Samuel Evig

Judicial Assistant Info:

• Macey - (719) 452-5259

Courtroom Info:

• Room S406 – Fourth floor of the South Tower

Docket Mix:

• District Criminal (CR), District Domestic Relations (DR)
• If the courthouse is closed due to weather or any other reason, Division 17 will not be conducting hearings and parties are to call the next day to leave a message to be reset.

Ruling on Motions:

Unless deemed an emergency or coming up for a hearing, Judge Evig works to rule on all pending motions within 35 days of being ripe, if not sooner. If a fully briefed motion is pending for more than 36 days, the parties may contact Division 17 to bring it to the attention of the Division 17 judicial assistant.

Criminal

Division 17 holds docket on Mondays 8:30am-12pm & 1:30pm-5pm.

Please see the attached Criminal Case Management Order

Domestic

As required by rule, meaningful conferral between parties is required before a disputed motion may be filed with the Court.  An unreturned voicemail or email is not meaningful conferral.  

Domestic settings are held Thursdays at 8:30 am. Parties are to contact the division’s main line 719-452-5259. A notice to set must be filed at least 10 days prior to the setting date. The clerk will not give dates for any court proceedings without a prior notice, absent a court order. All parties are expected to clear dates with any experts or witnesses prior to the setting. Mediation must be scheduled prior to a setting on all matters, whether they are pre or post decree. The only exception is in emergency matters, which must be deemed an emergency by the Court, not by the parties. At the setting, the clerk will give two dates, one hearing date and one pre-trial conference date. The parties must provide a certificate of completion of mediation prior to the hearing date. If not received, both the hearing and the pre-trial conference dates will be vacated. A joint trial management certificate and a joint marital property spreadsheet needs to be filed at least 7 days prior to the hearing date. In all cases where both parties are represented and are requesting the Court to address the division of marital assets and debts, a joint marital property spreadsheet is to be filed no later than 7 days prior to the trailing date. Failure to comply with this order will likely result in the hearing being vacated. If a trial management certificate and joint marital spreadsheet is not filed timely, the Court will vacate the hearing date. If any party is requesting an extension for filing the JTMC, a motion MUST be filed.

If both parties are unrepresented: The Court Clerk will contact the parties, give dates, and file the notice of the hearing. If either fails to answer the phone or email, they forfeit the opportunity to choose the dates and times for hearings.

If only one party is represented: The attorney’s office should call the Court Clerk, the Court Clerk will contact the unrepresented party, give dates, and the attorney will file notice of hearings. If either party fails to answer the phone, they forfeit the opportunity to choose the dates and times for hearings.

If both parties are represented: Both parties should contact the Court Clerk and leave a message. The Court Clerk will then contact both parties either via phone or email. If parties fail to call the Court on the day of the setting, a new notice to set must be filed. Parties are only given the grace period of the day of setting to call, otherwise a DPO will be issued by the Court. 

ONLY ONE VOICEMAIL should be left with the Court. The Court Clerk will get back to the caller as soon as they are able.