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Estate of Wilford Deweese v Ronnie Hancock, Daniel Lebaron, Levi Hoover, and Jeffrey Schuelke
Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: Excessive Force/Wrongful Death
April 9, 2024
Lehman v Zehner
Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: Wrongful Arrest/Prosecution
Federal judge denies immunity to Arvada officer in wrongful arrest lawsuit (Colorado Politics)
Nov. 3, 2022
Deterville v Guervich and Weinheimer
Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: False arrest, First Amendment violation
Man gets arrested for recording ‘in’ police station when he wasn’t inside
Dec. 25, 2022
Judge denies immunity to Denver officers in right-to-record suit
Dec. 21, 2022
Judge denies immunity to Denver officers in right-to-record suit (Colorado Politics)
Dec. 21, 2022
Mistic v Summers, City of Idaho Springs, Board of County Commissioners of Clear Creek County
Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: Excessive force and wrongful incarceration
Idaho Springs, Colorado officer named in lawsuit resigns (9 News)
Nov. 10, 2021
Deaf Man Arrested, Jailed For 4 Months After He Couldn’t Hear Police Commands: Lawsuit (Huffpost)
Oct. 1, 2021
Oct. 1, 2021
More details in Brady Mistic police brutality case (Daily Moth)
Oct. 1, 2021
Deaf man sues Idaho Springs police for unreasonable force during arrest (Denver 7)
Sept. 29, 2021
Idaho Springs Police Tased and Tackled Deaf Man, Lawsuit Says (Vice News)
Sept. 29, 2021
Sept. 29, 2021
Deaf man was beaten by cops because he could not understand them, lawsuit says (NY Post)
Sept. 29, 2021
Sept. 29, 2021
Sept. 28, 2021
Claim: Notorious Cop Broke His Own Leg While Abusing a Deaf Man
Sept. 28, 2021
Sept. 28, 2021
Sept. 27, 2021
Former Idaho Springs officer faces lawsuit for 2019 arrest of deaf man (9 News)
Sept. 26, 2021
Deaf man files lawsuit against Idaho Springs police, county jail for 2019 arrest
Sept. 26, 2021
Idaho Springs cops face another Taser lawsuit after using weapon on deaf man (KDVR)
Sept. 20, 2021
Billinger v Helbig, Fryar and City of Fort Lupton
Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: Excessive force
Estate of Jesse Jenson v Persichetti and Town of Lasalle
Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Settled
Description: Excessive force
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
January 17, 2021
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
April 16, 2019
Lazzaro v. Garcia (Buena Vista Police dept.)
Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: Unlawful detention, excessive force
Jul 18, 2019
Buena Vista Police officer sued over domestic call (The Chaffee County Times)
BV policeman faces lawsuit for allegedly violating man’s rights (The Mountain Mail)
July 11, 2019
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
Justin Stieb: Video Contradicts Official Version of Delta Jail Death (Westword)
August 8, 2017
Lawsuit: Inmate Denied Meds, Had 200 Seizures in Douglas County Jail (Westword)
October 10, 2017
Delta inmate found dead (Montrose)
August 18, 2014
Watlington v. Browne (Colorado Springs Police dept.)
Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: Excessive force
December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017
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
December 16, 2017
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
December 13, 2017
Anthony Martinez v. Backer, et al (Southern Ute Police Dept.)
Practice Area: Police misconduct
Outcome: Ongoing
Description: Police shooting/excessive force
July 18, 2023
Trial underway for man shot by S. Ute police (The Durango Herald)
July 21, 2013
Valenzuela v. Coleman, et al (Denver Police Dept.)
Practice Area: Police Misconduct
Outcome: Award for plantiff
Description: Wrongful arrest
September 15, 2023
Denver to pay $825,000 to man jailed after presenting laundry-damaged ID at DIA (Denver Post)
September 15, 2023
Denver to pay out $825,000 in police class action lawsuit (Newsbreak)
September 15, 2023
February 14, 2018
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
Randall v. Clark, et al. (Denver Police Dept.)
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Wrongful arrest
April 10, 2017
April 10, 2017
Reilly v. Johnson, et al. (Elbert County Sheriff)
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled (amount undisclosed)
Description: Wrongful arrest / Excessive force
November 2, 2016
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
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
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
Robinson v. City and County of Denver
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Mistaken Identity Arrest
January 6, 2015
Denver set to settle another lawsuit over a mistaken arrest (The Denver Post)
January 5, 2015
Lucero v. Putnam, et al. (Denver Police Dept.)
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Unlawful arrest, Excessive force and First Amendment retaliation
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
Olive v. Schnurr, Douglas County
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Date: Feb 21, 2014
Outcome: Award for Plantiff
Description: A woman reported to police and the media that she had observed a father give his child margarita from a straw at a public restaurant in the Denver Metro Area. Police officers harassed and then arrested the man. A seven-member jury found that the accusations were false and that the man and his family were entitled to significant damages.
Mar 7, 2014
August 30, 2011
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
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
Hudson v. Marks, et al.
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled
Description: Excessive Force, Malicious Prosecution
Heaney v. Cordova, et al.
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled while on appeal
Description: Excessive Force, Conspiracy, Malicious Prosecution
Doty v. Jasper, et al.
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Outcome: Settled while on appeal
Description: Deliberate Indifference to Medical Necessity
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