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.

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