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OPINIONS

The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado 2 East 14th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203

2015 CO 7

Supreme Court Case No. 13SC728 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA519

Petitioners:

S K Peightal Engineers, LTD, a Colorado corporation; Hepworth-Pawlak Geotechnical, Inc., a Colorado corporation; Steve Pawlak; and Daniel E. Hardin,

v.

Respondent:

Mid Valley Real Estate Solutions V, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company.

Judgment Reversed en banc

CHIEF JUSTICE RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

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The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado

2 East 14th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203

2015 CO 8

Supreme Court Case No. 14SA12

Appeal from District Court

Water Division 1, Case No. 10CW261

Honorable James F. Hartmann, Judge

Concerning the Application for Water Rights of Sedalia Water and Sanitation District in

Douglas County

Opposers-Appellants:

Dick Wolfe, P.E. State Engineer, and David L. Nettles, P.E. Division Engineer, Water

Division 1,

v.

Applicant-Appellee:

Sedalia Water and Sanitation District,

and

Opposers-Appellees:

Castle Pines Metropolitan District, Castle Pines North Metropolitan District, Centennial Water and Sanitation District, Ready Mixed Concrete Company, Town of Castle Rock,

and United Water and Sanitation District.

Judgment Affirmed in Part and Reversed in Part en banc

JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

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The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado

2 East 14th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203

2015 CO 9

Supreme Court Case No. 14SA187 Interlocutory Appeal from the District Court

Mesa County District Court Case No. 13CR1275 Honorable Thomas Deister, Judge

Plaintiff-Appellant:

The People of the State of Colorado,

v.

Defendant-Appellee:

Ramiro Munoz-Gutierrez.

Order Reversed en banc

JUSTICE BOATRIGHT delivered the Opinion of the Court. JUSTICE HOOD concurs in part and dissents in part, and JUSTICE HOBBS and JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ join in the concurrence in part and dissent in part.

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PETITIONS FOR REHEARING

The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado 2 East 14th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203

2015 CO 4

Supreme Court Case No. 14SA13 Original Proceeding Pursuant to C.A.R. 21

Jefferson County District Court Case No. 05CV4355 Honorable Lily W. Oeffler, Judge

In Re

Plaintiff:

Lillian R. Malm,

v.

Defendant:

Marion Brigitte Villegas.

Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC.

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GRANTED ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 21

No. 15SA22, In re Dwyer v. The State of Colorado

District Court, City and County of Denver, Case No. 14CV32543

An Order to Show Cause was issued on February 6, 2015

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PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

No. 13SC895 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1942 Petitioner/Cross Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, v. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner: Adam James Wilburn. Petition and Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE BOATRIGHT would grant as to the following issue: [Reframed] Whether Colorado’s double jeopardy clause bars an appellate court from reinstating erroneously dismissed revocation charges against a defendant where the trial court has dismissed the defendant’s underlying deferred judgment and sentence. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC10 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1051 Petitioner: Michael Gibson, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC76 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1966 Petitioner: Randolph Graham, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC144 Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA2022 Petitioner: Marc Carleton Trevithick, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC171 Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA1303 Petitioner: Andrew Douglas Franz, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC271 Yuma County District Court Case No. 13CV2 Petitioner: Sammy Lammey, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC318 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA509 Petitioner: Michael Benjamin Dydyn, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC331 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1727 Petitioner: Bituminous Casualty Corporation, v. Respondents: Okland Construction Company, Inc., a Utah corporation; and Rivergate Loft Partners, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC346 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2637 Petitioner: Jeffrey A. Martinez, v. Respondent: The Estate of Steven Wayne Bleck, by Joanna Churchill, Personal Representative for Steven Bleck, deceased. Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC. Summary of the Issues: Whether where there are no disputed issues of material fact, a trial court’s denial of immunity on the basis of a claim of “willful and wanton conduct” is subject to interlocutory appeal.

Whether if the issue of denial of immunity is subject to interlocutory appeal, the district court improperly applied the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act’s “willful and wanton” conduct exception to immunity for public employees, section 24-10-188(2)(a), C.R.S. (2014) to deny defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s tort claim of battery arising out of defendant’s accidental discharge of his firearm. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC365 Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA1246 Petitioner: Shane Matthew Hotton, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC395 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1005 Petitioner: Adelbert Bassford, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC416 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1553 Petitioner: Victor Arnold Gabler, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC421 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2000 Petitioner: Lou Lou Goss, individually, and d/b/a The Estate of Earl V. Biss, Jr., v. Respondent: Paul J. Zueger. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC435 Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA1907 Petitioner: Garry Martin, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC450 Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA1451 Petitioner: Marc Thomas Sylvester, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC466 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA2364 Petitioner: Johnathan Marc Carl, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC470 Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA1577 Petitioner: David Chad Wright, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC483 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA955 Petitioner: Armando Cervantes Contreras, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC491 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA65 Petitioner: Shawn T. Dondero, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC500 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA855 Petitioner: Jose Martinez Lopez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC512 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA224 Petitioner: James Harvey Rosier, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC545 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA2282 Petitioner: Trevor Astry Cruz, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC583 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2384 Petitioner: Vincent Jerome May, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC585 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA508 Petitioner: Marco A. Rocha, v. Respondents: Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections and Warden of Sterling Correctional Facility. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC594 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1616 Petitioner: Timothy Arthur Napier, 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. 14SC595 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA307 Petitioner: Kenneth Duane McNeil, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC596 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1169 Petitioner: Lawrence Fitzgerald, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC597 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1209 Petitioner: Jonathan Estes, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC602 Larimer County District Court Case No. 13CV190 Petitioner: Robert Lawrence Perry, v. Respondent: Cheyna Houston Perry, n/k/a Cheyana Miget. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC607 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA629 Petitioner: Keith Frazier, v. Respondent: Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC608 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA273 Petitioner: Gabriel Motta, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC612 Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA998 Petitioner: Francis M. Hernandez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC613 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA2085 Petitioner: Manuel Lopez-Diaz, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC618 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1764 Petitioner: George Albert Magee, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC619 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA695 Petitioner: Michael Garcia-Fernandez, a/k/a Santos Torres, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC621 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1168 Petitioner: B.A.S., In the Matter of Child: G.A.N.S., v. Respondent: M.S.S. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC622 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2354 Petitioner: Bikram Bihari Mishra, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC623 Jefferson County District Court Case No. 14CV30346 Petitioner: James Gardner, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE BOATRIGHT would grant as to the following issue: [REFRAMED] Whether, because no Colorado case law discusses the proper foundational requirements for the admission of laser speed device readings at trial, Colorado should adopt the standard from the Hawaii Supreme Court in State v. Assaye, 216 P.3d 1227, 1238 (Haw. 2009), which held that before a laser gun’s speed reading will be admissible, “the prosecution must prove that the laser gun’s accuracy was tested according to procedures recommended by the manufacturer.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC630 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1970 Petitioner: Jason Lee Decker, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC632 Fremont County District Court Case No. 13CV53 Petitioner: Jeremy Molbert, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC633 Court of Appeals Case Nos. 12CA1506 and 12CA1508 Petitioner: Jason Wade Murks, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC636 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA970 Petitioner: Robert Anthony Vaughan, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC640 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1676 Petitioner: Andrew Mark Lamar, v. Respondent: John W. Hickenlooper, Governor of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC642 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2458 Petitioner: Miguel Emmanuel Gonzalez-Lopez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC653 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA525 Petitioner: Migel C. Wise, v. Respondent: Alexander K. Rodriguez. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC658 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1947 Petitioner: William Lovato, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC661 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA7 Petitioner: Zachary Allen Helms, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC664 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1236 Petitioner: Travis Mosley, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC667 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1402 Petitioner: Michael Ray Beaty, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC668 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1031 Petitioner: Chester Gray, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC670 Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA467 Petitioner: George Madrid, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC671 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2651 Petitioner: David Keith McCoy, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC677 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2377 Petitioner: Michael Randy Zepeda, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC680 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2499 Petitioner: Deonandre Devon Woods, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 14SC683 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1654 Petitioner: James Rodney McKay, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC763 Court of Appeals Case Nos. 14CA759 and 14CA1359 Petitioner: R. Kirk McDonald, v. Respondent: Citibank, N.A. Petition for Writ of Certiorari Pursuant to C.A.R. 50 DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC860 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA424 Petitioner: R. Kirk McDonald, v. Respondent: Zions First National Bank. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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