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Fact No, 4 Trial by jury was requested. Clerk failed to disclose the correct amount of money required to be deposited fior answer of complaint and jury trial. Fact 5. The case was described as a civil case, but criminal sanctions were applied when ne injury was proven. Black"s Law Abridged fiv'. Ed, X261 Criminal Proceeding_One instituted and conducted for the purpose either of preventing the commission ofi crime, or for the fixing the guilt of a Crime already committed and punishing the offender, as distinguished from a "civil° proceeding, which is dte redress of a private injury..." (Emphisis added) sea also criminal procedure. Colorado Ca stitution, Article Il, Section 16. CrirnirraJ prvsecut/ans rights of defendant. !n criminal prosecutions the aC:USed shall have the right to appear and del®nd in person and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation; to meet the witnesses against him face to face; to have process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf, and a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county or district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. Fact No. 6 Plaintiff's admitted, through testimony that they violated 4~'. Amendment Rights. Fact No. 7 On August 21, 2003, Attorney James, J. Petcock flied Motion for Assessment. Court Rules allow f 5 days atti`er judgment. rtdofron filed 24 days afterjudgmerrf. Fact No.6 AppeAe's agent(s) trespassed upon Appaliant's properly without a warrant. SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT County Courts are Courts of general jurisdiction, with restrictions, have parameters to maintain mostjurisdic4ion. ARGUMENT Subject matter jurisdiction is the authority of any court to hear and decide the issues before it Stack's Law Dictionary B"' Edition. Once subject matter jurisdiction Is challenge it is up to the opposing party to prove there is jurisdiction. Appellants continually brought up the issue of subject metterjurisdiction to be