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10th Circuit says couple convicted in marijuana grow operation cannot skirt mandatory minimum sentence
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A husband and wife who were convicted of a large-scale marijuana grow operation at their Thornton home cannot take advantage of the legal provision that exempts some drug offenders from mandatory minimum sentences, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last month. Huosheng Xian and Youlian Zhong, who arrived in the U.S. from China in…
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Judge declines to dismiss lawsuit of El Paso County jail detainee in extended solitary confinement
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A federal judge has declined to dismiss a constitutional rights lawsuit from an incarcerated man who alleged he was improperly held in solitary confinement for more than 200 days in the El Paso County jail. Willis Earl Jenkins Jr., representing himself, filed suit against two jail employees for allegedly confining him alone for 23 hours…
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Judge declines to dismiss lawsuit of El Paso County jail detainee in extended solitary confinement
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A federal judge has declined to dismiss a constitutional rights lawsuit from an incarcerated man who alleged he was improperly held in solitary confinement for more than 200 days in the El Paso County jail. Willis Earl Jenkins Jr., representing himself, filed suit against two jail employees for allegedly confining him alone for 23 hours…
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10th Circuit opens door wider for courts to dismiss prisoners’ civil rights lawsuits
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The federal appeals court based in Denver made it easier on Tuesday for prison officials to defeat lawsuits from incarcerated plaintiffs by moving them to a different facility outside a circuit court’s jurisdiction before judges have a chance to rule. Michael Bacote Jr., a prisoner with an intellectual disability and history of mental illness, spent…
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Federal judge finds no bias in CU-Denver student’s expulsion
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A federal judge last week sided with the University of Colorado Denver, concluding a student failed to provide evidence his expulsion was the product of bias that infringed on his constitutional right to due process. Chadwick Jordan, representing himself, alleged CU-Denver denied him an impartial decision-maker in various disciplinary proceedings. Specifically, he believed David Steward,…
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10th Circuit, prosecution, defense all agree federal judge wrongly calculated sentence
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After the prosecution and defense were in unusual agreement that a trial judge misapplied the law when determining if a prior conviction amounted to a violent crime, the federal appeals court based in Denver agreed this month that the defendant’s sentence could not stand. Kenneth Devereaux pleaded guilty in 2022 to the federal offense of…
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Data show persistent delays among handful of Colorado’s federal judges
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Five members of Colorado’s federal trial court have experienced far higher delays in deciding motions than their colleagues, according to recent data released by the federal judiciary. The Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 requires public reporting of motions pending longer than six months in civil cases assigned to each district judge and magistrate judge. For the reporting…
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Kato Crews confirmed by Senate to Colorado’s federal trial court
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The U.S. Senate confirmed S. Kato Crews to a judgeship on Colorado’s U.S. District Court on Wednesday by a vote of 51-48, restoring the trial court to its full roster of seven active judges. With Crews’ confirmation, President Joe Biden has now appointed five of the court’s members, marking an unusually high level of turnover during…
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Loveland officer who shot puppy will face jury trial, federal judge rules
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A jury will decide whether a Loveland police officer violated a couple’s constitutional rights when he shot their puppy in the head and torso, after a federal judge decided against granting immunity last week. Officer Mathew Grashorn had pulled up in an empty parking lot on a weekend to find Wendy Love and Jay Hamm…
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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…
