Tag: Judge Philip Brimmer
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Federal judge green-lights some claims for trial in death of Montezuma County jail detainee
Two state-law claims and one claim under federal law will proceed in the jail death of Kelroy Newman
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Federal judge allows human trafficking lawsuit to proceed against Fort Collins motel operator
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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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10th Circuit clears path for Colorado’s increased firearms purchasing age to take effect
The panel of judges employed different reasoning, but all concluded the Second Amendment challenge was unlikely to succeed
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10th Circuit upholds dismissal of Aurora councilwoman’s lawsuit
Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky sued Arapahoe County and a former social worker for the false claim of child abuse lodged against her
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Judge allows ex-Aurora VA doc to proceed with employment discrimination case
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A federal judge last month permitted a former anesthesiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado to proceed with some of her employment discrimination claims, even though a different judge previously found the VA was justified in removing her. Elizabeth Schacht worked for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora between 2015 and…
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10th Circuit tosses ‘frivolous’ claims against Dominion Voting brought by Michigan residents
Judge Nancy Moritz labeled the notion that Dominion Voting Systems acted at the government’s behest ‘legally frivolous’
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Federal judge advances lawsuit against Griswold over non-disclosure of dead voter data
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge has rejected an attempt by Secretary of State Jena Griswold to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to declare her office has withheld data about deceased voters in violation of the law. Colorado, and more than two dozen other states, are members of the Electronic…
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Federal judge blocks Colorado law raising firearm-purchase age, lets waiting period take effect
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A federal judge on Monday granted the request of two Colorado residents to block a new Colorado law generally raising the age limit for purchasing firearms to 21. At the same time, in a separate lawsuit, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer declined to bar enforcement of another recently-enacted law establishing a three-day…
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Woman’s 14-month detention in Aurora immigration facility violates Constitution, federal judge finds
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While the U.S. Supreme Court has deemed it acceptable for authorities to detain immigrants facing deportation for a “brief period,” a federal judge ruled on Monday that a woman’s 14-month detention in Aurora without a bond hearing violated her constitutional right to due process. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer directed the government…
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Federal judge allows men who harassed passersby at Denver Union Station to sue officer, RTD
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Two men who yelled obscenities at children, hurled sexist comments and broadcast a torrent of swear words through a megaphone outside Denver Union Station may sue their arresting officer for allegedly lacking probable cause of a crime, a federal judge ruled last week. In declining to dismiss Abade Irizarry and Kyle Shockley’s claims, U.S. District…