge Brooks' generally follows the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado with regard to the marking of exhibits, as follows: Moving parties – numbers/yellow; and Responding parties – letters/blue. The Court requires, at the commencement of the hearing, submission of one original plus one copy of all exhibits for hearing/trial – the original is for the witness and the copy is for the Court. A copy of each exhibit should have been provided to opposing counsel prior to the hearing. Counsel/parties are responsible for retaining their own exhibits after conclusion of the trial/hearing.
Motions:	Counsel are reminded that in accord with Amended GPO 2001-8 issued December 2, 2002, every motion filed with the Court shall include a proposed order (on a separate piece of paper) submitted concurrently with the Motion. The filing of a motion without a proposed order may result in delays in processing or possible dismissal of the motion.
Proposed Orders:	Counsel may submit proposed orders which have been specifically requested by the Court to Judge Brooks' courtroom email box as follows: CourtroomE@cob.uscourts.gov Please include the case or proceeding number in the subject line of any email transmittal. Additionally, chambers' staff are unable to respond to questions submitted via this email transmittal.
Telephonic Appearance:	When hearings have been scheduled to be held by telephone, it is the responsibility of counsel to call chambers at (720) 904-7338, a few minutes prior to commencement of the scheduled hearing, in order to be connected to the courtroom. Failure to contact the Court in a timely manner, prior to the scheduled hearing time, may preclude the party's participation in the hearing. In the event the phone line is busy, please leave your name and the telephone number where you can be reached, and we will call you back to make the connection.
Trailing Dockets:	If your hearing or trial has been scheduled upon a trailing docket, please note that the Court generally tries to establish a firm setting time for the various trials/hearings scheduled during the three-day period, and will try and contact counsel by telephone to notify them of that firm setting, two days prior to the scheduled docket. The parties, however, shall remain available during the entire three-day period until they are advised of their firm setting time.
Vacating Hearings:	The Court appreciates being notified in advance as to settlements which may vacate scheduled hearings. However, hearings shall be vacated only upon (1) receipt of a stipulation or agreement of the parties filed no later than the day before the scheduled hearing, or (2) appearance by at least one of the parties at the hearing, in person or via telephone, who shall read the agreement into the record. Counsel shall contact chambers in advance of the hearing, at (720) 904-7338, to arrange for a telephonic appearance. Failure to timely contact the Court may preclude the parties from appearing by phone.