Magistrate Judge Timothy O’hara
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10th Circuit says landowner cannot sue ex-Routt County judge for statements in decision
A Routt County landowner cannot sue a former judge for his allegedly inaccurate statements in a case where the landowner was not a party, the Denver-based federal appeals court decided on Wednesday. Anne Fitzsimmons, who lives in Germany, owns a residence and farm in Routt County that includes a single-lane easement. She alleged that a…
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Trump’s judicial nominee orders bond in wave of cases after 10th Circuit rejects government’s position
Within 24 hours of the Denver-based federal appeals court rejecting the government’s expansive view of its immigration detention authority, the lone judge in Colorado to embrace that view ordered bond hearings for detainees in at least 20 cases. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico issued a wave of identical orders on Wednesday instructing…
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‘Deep source of pride’: Federal judge speaks about first year on bench, how he spends his time
One of Colorado’s newest federal judges spoke on Thursday about his first year on the bench, his philosophy behind facilitating case settlements and how his background as a public defender informs his current role. “Most of my career, I represented poor people or people who didn’t have enough money for an attorney,” said U.S. Magistrate…
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Federal judge deems Jeffco’s appeal ‘frivolous’ in jail death case
A federal judge declared Jefferson County’s appeal of his evidentiary decision “frivolous” on Thursday, which enables him to continue handling the civil rights litigation even as an appellate court separately addresses the appeal. The order from U.S. District Court Judge S. Kato Crews came three days after a hearing in which the plaintiffs’ attorney warned…
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‘100% Ted Lasso’: Timothy O’Hara ceremonially sworn in as federal magistrate judge
Over two decades ago, Timothy P. O’Hara walked into the Chicago courtroom of Judge Thomas More Donnelly and auditioned in a mock trial for a legal fellowship program Donnelly directed. O’Hara appeared to be a natural trial attorney, Donnelly and the other coaches agreed, but they identified one problem. “Our head coach put it bluntly:…