Judicial Department Forms—November 2026

Huset v. EIS Ultimate Holding, LP.

2026 COA 81. No. 25CA1935. Employment Agreement—Covenants Not to Compete—Attempt to Enforce Covenant That Is Void—Arbitration—Trade Secrets—Good Faith Defense.

People in re Sanders.

2026 COA 80. No. 25CA1685. Children’s Code—Youth in Foster Care—Foster Youth in Transition Program—Eligibility—Appeals—Magistrates—Petition for Review.

People v. Rogers.

2026 COA 79. No. 24CA1533. Sixth Amendment—Right to Counsel—Ineffective Assistance of Counsel—Presumption of Prejudice.

Moseley v. Town of Palmer Lake.

2026 COA 78. No. 25CA2019. Colorado False Claims Act—Qui Tam—Municipalities—Person.

McBride v. Northeastern Junior College.

2026 COA 77. No. 24CA1591. Colorado Governmental Immunity Act—Immunity and Partial Waiver—Dangerous Condition of a Public Highway, Road, or Street—Sidewalk—Public Roadway.

People v. Williams.

2026 COA 76 No. 24CA0157. Justification and Exemptions From Criminal Responsibility—Immunity for Persons Who Suffer or Report an Emergency Drug or Alcohol Overdose Event—Reporter’s Identity.

People v. Ortiz.

2026 COA 75. No. 23CA0606. Required Notice of Alibi Defense—Defendant’s Alibi Testimony—Standard of Reversal—Harmless Error—Sufficiency of Evidence—Right to Counsel—Prosecutorial Misconduct—Competency.

United States v. Hebert.

Nos. 24-7030 & 24-2128. 10/14/2026. E.D.Okla and D.N.M. Judge Matheson. Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country—Status as Indian or Non-Indian—Affirmative Defense—Burden of Production—Burden of Persuasion—Indian Canon of Statutory Interpretation.

United States v. Griego.

No. 25-2085. 10/14/2026. D.N.M. Judge Tymkovich. Certificate of Appealability—New Criminal Rule of Procedure—Retroactive Application—Collateral Review—Armed Career Criminal Act—Sentencing.

Vision Bank v. Avery.

No. 25-6140. 10/13/2026. W.D.Okla. Judge Moritz. Police Officer’s Use of Force—Fourth Amendment—Qualified Immunity—Clearly Established Law.

United States v. Conill-Perez.

No. 25-6101. 10/13/2026. W.D.Okla. Judge Moritz. Possession of Fentanyl With Intent to Distribute—US Sentencing Guidelines—Stash-House Enhancement—Criminal History Points for Prior Conviction.

Jensen v. Utah County.

No. 25-4115. 10/5/2026. D.Utah. Judge Bacharach. Removal to Federal Court—Injunction Against State Criminal Proceedings—Religious Versus Secular Use of Psilocybin—First Amendment—Pendant Appellate Jurisdiction.

Mukantagara v. Mullin.

No. 24-4071. 10/5/2026. D.Utah. Judge Phillips. Immigration and Nationality Act—Refugee Status—Removal Proceedings—Agency Discretionary Decisions—Subject Matter Jurisdiction.

In re People v. Clark.

2026 CO 67. No. 26SA165. Forensic Science Integrity Act—Crim. P. 17—Spykstra Test—Discovery.

GreenLatinos v. Colorado Air Quality Control Commission.

2026 COA 74. No. 25CA2022. Public Health and Environment—Air Quality Control Commission—Colorado Air Pollution and Prevention Act—Environmental Justice Act—Air Pollution Rules—Rulemaking Procedure.

People v. Vanpelt.

2026 CO 66. No. 26SA142. Suppression of Evidence—Voluntary Statements.

Judicial Discipline Rule-Making Committee

Notice of Rulemaking: Colorado Rules of Judicial Discipline

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

May 1, 2026, through July 31, 2026

People v. Snow.

No. 26PDJ25. 9/22/2026. Amended Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Ryan.

No. 26PDJ35. 9/22/2026. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Holland.

No. 26PDJ4. 8/18/2026. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. D’Alessandro Jr.

No. 26PDJ18. 8/3/2026. Reciprocal Discipline.

People v. Callaway.

No. 26PDJ16. 9/22/2026. Stipulation to Discipline.

Summers v. Summers.

2026 COA 73. No. 25CA1605. Action Involving Exercise of Constitutional Rights—Anti-SLAPP Special Motion to Dismiss—Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can be Granted—Defamation—Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress—Attorney Fees and Costs.

Judicial Department Forms—October 2026

Save the Colorado v. Graham Jr.

Nos. 25-1137, 25-1231 & 25-1299. 9/15/2026. D.Colo. Judge Tymkovich. Municipal Water Utility—Army Corps of Engineers—Section 404(b) Permit—Clean Water Act—National Environmental Protection Act—Remedies—Constitutional Mootness—Administrative Procedure Act—Deference to Agency Decisions—Arbitrary and Capricious Standard.

United States v. Jackson.

No. 25-1147. 9/14/2026. D.Colo. Judge Bacharach. Traffic Stop—Pat Down—Motion to Suppress—Reasonable Suspicion—Totality of the Circumstances—Unlawful Possession of Firearm and Ammunition.

Vance v. Aldrich.

No. 25-1326. 9/9/2026. D.Colo. Judge Phillips. Substantive Due Process—42 USC § 1983—State-Created-Danger Theory of Liability—Wrongful Death Claims—Colorado Premises Liability Act—Causation—Negligence—Supplemental Jurisdiction.

United States v. Ostertag.

No. 25-8055. 9/8/2026. D.Wyo. Judge Murphy. Vehicle Search—Narcotics Detection Dog Sniff—Fourth Amendment—Probable Cause—18 USC § 922(g)(1)—Facial and As-Applied Challenges.

Joyner v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.

No. 25-1211. 9/1/2026. D.Colo. Judge Murphy. Federal Arbitration Act—Class Actions—Defining Class of Workers—Motion to Compel Arbitration.

United States v. Moon Seals.

No. 24-1028. 8/28/2026. D.Colo. Judge Tymkovich. Probation Violation—US Sentencing Guidelines—Resentencing Procedure.

People v. Perez.

2026 COA 72. No. 23CA1487. Fifth Amendment—Due Process—Witnesses—Voluntariness of Statements—Motion to Suppress—Evidentiary Hearing—Shreck Hearing.

Litterer v. Vail Summit Resorts Inc.

2026 CO 65. No. 25SC134. Waiver and Release—Recreational Activity—Post-Injury Release Agreement.

A.R. Wilfley & Sons, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2026 CO 64. No. 25SA265. Insurance—Contract Interpretation—Scope of Coverage—Umbrella/Excess Carriers—Deisch & Marion, P.C. v. International Insurance Co.

People in the Interest of S.A.H.

2026 COA 71. No. 25CA2369. Dependency and Neglect—Uniform Parentage Act—Presumption of Paternity—Final Appealable Order—Standing.

Murillo v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office.

2026 COA 70. No. 25CA2335. Workers’ Compensation—Notices and Procedures—Reopening of Claim—Change in Condition.

People v. Chilleen.

2026 COA 69. No. 24CA1428. DUI—Prior Convictions—Bifurcation—Motion for New Trial—Limiting Instruction.

People v. Sloan.

2026 CO 63. No. 24SC469. Instructional Error—Sentence-Enhancing Interrogatory—Plain Error—Vehicular Eluding—CRS § 18-9-116.5(2)(a).

SCP 3330 Brighton OPCO, LLC v. Mountain Cement Co.

2026 CO 62. No. 26SA84. Waiver of Right to Jury Trial—Whether Amended Complaint Revives Right to Jury Trial.

T.L.P. v. People in Interest of T.T.M.P.

2026 CO 61. No. 25SC680. Dependency and Neglect Appeals—Final Appealable Order—Dismissal of Dependency and Neglect Petition—Subject Matter Jurisdiction.

Teran Sanchez v. People.

2026 CO 60. No. 25SC148. Pattern Jury Instructions—Reasonable Doubt—“Firmly Convinced” and “Real Possibility.”

People v. Page.

2026 COA 68. No. 25CA0020. Postconviction DNA Testing—Procedure for Application for DNA Testing—Denial Without Hearing—Standard of Review—De Novo.

People v. Simpson.

2026 COA 67. No. 24CA1732. Child Abuse—Obscenity—Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor.

People v. Jargowsky.

2026 COA 66. No. 24CA1018. Searches and Seizures—Court Orders for Records Production—Out-of-State Businesses—Motions to Suppress—Hearsay—Expert Testimony—Jury Instructions—Cumulative Error.

Judicial Department Forms—September 2026

Estate of Deweese v. Hancock.

No. 25-1161. 8/19/2026. D.Colo. Judge Carson. Qualified Immunity—Fourth Amendment—Clearly Established Law—Motion to Dismiss—Use of Canine.

United States v. Williams Jr.

No. 25-3067. 8/17/2026. D.Kan. Judge Murphy. Sentencing—Supervised Release Conditions—Requirement for Defendant to Pay for Treatment.

Homie Technology, Inc. v. National Association of Realtors.

No. 25-4101. 8/11/2026. D.Utah. Judge Tymkovich. Real Estate Brokerage Services—Lower Brokerage Commissions—Sherman Antitrust Act—Utah Antitrust Act—Statute of Limitations—Continuing Conspiracy Exception.

United States v. Hernandez.

No. 25-2084. 8/7/2026. D.N.M. Judge Carson. Pretrial Detention—Contractor Assisting US Marshall in Performing Official Duties—Assault—Victim Under 18 USC § 111.

United States v. Beard.

No. 25-7031. 8/3/2026. E.D.Okla. Judge Carson. Murder in Indian Country—Tribal Membership—Sufficiency of Evidence—Premeditation—Self-Defense—Prior Bad Acts—18 USC § 924(c)—18 USC § 924(j).

GreenLatinos v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc.

No. 25-1243. 8/3/2026. D.Colo. Judge Federico. Clean Air Act—Diligent Prosecution Bar to Suit—Consent Decree—Administrative Enforcement.

People v. Schlitt.

2026 COA 65 No. 24CA1331. Parks and Wildlife—Willful Destruction of Wildlife—Mens Rea—Intent to Abandon—Sufficiency of Evidence—Merger of Convictions—Jury Instructions—Constructive Amendment—Fatal Variance—Prosecutorial Misconduct.

People v. Anderson.

2026 COA 64. No. 22CA1593. Fourth Amendment—Colorado Constitution—Searches and Seizures—Warrantless Search—DNA Evidence—Court Order for Nontestimonial Identification—Motion to Suppress—CRE 404(b)—Prosecutorial Misconduct.

People v. Ward.

No. 26PDJ24. 6/29/2026. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Morrow II.

No. 25PDJ37. 5/20/2026. Opinion Imposing Sanctions.

People v. Keiffer.

No. 26PDJ22. 6/29/2026. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Barnacle.

No. 26PDJ17. 7/9/2026. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Fonseca Jr.

2026 COA 63. No. 24CA0007. Domestic Violence—Intimate Relationship—Bodily Injury—Sufficiency of Evidence—Prosecutorial Misconduct.

Judicial Department Forms—August 2026

United States v. Threatt.

No. 24-6262. 7/21/2026. W.D.Okla. Judge Carson. US Sentencing Guidelines—Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(i)(1)(A)—Court’s Duty to Verify Review of Presentence Investigation Report—Prejudice—Harmless Error.

United States v. Smith.

No. 25-7019. 7/20/2026. E.D.Okla. Judge McHugh. Sexual Assault—Falsifying a Record With Intent to Impede or Influence a Federal Investigation—Manual Deactivation of Dashcam and Bodycam—Motion for Continuance—US Sentencing Guidelines Factors—Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence.

Wilson v. Stoltenberg.

No. 25-3139. 7/17/2026. D.Kan. Judge Rossman. Student-on-Student Racial Harassment—Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Claim—Qualified Immunity—Clearly Established Law—Particularized Allegations.

Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart, Inc.

No. 24-2055. 7/13/2026. D.N.M. Judge Holmes. Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation—Civil Rights Act—New Mexico Civil Rights Act—Disparate Treatment—Retaliation—Hostile Work Environment—Constructive Discharge.

Colorado Montana Wyoming State Area Conference of the NAACP v. Smith.

Nos. 24-1328 & 25-1111. D.Colo. Judge Federico. Voting Rights Act—Ku Klux Klan Act—Voter Canvassing—Election Fraud—Organizational Standing—Meaning of “Person”—Video Evidence—Dismissal of Party.

United States v. Lynn.

No. 25-5027. 6/30/2026. N.D.Okla. Judge Kelly. Crimes in Indian Country—Tribal Membership—Business Records—Double Hearsay—Jury Instructions—Imperfect Self-Defense.

Verheggen v. Adams County Department of Human Services.

Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act—Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act—Discriminatory or Unfair Employment Practices—Wages—Causal Link Between Protected Activity and Employer Action.

Myrick v. Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission.

2026 COA 61. No. 25CA0686. Oil and Gas Leases—Energy and Carbon Management Act—Pooling Interests—Overriding Royalty Interests.

Bankers Insurance Co. v. Conway.

2026 COA 60. No. 25CA0631. Insurance Regulation—Acts of Producers—Unfair Business Practices—Unfair Competition and Deceptive Practices.

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

February 1, 2026, through April 30, 2026

People v. Israel.

No. 26PDJ19. 6/4/2026. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Berg.

No. 26PDJ23. 6/22/2026. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Baumberger. 

No. 25PDJ67. 6/11/2026. Stipulation to Discipline.

Dreifus v. Glenarm Dining Services, Inc.

2026 COA 59. No. 25CA1446. Colorado Uniform Arbitration Act—Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021—Claims Related to Sexual Harassment—Motion to Dismiss.

Elk Creek Ranch Owners Ass’n v. Elk Creek Ranch Development, Inc.

2026 COA 58. No. 25CA0943. Court of Appeals Jurisdiction—Final Appealable Order—Attorney Fees—Multiple Parties.

Bechtholdt v. Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.

2026 COA 57. No. 25CA0227. Real Property—Quiet Title—Judgment Upon Multiple Claims or Involving Multiple Parties—CRCP 54(b).

Aragon v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office.

2026 COA 56. No. 25CA1303. Workers’ Compensation—Notices and Procedures—Petitions to Review—Failure to Enter Order Within 60 Days.

People v. Ahmed.

2026 COA 55. No. 24CA1772. Discovery and Pretrial Procedure—Crim. P. 16—Disclosure to Defense—Prosecutor’s Obligations—Failure to Comply—Sanctions.

Judicial Department Forms—July 2026

People v. Ceus.

2026 CO 59. No. 24SC508. Child Abuse Resulting in Death—Instructional Error—Constitutional Harmless Error—Sufficiency of Evidence—“Results In”—"But for” Causation—Proximate Cause—CRS § 18-6-401(1)(a)—CRS § 18-6-401(7)(a)—People v. Dunaway—People v. Beverly.

In re Title, Ballot Title, and Submission Clause for Proposed Initiatives 2025–2026 Nos. 241, 242, 328.

2026 CO 58. Nos. 26SA122, 26SA123, & 26SA157. Proposed Ballot Title Initiatives—Single Subject Requirement.

In re Title, Ballot Title, and Submission Clause for Proposed Initiatives 2025–2026 Nos. 240, 327.

2026 CO 57. Nos. 26SA126 & 26SA153. Single Subject.

Unite for Colorado v. Colorado Department of State.

2026 CO 56. No. 24SC281. Campaign Finance—Constitutional Law—Issue Committees.

City of Grand Junction v. Nicola.

2026 CO 55. No. 23SC932. Survival Claim—Statute of Limitations—Person Under Disability—Legal Representative.

United States v. Milliron.

No. 23-1217. 6/23/2026. D.Colo. Judge Phillips. Grand Jury Testimony—Perjury—Accessory After the Fact—Obstruction of Justice—Sufficiency of Evidence—Materiality—Double Jeopardy.

Estate of Ward v. Lucero.

No. 25-1224. 6/10/2026. D.Colo. Judge Rossman. Fourth Amendment—Qualified Immunity—Interlocutory Jurisdiction—Blatant-Contradiction Exception to Jurisdictional Limitation—Summary Judgment—Analytical Framework.

United States v. Smith.

Nos. 24-5088 & 24-5096. 6/9/2026. N.D.Okla. Judge Rossman. Child Abuse—Child Neglect—Indian and Non-Indian Defendants—Indian Child—Assimilative Crimes Act—General Crimes Act—US Sentencing Guidelines.

Jefferson v. Moore.

No. 25-3020. 6/8/2026. D.Kan. Judge Hartz. Interlocutory Appeals—Collateral Order Doctrine—Subject Matter Jurisdiction.

New Mexico Trappers Ass’n. v. Torrez.

No. 25-2117. 6/8/2026. D.N.M. Judge Kelly. Trapping Ban—Establishment Clause—Equal Protection Clause—New Mexico Civil Rights Act—Standing—Ripeness—Redressability—Severability Clause—Supplemental Jurisdiction.

United States v. Ulibarri.

No. 25-1281. 5/27/2026. D.Colo. Judge Kelly. Tax Evasion—US Sentencing Guidelines—Sophisticated Means Enhancement—Common Scheme—Procedural Reasonableness—Substantive Reasonableness.

Wright v. Goldstein.

2026 COA 54. No. 25CA0855. Court Procedure—Colorado Uniform Arbitration Act—Vacating Award—Agreement to Arbitrate—Arbitrability of Claims—Arbitrator’s Jurisdiction.

People v. Crow.

2026 COA 53. No. 24CA1559. At-Risk Adults—Third Degree Assault—Unable to Breathe Without Mechanical Assistance—Reasonable Doubt Jury Instruction.

People v. Schmidt.

2026 COA 52. No. 24CA1102. Forgery—Attempt to Influence a Public Servant—Sufficiency of Evidence—Character for Truthfulness.

In re Arrowhead Colorado Metropolitan District v. Roxborough Park Foundation.

2026 CO 54. No. 26SA15. Eminent Domain Proceedings—Condemnation Hearings—Civil Procedure.

People v. Gerle.

2026 CO 53. No. 24SC542. Rules of Evidence—Rape Shield Statute—Relevance.

Veolia Water Technologies, Inc. v. Antero Treatment LLC.

2026 CO 52. No. 25SC21. Economic Loss Rule—Interrelated Contracts—Fraudulent Inducement.

Brown v. People.

2026 CO 51. No. 24SC492. Criminal Law and Procedure—Strict Liability—Habitual Offender.

J.B. v. MKBS, LLC.

026 CO 50. No. 24SC747. Default Judgment—Setting Aside Default Judgment—Inconsistent Judgments.

People v. Castro-Velasquez.

2026 CO 49. No. 24SC533. Fourth Amendment—Search and Seizure—Nontestimonial Identification Evidence.

People v. Jebe.

2026 CO 48. No. 25SC53. Appeal Timeliness—Motions to Reconsider—Tolling Effect.