Keith R. Kyle

Judge Keith Kyle
GENERAL RULES AND REQUIREMENTS
NOTE: Local Rules and Standards of Professionalism regarding motions are strictly
enforced. Any motions not in full compliance with these rules may not be heard.
SCHEDULING HEARINGS:
All hearings 15 minutes or less in length must be scheduled through the Judicial Automated
Calendaring System ("JACS"). Available timeslots for motion calendar are 5, 10 & 15 minutes. JACS can
be accessed online at www.ca.cjis20.org. Hearings for a commercial foreclosure case or a post-
judgment residential foreclosure case can also be scheduled online. You must select Courtroom 4P
in JACS even if you are appearing via Zoom.
For all hearings 15 minutes or longer that need to be special set, please email the Judicial Assistant
(“JA”) at strask@ca.cjis20.org , cc all counsel of record on the email, and provide the type of motion(s)
to be scheduled and how much time is needed. The JA will then provide proposed dates.
PLEASE NOTE: AS OF JUNE 21, 2021, the Courts will be returning to in-person appearances
for all hearings and trials. You may still attend motion calendar hearings via ZOOM as long
as your notice of hearing reflects the ZOOM information. Special set hearings are in person.
If you wish the hearing to be conducted via ZOOM, the request must be made via email to
the JA (when coordinating the hearing), and then approved by the Court. If the appearance
via ZOOM is confirmed, then all parties for that hearing must appear via ZOOM.
APPEARANCES THROUGH ZOOM FOR MOTION CALENDAR ONLY:
For hearings 15 minutes or less set on Motion Calendar, use the following information for ZOOM: Find
your local number on line at: https://zoom.us/u/abbCgI5ExR and use the Zoom Link:
https://zoom.us/j/95818196610?pwd=dVpjdVg5Z3p0WTdNWHNNM1pEeWpsUT09, Meeting ID: 958
1819 6610 and Passcode: 965021. You must select Courtroom 4P in JACS, even if you are appearing via
Zoom. Any party or attorney that wishes to attend a hearing via ZOOM will be responsible for the
payment of their own ZOOM fees (if any) and ensuring the hearing notice reflects the ZOOM attendance
is planned with the confirmation information. If attending a hearing, you should log into ZOOM at least
five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled hearing time to ensure your timely appearance and to
provide ample time to address connection problems, if any. Also, please and remain quiet until your
case is called.
NOTICE: In compliance with the Twentieth Circuit Standards of Professionalism, all Notice of Hearings
shall reflect the following:
• Whether the date and time have been coordinated with opposing counsel. If the
attorney has been unable to coordinate the hearing with opposing counsel, the notice should state the
specific good faith efforts the attorney undertook to coordinate or why coordination was not obtained.
• Please do not send courtesy copies of hearing notices, motions or proposed orders in
advance.
• In addition to the requisite good faith efforts to resolve a disputed issue prior to the
filing of a motion, at least one day prior to any subsequently scheduled hearing, the party/attorney
that noticed the hearing shall have an actual conversation with opposing party/attorney (in person or
by telephone) to see if the matter can be resolved amicably. Should the matter resolve, a proper
notice of cancellation should be immediately filed and the hearing cancelled, along with the submission
to the Court of an agreed order resolving the motion – subject to Court approval.
NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
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• Attorneys may not schedule back-to-back hearings to acquire a longer block of
hearing time (e.g. scheduling two 5-minute hearings to acquire 10 minutes or sele

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