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Judge refuses to dismiss inmate’s lawsuit against prison officials who allegedly denied care
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An inmate who allegedly vomited “thick black blood” and had to be hospitalized may sue prison officials for failing to address his severe medical needs, a federal judge ruled earlier this month. John Hibbs, who is incarcerated in Fremont Correctional Facility, reportedly collapsed in February 2019. He was then transported to the hospital for internal bleeding.…
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Judge dismisses retaliation, hostile work environment claims of Black Agriculture Department employee
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A federal judge has agreed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture that a Black employee failed to show how a series of workplace grievances amounted to illegal retaliation or a hostile work environment based on his race or disability. However, the lawsuit from Kenith DeLesline will continue on his last remaining claim: that the USDA failed…
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Judge throws out political signage dispute from Elizabeth recall election
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a former elected official in Elizabeth who alleged town leaders violated his rights when a police officer removed several of his signs for failing to comply with the municipal code. Jason Weiss, a former member of the town’s board of trustees, ran against then-Mayor Megan Vasquez in…
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10th Circuit revives lawsuit over misrepresentations of Weld County oil, gas production
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A Texas woman may now have a jury decide whether she was duped into selling her royalty rights in Weld County when a buyer allegedly lied to her that no oil and gas production was occurring on the land in question. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reinstated the lawsuit…
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Court upholds $187,000 sanction against lawyers who claimed election rigging by Dominion, Facebook
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The federal appeals court based in Denver upheld a sanction of nearly $187,000 against two attorneys who pursued unproven claims that Dominion Voting Systems, Facebook and multiple officials in swing states violated the rights of all American voters during the 2020 presidential election. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit previously agreed the…
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Federal judge finds no merit to inmates’ challenge of prison work program
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A federal judge has concluded two Colorado inmates failed to plausibly allege the state’s Department of Corrections violated their rights through its prison work program, which generally requires detainees to participate or lose privileges. Although the plaintiffs repeatedly referenced Colorado voters’ 2018 decision to amend the state constitution to eliminate slavery and involuntary servitude in…
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Judge allows inmate’s lawsuit to proceed against prison officials for failure to protect, retaliation
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A federal judge has allowed an inmate to pursue his lawsuit against Colorado prison officials based on allegations they failed to protect him, instructed other prisoners to fight him and retaliated against him for filing grievances. Although the defendants attempted to characterize Terance DeJuan Wilson as a “frequent filer” who regularly pursues scattershot claims in…
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Judge signals openness to arresting Gunnison landlords over discrimination claims
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A federal judge indicated he will recommend a trio of residential property managers in Gunnison be held in contempt, with the potential for arrest, for their failure to abide by a consent decree in which they agreed not to discriminate against renters with children. In an unusual hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter…
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Judge dismisses assault-related lawsuit against Adams County jail officials
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A detainee in the Adams County jail has not plausibly claimed officials violated his constitutional rights by failing to investigate and protect him from a series of alleged sexual assaults while he was sleepwalking, a federal judge has decided. Joseph Anthony Cruz reportedly discovered circumstantial evidence of being sexually assaulted while he was asleep and…
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10th Circuit tosses phony arbitration scheme seeking $300 million against Loveland
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has rejected outright a Fort Collins man’s attempt to extract $300 million from the city of Loveland, in a case a lower court judge deemed “fraudulent.” Eyoel-Dawit Matios claimed Loveland was subject to a “self-executing” agreement to arbitrate his grievances stemming from a traffic stop with a Loveland…
