D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1

(a) Review of Pro Se and In Forma Pauperis Party Pleadings. A judicial officer

designated by the Chief Judge shall review the pleadings of a pro se party or a

party who is allowed to proceed without prepayment of filing fees to determine

whether the pleadings should be dismissed summarily. The designated judicial

officer may use the assistance of the Pro Se Division in making the

determination. A judicial officer may request additional facts or documentary

evidence necessary to make this determination. The time for filing an answer or

response shall be tolled until the designated judicial officer determines that the

pleadings should not be dismissed summarily at which time the judicial officer

shall issue an order directing service of the order and the pleadings on the

defendant(s) or respondent(s). A party who seeks leave to proceed without

prepayment of filing fees shall use the procedures, forms, and instructions

available on the court’s website or from the office of the clerk.

(b) Review of Prisoner Pleadings. A judicial officer designated by the Chief Judge

shall review the pleadings of a prisoner (whether represented by counsel or not)

to determine whether the pleadings should be dismissed summarily if the

prisoner is:

(1) challenging conditions of confinement;

(2) seeking redress from a governmental entity, officer, or employee; or

(3) asserting claims pertinent to his or her conviction or sentence, except in

death penalty cases.

A judicial officer may request additional facts or documentary evidence

necessary to make this determination.

(c) Assignment. If an action is not dismissed summarily, the action shall be

assigned to a district judge and/or a magistrate judge under D.C.COLO.LCivR

40.1. A judicial officer to whom the action is assigned may order issuance of a

summons.