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1TF OF COLORADO
IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE OONTY OF WELD ss.
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COUNTY OF WELD AND STATE OF COLORADO I ANh 1 x ,:174
Civil Action No. 25070
COUNTY C CRy AND RRCORDRR
By
IN THE MATTER OF PROCUREMENT ) —�eP�tY
OF ADEQUATE COURT FACILITIES ) L'
FOR THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL ) ORDER
DISTRICT
This Court has requested on numerous occasions during
the past eight years that additional space be provided the Courts
of the 19th Judicial District and, more particularly, has
heretofore informed the County Commissioners of the lack of
adequate facilities for the Courts to accomplish the proper
disposition of the normal court load that has so markedly
increased in recent years , to wit : a 92. 53% increase in filings
from 1968 to 1974 .
The District Court of the 19th Judicial District has
made every effort to improvise temporary accommodation of its
needs by the utilization of areas totally inadequate . We have
attempted to utilize the hearing room, designed to accommodate
hearingsof the County Commissioners and state boards , which
has been makeshift and is not adequate. District Court has
attempted to use as office space for the water referees the
women ' s jury dormitory, which has greatly disturbed the deliber-
ations of juries for the District and County Courts , more than
three juries having been in session at one time on several
occasions . Too , the deprivation of accommodations for women
in that area has caused no little inconvenience for women
jurors.
Because of the lack of courtroom space , the normal
work of the court has had to be delayed for want of courtrooms
for the past several years to the detriment of litigants who
seek and deserve to have their cases heard promptly.
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The case load already confronting the Courts of the
19th Judicial District can only be accommodated by requesting
help from judges of other judicial districts . This can not be
done without courtrooms.
A superimposed duty on the District Court was created by
the enactment of "Water Right Determination and Administration
Act of 1969 , " requiring space to accommodate room for the
clerical work of the Water Court provided for by Chapter 148 ,
Article 21, Section 11 , C. R. S . 1963 , and for hearing rooms
for the referees to administer their duties in the Water Court
as provided for in 148-21-10 (4) , and a courtroom for the trial
of water matters and, more particularly, for the hearings
required of the water judge provided for in 148-21-10, 148-21-20
and 148-21-21; furthermore, the final resolutions of Case Nos .
W-7209, W-7232 , W-7249 , W-7289 , W-7290 , W-7295 , W-7296 and
W-7298 relating to the rules and regulations of the State
Engineer. This duty necessitates the immediate hearing of plans
of augmentation as provided for in 148-21-23 by the Court.
Failure to provide these necessaries to the District Court per-
mitting it to perform its duties in this regard would cause
irreparable harm to the economy of the South Platte river system
and can and will deprive water users of their rightful access to
waters to which they are entitled under the law.
Chapter 37 , Article 11 , Section 10 of the Colorado
Revised Statutes 1963 , as amended, provides in part as follows :
"Maintenance of court facilities--. The board of county
commissioners in each county shall continue to have the respon-
sibility of providing and maintaining adequate courtrooms and
other court facilities including janitorial service, ---. "
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All other efforts of the Court to persuade the County Commis-
sioners of Weld County , Colorado to so provide having failed,
it is hereby:
ORDERED ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado provide the additional
space set forth in the space requirements listed and attached
hereto no later than September 1 , 1974 .
Signed this
g /7. day of 1974 .
BY T COURT :
Do ald A. arpent ief Judge
Nineteenth Judicial District
SPACE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRICT COURT
COURT ROOM 34 x 52 1,768 so. FT .
CHAMBERS 18 x 22 396
DIVISION CLERK 10 X 12 120
COURT REPORTER 10 X 12 120
SUB TOTAL 2,404 SQ. FT ,
OFFICE STAFF 23 x 30 690
FILE ROOM 30 x 40 1,200
SUB TOTAL 1,890 SQ. FT,
TOTAL - DISTRICT COURT 4,294 SQ. FT.
COUNTY COURT
COURT ROOM 40 x 30 1,200 SQ. FT.
CHAMBERS 18 x 12 216
DIVISION CLERKS 14 x 12 168
BAILIFFS 14 x 12 168
SUB TOTAL 1,752 SQ. FT.
FILE ROOM 30 x 40 1,200 SQ. FT .
TOTAL - COUNTY COURT 2,952 SQ. FT .
CLERK OF THE WATER COURT
REFEREE 18 x 20 360 SQ. FT.
REFEREE 18 x 20 360
REFEREE 18 x 20 360
FILE ROOMS 16 x 12 192
FILE ROOMS 16 x 12 192
OFFICE STAFF 23 x 30 690
TOTAL - WATER COURT 2 ,154 SQ. FT .
GRAND TOTAL - - - - 9,400 SQ. FT.
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