Tag: Scott Varholak
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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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Colorado judge rejects inmate’s request to order changes to prison dental policies
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge has rebuffed an inmate’s request to order prison officials to halt their alleged unofficial policy of denying dental crowns to detainees, believing the Federal Bureau of Prisons should be left to manage its own medical protocols. Peter George Noe, who is incarcerated…
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Judge says man suing Aurora may use AG’s investigation into police department
Two months after the Colorado Attorney General’s Office released a report concluding that Aurora police have a pattern and practice of excessive force and racially-based law enforcement, a federal judge allowed a man to incorporate the report’s findings into his own excessive force claims against the city. U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on Thursday granted…