People v. Crabtree.

2024 CO 40. No. 22SC589. Linnebur Error—Plain Error Review—Plainness Prong—Time of Trial Versus Time of Appeal.

In the Matter of the Estate of Ashworth.

2024 CO 39. No. 24SA19. Trusts and Estates—Testamentary Capacity—Physician-Patient Privilege.

In re Jordan v. Terumo BCT.

2024 CO 38. No. 24SA34. Privileged Communications and Confidentiality.

In re Estate of Gonzalez.

2024 COA 63. No. 23CA1058. Probate—Compensation and Cost Recovery—Fee Disputes—Factors in Determining the Reasonableness of Compensation and Costs.

Tarr v. People.

2024 CO 37. No. 22SC226. Expressed Consent Statute—Revoking Consent—Fourth Amendment.

People v. Austin.

2024 CO 36. No. 23SC75. Jury Selection—Peremptory Challenge—Batson—Clear Error—Examination of Jurors—Particular Groups, Inclusion or Exclusion—Race.

People v. Johnson.

2024 CO 35. No. 22SC852. Jury Selection—Peremptory Challenge—Batson—Clear Error—Examination of Jurors—Particular Groups, Inclusion or Exclusion—Race.

People v. Honstein.

2024 CO 34. No. 23SA271. Prosecutor Testimony—Prosecutor Disqualification—Advocate-Witness Rule.

Rule Change 2024(11)

The Colorado Appellate Rules: Rules 2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 5, 12, 21, 29, 32, 40, 41, and JDF 1996

Rule Change 2024(10)

Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure: Rule 4.6

Foothills Park and Recreation District v. Board of County Commissioners.

2024 COA 62. No. 23CA0686. Special Districts—Overlapping Service Area—CRS § 32-1-107—Declaratory Relief—Injunctive Relief.

VOA Sunset Housing LP v. D’Angelo.

2024 COA 61. No. 23CA0458. Action Involving Exercise of Constitutional Rights—Anti-SLAPP Statute—County Courts—Forcible Entry and Detainer Action—Court of Appeals Jurisdiction.

People v. Warren.

2024 COA 60. No. 22CA1997. Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act—Lifetime Mandatory Sex Offender Registration—Petition for Removal From Registry—Severe Physical or Intellectual Disability.

Sanders v. People.

2024 CO 33. No. 22SC413. Actual Bias—Right to a Fair Trial.

People v. Johnson.

2024 CO 32. No. 23SC51. Enticement of a Child—Attempt to Invite or Persuade a Child—Attempt as Completed Offense—Sufficiency of the Evidence.

Roane v. Elizabeth School District.

2024 COA 59. No. 23CA1969. Colorado Open Meetings Law—Standing—Injury in Fact—Legally Protected Interest.

Potts v. Gaia Children, LLC.

2024 COA 58. No. 23CA1008. Employment Law—Wrongful Discharge Contrary to Public Policy—Actual Discharge—Constructive Discharge.

Riggs Oil & Gas Corp. v. Jonah Energy LLC.

2024 COA 57. No. 23CA0449. Colorado Rules of Appellate Procedure—Appeals in Civil Cases—Extension of Time to File a Notice of Appeal—Excusable Neglect—Prejudice to Parties.

Bullington v. Barela.

2024 COA 56. No. 23CA0364. Personal Injury—Civil Jury Instructions—Affirmative Defenses—Failure to Mitigate Damages.

United States v. Elmore.

No. 22-1432. 5/21/2024. D.Colo. Judge Moritz. Seizure of Premises—Fourth Amendment—Search Warrant—Exclusionary Rule.

Flores v. Henderson.

No. 23-1049. 5/14/2024. D.Colo. Judge Tymkovich. Fourth Amendment—Denial of Qualified Immunity—Interlocutory Jurisdiction—Summary Judgment—Reckless Creation of Need to Use Deadly Force—Unreasonable Failure to Intervene to Prevent Violation of Constitutional Right.

United States v. Daniels.

No. 22-1378. 5/8/2024. D.Colo. Judge Seymour. Fourth Amendment—Fruit of an Unlawful Investigative Detention—Reasonable Suspicion—Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

United States v. Smith.

No. 22-2142. 5/7/2024. D.N.M. Judge Carson. Indian Country—Federal Criminal Jurisdiction—Indian Pueblo Land Act Amendments of 2005—Second Degree Murder—Sentence Reduction for Accepting Responsibility.

Does 1–11 v. Board of Regents of University of Colorado.

Nos. 21-1414 & 22-1027. 5/7/2024. D.Colo. Judge Eid. First Amendment—Fourteenth Amendment—Vaccine Mandate—Religious Belief Exemption—Preliminary Injunction.

Doe v. Rocky Mountain Classical Academy.

No. 22-1369. 4/30/2024. D.Colo. Judge Carson. 42 USC § 1983—Fourteenth Amendment—Equal Protection—Title IX—School Dress Code—Comparable Burdens Test—Intermediate Scrutiny.

Wolf v. Brenneman.

2024 CO 31. No. 22SC682. CRCP 54(b)—No Just Reason for Delay—Allison v. Engel.

Miller v. Crested Butte, LLC.

2024 CO 30. No. 23SA186. Absolution of Statutory Duty by Private Agreement.

ERBOCES v. Colorado Springs School District 11.

2024 CO 29. No. 22SC940. Education—Statutory Interpretation.

Gestner v. Gestner.

2024 COA 55. No. 23CA1498. Court of Appeals Jurisdiction—Default Judgment—Final Appealable Order—Preservation.

Ortiz v. Progressive Direct Insurance Co.

2024 COA 54. No. 23CA0292. Automobile Insurance Policies—Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist C overage—Default Judgment—Liability—Comparative Fault—Jury Instructions.

People v. Herold.

2024 COA 53. No. 22CA1265. DUI—Prior Convictions—Specific Corroborating Evidence of Identification—Defendant’s Identity as Element of Crime or Sentence Enhancer—Sufficiency of Evidence—Prosecutorial Misconduct.

People v. Sloan.

2024 COA 52. No. 20CA1987. Sixth Amendment Right to Public Trial—Livestreamed Proceedings—Technical Problems—Jury Instructions—Sentence Enhancer—Dismissed Counts—Correction of Mittimus.

In re the Matter of Hunn.

2024 COA 51. No. 23CA1083. Colorado Uniform Trust Code—CRS § 15-5-602(3)—Revocation or Amendment of Revocable Trust.

Estate of McClain v. Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP.

2024 COA 50. No. 23CA0379. Attorneys and Clients—Rules of Professional Conduct—Contingent Fee Agreements—Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers—Partial or Complete Forfeiture of a Lawyer’s Compensation.

People v. Crawley.

2024 COA 49. No. 23CA0282. Second-Degree Murder—Eighth Amendment—Cruel and Unusual Punishments—Proportionality Review—Per Se Grave or Serious Offenses.

Stern v. People.

No. 23PDJ021. 4/3/2024. Opinion Granting Reinstatement.

People v. Sharifi.

No. 24PDJ024. 4/11/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.

Mathews v. People.

No. 23PDJ043. 4/9/2024. Opinion Granting Reinstatement.

People v. Mann.

No. 23PDJ022. 4/24/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Latus.

No. 23PDJ058. 4/3/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Johnson.

No. 24PDJ026. 4/22/2024. Reciprocal Discipline.

People v. Cliggett.

No. 24PDJ027. 4/23/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Band.

No. 24PDJ021. 4/25/2024. Reciprocal Discipline.

Great Northern Properties LLLP v. Extraction Oil and Gas Inc.

2024 CO 28. No. 22SC805. Centerline Presumption—Rule of Property Conveyance—Mineral Rights—Property Dedication.

University of Denver v. Doe.

2024 CO 27. No. 22SC499. Summary Judgment—Breach of Contract—Enforceability of a Promise to Conduct a “Thorough, Impartial and Fair” Investigation of Any Sexual-Misconduct Claim—Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing—Existence of an Extra-Contractual Tort Duty to Adopt and Implement Fair Procedures for Investigating and Adjudicating Sexual-Misconduct Claims.

Washington v. People.

2024 CO 26. No. 22SC520. Joinder or Severance of Counts—Standards of Reversal—Harmless Error Review.

Whiteaker v. People.

2024 CO 25. No. 22SC673. Double Jeopardy—Lesser-Included Offenses—Plain Error—Remedies.

In re the Marriage of Green.

2024 CO 24. No. 23SA167. Jurisdiction—General Personal Jurisdiction—Dissolution of Marriage—Domicile.

In the Matter of Scipione.

2024 CO 23. No. 22SA236. Judicial Discipline—Sanctions.

Moore v. 4th Judicial District Attorney.

2024 COA 48. No. 23CA1538. Sex Offender Registration—Petition for Removal from Registry.

Life Care Centers v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office.

2024 COA 47. No. 23CA1295. Workers’ Compensation—Conditions of Recovery—Occupational Disease—COVID-19.

People v. Rodriguez.

2024 COA 46. No. 23CA0247. Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance—Buyer-Seller Rule—Sufficiency of Evidence.

People v. Miller.

2024 COA 45. No. 21CA1584. Stalking—Contacts—Unanswered Telephone Calls—Prosecutorial Misconduct—Sufficiency of Evidence—Crime of Violence Sentence Enhancement—Merger of Convictions.

Rule Change 2024(09)

Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Chapter 25: Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure

Rule Change 2024(08)

Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure: Rules 4, 12, and 16.5

Estate of Arnold.

2024 COA 44. No. 23CA1381. Colorado Probate Code—Nonprobate Transfer on Death—Expectancy Interest in Payable on Death Account.

People v. Allen.

2024 COA 43. No. 23CA1011. Preliminary Hearing—Defendant in Custody.

Woodall v. Godfrey.

2024 COA 42. No. 23CA0420. Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights—Excessive Force Claim—Colorado Constitution Article II—Searches and Seizures—42 USC § 1983—Objective Reasonableness Standard.

People v. Shannon.

2024 COA 41. No. 22CA0014. Use of Exhibits During Jury Deliberation—Recorded Out-of-Court Witness Statements—Human Trafficking for Sexual Servitude—Solicitation for Child Prostitution—Inducement of Child Prostitution—Colorado Constitution Article II—Equal Protection.

United States v. Flechs.

No. 22-5088. 4/19/24. N.D.Okla. Judge Matheson. Attempted Enticement of a Minor—Sufficiency of Evidence—Substantial Step Toward Enticement—Jury Instruction on Grooming.

Vogt v. McIntosh County Board of County Commissioners.

No. 22-7061. 4/15/2024. E.D.Okla. Judge Carson. Employment Termination—First Amendment—Qualified Immunity—Clearly Established Precedent.

God’s Storehouse Topeka Church v. United States.

No. 23-3063. 4/9/2024. D.Kan. Judge Murphy. Not-for-Profit Corporation—Church Records—Employment Taxes—26 USC § 7609—26 USC § 7611—Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation—Cost Reimbursement.

Johnson v. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co.

No. 23-6061. 4/8/2024. W.D.Okla. Judge Phillips. Automobile Insurance Policies—Uninsured Motorist Coverage Exclusion—Breach of Contract—Leave to Amend Complaint—Statute of Limitations.

United States v. Bradley.

No. 23-1223. 4/8/2024. D.Colo. Judge Rossman. Motion for Compassionate Release—18 USC § 3553(a) Factors—Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons—Failure to Seek Plain Error Review—Waiver.

United States v. Zamora.

No. 22-4096. 4/5/2024. D.Utah. Judge Rossman. Fleeing Felon—Recklessly Subjecting Another Person to Substantial Risk of Death or Serious Bodily Injury—US Sentencing Guidelines—Two-Level Sentence Enhancement—Procedural Reasonableness of Sentence.

Scholle v. Ehrichs.

2024 CO 22. No. 22SC639. Reduction of Damages—Collateral Source Evidence—Subrogation Against Insureds.

In re Kennedy.

2024 CO 21. No. 23SA137. Conduct and Discipline—Reciprocal Discipline—Limitation of Actions—Disbarment—Summary Judgment.

Wenzell v. United Services Automobile Ass’n.

2024 COA 40. No. 23CA1327. Automobile Insurance Policies—Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefits—Improper Denial of Claims—Remedies for Unreasonable Delay or Denial of Benefits—Failure-to-Cooperate Defense.

Brightstar LLC v. Jordan.

2024 COA 39. No. 22CA0946. Civil Procedure—Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers—Service by Email—Arbitration Agreement—Jurisdiction Over Non-Party to Agreement—Application of Federal Arbitration Act—Vacatur of Arbitration Award.

People v. Burdette.

2024 COA 38. No. 21CA2075. DUI—Limitation for Collateral Attack Upon Trial Court Judgment—Sixth Amendment—Right to Counsel—Subject Matter Jurisdiction—Crim. P. 24—Express Consent Statute—Admission of Blood Test Results—Speedy Trial Right.

People v. Montoya.

2024 COA 37. No. 21CA1539. Sixth Amendment—Right to Public Trial—Waller Test—Failure or Refusal to Leave Premises—Barricading.

People v. Montoya.

2024 CO 20. No. 22SC580. Rule of Completeness—DUI—Administrative Law—BAC Testing—Jury Question—Admissibility of Evidence—Appellate Jurisdiction—Abate Ab Initio.

Town of Kiowa v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office.

2024 COA 36. No. 23CA1605. Workers’ Compensation—Definitive Time, Place, and Cause of Injury—Substantial Evidence—Due Process.

People v. Martinez.

2024 COA 34. No. 22CA0667. Due Process—Indictment and Information—Constructive Amendment—Jury Interrogatory—Sufficiency of Evidence—Hearsay.

Kinslow v. Mohammadi.

2024 CO 19. No. 22SC787. Statute of Limitations— Limitations for Persons Under Disability—Tolling—When a Statute Begins to Run.

People v. Bohler.

2024 CO 18. No. 23SA121. Criminal Law—Miranda—Custody—Jurisdiction for Interlocutory Appeals.

People v. Malouff Jr.

No. 24PDJ014. 3/8/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Lindstrom.

No. 24PDJ018. 3/6/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Kilby.

No. 24PDJ020. 3/15/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Harro.

No. 23PDJ033 (consolidated with No. 23PDJ071). 3/8/2024. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Reynolds-Wynn.

2024 COA 33. No. 21CA2080. Constitutional Law—Sixth Amendment—Confrontation Clause—Witnesses—Bias—Cross-Examination.

People v. Vega Dominguez.

2024 COA 32. No. 21CA1144. Colorado Constitution—Equal Protection—Attempted Patronizing a Prostituted Child—Attempted Inducement of Child Prostitution—Mens Rea—Jury Instructions.

Rule Change 2024(07)

Colorado Rules of Evidence: Rules 106 and 615

Colorado Department of State v. Unite for Colorado.

2024 COA 31. No. 23CA0989. Election Law—Initiative and Referendum—Fair Campaign Practices Act—Colorado Constitution Article 28, § 2(10)—Issue Committees—Major Purpose—Disclosure.

Simpson v. City of Durango.

2024 COA 30. No. 23CA0622. Colorado Open Records Act—Work Product Exceptions—Work Product Prepared for Elected Officials—Appellate Attorney Fees.

Stalder v. Colorado Mesa University.

2024 COA 29. No. 23CA0311. Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act—Americans with Disabilities Act—Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress—Rights of Individuals With Service Animals—Legitimate Suspicions Doctrine.

United States v. Zhong.

No. 22-1034. 3/12/2024. D.Colo. Judge Eid. US Sentencing Guidelines—Mandatory Minimum Sentence—Non-Guideline Sentence—Safety Valve Relief.

Young v. Colorado Department of Corrections.

No. 23-1063. 3/11/2024. D.Colo. Judge Tymkovich. Mandatory Employee Training—Hostile Work Environment—Equal Protection— Title VII of the Civil Rights Act—Leave to Amend Complaint—Plausible Allegations.

Alex W. v. Poudre School District R-1.

Nos. 22-1236 & 22-1250. 3/7/2024. D.Colo. Judge Rossman. Individuals With Disabilities Education Act—Statute of Limitations—Disability Evaluations—Individual Education Program—Functional Behavior Analysis—Free Appropriate Public Education—Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation—Cost Reimbursement.

Bacote v. Federal Bureau of Prisons.

No. 22-1325. 3/5/2024. D.Colo. Judge Carson. Federal Bureau of Prisons—Confinement Conditions—Injunctive and Declaratory Relief—Eighth Amendment—Prudential Mootness.

United States v. Pemberton.

No. 22-7028. 3/4/2024. E.D.Okla. Judge Tymkovich. State Court Jurisdiction—Indian Country—Motion to Suppress—Good Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule—Sentencing Hearing—Right to Proceed Pro Se.

United States v. Ware.

No. 22-6203. 2/28/2024. W.D.Okla. Judge Rossman. Correctional Officers—Deliberate Indifference to Substantial Risk of Serious Harm—Use of Excessive Force—US Sentencing Guidelines—Downward Variance—Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence.

Martinez v. People. [original decision published February 5, 2024]

2024 CO 6M. No. 22S272. Criminal Law—Restitution—Standard of Review—Proximate Cause.

Essentia Insurance Co. v. Hughes.

2024 CO 17. No. 22SC450.  Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefit—CRS § 10-4-609— DeHerrera v. Sentry Insurance Co.v, 30 P.3d 167 (Colo. 2001)—Specialty Antique/Classic-Car Policies—Adjunctive Specialty Antique/Classic-Car Policies Functioning in Tandem With Standard Regular-Use-Vehicle Policies.

People in Interest of J.G.

2024 CO 16. No. 22SC549. Searches and Seizures—Students—Reasonable Suspicion.

In re People v. Maes.

2024 CO 15. No. 22SA273. Criminal Law—Preliminary Hearings—Probable Cause—Reviewability of Magistrate Determinations—Colorado Rules for Magistrates—Final Order or Judgment—Timeliness.

Aranci v. Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District.

2024 COA 28. No. 23CA0138. Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights—Water Conservancy Act—Mill Levy Rates—Collection of Taxes.

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

People v. Hood.

2024 COA 27. No. 21CA1808. Unlawful Sexual Behavior—Rape Shield Statute—DNA Testing—Relevancy of Evidence—Exclusion of Relevant Evidence.

People v. Lopez.

2024 COA 26. No. 19CA2313. Testimony Concerning the Truthfulness of Another Witness—Opening the Door Doctrine—Preliminary Witness Questions—Response to Jury Question.