Tag: judge christine arguello
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Report: Colorado’s federal trial court sees time to trial tick up, magistrate judge consent remain low
Colorado’s federal trial court saw a slight uptick in the number of civil cases filed in 2024 and also a slight increase in the average time for a case to reach trial, according to a statistical report compiled by U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Neureiter also noted the percentage of cases handled exclusively by…
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10th Circuit revives transgender detainee’s lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff
The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Wednesday that a transgender detainee at the El Paso County jail could proceed with her lawsuit against the sheriff and a deputy for alleged violations of her constitutional rights. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit agreed that several of…
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‘Reality testing’ cases: Federal judge speaks about lessons learned in first year on the job
Following her first 15 months on the job, U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella spoke on Tuesday about her evolving approach on the bench, including her expectations of attorneys who want her assistance in facilitating settlements of civil cases. Of the more than 3,000 cases filed in Colorado’s federal trial court annually, only a small…
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Colorado’s federal trial court contemplates letting judges set own rules for attorney misconduct
Colorado’s federal trial court is contemplating multiple changes to its rules governing attorney misconduct, including by allowing individual judges to set their own courtroom-by-courtroom standards that could serve as grounds for discipline. Like its counterparts nationwide, Colorado’s U.S. District Court sets forth a lengthy list of local rules governing topics as diverse as case assignments,…
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Federal judge rules government violated law in authorizing Gross Reservoir expansion, plunging project into uncertainty
A federal judge concluded on Wednesday that the government violated multiple laws when it permitted Denver Water to undertake a massive expansion of its Boulder County reservoir, throwing the project’s future into question. In a detailed order, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello acknowledged there was evidence of Denver Water’s need for a…
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Federal, state, municipal judges exchange thoughts with lawyers on civility, other topics
Members of the federal, state and local judiciaries held a series of conversations with attorneys on Friday, with topics that included civility, treatment of self-represented litigants and differing expectations across courts. “It’s much more difficult to practice in the federal court in the sense that you have more rules to comply with,” said U.S. District…
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Colorado Supreme Court says injured motorists can seek both workers’ comp, insurance benefits
The Colorado Supreme Court underscored on Monday that employees who are injured on the job in a vehicle accident by a third party are able to pursue workers’ compensation in addition to insurance benefits. Confusion arose among judges about whether an employee’s receipt of workers’ comp benefits foreclosed any lawsuit they could bring against their…
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Federal judge refuses for third time to dismiss West African man’s torture prosecution
For the third time this year, a federal judge has refused to dismiss multiple criminal charges in the unique prosecution of a West African man living in Colorado, whose alleged acts of torture in his home country could violate U.S. law. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello has rejected each of Michael Sang…
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‘Take me up to the 10th Circuit’: Federal judge, civil rights attorney defiant as $18,000 sanction on the line
A federal judge and a prominent civil rights attorney both stood their ground at a hearing on Thursday over an impending $18,000 sanction resulting from a failure to turn over evidence as ordered. Sasha Cronick is pursuing claims of unreasonable search and seizure and false arrest against Colorado Springs officers who handcuffed her minutes after…
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Federal judge weighs legality of agency actions in ongoing expansion of Denver Water reservoir
A federal judge on Friday had numerous questions for the government and Denver Water about the ongoing construction of a key infrastructure project in Boulder County, as multiple advocacy groups seek to overturn the underlying permit based on alleged violations of federal law. Six environmental groups are requesting that U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine…