Tag: Judge Raymond Moore
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Colorado’s federal judges slash motions backlog to lowest in years
Colorado’s federal trial judges collectively had 37 motions in civil cases that had been sitting on their dockets for at least six months without a ruling, as of Sept. 30. That is the smallest backlog the state’s U.S. District Court has experienced since September 2017, before many of the current judges were even on the…
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Federal judge sides with Douglas County School District in ex-admin’s discrimination lawsuit
A federal judge concluded last week that a former high school administrator had not proven his claims of religious discrimination against the Douglas County School District. Corey McNellis had worked at Ponderosa High School since 2002 and served as the athletic director and assistant principal at the time of his termination in October 2020. According to…
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10th Circuit upholds financial incentive for lawyers to take on challenges to immigration detention
The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Monday that the law allowing attorneys to recover their costs for prevailing against the government does apply to successful legal challenges to immigration detention. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit acknowledged a decision to the contrary would deter legal representation for…
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‘Common sense’: 10th Circuit rules Loveland officer will face civil trial for shooting puppy in head
The court ruled for the first time that police cannot shoot pets if there is no imminent danger
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10th Circuit ponders immunity for Loveland officer who shot puppy in head
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of the Denver-based federal appeals court heard arguments on Wednesday about whether a Loveland police officer violated a couple’s constitutional rights by shooting their puppy in the head and torso. In November 2023, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Raymond P. Moore declined to grant…
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10th Circuit upholds COVID fraud convictions of Colorado Springs-based doctor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that jurors heard sufficient evidence to convict a doctor of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 aid from the government and spending it on himself, not on his…
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Loveland officer who shot puppy will face jury trial, federal judge rules
Jurors could find Officer Mathew Grashorn acted unreasonably by shooting a puppy who had come over to see him, Judge Raymond Moore concluded
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10th Circuit upholds immunity for Lafayette officers who used dog to bite unarmed man
Lafayette police officers who deployed a dog to bite an unarmed, allegedly unconscious man for 15-20 seconds cannot be held liable for excessive force, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last week. Adrian Martinez was lying in the fetal position in a locked storage closet when police broke the door and immediately told…