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law to support claim in Colorado

8 Colorado opinions name it 1 courts 1999–2025 4 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.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Hawley v. Mowattgreen
coloctapp · 2007 · cited in 3 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2024–2025
2 sentences

2024“A claim or defense is frivolous if the proponent can present no rational argument based on the evidence or the law to support the claim or defense.” Hawley v. Mowatt, 160 P.3d 421, 427 (Colo. App. 2007).

2024“A claim or defense is frivolous if the proponent can present no rational argument based on the evidence or the law to support the claim or defense.” Hawley v. Mowatt, 160 P.3d 421, 427 (Colo. App. 2007).

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Wester Holdings Partnership v. Reecegreen
coloctapp · 1999 · cited in 4 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2008–2022
2 sentences

2022A groundless document is “one for which a proponent can advance no rational argument based on evidence or the law to support the claim.” Westar Holdings P’ship v. Reece, 991 P.2d 328, 330 (Colo. App. 1999).

2019Ctr., Inc., 187 P.3d 565, 571 (Colo. 2008)). ¶ 41 A division of this court explained that a spurious document is one “for which a proponent can advance no rational argument based on evidence or the law to support the claim.” Westar Holdings, 991 P.2d at 330 .

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Remote Switch Systems, Inc. v. Delangisgreen
coloctapp · 2005 · cited in 2 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024The party seeking attorney fees “has the burden of proving the claim by a preponderance of the evidence.” Remote Switch Sys., Inc. v. Delangis, 126 P.3d 269, 275 (Colo. App. 2005).

2024The party seeking attorney fees “has the burden of proving the claim by a preponderance of the evidence.” Remote Switch Sys., Inc. v. Delangis, 126 P.3d 269, 275 (Colo. App. 2005).

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Harris v. Hansongreen
coloctapp · 1991 · cited in 2 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 1999–2014
2 sentences

2014Divisions of this court have defined a groundless document as "one for which a proponent can advance no rational argument based on evidence or the law to support the claim of a lien." Westar Holdings, 991 P.2d at 330 (citing Harris v. Hanson, 821 P.2d 821, 824 (Colo.App.1991)). 159 However, the definition of "spurious lien" does not include "groundless" as an element or component.

1999Harris v. Hanson, 821 P.2d 821 (Colo.App.1991).

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Davis v. United States Sentencing Commissiongreen
cadc · 2013 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019The “no rational argument” test is 18 similar to the definition of a “[p]atently insubstantial claim[]” as one that is “essentially fictitious.” Davis v. U.S. Sentencing Comm’n, 716 F.3d 660, 667 (D.C.

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Lombard v. Colorado Outdoor Education Center, Inc.green
colo · 2008 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019Ctr., Inc., 187 P.3d 565, 571 (Colo. 2008)). ¶ 41 A division of this court explained that a spurious document is one “for which a proponent can advance no rational argument based on evidence or the law to support the claim.” Westar Holdings, 991 P.2d at 330 .

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Colorado. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

CO § Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-51-1105 (5) CO § Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-17-102 (4) CO § Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-35-201 (3) CO § Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-35-204 (3)

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.

Where else courts name it

CO 8 (1999–2025) IL 2 (2021–2021)

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.

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