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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010
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OPINIONS
SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO Case No. 08SC972

Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA1758
Petitioners:
MDC Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Richmond American Homes of

Colorado, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
v.
Respondents:
Town of Parker, a Colorado home rule municipal corporation and Town of

Castle Rock, a Colorado home rule municipal corporation.
JUDGMENT REVERSED
EN BANC
JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

JUSTICE COATS dissents, and CHIEF JUSTICE MULLARKEY and JUSTICE EID join
in the dissent.
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO Case No. 08SC970

Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals

Petitioner:
Savannah Boles,
v.
Respondent:
Sun Ergoline, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
JUDGMENT REVERSED
EN BANC
JUSTICE COATS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
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PETITIONS FOR REHEARING
NONE
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PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
No. 09SC416
Petitioner:
The Heritage Place Townhouses Association, a Colorado nonprofit
corporation,
v.
Respondents:
Rickey M. Rainwater and Bunny A. Rainwater.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC422
Petitioner:
Daryl J. Scheffer,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

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No. 09SC455
Petitioner:
Roland Eugene Warren,
v.
Respondent:
Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC.
Summary of Issue:
Whether a district court should toll speedy trial when a defendant is

in custody and fails to appear for a trial readiness conference, yet
no delay resulted from defendant’s non-appearance and the matter
remained on the district court’s calendar for a previously scheduled
trial date.
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No. 09SC695
Petitioner:
Guy V. Lucero, Jr.,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC797
Petitioner:
Michael Milligan,
v.
Respondents:
District Court, Sixteenth Judicial District; Crowley County; and Judge
Michael Schifer, a Judge thereof.

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No. 09SC878
In re the Marriage of:

Petitioner:
Jeanie Becker Davis,
AND
Respondent:
Gary Davis.

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No. 09SC886
Petitioner:
Joseph Jerome Santillanes,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC906
Petitioner/Cross-Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado,
v.
Respondent/Cross-Petitioner:
Raymond Lara.
Petition and Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE COATS and JUSTICE EID would grant as to the following issues:
Whether the court of appeals erred in reversing Defendant’s first

degree murder conviction on the grounds that the jury instruction
tracking the language of section 18-1-704(4), C.R.S. (2009) violated
defendant’s due process rights.
Whether the court of appeals’ proposed instruction improperly requires

the prosecution to disprove self-defense when asserted as a non-
affirmative defense in addition to proving the elements of the
offenses charged.
Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the trial court was
required to instruct the jury on the “no retreat” doctrine, although
defendant’s defense was based on defense of others, not self-defense.
JUSTICE EID would also grant as to:
Whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that there was

evidence supporting the trial court’s instruction on the “combat by
agreement” exception to self-defense/defense of others.
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No. 09SC912
Petitioners:
United Parcel Service and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.,
v.
Respondents:
Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado and Joel A.
Vigil.

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No. 09SC914
Petitioner:
Oloyea D. Wallin,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC918
Petitioner:
Robert J. Landon,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC930
Petitioners:
Paul Gordon, LLC; and Paul Gordon,
v.
Respondents:
Bruce P. Fierst, P.C.; and Bruce P. Fierst.

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No. 09SC950
Petitioner:
Troy Allen Short,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC952
Court of Appeals Case Nos. 09CA11 & 09CA27
Petitioner:
K.B.,
v.
Respondent:
In the Interest of Minor Children:
V.G., V.G., and J.C.
JUSTICE EID would grant as to the following issue:
Whether the court of appeals erred when it determined that the Weld
County Department of Child Services adequately complied with the
notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act before terminating
Mother’s parental rights to her children.
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No. 09SC960
Petitioner:
Larry Chad Smithey,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC961
Petitioner:
David E. Woolery,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC962
Petitioner:
Ismael Jaime Bonilla,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC963
Court of Appeals Nos. 08CA1158 & 08CA1745
Petitioner:
Timothy A Gognat,
v.
Respondents:
Chet J. Ellsworth, Joanne Ellsworth, Stephen Smith, and MSD Energy
Inc.
Summary of Issue:
Whether the trial court and court of appeals correctly concluded that
there were no genuine issues of material fact regarding the accrual of
Gognat’s trade secret misappropriation claims.
DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.

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No. 09SC964
Petitioner:
David Patrick Hashman,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC970
Petitioner:
Andrew Mark Lamar,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC971
Petitioner:
Don Martin,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC972
Petitioner:
Gerald P. McJunkin,
v.
Respondent:
Terraplus USA, Inc., a Colorado corporation.

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No. 09SC975
Petitioner:
Rajova Bryan Thomas,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC980
Petitioner:
Robert Darrell Jones,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC981
Petitioner:
Phillip Irvin Moses,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC985
Petitioner:
Donald N. McSwain,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC986
Court of Appeals No. 07CA455
Petitioners:
Alex Delano, Wolfgang Baeck, Carlos Perez, Kevin Werner, and Mark
Parker,
v.
Respondent:
Jeffrey M. Busch.
Summary of Issues:
Whether, as a matter of law, two officers of the same corporation can

engage in a conspiracy with each other to commit a tort while acting
within the scope of their authority and in furtherance of the
corporation’s interests.
Whether the court of appeals erred in reversing the trial court’s

findings of fact and in holding that Busch and Jeffers were acting
within that scope of their authority when making the false
representations.
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No. 09SC987
Petitioner:
Ruben Joseph Garcia,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC992
Petitioner:
Deon Joseph Godfrey,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC994
Petitioner:
Joshua Breezley,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC995
Petitioner:
Bobbie Denise Hildebrand,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC997
Petitioner:
Christopher Carr,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC998
Petitioner:
Kevin Patrick McAllister,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC1001
Petitioner:
Daniel Lucky Dennis,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC1003
Petitioner:
Warney Ray Smith,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 09SC1016
Petitioner:
Dagoberto Aguilar-Ramos,
v.
Respondent:

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No. 10SC1
Petitioner:
J.C.,
v.
Respondent:
In the Interest of Minor Child:
D.I.

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No. 10SC11
Petitioner:
E.M.S.,
v.
Respondent:
In the Interest of Minor Children:
B.M.B. and E.D.B.

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COLORADO SUPREME COURT

"Slip opinions" are the opinions delivered by the Supreme Court

Click on the case number to view the opinion in pdf format.

SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO Case No. 08SC972

Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals

MDC Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Richmond American Homes of

Town of Parker, a Colorado home rule municipal corporation and Town of

JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO Case No. 08SC970

Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals

Sun Ergoline, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

JUSTICE COATS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

PETITIONS FOR REHEARING

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC.

Whether a district court should toll speedy trial when a defendant is

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

In re the Marriage of:

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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

Whether the court of appeals erred in reversing Defendant’s first

Whether the court of appeals’ proposed instruction improperly requires

JUSTICE EID would also grant as to:

Whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that there was

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

JUSTICE EID would grant as to the following issue:

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC.

DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC.

Whether, as a matter of law, two officers of the same corporation can

Whether the court of appeals erred in reversing the trial court’s

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.