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Appeals court once again denies immunity to Olathe officer for deadly crash
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Exactly one year after the Colorado Supreme Court found the state’s second-highest court applied the incorrect standard when evaluating a deadly crash involving an Olathe police officer, the Court of Appeals once again determined the officer and the town are not immune from being sued. The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act generally shields government entities and public…
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Appeals court clarifies significance of pinpointing drug exposure for child neglect cases
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday clarified it does matter whether a child experienced drug exposure in her parents’ custody, rejecting a Montrose County judge’s conclusion that the location was irrelevant to determining whether the infant was neglected. A child is neglected under Colorado law if, among other things, their “environment is injurious” to their welfare.…
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Colorado Supreme Court walks back ruling denying immunity to speeding officer who killed 2
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday walked back a ruling by the state’s second-highest court that broadened first responders’ liability for injuries, instead concluding emergency vehicle operators need not activate their lights and sirens during the entirety of a pursuit in order to keep their immunity from lawsuits. After an Olathe police officer, traveling in…
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Appeals court upholds restrictions on court access for man who threatened 2 judges
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Colorado second-highest court agreed last month that the restrictions imposed upon a man who harassed multiple Western Slope judges did not unconstitutionally infringe upon his right to access the courts. As part of his probationary terms for the offense of retaliating against a judge, Brett Andrew Nelson was required to obtain a court’s permission before…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs immunity for speeding officer who killed 2
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In July 2018, Officer Justin Hice of Olathe was in pursuit of a speeding car, accelerating to more than 100 mph before he accidentally struck a different vehicle and killed its two occupants. Last year, the state’s Court of Appeals concluded Hice was not shielded from liability under the broad immunity Colorado law provides to…
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Child neglect rulings in 3 cases reversed by Colorado appeals court
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday determined judges in Montrose and Mesa counties improperly ruled against parents in child welfare cases, with one judge being the subject of two reversals. Weeks earlier, Montrose County District Court Judge D. Cory Jackson was reversed a third time by the Court of Appeals because he denied a woman’s request for…
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Montrose County judge wrongly terminated woman’s parental rights without lawyer, appeals court finds
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A Montrose County judge terminated a woman’s legal rights over her child after improperly denying her request for an attorney, Colorado’s second-highest court decided on Thursday. Under Colorado law, parents who are involved in child neglect cases have the right to legal representation at “every stage of the proceedings.” They can, however, choose to proceed…
