Cisneros v. Elder.

2022 CO 13. No. 21SC6. Colorado Governmental Immunity Act—Waivers of Sovereign Immunity—Intentional Torts.

People v. Cortes-Gonzalez.

2022 CO 14. No. 21SA308. Attorney-Client Privilege—Attorney-­Client Confidentialities—Implied Waiver—Fairness Principle—Automatic Statutory Waiver—CRS § 18-1-417—Ineffective Assistance of Counsel—Postconviction Remedies—Crim. P. 35(c)—C.A.R. 21.

People v. Le.

2022 COA 32. No. 19CA1997. Restitution—Victim—Tax Evasion—Retail Marijuana Excise Tax.

Skillett v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co.

2022 CO 12. No. 21SA187. C.A.R. 21.1—Certified Questions of State Law—Insurance—Companies and Persons Liable—Statutory Bad Faith.

People in the Interest of A-J.A.B.

2022 COA 31. No. 21CA0764.  Dependency and Neglect—Termination of Parent-Child Legal Relationship—Indian Child Welfare Act—“Reason to Know”—Notice—Due Diligence.

People v. Brown.

2022 CO 11. No. 21SA110. Criminal Law—Searches and Seizures—Probable or Reasonable Cause.

Rule Change 2022(06)

Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct. Rule 3.8. Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor

Rule Change 2022(05)

The Colorado Appellate Rules. Form 1905 and Rules 1, 2, 3, 3.4, 4, 4.1, 5, 7, 10, 21, 26, 28, 28.1, 29, 30, 32, 39.1, 41, 42, 51, 52, 53, and 55

Renfro v. Champion Petfoods USA, Inc.

No. 20-1274. D.Colo. Judge Tymkovich. Class Action—False and Misleading Advertisements—Colorado Consumer Protection Act—Motion to Dismiss—Standing.

United States v. Cordova.

No. 20-2007. D.N.M. Per Curiam. Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering Activity—Motions for New Trial—Sufficiency of the Evidence—Alleged Government Misconduct—Newly Acquired Evidence—Admissibility of Partially Inaudible Recording.

Ajaj v. Federal Bureau of Prisons.

No. 19-1250. D.Colo. Judge Hartz. Religious Freedom Restoration Act—Motion to Dismiss—Mootness—Money Damages Against Individual Defendants—Qualified Immunity.

United States v. Anthony.

No. 20-6134. W.D.Okla. Judge Tymkovich. 28 USC § 2255—One-Year Limitations Period—Finality of Judgment of Conviction in Deferred Restitution Case.

United States v. Black.

No. 20-3199.  D.Kan. Judge Bacharach. Speedy Trial Act—Fed. R. Crim. Proc. 20—Case Transfer Between Districts—Determining District Where Case is Pending—Computing Excludable Days—Failure to Raise Issue Below.

No. 21-1143. Thompson v. Ragland.

D.Colo. Judge Hartz. 42 USC § 1983—First Amendment Freedom of Speech—Student Speech—Qualified Immunity—Motion to Dismiss.

Weld County Board of County Commissioners v. Ryan.

2022 COA 26. No. 20CA1445. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Air Quality Control Commission— Rulemaking—Standing—Judicial Review—Jurisdiction—Colorado Administrative Procedure Act—Colorado Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act.

McCauley v. Colorado Department of Revenue.

2022 COA 25. No. 20CA1344.  State Personnel System—Employment—Withdrawal of Resignation.

People v. O’Day.

2022 COA 24. No. 19CA2314. Fifth Amendment—Probation Revocation Hearing.

People v. Tarr.

2022 COA 23. No. 18CA0485. Fourth Amendment—Expressed Consent Statute—DUI—Warrantless Search—Blood Draws.

Maphis v. City of Boulder.

2022 CO 10. No. 20SC646. Colorado Governmental Immunity Act—Sovereign Immunity—Dangerous Condition.

Lodge Properties, Inc. v. Eagle County Board of Equalization.

2022 CO 9. No. 20SC852. Taxation—Real Property.

Rojas v. People.

2022 CO 8. No. 20SC399. Res Gestae—Other Acts Evidence.

Pisano v. Manning.

2022 COA 22. No. 19CA2352.  Personal Injury—Noneconomic Damages—Statutory Cap—Exceptional Circumstances.

People v. Liebler.

2022 COA 21. No. 19CA1201.  Attempted Aggravated Robbery—Use of Force—Testimony—Contradictory Video Evidence—Credibility of Witnesses—Prosecutorial Misconduct.

People v. Castillo.

2022 COA 20. No. 19CA0754.  Sentencing—Equal Protection—Extreme Indifference Murder—Age at Time of Offense—Proportionality Review.

People v. Brown.

2022 COA 19. No. 18CA1099. Freedom of Speech—Retaliation Against a Judge—True Threat.

People v. Ojeda.

2022 CO 7. No. 19SC763. Peremptory Challenges—Equal Protection—Constitution and Selection of Jury.

In re Marriage of Flanders.

2022 COA 18. No. 21CA0356.  Child Support Modification—Dependency and Neglect—Psychological Parent.

Garcia v. Puerto Vallarta Sports Bar, LLC.

2022 COA 17. No. 20CA1178. Clerical Errors—Default Judgment—Relief from Judgment.

Capital One, N.A. v. Department of Revenue.

2022 COA 16. No. 20CA0818.  Sales and Use Tax—Taxpayer—“Act as a Unit.”

People v. Walker.

2022 COA 15. No. 18CA0963. Outrageous Government Conduct—Out-of-Court Identification—Prosecutorial Misconduct—Constitutional Law—Cruel and Unusual Punishment—Habitual Criminal—Proportionality Review.

People v. Buckner.

2022 COA 14. No. 17CA1079.  Kidnapping—Sexual Assault—Fourth Amendment—Prosecutorial Misconduct—Rape Shield Statute.

Garcia v. People.

2022 CO 6. No. 20SC758. Instructions—Criminal Law—Right to a Jury Trial.

Rule Change 2022(04)

Colorado Code of Judicial Conduct Rule 4.1, Comment 6

Rule Change 2022(03)

 Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Chapter 30 Colorado Municipal Court Rules of Procedure

Rule Change 2022(02)

Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Chapter 25 Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure Rules: 304, 312, and 404 Forms: 28A and 105

Rule Change 2022(01)

Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Rules 16, 16.1, 30, and 45 Forms 26, 29, 32, 33, 47, 250, 601, and 603

United States v. Bullcoming.

No. 20-6125.  W.D.Okla. Judge McHugh. Felony Murder—Fourth Amendment—Motion to Suppress—Probable Cause in Absence of Excised Information in Affidavit—Motion to Access—Sixth Amendment.

Laufer v. Looper.

No. 21-1031.  D.Colo. Judge Matheson. Americans with Disabilities Act—Online Reservation System—Article III Standing—Injury in Fact—Concrete and Particularized Injury.

United States v. Cozad.

No. 20-3233.  D.Kan. Judge Seymour. 18 USC § 3553(a)—US Sentencing Guidelines—Sentencing Based on Absence of Plea Deal—Procedural Reasonableness Challenge.

Hood v. American Auto Care, LLC.

No. 20-1157. D.Colo. Judge Hartz. Telephone Consumer Protection Act—Personal Jurisdiction—Specific Jurisdiction—Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause.

Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, Inc. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co.

No. 21-6045.  W.D.Okla. Judge Matheson. Commercial Lines Insurance Policy—Loss of Business Income Due to COVID-19—Scope of Policy Coverage—Virus Exclusion.

United States v. Palms.

No. 20-5072. N.D.Okla. Judge McHugh. Human Trafficking —Fourth Amendment—Warrant Particularity Requirement—Scope of Search—Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause—Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause—Fed. R. Evid. 412.

In re People v. Greer.

2022 CO 5. No. 21SA286.  Right to Court-Appointed Counsel—Indigent Defendant—Indigency Determination—CRS § 21-1-103—CJD 04-04—JDF 208—C.A.R. 21.

Salazar v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office.

2022 COA 13. No. 21CA0438.  Workers’ Compensation—Quasi-Course of Employment Doctrine—Compensable Injury.

People in the Interest of E.W.

2022 COA 12. No. 20CA1724.  Termination of the Parent–Child Legal Relationship—Jurisdiction—Home State under the Uniform Child-custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

People v. Rodriguez.

2022 COA 11. No. 19CA0529. Traffic Stop—Evidence—Chain of Custody—Testimony—Authentication—Jury Instructions—Prosecutorial Misconduct.

People v. Gamboa-Jimenez.

2022 COA 10. No. 18CA1516. Evidence—Expert Testimony—Drug Courier Profile Testimony—Fourth Amendment—Investigatory Traffic Stop.

Pearson v. People.

2022 CO 4. No. 20SC463. Harassment—Self-Defense—Affirmative Defense.

People v.  Rau.

2022 CO 3. No.  20SC583. “Force Against Intruders” Statute—“Make My Day” Statute—CRS § 18-1-704.5—Immunity from Criminal Prosecution for Use of Deadly Physical Force—Justification and Exemptions from Criminal Responsibility—Affirmative Defenses—Dwelling—CRS § 18-1-901(3)(g).

Pettigrew v. People.

2022 CO 2. No. 20SC353. Jury Instructions—Reasonable Doubt—Constitutional Harmless Error.

Tibbels v. People.

2022 CO 1. No. 20SC22. Jury Instructions—Reasonable Doubt.

People in the Interest of B.H.

2022 COA 9. No. 21CA1604.  Dependency and Neglect—Termination of Parent-Child Legal Relationship—Post-Trial Motion—Tolling.

People in the Interest of E.B.

2022 COA 8. No. 21CA0346.  Dependency and Neglect—Termination of Parent–Child Legal Relationship—Continuance for Technical Difficulties.

McLellan v. Colorado Department of Human Services.

2022 COA 7. No. 20CA1217.  Social Security—Supplemental Security Income Benefits—Aid to the Needy Disabled—Assistance Reimbursement—First Benefit Payment.

No Laporte Gravel Corp. v. Board of County Commissioners.

2022 COA 6. No. 20CA1207.  Campaign Contributions—Due Process Clause—Recusal—Quasi-Judicial Proceedings. 

Aurora Urban Renewal Authority v. PK Kaiser.

2022 COA 5. No. 20CA1162.  Municipal Law—Constitutional Standing—Political Subdivision Standing Doctrine—Prudential Standing—Public Improvements—Urban Renewal Law—Tax Increment Financing—Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies.

Hodge v. Matrix Group, Inc.

2022 COA 4. No. 20CA0746. Civil Litigation—Damages—Lost Profits—Loss of Earning Capacity—S Corporation—Sole Owner—Discovery Sanctions.

In re Parental Responsibilities Concerning A.C.B.

2022 COA 3. No. 19CA2029.  Child Support Services—Remedial Contempt—Sanctions—Jail—Fourteenth Amendment—Due Process—Indigency—Right to Court-Appointed Counsel.

People v. Johnson.

2022 COA 2. No. 19CA1713.  Ineffective Assistance of Counsel—Sixth Amendment—Right to Forgo a Defense.

People v. Strickler.

2022 COA 1. No. 18CA2334. Deadly Weapon—Arson—Crime of Violence—Sentence Enhancer—Attempted Criminal Mischief—Attempted First Degree Arson—Attempted Extreme Indifference Murder—Lesser Included Offense—Merger.

Hall v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co.

No. 21-1040.  D.Colo. Judge Kelly. Underinsured Motorist Claim—Bad-Faith Claim—Summary Judgment—Failure to Cooperate Affirmative Defense—Material and Substantive Disadvantage Requirement.

United States v. Fernandez.

No. 20-2106.  D.N.M. Judge Hartz. Sufficiency of the Evidence—Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure—Waiver of Argument—Abandonment of Property—Agency—Due Process.

United States v. Benally.

No. 20-2157. D.N.M. Judge Briscoe. Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country—Mandatory Victim’s Restitution Act—Victim and Witness Protection Act—Plain Error Review.

Kerr v. Polis.

No. 17-1192. D.Colo. Judge Tymkovich. Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights—US Constitution’s Guarantee Clause—Colorado Enabling Act—Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1)—Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).

United States v. Muhtorov.

No. 18-1366. D.Colo. Judge Matheson. Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act—§ 702 Warrantless Surveillance—Fourth Amendment—Separation of Powers—Discovery and Disclosure Requirements with Classified Information—Sixth Amendment Right to Speedy Trial.

Reznik v. inContact, Inc.

No. 21-4007. D.Utah. Judge Kelly. Title VII Retaliation—Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim—Subjective Good Faith Belief—Objectively Reasonable Belief—Test for Objective Reasonableness.

Rule Change 2021(25)

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

Rule Change 2021(24)

The Colorado Appellate Rules

Rule Change 2021(23)

Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Colorado

Notice of Request for Comments

The Colorado Appellate Rules

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition