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9 Colorado opinions name it 1 courts 1995–2025 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Colorado courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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In Re Petition of RGBgreen2 sentences2025See id. ¶ 19 “A district court magistrate has only those powers provided by statute or court rule.” Id. at ¶ 6 (first citing § 13-5-201(3), C.R.S. 2024; and then citing In re R.G.B., 98 P.3d 958, 960 (Colo. App. 2004) (a magistrate is a hearing officer who acts with limited authority)). 2019See § 13-5-201(3), C.R.S. 2019 (“District court magistrates may hear such matters as are determined by rule of the supreme court . . . .”); see also In re R.G.B., 98 P.3d 958, 960 (Colo. App. 2004) (a magistrate is a hearing officer who acts with limited authority). | 3 | 3 |
v. Millergreen1 sentence2025See id. ¶ 19 “A district court magistrate has only those powers provided by statute or court rule.” Id. at ¶ 6 (first citing § 13-5-201(3), C.R.S. 2024; and then citing In re R.G.B., 98 P.3d 958, 960 (Colo. App. 2004) (a magistrate is a hearing officer who acts with limited authority)). | 1 | 1 |
People ex rel. C.L.S.green1 sentence2020See, e.g., N.A.H. v. S.L.S., 9 P.3d 354, 358 (Colo. 2000) (“The magistrate held a hearing on the issue . . . .”); C.L.S., 313 P.3d at 664 (“After a hearing, the magistrate entered a series of findings.”). ¶ 45 B.B. does not cite, nor have we found, a Colorado case holding that where a paternity question arises in an ongoing dependency and neglect proceeding, the “as soon as practicable” requirement applies. 21 B. | 1 | 1 |
Nah v. Slsgreen1 sentence2020See, e.g., N.A.H. v. S.L.S., 9 P.3d 354, 358 (Colo. 2000) (“The magistrate held a hearing on the issue . . . .”); C.L.S., 313 P.3d at 664 (“After a hearing, the magistrate entered a series of findings.”). ¶ 45 B.B. does not cite, nor have we found, a Colorado case holding that where a paternity question arises in an ongoing dependency and neglect proceeding, the “as soon as practicable” requirement applies. 21 B. | 1 | 1 |
in Interest of R.Jgreen1 sentence2019See People in Interest of R.J., 2019 COA 109, ¶ 8 (“[W]e should presume that the inclusion of certain terms in a rule or statute implies the exclusion of others.”); see also Heotis, ¶ 18 (“After examining the various categories of cases in C.R.M. 6(c)(1)(A)-(G), we see that a proceeding in which a magistrate could rule on a petition to seal criminal records is not expressly mentioned in any of them.”). ¶ 12 Simply put, because ruling on the Motion was a function that could be performed only with consent, C.R.M. 7(a) is inapplicable. | 1 | 1 |
People Ex Rel. Rwgreen1 sentence2011Indeed, the district court stated erroneously, "When a court does not articulate the standard used, it is assumed that a preponderance of the evidence standard was applied." In support of this proposition, the district court cited People in Interest of R.W., 989 P.2d 240, 248 (Colo.App.1999), aff'd sub nom. | 1 | 1 |
Estate of Jordan v. Estate of Jordangreen1 sentence1995See In re Estate of Jordan, supra. The petition for rehearing is denied. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Colorado. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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IN RE the Parental Responsibilities Concerning A.C.B., a Child, and Concerning Laura Jeane Frederick, and Joshua Broyhill, and Concerning Pueblo County Child Support Services, Intervenor-Appellee.
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2 sentences2024The court must find that the party has the present ability to comply with the court order, and therefore purge the contempt, so that “the [party] holds in [his or her] hand[s] the proverbial keys to the jailhouse door — once [he or she] purges the contempt, [he or she] is free.” In re Parental Responsibilities Concerning A.C.B., 2022 COA 3, ¶ 24 . ¶ 25 In this case, the magistrate held a hearing and found that wife had the ability to comply with its final order by paying husband at least $25,000 towards the equalization payment; yet, she had not done so. 2024The court must find that the party has the present ability to comply with the court order, and therefore purge the contempt, so that “the [party] holds in [his or her] hand[s] the proverbial keys to the jailhouse door — once [he or she] purges the contempt, [he or she] is free.” In re Parental Responsibilities Concerning A.C.B., 2022 COA 3, ¶ 24 . ¶ 25 In this case, the magistrate held a hearing and found that wife had the ability to comply with its final order by paying husband at least $25,000 towards the equalization payment; yet, she had not done so. | 2 | 2024–2024 |
Troxel v. Granville
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2 sentences2012The magistrate also declined to rule on whether father's fundamental rights as a presumptive fit parent, recognized in Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57, 66 , 120 S.Ct. 2054 , 147 L.Ed.2d 49 (2000), required that he be accorded a first and prior right to the custody of the child. {17 Father moved the district court for review of the magistrate's ruling. 2012The magistrate also declined to rule on whether father's fundamental rights as a presumptive fit parent, recognized in Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57, 66 , 120 S.Ct. 2054 , 147 L.Ed.2d 49 (2000), required that he be accorded a first and prior right to the custody of the child. {17 Father moved the district court for review of the magistrate's ruling. | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.