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Colorado Supreme Court Opinions || June 20, 2011

Colorado Supreme Court -- June 20, 2011
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
101 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 800
Denver, Colorado 80202

Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA2659

Case No. 10SC94

Petitioners:

Denver Post Corporation, a Colorado corporation, d/b/a The Denver Post, and Karen Crummy, a Colorado citizen,

v.

Respondent:

Bill Ritter, Governor of the State of Colorado.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
EN BANC

JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
JUSTICE RICE dissents, and JUSTICE EID joins in the dissent. JUSTICE EID dissents.
JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate.


SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
101 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 800
Denver, Colorado 80202

Appeal from the District Court
Water Division 1, Case No. 04CW310
Honorable Roger A. Klein, Judge

Case No. 09SA213

Concerning the Application for Water Rights of the City and County of Broomfield in Adams, Broomfield, Boulder and Weld Counties.

Opposers-Appellants/Cross-Appellees:

Centennial Water and Sanitation District and City of Boulder,

v.

Applicant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant:

City and County of Broomfield,

and

Opposers-Appellees/Cross-Appellees:

City of Aurora, Brighton Ditch Company, City of Englewood, Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, City of Longmont, City of Louisville, New Consolidated Lower Boulder Reservoir and Ditch Company, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Platteville Irrigation and Milling Company, Public Service Company of Colorado, d/b/a Xcel Energy, South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, City of Thornton, and City of Westminster,

and

Appellee Pursuant to C.A.R. 1(e):

James R. Hall, Division Engineer for Water Division No. 1.

ORDER AFFIRMED
EN BANC

JUSTICE EID delivered the Opinion of the Court.

SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
101 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 800
Denver, Colorado 80202

Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA2231

Case No. 10SC39

Petitioners:

Codiejo Apodaca, n/k/a Codiejo Martinez, and Michelle I. Carlton,

v.

Respondent:

Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois insurance corporation.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
EN BANC

JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.

PETITIONS FOR REHEARING

SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
101 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 800
Denver, Colorado 80202

Original Proceeding Pursuant to C.A.R. 21
Arapahoe County District Court Case No. 06CR697
Honorable Gerald J. Rafferty, Judge

Case No. 10SA341 

In Re:

Plaintiff:

The People of the State of Colorado,

v.

Defendant:

Robert Keith Ray.

Opinion modified, and as modified, Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC.

SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
101 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 800
Denver, Colorado 80202

Appeal from the District Court
Water Division 1, Case No. 02CW403
Honorable Judge Roger A. Klein, Judge

Case No. 09SA133

Applicant-Appellants:

Burlington Ditch Reservoir and Land Company; Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company; United Water and Sanitation District; Henrylyn Irrigation District; and East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District,

and

Opposers-Appellants:

City of Thornton; City of Brighton; and City and County of Denver, acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners,

Opposer-Appellant/Opposer-Appellee:

City of Englewood,

v.

Opposers-Appellees:

Metro Wastewater Reclamation District; Public Service Company of Colorado, d/b/a Xcel Energy, Inc.; Town of Lochbuie; Platte Valley Irrigation Company; City of Aurora; Golf Course Heritage Todd Creek; Todd Creek Farms Metro District; Centennial Water & Sanitation District; City of Boulder; Harmony Ditch Company; Irrigationists' Association; State Board of Land Commissioners; Colorado Division of Wildlife; City of Black Hawk; City and County of Broomfield; Lower Latham Reservoir Company; Aggregate Industries-WCR, Inc.; Albert Frei & Sons, Inc.; Henderson Aggregate, Ltd.; HP Farms, Inc.; PV Water Holdings, LLC; Adams County Board of Commissioners; Riverside Irrigation District; Riverside Land Company; Brighton Ditch Company; Parker Water and Sanitation District; Platteville Irrigating & Milling Company; Central Colorado Water Conservancy District; South Adams County Water & Sanitation District; Rangeview Metropolitan District; Equus Farms, Inc.; State Water Engineer; Fulton Irrigation Ditch Company; City of Greeley; Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; Bijou Irrigation District; City of Commerce City; David DeChant; Consolidated Ditches Company of District No. 2; City of Sterling; and Arapahoe County Water & Wastewater,

Appellee Pursuant to C.A.R. 1(e):

James Hall, Division Engineer for Water Division No. 1. 
Opinion modified, and as modified, Petitions for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC.

SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
101 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 800
Denver, Colorado 80202

Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA134

Case No. 09SC534

Petitioners:

Qwest Services Corporation and Qwest Corporation,

v.

Respondents:

Andrew Blood, Carrie Blood, and Public Service Company of Colorado, d/b/a Xcel Energy.

Opinion modified, and as modified, Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC.

JUSTICE RICE and JUSTICE EID would grant the Petition.
JUSTICE COATS does not participate.


SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
101 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 800
Denver, Colorado 80202

Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 06CA1207

Case No. 09SC652

Petitioner:

Terry Townsend,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado

Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC.

CHIEF JUSTICE BENDER and JUSTICE MARTINEZ would grant the Petition.


PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

No. 10SC564

Court of Appeals Case No. 06CA1632

Petitioner:

Darrick Love,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE COATS does not participate.

JUSTICE MARTINEZ would grant as to the following issue:

Whether the court of appeals correctly held that the defendant’s right to speedy trial was not violated.



No. 10SC817

Court of Appeals Case Nos. 09CA1322 and 09CA2181

Petitioners:

The Gap, Inc. and Leggett & Platt, Incorporated,

v.

Respondents:

Maria Ostrom, in her official capacity as Interim Finance Director and City Treasurer of the City of Thornton; City of Thornton, a municipal corporation; Roxanne Huber, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue; Timothy T. Weber, in his official capacity as Deputy Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue and Hearing Officer; City and County of Denver, a municipal corporation; City of Littleton, a municipal corporation; and City of Colorado Springs, a municipal corporation.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE EID would grant as to the following issues:

Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that The Gap’s purchases of store fixtures occurred in Thornton, for purposes of the Thornton tax ordinance, where the store fixtures were delivered to The Gap outside of Thornton by third party carriers.

Whether the attempt by the City of Thornton to tax The Gap’s purchases of store fixtures from a vendor located in Thornton, where the store fixtures were delivered to The Gap outside of Thornton and outside of Colorado by third party carriers, is in conflict with the decisions of the United States Supreme Court in National Bellas Hess, Inc.v.  Department of Revenue of Illinois,386 U.S. 753 (1967), and Quill Corp.  v. North Dakota,504 U.S. 298 (1992), and the United States Constitution.


No. 10SC866

Weld County District Court Case No. 10CV478

Petitioner:

Tecca Rivera,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.



No. 10SC878

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA183

Petitioner:

Gary William Carrico, Jr.,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC52

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA283

Petitioner:

Albert Lee Pacheco,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC116

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA164

Petitioner:

Vicki Carr,

v.

Respondents:

Industrial Claim Appeals Office; Pasco/SW, Inc; and Pinnacol Assurance.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC149

Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA1745

Petitioner:

Christopher Wieberg,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate.



No. 11SC150

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA2254

Petitioners:

John Person and Janie Person,

v.

Respondent:

Dan Weller, a/k/a Daniel L. Weller, d/b/a Dan Weller Insurance Agency.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC152

Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA2176

Petitioner:

Erik Dean Rabes,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC153

Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA1877

Petitioner:

Andrew Gabriel Fuentes,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC160

Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA2702

Petitioner:

Rocky Lee Martinez,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.



No. 11SC177

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA972

Petitioner:

Diligent Delivery Systems,

v.

Respondents:

Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, Division of Employment & Training and Darren R. Brouhard.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate.


No. 11SC178

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA1599

Petitioner:

Western Logistics, Inc.,

v.

Respondents:

Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, Division of Employment & Training and Veronica Gomez.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate.


No. 11SC180

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA63

Petitioner:

Edgar Robles-Vasquez,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.



No. 11SC195

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA361

Petitioner: Dennis Gonzales,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC207

Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA2549

Petitioner:

Ahmad Aziz,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC217

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA766

Petitioner:

Process Serving Solutions,

v.

Respondents:

Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado and Louise M. Barnes.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC221

El Paso County District Court Case No. 11CV40

Petitioner:

Judy Ruth,

v.

Respondents:

Kathy Gene Pebley and James Robert Pebley.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.



No. 11SC223

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA850

Petitioner:

William David Gross,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC225

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA2050

Petitioner:

David Fornes,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC243

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA400

Petitioner:

Carlos Hurtado Bustamante,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC248

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA2562

Petitioner:

Jonathan Newcome,

v.

Respondent:

Maryilynne Solomon, as Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Solomon, a minor.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.



No. 11SC257

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA1309

Petitioner:

Michael Todd Frazier,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC260

Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA2377

Petitioner:

Robert J. Freeman,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate.


No. 11SC262

Arapahoe County District Court Case No. 09CV2447

Petitioner:

Aymen Abdu,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC266

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA401

Petitioner:

Heidi Louise Fruhling,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate.



No. 11SC267

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA97

Petitioner: Steven Simons,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC270

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA2545

Petitioner:

Jeffrey Allen Robb,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC271

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA180

Petitioner:

Jeffrey Michael Freeman,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC273

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA2677

Petitioner:

Derrell Bell,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC276

Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA1238

Petitioner:

Sergio Valencia, a/k/a Cesar Holguin,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC280

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA2329

Petitioner:

Gardner Woodward,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC281

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA1456

Petitioner:

Nancy Ruth Bautista,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC282

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA22

Petitioner: Michael Carrillo,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.



No. 11SC284

Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA1302

Petitioner:

Joshua Daniel Reeves,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC285

Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA2042

Petitioner:

Jorge Daniel Valdez,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


No. 11SC287

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA981

Petitioner:

Paul Tinsley,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.


These opinions are not final. They may be modified, changed or withdrawn in accordance with Rules 40 and 49 of the Colorado Appellate Rules. Changes to or modifications of these opinions resulting from any action taken by the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court are not incorporated here.

Colorado Supreme Court Opinions || June 20, 2011

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