People v. Johnson.

2022 COA 139. No. 20CA0764. Enticement of a Child—Insufficient Evidence—CRE 404(b).

People v. Di Asio.

2022 COA 140. No. 20CA2096. Sealing of Criminal Justice Records—Plea Agreements—Waiver.

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

People v. Stern.

No. 22PDJ007. 9/7/2022. Opinion Imposing Sanctions.

People v. Lewis.

No. 21PDJ076. 8/29/2022. Opinion Imposing Sanctions.

People v. English.

No. 21PDJ030. 4/4/2022. Opinion Imposing Sanctions.

Del Valle v. California Casualty Indemnity Exchange.

2022 COA 138. Nos. 21CA1916 & 22CA0285. Automobile Insurance Policies—Medical Payments Coverage—Workers’ Compensation Exclusions—MedPay Statute.

Mother Doe v. Wellbridge Club Management LLC.

2022 COA 137. No. 21CA1299. Contracts—Exculpatory Agreements—Premises Liability—Negligence.

People v. Ryan.

2022 COA 136. No. 19CA0172. Domestic Violence—Habitual Domestic Violence Offender—Sentencing—Penalty Enhancers—Prior Convictions.

United States v. Gregory.

No. 20-3232. 11/14/2022. D.Kan. Judge Hartz. Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud—Bank Fraud—Making False Bank Entries—Motion for Judgment of Acquittal—Sufficiency of the Evidence—Motion for New Trial—Prosecutorial Misconduct.

Surat v. Klamser.

No. 21-1284. 11/9/2022. D.Colo. Judge McHugh. Qualified Immunity—Summary Judgment—Disputed Issues of Material Fact.

Vincent v. Nelson.

No. 20-8030. 10/27/2022. D.Wyo. Judge Holmes. Wyoming Workers’ Compensation Act—Liability—Motion to Compel—Motion for New Trial—Expert Witness Testimony—Evidentiary Rulings—Affidavits.

United States v. Herrera.

No. 19-2126. 10/27/2022. D.N.M. Judge Bacharach. Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering Act—Suppression of Evidence—Prior Bad Acts—Severance of Counts—Severance of Trials—Continuances—Non-Jurisdictional Constitutional Challenge—Impeachment Evidence—Cumulative Error.

Zapata-Chacon v. Garland.

No. 20-9645. 10/25/2022. B.I.A. Judge McHugh. Conditional Permanent Resident—Removal—Reopen or Review Case—Reinstatement of Removal Order—Jurisdiction.

People v. Cline.

2022 COA 135. No. 20CA1121. Second Degree Assault of a Police Officer—Subpoena—Motion to Quash—In Camera Review—Jury Instructions—Use of Deadly Physical Force Against an Intruder—Unlawful Entry.

People v. Salah.

2022 COA 134. No. 2019CA0180. Sentencing—Sex Offender Intensive Supervision Probation—Right of Familial Association.

Jagged Peak Energy Inc. v. Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System.

2022 CO 54. No. 21SC334. Securities Regulation—Failure to State a Claim—Materiality.

People v. Stanton Jr.

No. 22PDJ055. 10/4/2022. Stipulation to Discipline.

Hyde v. People.

No. 21PDJ013. 3/3/2022. Opinion Denying Restatement.

People in the Interest of S.Z.S.

2022 COA 133. No. 22CA0305. Dependency and Neglect—Termination of Parent-Child Legal Relationship—Americans with Disabilities Act—Reasonable Accommodations.

People v. Fillerup.

Nos. 22PDJ010 & 22PDJ023. 9/29/2022. Opinions Imposing Sanctions.

Anschutz v. Department of Revenue.

2022 COA 132. No. 21CA1242. Colorado Income Tax Act of 1987—Federal Taxable Income—Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act—Excess Business Loss.

People v. Coakley.

No. 22PDJ058. 10/10/2022. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Amundson.

No. 22PDJ028. 10/4/2022. Stipulation to Discipline.

People v. Solis.

2022 CO 53. No. 22SA200. Motion to Disqualify District Attorney—CRS § 20-1-107(2)—Special Circumstances.

Amaya v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office.

2022 COA 131. No. 22CA0467. Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits—Multiple Dependents—Apportionment—Lump Sum Compensation—Proportionate Share.

R.W. v. People.

2022 CO 51. No. 22SC86. Dependency, Permanency, and Termination Factors—Children in Need of Aid—“Home State” of Child—Removal to Another State.

Colorado Judicial Department v. Colorado Judicial Department Personnel Board of Review.

2022 CO 52. No. 21SC548. Colorado Judicial System Personnel Rules—CRCP 106(a)(4) Review—Judicial Department Employee Discipline.

Environmental Defense Fund v. Colorado Department of Public Health.

2022 COA 130. No. 21CA2032. Public Health and Environment—HB 19-1261—SB 19-096—Agency Rules and Regulations—Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Data Collection.

Home Improvement, Inc. v. Villar.

2022 COA 129. No. 21CA1241. Civil Procedure—Service of Process—Service by Mail—Service by Publication—Address—Last Known Address.

Education ReEnvisioned BOCES v. Colorado Literacy and Learning Center.

2022 COA 128. No. 21CA0708. Boards of Cooperative Services Act of 1965—BOCES—Location of Facilities.

People v. Black.

2022 COA 127. No. 19CA0395. First Degree Murder—Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder—Venue—Severance—Right to Public Trial—Trivial Courtroom Closure.

Atlas Biologicals, Inc. v. Kutrubes.

No. 20-1401. 10/11/2022. D.Colo. Judge Holmes. Ancillary Jurisdiction—Declaratory Relief—Standing—Stock Transfers.

Save the Colorado v. Spellmon.

No. 21-1155. 9/30/2022. D.Colo. Judge Bacharach. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission License—US Army Corps of Engineers Permit—District Court—Federal Court of Appeals—Jurisdiction.

United States v. Winrow.

No. 21-6069. 9/27/2022. W.D.Okla. Judge Bacharach. Armed Career Criminal Act—Categorical Approach—Modified Categorical Approach.

Parker v. United Airlines, Inc.

No. 21-4093. 9/26/2022. D.Utah. Judge Bacharach. Family and Medical Leave Act—Retaliation—Pretext—Causal Chain—Independent Investigation.

People in the Interest of Joergensen.

2022 COA 126. No. 22CA0291. Competency to Proceed—Involuntary Administration of Medication—Sell Test—Procedure After Determination of Competency or Incompetency.

Ute Water Conservancy v. Fontanari Jr.

2022 COA 125. No. 20CA2132 & 21CA0135. Easements—Unreasonable Interference—Breach of Contract—Declaratory Relief—Injunctive Relief—Damages—Costs.

People v. Robinson.

2022 COA 124. No. 19CA1768. Insurance Fraud—Double Jeopardy—Multiplicity—Testimony.

L.S.S. v. S.A.P.

2022 COA 123. No. 21CA0853. Anti-SLAPP Statute—Special Motion to Dismiss—Defamation—False Claim of Child Abuse—Extreme and Outrageous Conduct.

People v. Dhyne.

2022 COA 122. No. 20CA1565. Fourth Amendment—Search Warrant—Multiple Occupancy Structures—Common Use or Occupation Exception.

DiPietro v. Coldiron.

2022 COA 121. Nos. 22CA0740 & 22CA0815. Colorado Open Records Act—Denial of Records Inspections—Attorney-Client Privilege—Deliberative Process Privilege—Person in Interest.

People in the Interest of E.B.

2022 COA 120. No. 21CA1055. Dependency and Neglect—Termination of the Parent-Child Legal Relationship—Placement with Family Members—Final Appealable Order.

People v. Romero.

2022 COA 119. No. 20CA0143. Juries—Peremptory Challenges—Batson Challenges.

People v. Johnson.

2022 COA 118. No. 19CA0768. Juries—Peremptory Challenges—Batson Challenges—Per Se Approach—Generalized Expert Testimony.

MLS Properties, Inc. v. Weld County Board of Equalization.

2022 COA 117. No. 21CA0552. Real Property Taxation—Valuation for Assessment—Level of Value—Unusual Conditions.

People v. Snelling.

2022 COA 116. No. 20CA1144. Second Degree Burglary—First Degree Criminal Trespass—Lesser Included Offenses—Supplemental Jury Instructions—Prosecutorial Misconduct—Admissibility of Evidence—Merger.

People v. Dennel Jr.

2022 COA 115. No. 19CA1007. Children’s Code—Juvenile Court—Juvenile Transfer Statute—Delinquency—Transfers to Criminal Court.

In re Storey.

2022 CO 48. No. 21SA220. Attorney Regulation—Asset Disclosure—Attorney Fees.

People v. Mangum.

2022 COA 114. No. 22CA0506. Postconviction Remedies—Speedy Trial.

Woo v. Baez.

2022 COA 113. No. 21CA0343. Actions Against Licensed Professionals—Service of Process—Indigency—Certificate of Review—Fourteenth Amendment—Due Process—Equal Protection.

In re Marriage of DePumpo.

2022 COA 112. No. 21CA0183. Dissolution of Marriage—Spousal Maintenance—Child Support—Imputed Income—Rental Property Income—Ordinary and Necessary Expenses.

People v. Martinez.

2022 COA 111. No. 19CA1481. Reckless Manslaughter—Jury Instructions—Affirmative Defenses—Traverse—Use of Physical Force in Self-Defense.

Lewis v. City of Edmond.

No. 21-6081. 9/16/2022. W.D.Okla. Judge Baldock. 42 USC § 1983—Claim of Excessive Force—Fourth Amendment—Motion for Summary Judgment—Qualified Immunity.

Pacheco v. El Habti.

No. 20-7002. 9/15/2022. E.D.Okla. Judge Hartz. Habeas Corpus Petition—28 USC § 2254—Statute of Limitations—State Court Jurisdiction—Major Crimes Act—Actual Innocence Exception—New Constitutional Right Exception—Certificate of Appealability.

United States v. Wadsworth Brothers Construction Co.

No. 21-4005. 9/9/2022. D.Utah. Judge Murphy. Qui Tam Action—False Claims Act—Davis-Bacon Act—Motion to Dismiss—Motion for Summary Judgment.

United States v. Williams.

No. 21-6061. 9/8/2022. W.D.Okla. Judge Rossman. Procedural Unreasonableness Challenge to Sentence—Sentencing Guidelines—Armed Career Criminal Act Enhancement.

United States v. Johnson.

No. 21-3113. 8/30/2022. D.Kan. Judge Tymkovich. Jury Instructions—Actual and Constructive Possession of Firearm—Plain Error Review.

Ford v. Jackson National Life Insurance Co.

No. 21-1126. 8/23/2022. D.Colo. Judge Phillips. Title VII Employment Action—Race Discrimination—Sex Discrimination—Retaliation—Hostile Work Environment—Constructive Discharge—Motion for Summary Judgment.

United States v. Woody.

No. 21-2007. 8/19/2022. D.N.M. Judge Ebel. Aggravated Sexual Abuse—Fourth Amendment—Consensual vs. Investigative Detention—Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination—FRE 803(4) Hearsay Exception—Substantive Unreasonableness Challenge to Sentence.

United States v. Johnson.

No. 21-2058. 8/9/2022. D.N.M. Judge Moritz. Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Distribute—Fourth Amendment—Motion to Suppress—Probable Cause for Warrantless Arrest—Illegal Search—Plain View Exception.

Peck v. McCann.

No. 21-1125. 8/9/2022. D.Colo. Judge Ebel. Constitutionality of Colorado Children’s Code Records and Information Act—First Amendment—Standing—Ripeness—Strict Scrutiny Analysis.

Cruz v. Farmers Insurance Exchange.

No. 21-1069. 8/3/2022. D.Colo. Judge Moritz. Employment Discrimination—42 USC § 1981—Summary Judgment—FRE 801(d)(2)(D) (Admission by Non-Party Opponent)—Direct versus Circumstantial Evidence.

Dansie v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.

No. 20-4054. 8/2/2022. D.Utah. Judge Carson. Americans with Disabilities Act—Interactive Reasonable Accommodation Process—Family Medical Leave Act—Request for Supplemental Jury Instructions.

United States v. McCrary.

No. 21-6047. 7/26/2022. W.D.Okla. Judge Ebel. Fentanyl Possession and Distribution—Sentencing Factors—Procedural and Substantive Unreasonableness Challenges to Sentence—Appellate Waiver.

United States v. Hernandez-Calvillo.

No. 19-3210. 7/13/2022. D.Kan. Judge Moritz. Constitutionality of Federal Immigration Statute—Encouraging or Inducing a Noncitizen to Reside in the United States—First Amendment Overbreadth.

Irizarry v. Yehia.

No. 21-1247. 7/11/2022. D.Colo. Judge Matheson. 42 USC § 1983—First Amendment Retaliation Claim—Motion to Dismiss—Qualified Immunity.

United States v. Reed.

No. 21-2073.  7/7/2022. D.N.M. Judge Baldock. Felon in Possession of a Firearm—Armed Career Criminal Act—Voluntariness of Plea—Alleged Ineffective Assistance of Counsel—District Court Jurisdiction of Predicate Felonies Determination—Procedural Due Process.

C1.G v. Siegfried.

No. 21-1320. 7/6/2022. D.Colo. Judge Kelly. High School Suspension and Expulsion—42 USC § 1983—First Amendment—Fourteenth Amendment Procedural Due Process—Motion to Dismiss.

Finch v. Rapp.

No. 20-3132. 7/5/2022. D.Kan. Judge Tymkovich. 42 USC § 1983—Excessive Force Claim—Summary Judgment—Qualified Immunity—Monell Claim.

United States v. Armajo.

No. 21-8021. 6/23/2022. D.Wyo. Judge Seymour. FRE 404(b)—FRE 403—Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury—Self-Defense Claim.

Disciplinary Case Summaries for Matters Resulting in Diversion and Private Admonition

Great Northern Properties v. Extraction Oil and Gas.

2022 COA 110. No. 21CA0700. Quiet Title—Conveyances—Centerline Presumption—Mineral Estates.

Salazar v. Public Trust Institute.

2022 COA 109. No. 21CA0601. Statute of Limitations—Limitations for Persons Under Disability—Tolling.

M.G. Dyess, Inc. v. MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, L.L.C.

2022 COA 108. No. 20CA1742. Right to Jury Trial—Trial by Jury or the Court—Advisory Jury—Contracts—Quantum Meruit.

People v. Rodriguez-Morelos.

2022 COA 107. No. 19CA0915. Identity Theft—Personal Identifying Information—Financial Identifying Information.

Cisneros v. Elder.

2022 COA 106. No. 19CA0546. Colorado Governmental Immunity Act—Waiver of Immunity—Operation of a Jail.

Gorostieta v. People.

2022 CO 41. No. 21SC441. Defendant’s Identity as Element of Crime or Sentence Enhancer.

People v. Raider.

2022 CO 40. No. 21SC119.  Fourth Amendment and Reasonableness in General—Necessity of and Preference for Warrant, and Exceptions in General—Right to Sample or Conduct Test—Initiating Procedure.

Argo v. Hemphill.

2022 COA 104. No. 21CA0897. Transfer of Real Property on Death—Vesting of Ownership in Grantee-Beneficiary—Lease Agreement—Unrecorded Interests.

Mohammadi v. Kinslow.

2022 COA 103. No. 21CA0109. Statute of Limitations—Limitations for Persons Under Disability—Tolling.

In re Parental Responsibility Concerning S.Z.S.

2022 COA 105. No. 21CA1760. Modification of Parenting Time—Child’s Integration with Parental Consent.

People v. Sellers.

2022 COA 102. No. 19CA2033. Felony Murder—Sentencing—Presumption of Concurrence—Life Imprisonment Without the Possibility of Parole—Cruel and Unusual Punishment—Proportionality Review—Per Se Grave or Serious Offenses.

People v. Castro.

2022 COA 101. No. 18CA1878. Custodial Interrogation—Miranda—Post-Advisement Silence.

People v. Vasquez.

2022 COA 100. No. 18CA1486. Felony Murder—Fourth Degree Arson.

People v. Eugene.

2022 COA 99. No. 19CA2267.  Fifth Amendment—Custodial Interrogation—Miranda Warning.

People v. Rodriguez.

2022 COA 98. No. 19CA1354. Mental Competency—Multiple Competency Motions—Right to Counsel—Substitute Counsel.

People v. Lopez.

2022 COA 97. No. 19CA0287. Sixth Amendment—Right to Conflict-Free Representation—Prosecutorial Misconduct.

Fresquez v. Trinidad Inn.

2022 COA 96. No. 21CA0118. Health Care Availability Act—Arbitration Agreements—Agency—Actual Authority—Apparent Authority.

In the Matter of Thompson.

2022 CO 39. No. 22SA268. Judicial Conduct.

People v. Vergari.

2022 COA 95. No. 19CA1317. Jurors—Challenge for Cause—Peremptory Challenges—Opinion Testimony—CRE 403—Prosecutorial Misconduct.

Herrera v. Santangelo Law Offices, P.C.

2022 COA 93. No. 20CA2105. Legal Services Agreement—Arbitration Provision—Colorado Uniform Arbitration Act—Arbitration Award—Sanctions.

No. 20CA1912. People v. Moss.

2022 COA 92. Sentencing—Restitution—Proximate Cause—Pecuniary Loss.

Galef v. University of Colorado.

2022 COA 91. No. 21CA0322. Personal Injury—Premises Liability—Colorado Governmental Immunity Act—Waiver—Dangerous Condition of a Public Building.

In re Estate of Davies.

2022 COA 90. No. 21CA0295. Wills—Colorado Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act—Conservator—Property of Protected Person—Required Court Approval.

In re Estate of Chavez.

2022 COA 89. No. 20CA1125. Power of Attorney—Civil Theft—Breach of Fiduciary Duty—Unjust Enrichment—Promissory Estoppel—Treble Damages.            

People in the Interest of T.W.

2022 COA 88. No. 21CA1331. Dependency and Neglect—Subject Matter Jurisdiction—Authority to Act—Deferred Adjudication—Allocation of Parental Responsibilities.

Scholle v. Ehrichs.

2022 COA 87. No. 20CA2051. Health-Care Availability Act—Damages—Limitation of Liability—Collateral Source Evidence—Contract Exception.

Portley-El v. Department of Corrections.

2022 COA 86. No. 20CA1992. Colorado Department of Corrections—Prisoner’s Commitment Name—Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act—Mootness—Voluntary Cessation Exception.

Giron v. Hice.

2022 COA 85. No. 20CA1603. Colorado Governmental Immunity Act—Sovereign Immunity Waiver—Operation of Motor Vehicle Owned or Leased by Public Entity—Emergency Vehicle Exception.