CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS
COLORADO SUPREME COURT
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019
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OPINIONS
2019 CO 14
Supreme Court Case No. 17SA231
Appeal from the District Court
Pueblo County District Court, Water Division 2, Case No. 13CW3041
Honorable Larry C. Schwartz, Water Judge
Concerning the Application for Water Rights of Donald E. Dill, Cathie G. Dill, Jerry R.
Pearce, and Frances M. Pearce in Fremont County.
Applicants-Appellees:
Donald E. Dill, Cathie G. Dill, Jerry R. Pearce, and Frances M. Pearce,
v.
Opposer-Appellant:
Yamasaki Ring, LLC,
and
Opposers-Appellees:
Kevin Rein, State Engineer and Steve J. Witte, Division Engineer, Water Division 2.
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Judgment Affirmed
en banc
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Supreme Court Case No. 17SA303
Appeal from the District Court
Pueblo County District Court, Water Division 2, Case No. 12CW95
Honorable Larry C. Schwartz, Water Judge
Concerning the Water Rights of Donald E. Dill, Cathie G. Dill, Jerry R. Pearce, and
Frances M. Pearce in Fremont County.
Applicants-Appellees:
Donald E. Dill, Cathie G. Dill, Jerry R. Pearce, and Frances M. Pearce,
v.
Opposer-Appellant:
Yamasaki Ring, LLC,
and
Opposers-Appellees:
Tom French and Joan French,
and Concerning
Defendants-Appellees:
Bill Tyner, Division Engineer, Water Division 2 and Kevin Rein, State Engineer.
Judgment Affirmed
en banc
JUSTICE SAMOUR delivered the Opinion of the Court.
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RULE CHANGES
RULE CHANGE 2019(06)
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Rules 80 and 380
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, February 14, 2019, effective
immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2019(07)
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 55
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, February 14, 2019, effective
immediately.
GRANTED PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
No. 18SC482, Larimer County District Court Case No. 17CV31055
Petitioner:
Quinten Martinez,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC.
[REFRAMED] Whether the district court erred under section 42-4-1307(7)(c), C.R.S.
(2018), when it affirmed petitioner’s sentence to 365 days in jail following a second
probation revocation, after petitioner had already been sentenced to 355 days in jail for
a prior probation revocation on the same charge.
DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.
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HELD PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
18SC501, Barnhardt v. People
Held pending 17SC830, People v. Espinoza
DENIED PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
No. 18SC432, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA192
Petitioner:
Edward Madison,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate.
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No. 18SC586, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA100
Petitioner:
Dennis Walker,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC660, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA11
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado,
In the Interest of
Petitioner:
M. P. P.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC671, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA741
Petitioner:
Jean Marchant, as guardian of Krista Marchant,
v.
Respondents:
Boulder Community Health, Inc. and Cardon Outreach LLC, a foreign corporation.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate.
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No. 18SC847, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1288
Petitioner:
Larry Ray Porter,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC864, Gilpin County District Court Case No. 18CV30009
Petitioner:
Marlen Turner,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC897, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA600
Petitioner:
Carlton L. Yazzie,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC906, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA1513
Petitioner:
Robert Samuel Leibensperger,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC907, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA2038
Petitioner:
Jesse Gene Sanchez,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC918, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA622
Petitioner:
Ernest Joseph Tibbels,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC922, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA1130
Petitioner:
Kevin Robert Faulkner,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC924, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA979
Petitioner:
Roberto Monroy-Enriquez,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC925, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1872
Petitioner:
Lee George McDonald,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 18SC926, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA1538
Petitioner:
Michael Orlando Rollie,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 19SC35, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA2174
Petitioner:
R. L. II,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado,
In the Interest of Minor Children:
R. L., III and K. D. L.,
and Concerning
C. L.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 19SC36, Court of Appeals Case No. 18CA540
Petitioner:
R. H.,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado,
In the Interest of Minor Child:
Y. H.-F.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 19SC59, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA1177
Petitioner:
N. C.,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado,
In the Interest of Minor Children:
L. C. and H. C.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 19SC60, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA2063
Petitioner:
P. G.,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado,
In the Interest of Minor Child:
L. J. W.,
and Concerning
J. W.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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