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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 Supreme Court signals intervention in eviction, attorney conflict cases
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The Colorado Supreme Court signaled this month that it may intervene in multiple trial court proceedings, including an unusual standoff in which a county court clerk’s office is allegedly refusing to accept a man’s payment that would enable him to appeal his eviction case. At least four of the seven justices must agree to take up a…
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Appeals judge raises flag about whether insurance companies can collect restitution after traffic convictions
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A member of Colorado’s second-highest court said on Thursday that she was skeptical insurance companies are entitled to collect crime victim restitution from defendants convicted of misdemeanor traffic offenses, but lawmakers had not provided clear direction one way or the other. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed the evidence did not render…
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Court reinstates wage appeal, finds state agency couldn’t establish missed deadline
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Colorado’s second-highest court last month reinstated a company’s appeal in a wage violation case, finding the state’s labor department neglected to indicate when it mailed its original decision and further misrepresented the deadline to appeal. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals considered the narrow, but novel, issue of what happens when a party…
