2021 Colorado Code
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Article 17.5 - Costs - Attorney Fees - Inmate Lawsuits
§ 13-17.5-105. Proceedings Before Magistrate
As provided by sections 13-5-201 and 13-6-501 , district and county court magistrates may preside over inmate motions filed pursuant to section 13-16-103 and motions filed pursuant to the Colorado rules of civil procedure to dispose of the inmate's action without the necessity of trial.
History. Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 479, § 1, effective July 1.
ANNOTATION
A magistrate may, without the consent of the parties, act upon an inmate's in forma pauperis request and dispose of the case in accordance with its ruling thereon. Therefore, it is appropriate for such action to be governed by C.R.M. 7(a), which sets out procedures for review of a magistrate's orders and judgments that have been entered without consent of the parties. Bryan v. Neet, 85 P.3d 556 (Colo. App. 2003).
