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Widow of off-duty deputy killed by LaSalle officer in 2019 shooting files lawsuit against officer, town (Greeley Tribune, January 19, 2021)

Lawsuit claims LaSalle officer was ‘unfit for duty’ when she fatally shot an Adams County deputy (9 News, January 19, 2021)

Lawsuit filed in shooting of off-duty Adams County deputy 2 years after death (KDVR, January 18, 2021)

Lawsuit filed against LaSalle police officer who shot dead an Adams County deputy (Denver Post, January 18, 2021

Wrongful Death Lawsuit: Widow Sues LaSalle Police Over Killing Of Deputy Jesse Jenson (CBS Denver, January 18, 2021

Lawsuit filed in shooting of off-duty Adams County deputy 2 years after death (KDVR, January 18, 2021)

Widow of off-duty deputy killed by LaSalle officer in 2019 shooting files lawsuit against officer, town (Greeley Tribune, January 17, 2021)

 

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Lazzaro v. Garcia (Buena Vista Police dept.)

Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: Unlawful detention, excessive force

 

BVPD officer sued for rights violations had previous allegation with Salida PD (The Chaffee County Times, Jul 18, 2019)

Buena Vista Police officer sued over domestic call (The Chaffee County Times, Jul 12, 2019)

BV policeman faces lawsuit for allegedly violating man’s rights (The Mountain Mail, July 11, 2019)

 

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Brown v. McDermott (Aurora Police dept.)

Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Description: Unlawful stop, search and detention

 

Black Couple Sues Colorado Police for Illegal Search (The North Star, April 21, 2019)

Young black couple sues Aurora police after broken tail light leads to frisks, car search (The Durango Herald, April 16, 2019)

 

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Watlington v. Browne (Colorado Springs Police dept.)

Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: Excessive force

 

Colorado Springs cops looking for older white suspect set police dog on young black man, lawsuit say (The Denver Post, December 13, 2017)

Lawsuit accuses Colorado Springs K-9 officer of allowing police dog’s ‘unjustified’ attack (The Gazette, December 13, 2017)

 

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Woodfork v. Wilson, et al (Adams County Police and Sheriff’s Dept.)

Practice Area: Constitutional Rights/Police Misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: First Amendment retaliation/excessive force

 

A Denver Area Man Gave A Cop The Finger, So The Cop Snapped It In Half, According To Lawsuit (Inquisitr, December 16, 2017)

Suburban Denver deputy snaps man’s middle finger after he flipped lawman off, lawsuit says (The Denver Post, December 13, 2017)

Lawsuit: Officer breaks finger of suspect who flipped him off (9News, December 13, 2017)

Lawsuit: Man’s finger broken for flipping Adams County deputy off (Denver Channel 7, December 13, 2017)

Lawsuit claims man’s middle finger broken after flipping off Adams County deputy (Denver Fox 31 News, December 13, 2017)

 

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Estate of Justin Stieb v. Johnson, et al (Delta County Sheriff’s Dept.)

Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Settled
Description: Deliberate indifference to inmate medical needs

 

Lawsuit: Inmate Denied Meds, Had 200 Seizures in Douglas County Jail (Westword, October 10, 2017)

Delta inmate found dead (Montrose, August 18, 2014)

Justin Stieb: Video Contradicts Official Version of Delta Jail Death (Westword, August 8, 2017)

 

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Hinman v. Joyce (Denver Police Dept.)

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Wrongful detention and wrongful prosecution

 

Denver Settles Gunman Case For $122,500 (CBS Denver Channel 4, May 23, 2017)

Denver settles gunman case for $122,500 (The Gazette, May 23, 2017)

Denver settles trumped-up hitman case for $122,500 (The Denver Post, May 22, 2017)

 

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Randall v. Clark, et al. (Denver Police Dept.)

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Wrongful arrest

 

Denver council asked to approve $47,000 payment to settle lawsuit against police officers (The Denver Post, April 10, 2017)

Denver will pay $47,500 to settle a case of mistaken identity for which three police officers were disciplined (Denverite, April 10, 2017)

 

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Reilly v. Johnson, et al. (Elbert County Sheriff)

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled (amount undisclosed)
Description: Wrongful arrest / Excessive force

 

Grandmother claims deputies jailed her for stealing own truck; alleges civil rights violations (Denver Channel 7, November 2, 2016)

 

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Valverde v. Denver (Police Dept.)

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: Wrongful shooting / wrongful death

 

Joseph Valverde Killed by Cop While Trying to Surrender, Attorney Says (Westword, August 9, 2016)

Video: Denver Police named in excessive force lawsuit over deadly shooting (Denver Channel 7, July 25, 2016)

Family of man fatally shot during drug sting sues Denver (The Denver Post, July 26, 2016)

 

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Hoglund v. Denver (Sheriff Dept.)

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled after officers were disciplined.
Description: Excessive Force / Deprivation of Bodily Integrity

 

Lawsuit claims Denver Sheriff Department condoned hazing ritual (The Denver Post, May 12, 2016)

 

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Montoya v. Newman, et al (Huerfano County Jail)

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Indifference to Medical Necessity

 

County settles lawsuit for $200K (World Journal Huerfano, August 6, 2015)

 

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Lucero v. Putnam, et al. (Denver Police Dept.)

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Unlawful arrest, Excessive force and First Amendment retaliation

 

Councilwoman Says Denver Can Live With Latest Settlement Involving Police Force (CBS Denver Channel 4, May 3, 2015)

Denver’s excessive force payouts twice as much as Baltimore’s (The Colorado Independent, May 1, 2015)

Denver to pay $50K to woman slammed into wall by cop (Colorado Public Radio), March 3, 2015)

Patricia Lucero Gets $50K After Being Bloodied by Cop Who Wasn’t Disciplined (Westword, March 3, 2015)

Denver to pay $50K to woman slammed into wall by cop (Albuquerque Journal, March 3, 2015)

Federal civil rights lawsuit filed against Denver Police officers (The Denver Post, August 26, 2014)

Woman Claims Excessive Force In Lawsuit Against Denver Police Officers (CBS Denver Channel 4, August 27, 2014)

Independent Police Monitor, Chief Disagree On Force Case (CBS Denver Channel 4, March 13, 2014)

 

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Robinson v. City and County of Denver

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Mistaken Identity Arrest

 

Jailed 12 days, man proves his mistaken arrest by dropping pants in court; $88K settlement proposed (ABA Journal, January 6, 2015)

Denver set to settle another lawsuit over a mistaken arrest (The Denver Post, January 5, 2015)

 

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Olive v. Schnurr, Douglas County

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Date: Feb 21, 2014
Outcome: Award for Plantiff

 

Denver police officer wins defamation lawsuit against woman who said he gave alcohol to toddler (Fox News 31 Denver, March 7, 2014)

Denver police officer, wife face charges after witness says they gave toddler sips of booze (The Denver Post, August 30, 2011)

 

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Scarlet Ranch v. Steele, et al. (Denver Police Dept.)

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Excessive Force and Destruction of Evidence

 

Sex Club Files Suit Against DPD (CBS Denver Channel 4, September 29, 2011)

Lawsuit Threatened Over Taped DPD Takedown (CBS Denver Channel 4, February 8, 2011)

 

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Lunn v. Sellers, et al. (Denver Police Dept.)

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Excessive Force, First Amendment Retaliation

 

Police brutality: Independent monitor says chokeholding Denver cop deserved to be fired (Westword, May 6, 2011)

Denver to pay $80,000 to settle 2 police excessive-force lawsuit (The Denver Post, June 14, 2011)

 

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Hudson v. Marks, et al.

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Excessive Force, Malicious Prosecution

 

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Heaney v. Cordova, et al.

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled while on appeal
Description: Excessive Force, Conspiracy, Malicious Prosecution

 

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Doty v. Jasper, et al.

Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled while on appeal
Description: Deliberate Indifference to Medical Necessity