Author: Michael Karlik
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Appeals court reverses sex assault convictions due to juror who was distracted by traumatic event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s second-highest court last week reversed a man’s Boulder County sexual assault convictions and ordered a new trial because one juror was distracted after witnessing a fatal accident and missed key portions of testimony. A jury convicted Curtis James DiMarco in 2021 of numerous child…
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State Supreme Court’s oral arguments, anti-SLAPP law under scrutiny | COURT CRAWL
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments in eight cases last month, and the justices have agreed to address a potentially unconstitutional provision of a relatively new free speech law.…
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Appeals court reverses termination of father’s parental rights after finding treatment plan impossible to comply with
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s second-highest court last week overturned a Jefferson County judge’s decision that terminated a man’s legal relationship with his children, concluding it was impossible for him to fulfill the terms of his treatment plan. Jeffco initiated child neglect proceedings in September 2022 against a mother,…
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Federal judge sides with Teller County sheriff in whistleblower lawsuit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge concluded last month that a whistleblower lawsuit could not succeed against Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell, nor could the related claims of retaliation lodged by a former commander in the office. Ronald…
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Colorado appeals court says parents can sue for faulty genetic testing prior to birth
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that the parents of children born with an inherited muscle degeneration disorder can sue the medical professionals who incorrectly told them prior to conception that the mother was not a carrier of the gene. A three-judge panel for the…
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Federal judge dismisses man’s claims against Jeffco SWAT officers for home raid
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge last month dismissed a man’s claims that Jefferson County SWAT team members violated his constitutional rights by forcefully entering his home with little warning, damaging the apartment and removing him half-naked while they executed a search warrant. Lance P. Schendorf is serving…
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10th Circuit partially reinstates fired nursing home worker’s lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccination
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday that a former nursing home employee can pursue her claim of religious discrimination against her employer for failing to grant a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. Diann R. Bolonchuk alleged she was an…
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Colorado judges cannot serve as temporary election workers, ethics panel says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court’s ethics panel advised members of the judiciary last month that they cannot serve as temporary election workers. The Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board, which consists of judges, lawyers and a non-attorney, cited two reasons why appointed judges should refrain from serving…
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School administrators’ discipline records not subject to disclosure, appeals court rules
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Disciplinary records for public school administrators are not subject to disclosure thanks to a law shielding materials used in preparing educator evaluations, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals noted administrators’ disciplinary histories are factors in their evaluations,…
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Appeals court declines to upend women’s volleyball tournament in lawsuit over trans player
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver declined on Tuesday to order a Colorado Springs-based athletic organization to bar a transgender woman from participating on her college’s volleyball team and alter the record of wins and losses among schools immediately before a tournament is set…