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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Denver encampment sweeps
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Months after a federal appeals court said his intervention was a mistake, a judge has now dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Denver violated the constitutional rights of homeless residents by clearing encampments without proper notice. Nearly two years ago, U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martínez issued a preliminary injunction against the city after concluding…
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10th Circuit overturns injunction on Denver’s homeless sweeps
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By a 2-1 decision, the federal appeals court based in Colorado overturned a judge’s injunction that directed the City and County of Denver to provide ample notice of encampment “sweeps” to homeless residents. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit decided that the plaintiffs in the case – Denver…
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City contractor dismissed from lawsuit over Denver’s encampment sweeps
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A federal judge has dismissed Denver’s hazardous materials contractor from the federal lawsuit that is challenging the constitutionality of the city’s encampment-clearing tactics and seeking to restrict future seizures of property. One of the defendants named in the lawsuit, Environmental Hazmat Services, is a Wheat Ridge company whose contract with Denver entails clearing encampments for…
