Ortega v. Grisham.

No. 24-2121. 8/19/2025. D.N.M. Judge Tymkovich. Second Amendment—Firearm Purchases—Cooling Off Period—Preliminary Injunction.

United States v. Hardy.

No. 24-8006. 8/12/2025. D.Wyo. Judge Matheson. Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl—Admissibility of Coconspirator Statements—Defendant’s Presence at Hearing on Admissibility of Evidence—Fed. R. Evid. 404(b)—Calculation of Sentence Under US Sentencing Guidelines—Reliance on Hearsay Statements at Sentencing.

United States v. Guzman.

No. 24-2122. 8/8/2025. D.N.M. Judge Matheson. Permission to Stay on Property With Substandard Buildings—Felon in Possession of a Firearm—Reasonable Expectation of Privacy—Motion to Suppress—Fourth Amendment.

Hardy v. Rabie.

No. 24-1138. 8/4/2025. D.Colo. Judge Federico. Inmate Medical Emergency—Official’s Duty to Provide Medical Care—Qualified Immunity—Eighth Amendment—Deliberate Indifference—Substantial Risk of Serious Harm.

United States v. Summers.

No. 24-5030. 8/1/2025. N.D.Okla. Judge Tymkovich. Possession of Child Pornography—Sexual Abuse of a Minor—Prior Acts Evidence—Fed. R. Evid. 404(b)—Fed. R. Evid. 403—Limiting Instruction.

Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

No. 22-1252. 8/1/2025. D.Colo. Per Curiam. Automobile Liability Insurance—Coverage for Specified Vehicles—Summary Judgment.

People v. Wilson.

No. 24PDJ085. 5/22/2025. Opinion Imposing Sanctions.

People v. Walters.

No. 25PDJ3. 7/15/2025. Opinion Approving Amended Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Vanstrom.

No. 25PDJ45. 7/3/2025. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Pacheco-Van Voorhees.

No. 25PDJ46. 7/8/2025. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. McKendree.

People v. Knight.

No. 25PDJ50. 7/22/2025. Reciprocal Discipline.

People v. Egbune.

No. 24PDJ081. 6/11/2025. Amended Opinion Imposing Sanctions.

People v. Bovo.

No. 24PDJ003. 5/7/2025. Opinion Imposing Sanctions.

Judicial Discipline Rule-Making Committee

Notice of Rulemaking and Public Comment Hearing

People v. Chronis.

2025 COA 72. No. 23CA1376. Sex Offender Registration—Petition for Removal From Registry—Lifetime Mandatory Registration—Adjudications as a Juvenile—Eighth Amendment—Cruel and Unusual Punishments—Ex Post Facto Clause—Applicable Expungement Statute.

1046 Munras Properties, L.P. v. Kabod Coffee.

2025 COA 71. No. 24CA0934. Leased Premises—Contracts—Attorney Fees—Fee-Shifting Provisions—Fees-on-Fees.

Judicial Department Forms—August 2025

People v. Brennan.

2025 COA 68. No. 23CA1865. Unauthorized Use of a Financial Transaction Device—Identity Theft—Where Elements of Offense Occurred—State Jurisdiction.

United States v. Garcia-Limon.

No. 23-7055. 7/22/2025. E.D.Okla. Judge Eid. Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country—Abusive Sexual Contact in Indian Country—Constitutional Sufficiency of Charging Document—Duplicitous Counts—Constructive Amendment of Indictment.

Jenny v. L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

No. 24-4032. 7/21/2025. D.Utah. Judge Moritz. Americans With Disabilities Act—Rehabilitation Act—Discrimination—Retaliation—Pretext—Summary Judgment.

United States v. Kay.

No. 24-4018. 7/21/2025. D.Utah. Judge Rossman. Road Rage Incident Involving Firearm—Unlawful Possession of a Firearm—US Sentencing Guideline § 3C1.1 Enhancement—Conduct Likely to Thwart an Investigation.

Berryman v. Niceta.

No. 23-1263. 7/8/2025. D.Colo. Judge Eid. Sexual Abuse Allegations—Child Abuse Caseworker—Qualified Immunity—Absolute Testimonial Immunity—Motion to Dismiss.

United States v. Butler.

No. 24-3061. 6/25/2025. D.Kan. Judge Kelly. Forcible Assault of a Federal Officer—Use of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence—Jury Instructions—Impeachment Evidence—Prior Unsworn Inconsistent Statement.

Scott v. Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Co.

No. 24-1358. 6/25/2025. D.Colo. Judge Kelly. Automobile Liability Insurance—Coverage for Specified Vehicles—Summary Judgment.

People v. Valles.

2025 COA 67. No. 24CA0164. Crim. P. 43(e)(4)—Defendant’s Presence at Sentencing Hearing—Interactive Audiovisual or Audio Device—Advisements—Right to Appear in Person.

Ion Media Networks, Inc. v. West.

2025 COA 66. No. 24CA1416. Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity Act—Body Worn Camera Footage—Substantial Privacy Concerns—Blurring of Footage—Juvenile Code.

Mountain Coal Co. v. Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

2025 COA 65. No. 24CA0907. Public Health and Environment—Colorado Water Quality Control Act—Colorado Discharge Permit System—Stormwater Discharge Permits—Overburden Contamination—Uncontaminated Stormwater Runoff—Burden of Proof at Administrative Hearing.

Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments

Rules Governing Lawyer Discipline and Disability Proceedings, Protective Appointment of Counsel, Continuing Legal and Judicial Education, Attorneys’ Fund for Client Protection, and Lawyer Assistance Programs

Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments

Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Colorado

Netflix, Inc. v. Department of Revenue.

2025 COA 64. No. 24CA1019. Sales Tax—Tangible Personal Property—Digital Goods—Internet Subscription Services.

Baker v. Safadi-Chamberlain.

2025 COA 63. No. 24CA0848. Water and Irrigation—Rights-of-Way and Ditches—Extent of Right-of Way—CRS § 37-86-103.

People v. Manzanares, Jr.

2025 COA 62. No. 22CA1024. Mandatory Protection Order—Constitutional Right of Familial Association—Legal Parent With Intact Parental Rights.

Judicial Department Forms—July 2025

People in Interest of Kay.W.

2025 CO 48. No. 24SC621. Dependency and Neglect Proceedings—Adjudicatory Trials—Jury Demand—Jury Waiver—Failure to Appear—Timeliness of Renewing Jury Demand—CRS § 19-3-202—Colo. R. Juv. P. 4.3—CRCP 39—Default Judgment.

People v. Mills.

2025 CO 47. 24SA148. Seizure—Search—Search Warrant—Reasonable Delay—Suppression of Evidence—C.A.R. 4.1.

People v. Wiener.

No. 25PDJ16. 4/2/2025. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Tucker.

No. 25PDJ24. 4/11/2025. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Raykin.

No. 23PDJ046. 7/3/2024. Opinion Imposing Sanctions.

Park v. People.

No. 24PDJ071. 3/31/2025. Opinion Denying Reinstatement Under CRCP 242.39.

Menges v. People.

No. 25PDJ17. 4/22/2025. Stipulation to Reinstatement.

People v. Mattisson.

No. 25PDJ7. 3/18/2025. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Houton.

No. 25PDJ35. 5/16/2025. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Davis.

No. 25PDJ21. 4/10/2025. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Bauer.

No. 25PDJ29. 5/9/2025. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Barr.

No. 24PDJ033. 5/5/2025. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Rodriguez-Ortiz.

2025 COA 61. No. 22CA0224. Possession, Use, or Removal of Explosives or Incendiary Devices—Fourth Amendment—Searches and Seizures—Search Warrants—Probable Cause—Particularity—Expert Testimony—Crime of Violence Sentence Enhancer—Consecutive Versus Concurrent Sentencing.

Coomer v. Make Your Life Epic, LLC.

No. 24-1390. 6/18/2025. D.Colo. Per Curiam. Nonparty Subpoena for Deposition—Failure to Comply With Subpoena—Contempt Order—Jurisdiction Over Interlocutory Appeal—Waiver of Appellate Arguments.

United States v. Chavarria.

No. 23-2102. 6/16/2025. D.N.M. Judge Tymkovich. Federal Kidnapping Statute—Motor Vehicle—“Instrumentality of Interstate Commerce”—Federal Jurisdiction.

Gabaldon v. New Mexico State Police.

No. 24-2104. 6/11/2025. D.N.M. Judge Carson. Traffic Stop—Reasonable Suspicion—Discovery—Deposition Testimony—Sham Affidavit—Spoliation of Evidence—Summary Judgment.

United States v. Cortez.

No. 23-2177. 6/10/2025. D.N.M. Judge Baldock. Reentry of a Removed Alien—Multiple Criminal Convictions—Recent and Serious Criminal Misconduct—Sentencing—Upward Departure From US Sentencing Guidelines.

United States v. Nahkai.

No. 24-4058. 6/3/2025. D.Utah. Judge Kelly. Law Enforcement Interviews—Miranda Advisement—Custodial Interrogation—Motion to Suppress.

Cruz v. City of Deming.

No. 24-2091. 5/28/2025. D.N.M. Judge Tymkovich. Use of Force—Reasonableness—Qualified Immunity—New Mexico Tort Claims Act.

Rios v. People.

2025 CO 46. No. 23SC571. Constitutional Law—Sixth Amendment—Right to Public Trial—Courtroom Closures—Waller Test.

People v. Bialas.

2025 CO 45. No. 23SC520. Constitutional Law—Sixth Amendment—Right to Public Trial—Courtroom Closures—Waller Test.

Randolph v. People.

2025 CO 44. No. 23SC167. Soliciting for Child Prostitution—CRS § 18-7-402—Mens Rea—Knowingly—Intentionally—CRS § 18-1-501—CRS § 18-1-503—People v. Emerterio—People v. Ross.

People v. Schnorenberg.

2025 CO 43. No. 23SC776. Securities Fraud—Evidence—Jury Instructions.

People v. Ray.

2025 CO 42. No. 10SA157. Res Gestae—Other Misconduct by Accused—Other Misconduct Showing Motive—Character of Accused—Impeachment Evidence—Character of Victim—Victim Impact Evidence—Victim Fear Evidence—In-Life Photographs—Hearsay—Hearsay Exceptions—“Opening the Door”—Prosecutorial Misconduct—Presumption of Innocence—Rebuttal Argument—Harmless Error—Plain Error—Cumulative Error—Misconduct of or Affecting Jurors—Cruel and Unusual Punishment.

People v. Gallegos.

2025 CO 41. No. 23SC605. Criminal Law—Felony Murder—Raising the Affirmative Defense to Felony Murder.

Terra Management Group, LLC v. Keaten.

2025 CO 40. 23SC272. Sanctions—Spoliation—Adverse Inference—Causation—Duty to Preserve Evidence—Pending or Reasonably Foreseeable Litigation.

Sebastian Holdings, Inc. v. Johansson.

2025 COA 60. No. 24CA1175. Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure—Substituted Service—Due Diligence—Reasonably Calculated to Give Actual Notice—Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters.

Macomber v. Nations Roof, LLC.

2025 COA 59. No. 24CA1094. Landlords and Tenants—Colorado Premises Liability Act—Definition of Landowner—Amendment of Complaint.

People in the Interest of R.Z.

2025 COA 58. No. 24CA1009. Colorado Constitution—Due Process—Second Amendment—Right to Bear Arms—Care and Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders—Certification for Short-Term Treatments—National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Spectrum Retirement Communities, LLC v. Continental Casualty Co.

2025 COA 57. No. 24CA34. Insurance—COVID-19—Direct Physical Loss—Property Rendered Uninhabitable—Judgment on the Pleadings.

Cantafio v. Schnelle.

2025 CO 39. No. 24SC204. Malicious Prosecution—Probable Cause—Summary Judgment—Directed Verdict.

Colorado Education Association v. Colorado State Board of Education.

2025 COA 56. No. 24CA1085. Licensed Personnel Performance Evaluation Act—Performance Evaluation Ratings for Teachers—Process for Nonprobationary Teacher to Appeal Second Consecutive Performance Evaluation Rating of Ineffective or Partially Ineffective—Deference Accorded to Agency Interpretation of Its Statute—Burden of Proof.

People v. Sotade.

2025 CO 38. No. 25SA9. Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act—Statutory Interpretation—Venue—Ancillary Jurisdiction.

Hushen v. Gonzales.

2025 CO 37. No. 23SC818. Quasi-Judicial—Absolute Privilege—Title IX.

Jefferson County v. Dozier.

2025 CO 36. No. 23SC483. Governmental Immunity—Dangerous Condition—Waiver of Immunity—Burden of Proof—Pretrial Procedure—Municipal, County, and Local Government—Unintended or Unreasonable Results; Absurdity.

In re Parental Responsibilities Concerning K.M.S.

2025 CO 35. No. 24SC788. Statutory Construction—Plain Language—Standing—Grandparent Visitation.

Bertoia v. Galaxy Management Co.

2025 COA 55. No. 23CA2110. Bankruptcy—Breach of Contract—Abuse of Process—Sixth Amendment—Federal Supremacy—Preemption.

People in Interest of R.M.P.

2025 CO 34. No. 25SA78. Dependency and Neglect—Dependency and Neglect Proceedings and Procedure—Standing—Parens Patriae —Non-State Parties in Dependency and Neglect Proceedings—Counsel for Youth—Guardian ad Litem—People in Interest of R.E.

Kritzer v. Qwest Corp.

2025 COA 54. No. 23CA2197. Colorado Recreational Use Statute—Sidewalk Panel—Owners of Recreational Areas—Limitation on Landowner’s Liability—Invites or Permits.

People in Interest of A.T.S.

2025 COA 53. No. 22CA1175. Delinquency—Sixth Amendment—Confrontation Clause—Child Victim’s Trial Testimony—Use of Closed-Circuit Television—Defendant’s Presence—Prosecutorial Misconduct—Sufficiency of Evidence.

Judicial Department Forms—June 2025

J.H. v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Co.

No. 24-4052. 5/21/2025. D.Utah. Judge Hartz. Employee Retirement Income Security Act—Employee Welfare Benefit Plan—Limitations Period—Time-Barred Actions.

United States v. Rosenschein.

No. 23-2017. 5/12/2025. D.N.M. Judge Eid. Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography—Electronic Service Providers—Reports of Child Exploitation—Fourth Amendment—Motion to Suppress—Motion to Dismiss.

Mauldin v. Driscoll.

No. 24-7010. 5/6/2025. E.D.Okla. Judge Federico. Employment—Age Discrimination in Employment Act—Title VII of the Civil Rights Act—Retaliation—Interested Witness Evidence—Summary Judgment—Pretext.

United States v. Ward.

No. 23-7088. 5/6/2025. E.D.Okla. Judge Bacharach. Miranda Rights—Post-Arrest Partial Silence—Due Process—Cross-Examination.

AdHealth, Ltd. v. PorterCare Adventist Health Systems.

No. 24-1273. 5/2/2025. D.Colo. Judge Phillips. Hospitals—Self-Insurance—Excess Liability Coverage—Definition of Medical Incident.

United States v. Day.

No. 23-5084. 5/2/2025. N.D.Okla. Judge Hartz. Possession of Fentanyl With Intent to Distribute—US Sentencing Guidelines § 2D1.1(b)(12)—Rental Unit—Premises Control—Meaning of “Maintain”—Possessory Interest in Premises.

Concerning the Application for Water Rights of Town of Firestone.

2025 CO 33. No. 24SA109. Water Law—Conditional Groundwater Rights—Augmentation Plans.

Snow v. People.

2025 CO 32. No. 23SC775. Restitution—CRS § 18-1.3-603—Postconviction Proceedings—Illegal Manner—Illegal Sentence—Crim. P. 35(a)—Crim. P. 32—People v. Weeks—Meza v. People

Tennyson v. People.

2025 CO 31. No. 23SC168. Restitution—CRS § 18-1.3-603—Postconviction Proceedings—Illegal Manner—Illegal Sentence—Crim. P. 35(a)—Crim. P. 32—People v. Weeks—Sanoff v. People—People v. Baker—Meza v. People.

People v. Roberson.

2025 CO 30. No. 23SC622. Criminal Procedure—Restitution—CRS § 18-1.3-603—Waiver—Statutory Rights.

Johnson v. People.

2025 CO 29. No. 23SC525. Criminal Procedure—CRS § 18-1.3-603—Restitution—Waiver—Directory Statutes—Statutory Rights.

People in Interest of B.C.B.

2025 CO 28. No. 24SC539. Dependency and Neglect—In Utero Substance Exposure.

American Heritage Railways, Inc. v. Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

2025 CO 27. No. 24SA184. Public Utilities—Jurisdiction—Standing—Due Process.

Babcock v. People.

2025 CO 26. No. 23SC583. Restitution—Statutory Interpretation—Procedural Deadlines—Statutory Waiver.

People v. Ganaway.

2025 CO 25. No. 24SA244. Fourth Amendment—Search and Seizure—Consent.

Bonde v. People.

2025 CO 24. No. 23SC784. Presentence Confinement Credit—CRS § 18-1.3-405—“Confinement”—People v. Hoecher—Community Corrections—Nonresidential Community Corrections Sentences—Parole—Stare Decisis—Mootness—Statutory Interpretation.

BNC Metropolitan District No. 1 v. BNC Metropolitan District No. 3.

2025 COA 52. No. 24CA1093. Breach of Fiduciary Duty—Colorado Governmental Immunity Act—Actions Against Public Employees—Acts or Omissions Outside the Scope of Employment—Notice of Claim.

Parental Responsibilities Concerning C.E.S.K.

2025 COA 51. No. 23CA1608. Allocation of Parental Responsibilities—Permanent Orders—Death of Party Before Entry of Permanent Orders—Motion to Intervene—Subject Matter Jurisdiction.

Judicial Department Forms—May 2025

People v. Schlehuber.

2025 COA 50. No. 23CA1576. Model Jury Instructions—Presumption of Innocence—Burden of Proof—Reasonable Doubt—CRE 403—CRE 404(b).

People v. Genrich.

2025 COA 49. No. 23CA1183. Crim. P. 35(c)—Postconviction Remedies—New Trial Based on Newly Discovered Evidence—Changed Scientific Standards—Probability of Acquittal.

People v. Melara.

2025 COA 48. No. 23CA1125. Model Jury Instructions—Presumption of Innocence—Burden of Proof—Reasonable Doubt—Lack of Evidence Presented—Plea Offer—Scope of Expert’s Testimony—Severance of Charges—Child Hearsay—Cumulative Error.

In re Trenshaw v. Jennings.

2025 CO 23. No. 24SA262. Physician-Patient Privilege—CRS § 13-90-107(1)(d)—Waiver of the Physician-Patient Privilege—Clark v. District Court—People v. Covington—Jordan v. Terumo BCT, Inc.—CRCP 26(b)(5)—C.A.R. 21.

In re People v. Crawford.

2025 CO 22. No. 24SA226. Stalking—First Amendment—Counterman v. Colorado—Contents of Speech.

In re County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy USA, Inc.

2025 CO 21. No. 24SA206. Federal Preemption—Clean Air Act.