CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS COLORADO SUPREME COURT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021
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OPINIONS
2021 CO 11
Supreme Court Case No. 19SC530 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Case No. 18CA748
Petitioner:
Kent Ryser,
v.
Respondent:
Shelter Mutual Insurance Company.
Judgment Affirmed en banc
JUSTICE GABRIEL delivered the Opinion of the Court. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate.
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2021 CO 12
Supreme Court Case No. 19SC854 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Case No. 18CA1209
In re the Marriage of
Petitioner:
Denise Zander,
and
Respondent:
John Zander.
Judgment Affirmed en banc
JUSTICE SAMOUR delivered the Opinion of the Court.
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2021 CO 13
Supreme Court Case No. 19SC967 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Case No. 18CA720
In re the Marriage of
Petitioner:
Jack Allen Blaine,
and
Respondent:
Qing He.
Judgment Reversed en banc
JUSTICE SAMOUR delivered the Opinion of the Court.
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2021 CO 14
Supreme Court Case No. 20SC187 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Case No. 19CA1406
Petitioners:
The People of the State of Colorado,
In the Interest of Minor Child: A.M.
and
A.M., Minor Child,
v.
Respondent:
T.M.
Judgment Reversed en banc
JUSTICE BERKENKOTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.
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PETITIONS FOR REHEARING
2021 CO 3
Supreme Court Case No. 19SC1004 C.A.R. 50 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Case No. 18CA2252 Jefferson County District Court Case No. 18DR30057 Honorable Margie L. Enquist, Judge
In re the Marriage of
Petitioner:
Dean LaFleur,
v.
Respondent:
Timothy Pyfer.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC.
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21 CO 6
Supreme Court Case No. 20SA32 Appeal from the District Court Alamosa County District Court, Water Division 3, Case No. 17CW3003 Honorable Pattie P. Swift, Water Judge
In the Matter of the Application for Water Rights of the Mike and Jim Kruse Partnership in Saguache County.
Applicant-Appellee:
Mike and Jim Kruse Partnership,
v.
Opposer-Appellants:
Craig W. Cotten, Division Engineer, Water Division 3; and Kevin G. Rein, State Engineer,
and
Opposer-Appellees:
The United States of America Fish and Wildlife Service and The Rio Grande Canal Water Users Association,
and Concerning
Intervenor-Appellee:
S&T Farms, LLC.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC.
6 COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------HELD PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
No. 20SC789, Lombardo v. People Held pending 20SC399, Rojas v. People
DENIED PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
No. 20SC727, Court of Appeals Case No. 18CA1758 Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Petitioner: D. M.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 20SC799, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA2190 Petitioner: Terry Lavern Verge, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 20SC814, Court of Appeals Case No. 19CA855 Petitioner: Trinidad Holdings Company, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, v. Respondent: Terps ‘n Purps, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------
7 COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------No. 20SC820, Douglas County District Court Case No. 19CV30445 Petitioner: Gary Valko, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 20SC836, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA983 Petitioner: Jose Eduardo Sandoval-Cruz, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 20SC842, Court of Appeals Case No. 20CA1351 In re the Marriage of Petitioner: Dusleana Brown, and Respondent: Neil Brown.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 20SC859, Jefferson County District Court Case No. 20CV42 Petitioner: Sergey Novitskiy, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------
8 COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------No. 20SC862, Arapahoe County District Court Case No. 20CV31620 Petitioner: Kenneth Lyle Peters, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 20SC872, Court of Appeals Case No. 19CA985 Petitioner: Byron Tyrome Todd, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 20SC873, Court of Appeals Case No. 18CA291 Petitioner: Glenn William Gregory, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 20SC874, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA185 Petitioner: Jordon M. Primm, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------
9 COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------No. 21SC32, Court of Appeals Case No. 20CA1037 Petitioner: S. O., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: I. O.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 21SC35, Court of Appeals Case No. 20CA1218 Petitioner: V. L., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children: Y. L. and J. L.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 21SC36, Court of Appeals Case No. 20CA968 Petitioner: C. M., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children: A. M. and D. M., and Concerning S. M.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------
10 COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------No. 21SC37, Court of Appeals Case No. 20CA1204 Petitioner: K. S., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: Z. S.-J. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------No. 21SC48, Court of Appeals Case No. 21CA79 Petitioners: Gary Winston; John Peckham; Matthew Aldaz; William Stevenson; and Dean Carbajal, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, v. Respondent: Jared Polis, in his official capacity.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari Pursuant to C.A.R. 50 DENIED. EN BANC. ------
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