Tag: judge philip brimmer
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Olympic SafeSport over misconduct-related restrictions
A federal judge last month dismissed a lawsuit against the Colorado-based U.S. Center for SafeSport, brought by a Florida businessman who disputed the center’s ability to impose misconduct-related restrictions on him. Derek Strine owns an equestrian event facility that is used for developing horses into Olympic competitors. He is a member of the U.S. Equestrian…
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Federal judge advances religious freedom claims of incarcerated amputee
A federal judge concluded last month that a Muslim man serving a life sentence at Colorado’s “supermax” prison may proceed with his claims that the government is violating his right to religious exercise by failing to install a water stream he can use to clean himself before praying. Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, also known as Abu…
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Federal judge narrows industry challenge to Denver natural gas restrictions
A federal judge on Tuesday narrowed the challenge to Denver’s recent restrictions on certain natural gas appliances from a collection of industry groups, noting some of the complained-about regulations were not in effect. Last summer, trade associations representing homebuilders, restaurants, apartment buildings, hotels, manufacturers and fuel suppliers sued the city. They took aim at a…
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Colorado’s federal judges recused 200+ times in 4 years for variety of reasons
A handful of magistrate judges accounted for a large portion of the recusals
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Federal judge dismisses claims against Avon police sergeant for jail detainee’s suicide
A federal judge last week dismissed the claims against an Avon police sergeant who transported a suicidal man to the Eagle County jail, as part of a broader lawsuit over the man’s death in custody. The lawsuit, brought by the surviving father of Ian David Lockhart, described multiple occasions in the first months of 2023…
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Federal judge allows human trafficking lawsuit to proceed against Fort Collins motel operator
A federal judge agreed earlier this month that a lawsuit could proceed against the operator of a Fort Collins motel for allegedly violating a 20-year-old human trafficking law. The plaintiff, a transgender woman identified as P.C., alleged she was the victim of sex trafficking at the Motel 6 located at 3900 E. Mulberry Street. She claimed…
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Federal judge green-lights trial against Denver officer who arrested man yelling obscenities at passersby
A federal judge last week concluded a jury will decide whether a Denver police sergeant violated the constitutional rights of a man who hurled sexist comments and broadcast a torrent of swear words through a megaphone outside Denver Union Station in 2019. Abade Irizarry and Kyle Shockley were standing on Wynkoop Plaza on June 2, 2019.…
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Federal judge rejects ex-Denver employee’s lawsuit over vaccine objection
A federal judge ruled last week that a former Denver employee had not shown the city violated his rights by rejecting his request for a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Specifically, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer concluded plaintiff Patrick Higgins had not actually lodged a coherent religious-based objection, as he…
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Federal judge says jury not influenced by incarcerated plaintiff’s appearance in shackles
A federal judge last month rejected an incarcerated plaintiff’s request for a new civil trial in his constitutional rights lawsuit, concluding the jury was not influenced by the man’s appearance in shackles at trial. This summer, Dean Carbajal received a jury trial on his claim that Colorado Department of Corrections employees failed to protect him…
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10th Circuit clears path for Colorado’s increased firearms purchasing age to take effect
The federal appeals court based in Denver cleared the way on Tuesday for a 2023 Colorado law to take effect that will generally raise the age limit for purchasing firearms to 21. Senate Bill 169 was originally intended to take effect in August of last year, creating a misdemeanor offense for those who sell guns to…