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Colorado Supreme Court orders Denver County Court to let man pay for eviction appeal
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Denver County Court to let a tenant use his rental assistance checks to pay for the appeal of his eviction. In an unsigned order, the justices noted a trial judge incorrectly denied Justin Soliz’s motion to halt his imminent eviction after the clerk’s office refused to accept…
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Colorado justices, 4-2, rule tenants have right to a jury trial in eviction cases
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Noting that trial judges across the state are routinely denying tenants the ability to have a jury hear their eviction cases, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that certain types of disputes do qualify for a jury trial after all. By 4-2, the Supreme Court’s majority acknowledged the concern that county courts, where evictions…
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Federal judge dismisses former law student’s retaliation claims against Denver County Court
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A federal judge has dismissed a former law student’s claims against the Denver County Court, acknowledging by all accounts the student’s semester in the courthouse did not go well, but that his allegations of disability-related retaliation were not viable. Ethan West-Helmle graduated from the University of Denver’s law school several months after failing an externship…
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12 years in City Hall: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s triumphs and failures
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Outgoing Mayor of Denver, Michael Hancock, sits down with Denver Gazette for exclusive interviewTom HellauerTomHellauertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a3dc80c0a9d47d671f1f3da872cc0a06?s=100&d=mm&r=g Denver Mayor Michael Hancock knows what he’ll regret most from his three terms as the most powerful elected leader in Denver: Thanksgiving, 2020, when Hancock was caught traveling in the thick of a raging pandemic despite having urged the public to…
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Denver sheriff reviews 2016
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Avoiding the use of force by Denver sheriff’s deputies, recognizing and knowing how to treat mental problems among people deputies contact, and handling a growing jail inmate population are among issues Sheriff Patrick Firman highlighted in an end-of-year letter to Denver City Council. Dated Monday, Dec. 12, the letter also noted the hiring of 200…
