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Feds ask judge to install property manager to address Gunnison landlords’ non-compliance
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The federal government has asked a judge to appoint an independent property manager to bring a trio of Gunnison landlords into compliance with a non-discrimination consent decree they have largely ignored for over four years. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher called the motion “relatively straightforward” and set a deadline of two…
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Federal judge open to financial penalties after Gunnison landlords continue defying orders
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A federal judge on Wednesday appeared to accept that despite going out of his way to accommodate their participation, a trio of Gunnison landlords will continue to disobey his orders and ignore the housing non-discrimination agreement they voluntarily entered into with the government four years ago. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon…
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Gunnison landlords escape contempt, but federal judge remains concerned about non-discrimination compliance
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Although a trio of Gunnison landlords recently avoided being held in contempt of court, a judge has registered new concerns about their ongoing failure to comply with a non-discrimination agreement they entered into with the federal government. On Jan. 17, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development asked for a status conference with David…
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6 months or more: Federal judges in Colorado have trouble moving cases forward | COVER STORY
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When Charlotte N. Sweeney took the bench as a federal district judge last summer, she inherited hundreds of pending motions on her first day, some of which had been lingering for years. “You have to dig out of that or you will never, ever, ever catch up,” she warned at a legal event in July. Some…
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10th Circuit rejects attempt to block Vail Resorts from settling wage claims
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has declined to let three Vail Resorts employees block the ski conglomerate from finalizing a $13 million settlement over alleged wage violations. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit’s decision on Tuesday replaced a previous order from June. Initially, a three-judge panel believed the plaintiffs’ appeal…
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Mesa County judge chosen to be part-time federal judge
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Mesa County District Court Judge Richard T. Gurley will be Colorado’s next federal judge, taking office as the U.S. District Court’s part-time magistrate judge stationed in Grand Junction. Gov. Bill Owens appointed Gurley in 2006, eight years after the latter moved to Colorado from Florida. Prior to joining the judiciary, Gurley practiced criminal defense and…
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Federal judge authorizes seizure of bootleg merchandise at Jelly Roll concerts
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A federal judge on Friday authorized law enforcement to seize bootleg merchandise at the upcoming tour dates of musician Jelly Roll, two weeks after multiple counterfeit merchandisers appeared at his concert at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater. The underlying lawsuit was unusual in that it did not name any specific defendant who is engaged in bootlegging. However,…
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Colorado Springs’ federal judge to mediate Woodland Park schools free speech suit
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Lawyers for the Woodland Park School District and the local teachers’ union agreed on Wednesday to mediate their dispute over a policy that allegedly infringes on employees’ constitutional right to free speech. Last month, the Woodland Park Education Association and its president, Nathaniel Owen, filed suit against the district, seeking to strike down a prohibition on employees…
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Federal judge to Gunnison landlords: Comply with anti-discrimination measures or ‘punishments are going to start’
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A federal judge earlier this month warned a trio of Gunnison landlords who have spent three years largely ignoring an anti-discrimination order that they cannot avoid their obligations any longer. U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher informed David Welch, John Welch and Ruth Welch that whether they actually violated federal law in renting their…
