Tag: Judge Nina Wang
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Westminster Circle K could fire 72-year-old store clerk who tried to stop robber, judge rules
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A federal judge ruled last month that Circle K lawfully fired a 72-year-old convenience store cashier after she attempted to stop a knife-wielding robber from stealing cigarettes. Mary Ann Moreno was a 16-year employee of the company and was behind the register at a Westminster Circle K store when a man holding two hunting knives…
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Federal judge dismisses Tina Peters’ attempt to halt state prosecution for elections charges
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Monday threw out an attempt by former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters to avoid standing trial for criminal charges related to election equipment tampering. Grand jurors indicted Peters, a Republican who unsuccessfully ran for secretary of state in 2022, on multiple…
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Federal judge throws out Bandimere Speedway’s COVID-19 lawsuit against Jeffco health chief
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A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from Bandimere Speedway that sought to hold Jefferson County’s former public health director liable for his enforcement of COVID-19 protocols against the racetrack in the early months of the pandemic. John Bandimere Jr. and Lorraine Bandimere, who own the speedway near Morrison, alleged Jeffco’s public health director…
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Federal judge finds no evidence Arapahoe County deputy suffered gender discrimination
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An Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputy, who was suspended without pay for 19 months while she resolved the criminal and internal affairs charges against her, failed to show she was treated worse than male employees under similar circumstances, a federal judge ruled last month. Lindsey Traxler had worked in the sheriff’s office for eight years when,…
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Judge declines to dismiss inmate lawsuit over attack at Supermax prison
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A federal judge has once again rejected the federal government’s wish to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for a prison yard attack on an inmate. Within 24 hours of his arrival at the United States Penitentiary at Florence, David J. Martin alleged he was stabbed 19 times with a knife by his co-defendant in…
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Federal judge orders Logan County sheriff to explain why he should not be held in contempt
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Logan County sheriff and two of his subordinates to explain why she should not hold them in contempt for violating a court order to transport a suicidal detainee to the hospital. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang…
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Federal judge agrees to enforce part of $2.79 billion judgment against Cuba for torture, killing
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Two brothers who have attempted for years to collect on a $2.79 billion judgment against the Cuban government received a favorable ruling from a federal judge in Colorado, who largely accepted Cuba’s liability for torturing and extrajudicially killing members of the Villoldo family. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang directed…