United States District Court for the District of ColoradodistrictAppointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 29 signed orders read
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
Vance v. El Paso County Board of Commissioners (Club Q)
1:24-cv-03190-WJM-MDB · 2025-07-07
Motions to dismiss (defendant)Granted
“For all these reasons, the Court has no choice but to dismiss the state-created danger claims. ... For the foregoing reasons, the Motion is GRANTED. (ECF Nos. 32, 57)”
“The Recommendation (ECF No. 84) is ADOPTED in its entirety; ... Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 37) is GRANTED; ... Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE”
“In sum, because Zipris has not shown that there was an intervening change in the law, newly discovered evidence, or the need to correct clear error or manifest injustice, his Motion (ECF No. 70) is DENIED.”
“Plaintiff Neil Peterson's Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, to Strike Defendant's Counterclaims (ECF No. 161) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as set forth above; ... Defendant's second and third counterclaims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE”
State of Colorado v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1:20-cv-01461-WJM-NRN · 2020-06-19
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff)Granted
“Colorado's Amended Motion for Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 24), construed as a motion for stay of agency action under 5 U.S.C. Section 705, is GRANTED;”
“Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Expert Report, Opinions, and Testimony of Jeffrey B. Opp (ECF No. 135) is GRANTED in PART and DENIED IN PART, as described herein.”