“A rift is brewing between Black-owned businesses in Five Points and a private investment firm focused on reviving the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. State of play: Matthew Burkett — who runs Denver-based investment firm FlyFisher Group — filed a lawsuit against the owner of Coffee at the Point for allegedly failing to transfer the assets … [Read more…]
“A federal appeals court has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Lisa Calderón against Mayor Michael Hancock and other Denver officials, sending it back down to a lower court. “Now Ms. Calderón can go in and prove that the city retaliated against a contractor who was providing an invaluable service to city … [Read more…]
“ORDER PHILIP A. BRIMMER, Chief District Judge. This matter is before the Court on defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) [Docket No. 21]. The Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331. I. BACKGROUND This case arises out of the non-renewal of a city contract … [Read more…]
“Landowners who claim the government took their property – whether through regulation, use, occupation or other means – now can bring a claim for just compensation in federal courts, the U.S. Supreme Court recently decided, overturning 30 years of precedent that relegated plaintiffs to bringing inverse condemnation claims only in state court. The Fifth … [Read more…]
“Since Eric Sutherland first stepped into a courtroom about five years ago, he’s represented himself in at least nine lawsuits for pennies on the dollar compared to his taxpayer-funded opponents. Through mid-June, those government agencies have spent more than $910,529 on litigation involving the Fort Collins community activist since 2014 — and those costs … [Read more…]
“RTD has agreed to pay a woman $60,000 after a light rail train crashed into her car and destroyed it, according to the woman’s lawyer. RTD’s train conductor initially lied and blamed driver Tia Mills, a Denver7 Investigation showed. Video footage produced later showed the eye-popping collision at Park Avenue and Welton Street on … [Read more…]
“A property run by the housing authority in a small city in northeastern Colorado is now under the control of an executive with a Colorado Springs-based property management firm. A state judge on Wednesday appointed William J. Hybl, president and COO of Griffis/Blessing Inc., as a receiver overseeing an apartment complex run by Housing … [Read more…]
“A district court judge in Douglas County has denied a motion filed by Parker’s urban renewal authority to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by South Metro Fire Rescue. South Metro filed the suit June 5, alleging the Parker Authority for Reinvestment distributed funds inappropriately, thus depriving SMFR of revenue needed to provide fire and … [Read more…]
“ In an unusual legal challenge of a powerful Colorado redevelopment resource, a south suburban Denver fire district claims in a lawsuit that it stands to lose millions of dollars because of property tax money that is wrongly being diverted to the town of Parker’s urban renewal authority. At the heart of South Metro … [Read more…]
“The South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District is suing the town of Parker’s urban renewal authority, which was created to encourage development in blighted areas, accusing it of diverting hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars from the fire district that should have been used for fire, rescue and emergency services. If the Parker … [Read more…]