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10th Circuit sympathetic to Colorado consumer protection law governing interest rates
Members of the Denver-based federal appeals court appeared sympathetic on Tuesday to Colorado’s assertion that it can lawfully require certain out-of-state banks to abide by the state’s own ceilings on interest rates when they lend to consumers in Colorado. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit considered the banking industry’s challenge to a…
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10th Circuit revives wage violation lawsuit against Papa John’s operator
The Denver-based federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a former Papa John’s delivery driver’s lawsuit alleging violations of federal and state wage law. Steve Mighell worked for one month at a Denver Papa John’s location in summer 2023. He alleged that, accounting for his unreimbursed vehicle expenses, his employer paid him less than the federal…
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10th Circuit grants Boulder-Weld district’s fire chief immunity for firing union leader
The Denver-based federal appeals court decided on Monday that the chief of a fire protection district spanning Boulder and Weld counties could not be held liable for terminating a union leader through the process outlined in the collective bargaining agreement. A trial judge concluded Chief David Beebe of the Niwot-based Mountain View Fire Protection District…
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10th Circuit tosses Pueblo County sheriff defendants’ appeal in fatal shooting lawsuit
The Denver-based federal appeals court rejected an attempt from Pueblo County sheriff’s employees on Wednesday to rely on their own version of the facts to escape liability for fatally shooting an unarmed man outside a middle school. A trial judge ruled last year that the defendants were not entitled to qualified immunity, a judicially created…
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Judge approves injunction for Colorado Springs counselor after SCOTUS rules in conversion therapy case
A federal judge last week blocked Colorado from enforcing its restriction on conversion therapy for LGBTQ children against a Colorado Springs counselor, after both sides agreed that the state will not pursue professional disciplinary action while the case proceeds. The formalization of a preliminary injunction came days after one appellate judge argued that the Denver-based…
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10th Circuit analyzes sentencing process for probation violators in rare all-judges’ hearing
All 12 full-time judges on the Denver-based federal appeals court gathered for a rare oral argument on Monday to consider whether one of the court’s precedent-setting opinions created a process for sentencing probation violators that is out of step with what Congress intended. Although the judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th…
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Colorado appellate judges, lawyers hold annual conference | APPELLATE UPDATE
Appellate judges and attorneys gathered in Denver on Friday to discuss recent trends, exchange tips and clarify confusing areas of practice. “One of the things I really had to focus on, coming from the trial court, is that my inclination before was to make sure things are raised and people were getting their questions answered.…
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Colorado’s incoming chief appeals judge lays out agenda | APPELLATE UPDATE
The incoming chief judge of Colorado’s Court of Appeals told lawyers on Friday that his goals for his four-year term include figuring out why criminal cases are taking nearly 1.5 years on average to reach appellate judges’ desks. “Criminal briefing is one of my biggest focuses, to be blunt,” said Judge Ted C. Tow III.…
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Aurora not liable for suspended officer’s attack on woman, federal court rules
The Denver-based federal appeals court decided on Monday that the city of Aurora cannot be held liable for an officer’s attack on a woman while he was serving a suspension for shooting a different person. Wyoma Martinez filed suit against Officer Douglas Harroun and the city after Harroun used force against Martinez at her apartment…
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Lawsuit from men wrongly arrested for Denver shooting dismissed by federal appeals court
The Colorado-based federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit last week from two men who were arrested as suspects in a downtown Denver shooting when they instead appeared to be the targets. Trevor Puller and Deandre Hutchinson alleged that they were driving in Lower Downtown at around 2 a.m. in April 2021 when an unidentified man…