Tag: Jerome Holmes
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Colorado court mulls reinstating lawsuit against Vail Resorts for early COVID-19 closure
As the federal appeals court based in Denver considers whether to revive a lawsuit against Vail Resorts from passholders seeking refunds for the 2019-2020 ski season, the company’s lawyer defended its actions to halt operations at the dawn of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. “People were gonna die. So we closed,” Michael J. Hofmann told the U.S.…
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Colorado’s Tymkovich steps down as 10th Circuit chief judge, Oklahoma’s Holmes steps in
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Judge Jerome A. Holmes of Oklahoma will be the new chef judge of the federal appeals court based in Denver effective Oct. 1, succeeding Colorado’s Timothy M. Tymkovich. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit hears appeals in federal cases arising from Colorado,…
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10th Circuit says Fort Collins postal worker may not sue union for false information
Even though a Fort Collins letter carrier was unable to sue the U.S. Postal Service for discrimination in time because of false information union leaders allegedly provided her, the federal appeals court based in Denver agreed Lynda Hickey is now barred from suing the union itself for its misrepresentations. It was unclear why officers of…
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10th Circuit splits 2-1 on whether to order review of man’s torture claim
Even though the federal appeals court based in Denver acknowledged an immigration judge in Colorado made a mistake when finding a Mexican citizen could avoid torture simply by moving elsewhere, it declined to overturn a deportation order by a 2-1 decision on Monday. Carlos E. Lockwood Alvarez asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…