-1- ANNOUNCEMENTS Colorado Court of Appeals May 21, 2020 · In re the Parental Responsibilities Concerning J.F.P., a Child, and Concerning Mary Emily Doone, Appellee, and Melinda

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Colorado Court of Appeals

May 21, 2020

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS May 21, 2020 “Slip opinions” are the opinions as filed by the judges with the clerk. Slip opinions are subject to modification, rehearing, withdrawal, or clerical

corrections. A link to any modifications to previously posted opinions will appear in the Petition for Rehearing section of the announcement document

the day the changes are announced.

P U B L I S H E D O P I N I O N S

2020COA80 Court of Appeals No. 17CA1304

Weld County District Court No. 11CR378 Honorable Shannon D. Lyons, Judge

The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Nehemiah Felipe Chavez,

Defendant-Appellant.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division IV Opinion by JUDGE FURMAN

Welling and Pawar, JJ., concur

http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Court_of_Appeals/Opinion/2020/17CA1304%20modified%20stacked-PD.pdf




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2020COA81

Court of Appeals No. 18CA1637 State Personnel Board Case No. 2017G074

Jeffreyson Robert Gieck,

Petitioner-Appellant,

v. Office of Information Technology,

Respondent-Appellee,

and

Colorado State Personnel Board, Appellee.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division VI Opinion by JUDGE FREYRE

Grove and Taubman*, JJ., concur

2020COA82 Court of Appeals No. 18CA2309 City and County of Denver District Court No. 18CV31785

Honorable David H. Goldberg, Judge

Sherri Grenillo, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

Estate of Joel Hansen,

Defendant-Appellee.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division VI

Opinion by JUDGE TERRY Welling, J., concurs

Berger, J., dissents

http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Court_of_Appeals/Opinion/2020/18CA1637-PD.pdf






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Court of Appeals No. 14CA2082

City and County of Denver District Court No. 13CR418 Honorable J. Eric Elliff, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee, v.

Franky Lamont Session,


JUDGMENT AFFIRMED, SENTENCE VACATED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division VII Opinion by JUDGE BERGER

Fox and Lipinsky, JJ., concur

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(e)

Court of Appeals No. 16CA1074 City and County of Denver District Court No. 04CR4038

Honorable Brian R. Whitney, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Karen S. Rodriguez,


ORDERS AFFIRMED

Division VII

Opinion by JUDGE BROWN

Fox and Navarro, JJ., concur


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El Paso County District Court No. 95CR140 Honorable Richard V. Hall, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Paul W. Palecek,


APPEAL DISMISSED

Division II Opinion by JUDGE ROMÁN Tow and Pawar, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 17CA0219 Adams County District Court No. 16CR265

Honorable Patrick T. Murphy, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Mark Antonio Lewis, Defendant-Appellant.

JUDGMENT AND ORDER REVERSED

AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division V

Opinion by JUDGE HARRIS Martinez*, J., concurs

J. Jones, J., concurs in part and dissents in part


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El Paso County District Court No. 12CR632 Honorable David L. Shakes, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Carlos Figueroa,


ORDER AFFIRMED

Division I Opinion by JUDGE DAILEY

Harris and Johnson, JJ., concur


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Board of Assessment Appeals Case Nos. 69060 & 69729

Charlene Dimacali, Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

Board of County Commissioners of La Plata County, Colorado; and Board of Equalization of La Plata County, Colorado,

Respondents-Appellees,

and

Board of Assessment Appeals, Appellee.

ORDERS REVERSED AND CASE

REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division VI

Opinion by JUDGE NAVARRO Terry and Vogt*, JJ., concur


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Michael H. Erskine Living Trust, Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

Board of County Commissioners of La Plata County and Board of Equalization of La Plata County, Colorado,


and




Division IV

Opinion by JUDGE HAWTHORNE* Román and Vogt*, JJ., concur


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Martin Trust, Petitioner-Appellant and Cross-Appellee,

v.

Board of County Commissioners of La Plata County, Colorado; and Board of Equalization of La Plata County, Colorado,

Respondents-Appellees and Cross-Appellants,

and

Board of Assessment Appeals, State of Colorado, Appellee.

ORDERS AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART,


Division IV

Opinion by JUDGE VOGT* Román and Hawthorne*, JJ., concur


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Board of Assessment Appeals Case No. 69061 & 69723

Twilight Ridge, LLC, Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

Board of County Commissioners of La Plata County, Colorado and Board of Equalization of La Plata County, Colorado,


and




Division VI

Opinion by JUDGE VOGT* Terry and Navarro, JJ., concur


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Jefferson County District Court No. 15CR2386 Honorable Jeffery R. Pilkington, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Heather Adams,


JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division V Opinion by JUDGE J. JONES

Welling and Gomez, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 17CA1136 Moffat County District Court No. 15CR224

Honorable Shelley A. Hill, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Joseph Lee Guseman, Defendant-Appellant.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division VII

Opinion by JUDGE FOX

Navarro and Brown, JJ., concur


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Pueblo County District Court No. 16CR1100 Honorable Thomas B. Flesher, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Michael Lee Montoya,


JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division V Opinion by JUDGE GOMEZ

J. Jones and Welling, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 18CA0607 Jefferson County District Court No. 09CR1525

Honorable Tamara S. Russell, Judge Honorable Philip J. McNulty, Judge

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Vivian Arlene Caulkins, a/k/a Cynthia Foster,


APPEAL DISMISSED

Division VII

Opinion by JUDGE NAVARRO Fox and Brown, JJ., concur


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Arapahoe County District Court No. 98CR2096 Honorable Ben L. Leutwyler III, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Terrence Shervell Wilder,


APPEAL DISMISSED

Division II Opinion by JUDGE TOW

Román and Pawar, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 18CA1034 Mesa County District Court Nos. 17CR229 & 17CR384

Honorable Brian J. Flynn, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

James Alan Meleski, Defendant-Appellant.

ORDERS AND SENTENCES AFFIRMED

Division V

Opinion by JUDGE WELLING

J. Jones and Gomez, JJ., concur


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Pueblo County District Court No. 17CR626 Honorable Larry C. Schwartz, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Samuel Dean Pacheco,


ORDER AFFIRMED




Court of Appeals No. 18CA2031 Las Animas County District Court No. 15CR101

Honorable Leslie J. Gerbracht, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Vincent Alfonso Tafoya, Defendant-Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division VI

Opinion by JUDGE RICHMAN

Dunn and Yun, JJ., concur


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City and County of Denver District Court No. 12CR1469 Honorable William D. Robbins, Jr., Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Edward K. Reavis-Woody,


ORDERS AFFIRMED




Court of Appeals No. 18CA2295 Adams County District Court No. 17CR3552

Honorable Roberto Ramirez, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Brett Allen Bryce, Defendant-Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division III

Opinion by JUDGE BERGER

Grove and Vogt*, JJ., concur


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Arapahoe County District Court No. 17DR30208 Honorable Peter F. Michaelson, Judge

In re the Marriage of

Lam Tanh Dang,

Appellant and Cross Appellee, and

Kim Thi Pham,

Appellee and Cross Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division V

Opinion by JUDGE WELLING J. Jones and Gomez, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA0335 Boulder County District Court No. 14CV30542 Honorable Andrew R. MacDonald, Judge

Deborah Danko,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v. David J. Conyers, M.D.,

Defendant-Appellee.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division II Opinion by JUDGE TOW



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Jefferson County District Court No. 18CV30907 Honorable Jeffrey R. Pilkington, Judge

JTC Holdings, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company,


v. Peter F. Gary, an individual and Florida citizen; Pinnacle Holdings Group, LLC,

a Florida limited liability company; Pinnacle Advertising & Marketing Group, LLC, a Florida limited liability company; Pinnacle Advisory Management, LLC, a Florida limited liability company; and Pinnacle Digital, LLC, a Florida limited

liability company,

Defendants-Appellees.

JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE


Division VI Opinion by JUDGE RICHMAN Dunn and Yun, JJ., concur


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Ouray County District Court No. 17DR3 Honorable D. Cory Jackson, Judge

In re the Parental Responsibilities Concerning J.F.P., a Child,

and Concerning Mary Emily Doone,

Appellee, and

Melinda E.L. Barrows,

Appellant,

and James C. Pew, Respondent.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division III

Opinion by JUDGE ROMÁN

Dunn and Johnson, JJ., concur


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Logan County District Court No. 18CV49 Honorable Kevin L. Hoyer, Judge

Lance P. Brunsting,


and Dean Williams, in his official capacity as Executive Director, Colorado

Department of Corrections; and Warden, Sterling Correctional Facility, Defendants-Appellees.

JUDGMENT AND ORDER AFFIRMED

Division I

Opinion by JUDGE HARRIS

Dailey and Johnson, JJ., concur



Larimer County District Court No. 17CV30186 Honorable Julie Kunce Field, Judge

HomePort Healthcare Services, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

Bender Medical Group, d/b/a Miramont Family Medicine,

Defendant-Appellee.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division IV Opinion by CHIEF JUDGE BERNARD

Martinez* and Rothenberg* JJ., concur


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Jefferson County District Court No. 17JV379 Honorable Ann Gail Meinster, Judge


Appellee,

In the Interest of A.T., a Child, and Concerning M.T.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division IV Opinion by CHIEF JUDGE BERNARD

Martinez* and Rothenberg*, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA1436 Arapahoe County District Court No. 16DR30246

Honorable Bonnie H. McLean, Judge In re the Marriage of

Stefanie Carr,

Appellee,

and Ryan Carr,

Appellant.

APPEAL DISMISSED IN PART

AND ORDER AFFIRMED

Division II

Opinion by JUDGE TOW



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El Paso County District Court No. 18DR30020 Honorable Marla Prudek, Judge


Hui Wan,

Appellant, and

Zhongli Fan,

Appellee.

JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division II Opinion by JUDGE ROMÁN

Tow and Pawar, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA1855 Jefferson County District Court No. 18JV162

Honorable Ann Gail Meinster, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Appellee,

In the Interest of B.D., C.D., and N.D., Children,

and Concerning L.C. and J.D.,

Appellants.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division VII

Opinion by JUDGE NAVARRO

Fox and Brown, JJ., concur


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Weld County District Court No. 19JA23 Honorable W. Troy Hause, Judge

In re the Petition of S.W.V. and K.E.V.,

Appellees,

for the Adoption of H.B., a Child,

and Concerning J.W.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division VI

Opinion by JUDGE RICHMAN

Dunn and Yun, JJ., concur



Boulder County District Court No. 17JV154 Honorable Norma A. Sierra, Judge


Appellee, In the Interest of L.M. and A.M., Children,

and Concerning K.M.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division VII

Opinion by JUDGE FOX Navarro and Brown, JJ., concur


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Weld County District Court No. 18JV607 Honorable Stephen J. Schapanski, Judge


Appellee,

In the Interest of S.E., a Child, and Concerning V.E.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division II Opinion by JUDGE ROMÁN Tow and Pawar, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA1977 Adams County District Court No. 18JV267

Honorable Patrick H. Pugh, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Appellee,

In the Interest of K.A.W., a Child,

and Concerning K.W., Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division IV

Opinion by JUSTICE MARTINEZ*

Bernard, C.J., and Rothenberg*, J., concur


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Weld County District Court No. 18JV124 Honorable Todd L. Taylor, Judge


Appellee,

In the Interest of K.P., and C.P., Children, and Concerning C.O. and C.P.,

Appellants.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division IV Opinion by JUDGE ROTHENBERG*

Bernard, C.J. and Martinez*, J., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA2149 Adams County District Court No. 18JV145

Honorable Patrick H. Pugh, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Appellee,

In the Interest of A.W., A.P., and A.P., Children,

and Concerning C.M. and J.P., Appellants.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART,


Division VII

Opinion by JUDGE NAVARRO Fox and Brown, JJ., concur


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Jefferson County District Court No. 18JV716 Honorable Ann Gail Meinster, Judge


Appellee,

In the Interest of G.G. and G.G., Children, and Concerning D.G.,

Respondent-Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division V Opinion by JUDGE WELLING

J. Jones and Gomez, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA2163 El Paso County District Court No. 18JV815

Honorable Timothy Schutz, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Appellee,

In the Interest of E.L-S., a Child,

and Concerning J.R., Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division VII

Opinion by JUDGE BROWN

Fox and Navarro, JJ., concur


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Mesa County District Court No. 17JV221 Honorable Richard T. Gurley, Judge


Appellee,

In the Interest of E.P., S.P-S., D.H-P., and N.H-P., Children, and Concerning K.H.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division III Opinion by JUDGE GROVE

Furman and Berger, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA2205 Douglas County District Court No. 19JV61

Honorable Cynthia Mares, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Appellee,

In the Interest of L.M. and J.M., Children,

and Concerning C.M., Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division V

Opinion by JUDGE GOMEZ

J. Jones and Welling, JJ., concur


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Arapahoe County District Court No. 19MH75 Honorable Amanda J. Bradley, Magistrate


Petitioner-Appellee,

In the Interest of Jacob Jewel, Respondent-Appellant.

ORDER AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART

Division II

Opinion by JUDGE TOW Román and Pawar, JJ., concur


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P E T I T I O N S F O R R E H E A R I N G



Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Lawrence Franklin,


Petition for Rehearing DENIED


Court of Appeals No. 17CA2267 The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Jonathan D. Roddy, Defendant-Appellant.


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Kristen J. Aleksa,

Appellee,

and Orrick G. Nepomuceno,

Appellant.




In re the Petition of J.S.T.,

Appellee,

for the Adoption of J.C.J., a Child, and Concerning A.J.,

Appellant.



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In re the Petition of J.S.T.,

Appellee,

for the Adoption of K.E.J.S, a Child,

and Concerning A.J., Appellant.



*Sitting by assignment of the Chief Justice under provisions of Colo. Const. art.

VI, § 5(3), and § 24-51-1105, C.R.S. 2019.

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-1- ANNOUNCEMENTS Colorado Court of Appeals May 21, 2020 · In re the Parental Responsibilities Concerning J.F.P., a Child, and Concerning Mary Emily Doone, Appellee, and Melinda