philip brimmer
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Allegations of racist comment, retaliation against Colorado sheriff tossed
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An American Indian man formerly employed with the Logan County Sheriff’s Office has not plausibly shown he was the victim of discrimination and retaliation, a federal judge has ruled, even though the defendants did not deny the elected sheriff had repeatedly made racist comments to employees. Shadowhawk A. Tiger, who worked as a detention deputy…
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Judge declines Colorado Springs man’s request to block large-capacity magazine ban
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A federal judge has declined to block Colorado’s 2013 law prohibiting the possession of large-capacity gun magazines, finding a Colorado Springs man’s decision to incorrectly sue the attorney general likely will doom his lawsuit. Delbert Sgaggio filed suit in July against Attorney General Phil Weiser, claiming the state’s general ban on the sale, transfer or…
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Judge dismisses Denver from excessive force lawsuit, says not enough similar incidents
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A man who Denver police officers hit and struck in a church parking lot may not sue the city itself for enabling excessive force, as a federal judge decided that four similar incidents of police brutality were not enough to establish a pattern. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer last week dismissed the…
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Judge says Adams County deputy not liable for teens’ deaths
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A sheriff’s deputy who directed two unlicensed teenagers to drive a defective commercial truck home cannot be liable for their subsequent deaths at a dangerous intersection in rural Adams County, a federal judge has found. The estate of April Blackmon-Logan alleged Deputy Chad Jenkins created or increased the risk that Blackmon-Logan would be put in…
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10th Circuit rebuffs Rocky Flats-skeptic groups’ challenge to refuge trail system
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has agreed the government did not violate the law when it approved a set of trail modifications at the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge in 2018 without a more rigorous environmental review. In reaching its decision, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th…
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10th Circuit upholds longer sentence for cognitively-impaired man, says there ‘not a right answer’
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Even while recognizing the defendant’s only sexual offense happened 25 years ago, that he had served his prison sentence, and that he had the cognitive abilities of a second grader, the federal appeals court based in Denver declined to order a lesser sentence for Kayode Dobosu’s failure to comply with certain conditions of his sex…
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Federal judge orders Denver-area hotel operator to make ADA improvements
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A federal judge has found an Arapahoe County hotel to be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and ordered its operator to make accessibility improvements, following the company’s unusual move of agreeing with all of the allegations against it. Equally unusual, plaintiffs John Meggs and the Florida-based advocacy group Access–4–All balked when the hotel…
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Federal judge allows voter intimidation lawsuit to proceed against Colorado group
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A federal judge has declined to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges a Colorado-based group’s door-to-door canvassing amounts to illegal voter intimidation and a conspiracy to prevent people from voting. Earlier this year, three civic groups filed a federal complaint asking that a judge order the U.S. Election Integrity Plan – a group that believes there were illegal…
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Federal judge declines to issue restraining order against alleged voter intimidation
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A federal judge has declined to issue a temporary restraining order after finding no imminent threat from a group who allegedly interrogated and intimidated Colorado voters at their homes, including while armed. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer rejected a request from three civic organizations to temporarily block the U.S. Election Integrity Plan…
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Judge allows limited claims to proceed against Colorado Springs detective for search, harassment
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A Colorado Springs man failed to plausibly show that a detective violated his constitutional rights by searching his home following a report of police impersonation and unlawful firearm ownership, a federal judge has decided. However, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer also permitted two of Brian Halik’s claims to proceed: First, that he…
