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Colorado Court Case Summaries
People v. Weber.
No. 24PDJ087. 11/15/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.
People v. Skinner.
No. 23PDJ074 (consolidated with 24PDJ058). 11/19/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.
December 10, 2024
Nottingham v. People.
No. 24PDJ009. 9/12/2024. Opinion Denying Readmission.
December 10, 2024
People v. Musselman.
No. 24PDJ083.11/19/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.
December 10, 2024
People v. Johnson.
No. 24PDJ031 (consolidated with 24PDJ045). 11/19/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.
December 10, 2024
People v. Fox.
No. 24PDJ070. 11/5/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.
December 10, 2024
People v. Abrams.
No. 23PDJ063 (consolidated with 24PDJ041). 11/14/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.
December 10, 2024
Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition
December 10, 2024
Archuleta v. Roane.
2024 CO 74. No. 23SC70. Government—Public Records—Colorado Open Records Act—Public Records Open to Inspection—Production and Exemption From Production of Records—Civil Procedure—Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure—Disclosure and Discovery.
December 9, 2024
People v. Barnett.
2024 CO 73. No. 24SA168. Fourth Amendment—Investigatory Stops—Searches and Seizures.
December 9, 2024
Matter of Woods.
2024 CO 72. No. 23SA323. Judicial Discipline—Retaliation—Intoxication.
December 9, 2024
United States v. Martinez.
Nos. 23-2193, 24-2002, and No. 24-2004. Miranda Advisement—Polygraph Test—Post-Polygraph Interview—Motion to Suppress Statements—Motion in Limine—Non-Hearsay Purpose.
November 19, 2024
Hafen v. Howell.
No. 23-4116. 11/15/2024. D.Utah. Judge Phillips. Ponzi Scheme—Utah Uniform Voidable Transactions Act—Ponzi Presumption—Recovery of Profits—Prejudgment Interest—Liability for Judgment—Sufficiency of Evidence.
November 15, 2024
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis.
No. 23-1251. 11/5/2024. D.Colo. Judge Federico. Second Amendment—SB 23-169—Preliminary Injunction—Standing—Mootness—Business Record.
November 5, 2024
United States v. Tony.
No. 23-2110. 10/29/2024. D.N.M. Judge McHugh. US Sentencing Commission’s Guidelines Manual—US Sentencing Guidelines—Offense Level Calculation—Ambiguity—Rule of Lenity.
October 29, 2024
We the Patriots, Inc. v. Grisham.
Nos. 23-2166, 23-2167, and 23-2185. 10/28/2024. D.N.M. Judge Kelly. Executive Order—Preliminary Injunction—Second Amendment—Fourteenth Amendment—Appellate Jurisdiction—Mootness—Standing.
October 28, 2024
Judicial Department Forms—December 2024
December 2, 2024
Migoya v. Wheeler.
2024 COA 124. No. 23CA0995. Colorado Open Records Act—Personnel File Exception—Licensed Personnel Performance Evaluation Act—Disclosure of School District Personnel Records.
November 27, 2024
LTCPRO v. Johnson.
2024 COA 123. No. 24CA0321. Contracts—Effect of Integrated Agreement on Prior Agreements—Noncompetition Agreement—Merger Clause—Parol Evidence Rule—Preliminary Injunction.
November 21, 2024
Welcome to Realty, LLC 401k PSP v. Wilson.
2024 COA 122. No. 24CA0313. Homestead Exemption—Surviving Spouse and Minor Children—Sheriff’s Sale—Eviction.
November 21, 2024
Maldonado v. GeneDx, Inc.
2024 COA 121. No. 23CA2092. Health Care Availability Act—Limitation of Actions—Genetic Testing and Counseling—Genetic Disease or Disorder—Negligent Misrepresentation—Ordinary Standard of Care.
November 21, 2024
Harrington v. Neutron Holdings, Inc
2024 COA 120. No. 23CA1663. Negligence—Duty of Care—Nonfeasance versus Misfeasance—Special Relationship Between Parties—Electric Scooters.
November 14, 2024
People v. Feldman.
2024 COA 119. No. 22CA0792. Government Officers—Coroner—Cause and Manner of Death—Constitutional Law—Separation of Powers—Subdelegation Doctrine—Expert Testimony—Lay Testimony—CRE 404(a).
November 7, 2024
Judicial Department Forms—November 2024
November 5, 2024
Parker Water v. Rein.
2024 CO 71. No. 23SA141. Water Law—Nontributary Groundwater—Well Permits—Groundwater Management—Rights in Owner of Overlying Lands—Statutes, Regulations, and Rules—Statutory Interpretation.
November 4, 2024
People v. Segura.
2024 CO 70. No. 22SC816. Crim. P. 35—Postconviction Remedies—Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel—Procedures for Filing and Resolving Crim. P. 35(c) Motions—Crim. P. 35(c)(3)(IV)–(V)—Statutory Right to Postconviction Counsel—Silva v. People—CRS § 21-1-104.
November 4, 2024
People v. Martinez.
2024 CO 69. No. 23SC197. Expert Witness Testimony.
November 4, 2024
People v. Weiner.
No. 24PDJ013. 9/30/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.
November 5, 2024
People v. Wasley.
No. 24PDJ069. 9/26/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.
November 5, 2024
People v. Warren.
No. 24PDJ077. 9/25/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.
November 5, 2024
Sweeney v. People.
No. 24PDJ066. 10/3/2024. Stipulation to Reinstatement.
November 5, 2024
People v. Stanley.
No. 23PDJ041. 9/10/2024. Amended Opinion Imposing Sanctions.
November 5, 2024
People v. Long.
No. 24PDJ076. 9/25/2024. Reciprocal Discipline.
November 5, 2024
Levy v. People.
No. 24PDJ029. 10/17/2024. Stipulation to Reinstatement.
November 5, 2024
People v. Hurlbert.
No. 24PDJ012. 9/30/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.
November 5, 2024
People v. Heath.
No. 24PDJ078. 9/27/2024. Reciprocal Discipline.
November 5, 2024
People v. Goldman.
No. 24PDJ049. 8/30/2024. Reciprocal Discipline.
November 5, 2024
People v. Muscato.
No. 24PDJ047. Opinion Approving Stipulation to Discipline. 7/30/2024.
November 1, 2024
People v. Grewe.
No. 24PDJ044. Stipulation to Discipline. 8/29/2024.
November 1, 2024
People v. Wichern.
No. 23PDJ040. Stipulation to Discipline. 8/22/2024.
November 1, 2024
People v. Tice.
No. 24PDJ060. Stipulation to Discipline. 8/6/2024.
November 1, 2024
People v. Magee.
No. 24PDJ063. Reciprocal Discipline. 8/8/2024.
November 1, 2024
People v. Khilji.
No. 24PDJ053. Stipulation to Discipline. 8/22/2024.
November 1, 2024
People v. Dean.
No. 24PDJ067. Reciprocal Discipline. 8/22/2024.
November 1, 2024
People v. Crosby.
No. 24PDJ068. Reciprocal Discipline. 8/23/2024.
People v. Bauer.
No. 24PDJ072. Reciprocal Discipline. 9/12/2024.
November 1, 2024
Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition
November 1, 2024
United States v. Crosby.
Nos. 23-2155 & 23-2156. 10/23/2024. D.N.M. Judge McHugh. US Sentencing Guidelines—18 USC § 3553 Factors—Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence.
October 23, 2024
Estate of Hurtado v. Smith.
No. 23-1354. 10/22/2024. D.Colo. Judge Kelly. Eighth Amendment—Deliberate Indifference to Serious Medical Needs—Inference of Conscious Disregard—Summary Judgment.
October 22, 2024
United States v. Little.
No. 23-5077. 10/11/2024. N.D.Okla. Judge Ebel. Indian Country—State Jurisdiction to Investigate—Fourth Amendment—Fifth Amendment—Eighth Amendment—Probable Cause—Sufficiency of Evidence—Jury Instructions—Government’s Statements During Closing Argument.
October 11, 2024
United States v. Harper.
No. 23-5091. 10/3/2024. N.D.Okla. Judge Federico. Federal Jurisdiction—Crime in Indian Country—Definition of Indian Under Federal Law—Documentary Evidence—Authentication—Business Record.
October 3, 2024
MVT Services, LLC v. Great West Casualty Co.
No. 23-2070. 10/2/2024. D.N.M. Judge Carson. Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Policy—Policy Limits—Exclusive Remedy of Worker’s Compensation Benefits—Breach of Insurance Contract—Damages—Attorney Fees.
October 2, 2024
Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Anderson.
No. 23-4104. 10/1/2024. D.Utah. Judge Moritz. Eleventh Amendment Immunity—Ex Parte Young Exception—Connection With Challenged Statute’s Enforcement—First Amendment—Fourteenth Amendment.
October 1, 2024
People v. Abdul-Rahman.
2024 COA 118. No. 23CA0486. Parole Revocation Proceedings—State Board of Parole—Appeals to Board’s Appellate Body—Judicial Review.
October 31, 2024
Colorado Supreme Court: Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board (CJEAB)
C.J.E.A.B. Advisory Opinion 2024-01 (Finalized and Effective October 29, 2024)
October 29, 2024
J.B. v. MKBS, LLC.
2024 COA 117. No. 23CA1415. Default—Codefendants—Entry of Clerk’s Default—Default Judgment—Relief from Judgment or Order—Excusable Neglect—Testimony of Non-Defaulting Codefendant.
October 24, 2024
In re Mercy Housing Management Group Inc. v. Bermudez.
2024 CO 68. No. 24SA163. Forcible Entry and Detainer—Jury Trials—Ejectment—CRS § 13-40-115—CRCP 338(a)—Pernell v. Southall Realty—Baumgartner v. Schey—Husar v. Larimer Cnty. Ct.—C.A.R. 21.
October 21, 2024
The Pool Company, Inc. v. MW Golden Constructors.
2024 COA 116. No. 24CA0262. Arbitration—Appeals.
October 17, 2024
Rios de Martinez v. Landaverde.
2024 COA 115. No. 24CA0192. Dissolution of Marriage—Real Property—Colorado Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act—Civil Conspiracy—Spouse as Creditor.
October 17, 2024
McLellan v. Weiss.
2024 COA 114. No. 23CA1813. Award of Actual Costs and Fees After Offer of Settlement—Subsequent Statutory Offers.
October 17, 2024
Trinidad Area Health Association v. Trinidad Ambulance District.
2024 COA 113. No. 23CA0658. Special Districts—Service Plan Compliance—Declaratory Relief—Injunctive Relief.
October 17, 2024
In re Marriage of Nevedrova.
2024 COA 112. No. 23CA1278. Dissolution of Marriage—Property Disposition—Marital Property—Colorado Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.
October 10, 2024
People v. Hernandez-Escajeda.
2024 COA 111. No. 23CA0521. Appeals—Vacatur of Conviction That Results in Reduced Aggregate Sentence—Resentencing on Remand—District Court Discretion.
October 10, 2024
People v. Ramcharan.
2024 COA 110. No. 22CA0534. Unlawful Sexual Behavior—Evidence of History of False Reporting—Offer of Proof of Relevancy and Materiality—Contents of Affidavit—Jury Instruction on “Knowingly”—Requests for Substitute Counsel.
October 10, 2024
Norton v. Ruebel.
2024COA108. No. 23CA1030. Attorneys and Clients—Retaining Liens—Legal Malpractice—Discovery Dispute—Files in Attorney’s Possession—Summary Judgment.
October 3, 2024
In re Marriage of Pawelec.
2024 COA 107. No. 23CA0792 & 23CA2021. Dissolution of Marriage—Arbitration—De Novo Hearing—Appellate Jurisdiction—Child Support—Domestic Violence—Fees and Costs.
October 3, 2024
People v. d’Estree.
2024 COA 106. No. 22CA0237. Fourth Amendment—Searches and Seizures—Search Warrants—Brute Force Attack—Exclusionary Rule—Independent Source Exception—Inevitable Discovery Exception.
October 3, 2024
Rule Change 2024(18)
Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct: Rules 1.15A and 1.15B
October 2, 2024
Rule Change 2024(17)
Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure
October 2, 2024
Rule Change 2024(16)
Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct: Rules 5.4, 6.1, and 8.4
September 12, 2024
Rule Change 2024(15)
Colorado Rules for Traffic Infractions
September 12, 2024
Rule Change 2024(14)
Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure
September 12, 2024
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc. v. Scardina.
2024 CO 67. No. 23SC116.
October 8, 2024
M.G. v. Armijo.
No. 23-2093. 9/17/2024. D.N.M. Judge Murphy. Medicaid—Medically Fragile Children—Provision of Private Duty Nursing Hours—Preliminary Injunction—Standing.
September 17, 2024
United States v. Ruiz.
No. 23-2027. 9/16/2024. D.N.M. Judge Baldock. Conspiracy to Possess With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine—Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine—Importation of Methamphetamine—Aiding and Abetting—Photo Array Identification—Reliability—Motion to Suppress.
September 16, 2024
Chiles v. Salazar.
Nos. 22-1445 & 23-1002. 9/12/2024. Judge Rossman. Preliminary Injunction—Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law—First Amendment—Standing—Likelihood of Success on the Merits—Rational Basis Review.
September 12, 2024
United States v. Hicks.
No. 23-7017. 9/9/2024. E.D.Okla. Judge Baldock. Marijuana Business—Controlled Substances Act—Standing to Enforce Judgment—Judgment Enforcement Order.
September 9, 2024
United States v. Pena.
No. 23-2047. 9/5/2024. D.N.M. Judge Carson. Suspect’s Confession—Voluntariness—Fifth Amendment—Law Enforcement Conduct—Inducing a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity—Inducing a Minor to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct to Produce a Visual Depiction.
September 5, 2024
Cuervo v. Sorenson.
No. 22-1387. 8/30/2024. D.Colo. Judge Carson. Motion to Dismiss—Documents Outside the Complaint—Search Warrant—Fourth Amendment—Qualified Immunity.
August 30, 2024
Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments
Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Colorado
October 1, 2024
Judicial Department Forms—October 2024
October 1, 2024
Klabon v. Travelers.
2024 CO 66. No. 23SA142. Workers’ Compensation—Automobile Insurance.
September 30, 2024
People v. Whittington.
2024 CO 65. No. 24SA150. Discovery—Criminal Procedure—Abuse of Discretion—Sanctions—Exclusion of Evidence.
September 30, 2024
Sellers v. People.
2024 CO 64. No. 22SC738. Felony Murder—Life Without the Possibility of Parole.
September 30, 2024
In re the Application for Water Rights of Lazy D Grazing Association.
2024 CO 63. No. 23SA258. Water Law—Expert Testimony—Nontributary Groundwater—Waters and Water Rights Subject to Appropriation—Statutory Interpretation—Presumptions and Burdens of Proof.
September 30, 2024
People v. Morris.
2024 COA 105. No. 22CA0923. Sentencing Discretion—Youthful Offender System—Diagnostic Evaluation—Revocation—Behavioral or Mental Health Disorder.
September 26, 2024
Arnold v. Brent.
2024 COA 104. No. 23CA1288. Quiet Title—Sale of Tax Liens—Treasurer’s Deed—Partition—Entire Piece of Property.
September 19, 2024
In re Marriage of Capparelli.
2024 COA 103. No. 23CA1114. Dissolution of Marriage—Property Disposition—Property Purchased During the Marriage—Marital Debt—Maintenance.
September 19, 2024
Peitz v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office.
2024 COA 102. No. 24CA0250. Workers’ Compensation Benefits—Workers’ Compensation Rule of Procedure 11-5—Division Independent Medical Examination—Scope of Evaluation—Issue Preclusion.
September 12, 2024
People v. Romero.
2024 CO 62. No. 22SC845. Batson Challenges—Step Three—Clear Error—Peremptory Challenges—CRS § 16-10-104—Batson v. Kentucky —People v. Beauvais—People v. Wilson
September 9, 2024
Bock v. People.
24 CO 61. No. 23SC97. Constructive Amendment—Standards of Review—Plain Error Review—Structural Error Review.
September 9, 2024
Hamilton v. Amazon.com Services LLC.
2024 CO 60. No. 24SA12. Holiday Incentive Pay—Regular Rate of Pay.
September 9, 2024
People v. Eugene.
2024 CO 59. No. 22SC952. Criminal Law—Illegally Obtained Evidence—Custodial Interrogation—Custody—Warnings.
September 9, 2024
Niemeyer v. People.
2024 CO 58. No. 23SC117. Criminal Law—Miranda—Custody.
September 9, 2024
People v. Lewis.
2024 CO 57. No. 24SA75. Postconviction Bail—Postconviction Bail Exceptions—CRS § 16-4-201.5(2)(a)—Colo. Const. Art. II, § 19—County Court Appeals—Crim. P. 37(f)—CRS § 16-2-114(6)—CRS § 16-4-204—Stays of Execution Pending Appeal—People v. Steen—Statutory Interpretation.
September 9, 2024
Rule Change 2024(13)
Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure: Rules 16 and 121 § 1-14; Form 28
September 6, 2024
People in Interest of Diaz.
2024 COA 101. No. 23CA1096. Colorado Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act—Guardianship of Incapacitated Person—Court Visitor’s Report—Colorado Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act—Transfer of Guardianship or Conservatorship to Another State.
September 5, 2024
Franklin D. Azar & Associates P.C. v. Ngo.
2024 COA 99 & 100. Nos. 23CA0191 & 23CA0659. Attorneys and Clients—Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 5.6(a)—Employment Agreements—Restrictions on Right to Practice—Restriction on Right to Practice After Termination.
September 5, 2024
Harris v. City Cycle Sales, Inc.
No. 23-3116. 8/20/2024. D.Kan. Judge Hartz. Kansas Consumer Protection Act Claims—Law-of-the-Case Doctrine—Abandonment of Claim—Negligence—Sufficiency of Evidence on Causation.
August 20, 2024
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