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10th Circuit reinstates Colorado woman’s discrimination lawsuit based on SCOTUS ruling
The Denver-based federal appeals court revived a Westminster woman’s lawsuit against her former employer on Monday, noting a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision lowered the hurdle for proving employment discrimination. Bethany Scheer sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the related Rehabilitation Act, alleging her employer perceived her as disabled, mandated that she attend…
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Federal judge ‘troubled’ by unknown location ICE intended to transfer detained man
A federal judge stated on Monday he was “troubled” by allegations that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was planning to transfer a man in custody outside of Colorado to an unknown location. Two years ago, Dennis Arostegui-Maldonado won a favorable ruling in his immigration case from the Denver-based federal appeals court. Subsequently, he received an order…
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Federal judge directs government to respond to allegation it violated restraining order
A federal judge on Monday directed the federal government to respond to a claim that it moved a man in immigration detention outside out Colorado, despite a temporary restraining order forbidding such a transfer. Because of the federal rules governing immigration cases, the vast majority of Hossein Batooie’s three-week-old proceedings is shielded from public view. However, his…
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10th Circuit says judge misinterpreted meaning of ‘sudden’ in Denver property damage case
The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that a trial judge incorrectly interpreted the meaning of “sudden” when he concluded an insurance company need not pay for damage to a home allegedly caused by prolonged construction work nearby. Experts hired by Allstate and homeowner Michael Catalano Jr. disagreed whether the damage to Catalano’s Denver…
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over detainee’s suicide in La Junta
A federal judge agreed last week that various law enforcement and medical defendants had not violated the rights of a suicidal man who died unattended in a holding cell of the La Junta Police Department. The surviving son and daughter of Glyn Hart filed suit over their father’s 2021 death. They advanced claims under federal…
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10th Circuit sides with Golden officers in constitutional lawsuit over arrest, cell phone search
Members of the Golden Police Department did not violate a man’s clearly established rights when they arrested him on suspicion of retaliating against a witness and used a defective warrant to search his phone, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last week. Wayne Dean Wieber was involved in a long-running neighborhood dispute, to…
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Judge handling Denver schools’ challenge to ICE policy changes course, sets hearing
The federal judge overseeing Denver Public Schools’ challenge to the Trump administration’s new policy for immigration enforcement announced on Monday that he will hold a hearing on the district’s request for a restraining order — a seeming about-face from his position just one week ago. The DPS lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem seeks…
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Federal judge exempts Christian preschool from state non-discrimination requirements
A federal judge ruled on Monday that the state must continue funding a Christian preschool in Chaffee County even though the academy’s policies may violate the non-discrimination requirements of Colorado’s universal pre-kindergarten program. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico granted what he deemed a “narrow” permanent injunction in favor of Darren Patterson Christian Academy and…
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Man in the middle: DPS lawsuit against Trump policy assigned to judge with higher aspirations
After Denver Public Schools sued the Trump administration on Wednesday seeking to overturn a new policy giving immigration authorities greater latitude to operate in schools, the case was assigned to the lone, first-term appointee of President Donald Trump on Colorado’s federal trial court. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico has routinely handled challenges to governmental actions during his…
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Federal judges’ backlog holds steady on Colorado’s district court
As of Sept. 30, Colorado’s federal trial judges collectively had 73 motions in civil cases that had been sitting on their dockets for at least six months without a ruling. The Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 requires public reporting of motions awaiting action in civil matters assigned to each district judge and magistrate judge. Twice a year,…