Erin O'Connell v. Woodland Park School District Woodland Park School District Board of Education Mike Bates, in his official capacity as a Board Member David Illingworth, II, in his official capacity as a Board Member Cassie Kimbrell, in her official capacity as a Board Member Suzanne Patterson, in her official capacity as a Board Member and David Rusterholtz, in his official capacity as a Board Member
Erin O'Connell v. Woodland Park School District Woodland Park School District Board of Education Mike Bates, in his official capacity as a Board Member David Illingworth, II, in his official capacity as a Board Member Cassie Kimbrell, in her official capacity as a Board Member Suzanne Patterson, in her official capacity as a Board Member and David Rusterholtz, in his official capacity as a Board Member
Opinion
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Erin O'Connell, Petitioner
v.
Woodland Park School District; Woodland Park School District Board of Education; Mike Bates, in his official capacity as a Board Member; David Illingworth, II, in his official capacity as a Board Member; Cassie Kimbrell, in her official capacity as a Board Member; Suzanne Patterson, in her official capacity as a Board Member; and David Rusterholtz, in his official capacity as a Board Member, Respondents
No. 24SC251
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc
September 3, 2024
Court of Appeals Case No. 23CA514
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED.
CHIEF JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ and JUSTICE HART would grant as to the following issue:
Whether, in light of its affirmance of the judgment in favor of O'Connell, the Court of Appeals (COA) was required to award appellate attorney fees under section 24-72-204(5)(b), C.R.S., and under the Court's holding in Benefield v. Colo. Republican Party, 2014 CO 57.
JUSTICE HART would grant as to the following issue:
Whether the COA's application of CAR 39.1's procedural requirements to deny appellate attorney fees violates section 24-72-204(5)(b), C.R.S. and contravenes this court's clear precedent in Benefield, supra.
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