Tag: Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter
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Federal judge declines to dismiss strike-breaking nurses’ lawsuit over wage violations
A federal judge last week declined to dismiss 39 nursing employees’ claims for compensation against a Greenwood Village-based company for its alleged violations of state and federal law. U.S. Nursing Corporation employs health care professionals to cross the picket lines during strikes. During a three-day strike in October 2023 at Kaiser Permanente facilities, USN sent…
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Report: Colorado’s federal trial court sees time to trial tick up, magistrate judge consent remain low
Colorado’s federal trial court saw a slight uptick in the number of civil cases filed in 2024 and also a slight increase in the average time for a case to reach trial, according to a statistical report compiled by U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Neureiter also noted the percentage of cases handled exclusively by…
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Federal judge advances claim against prison guard for allegedly outing man as ‘snitch’
A federal judge last week agreed an incarcerated man could sue a prison guard for allegedly putting him in danger and retaliating against him by revealing to other inmates that the plaintiff filed a sexual harassment complaint. The plaintiff, who is incarcerated at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, raised allegations against three prison employees that…
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Colorado federal judges unveil new ‘civility code,’ share stories about bad behavior
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four members of Colorado’s U.S. District Court introduced lawyers on Tuesday to a new, nonbinding “civility code” and expressed frustration about overly belligerent behavior they are seeing more frequently from attorneys. “It feeds on itself. One lawyer in a case starts with snarky comments in…
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10th Circuit revives transgender detainee’s lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Wednesday that a transgender detainee at the El Paso County jail could proceed with her lawsuit against the sheriff and a deputy for alleged violations of her constitutional rights. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court…