ELLIS v. CITY OF LAKEWOOD

No. 88CA0857.

789 P.2d 449 (1989)

J. Craig ELLIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF LAKEWOOD, a municipal corporation and Home Rule City; Larry Rice, in his official capacity as City Manager of the City of Lakewood; Donald Rose, Dennis Matesky, H.W. Scatterday, David Larkin, Kathy Stapleton, Carol Bacher, Norma Beard, Thomas D. Leadabrand, Linda Morton, and Richard Myers, in their official capacities as elected City Council Members of the City of Lakewood; Linda Shaw, in her official capacity as Mayor and elected City Council Member; Lynn W. Clannin, in his official capacity as Director of Finance of the City of Lakewood and individually; and Ray Warren, in his official capacity as Director of Employee Relations in the City of Lakewood and individually, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing November 9, 1989.

Certiorari Denied March 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank & Finger, P.C., William S. Finger, Evergreen, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gorsuch, Kirgis, Campbell, Walker & Grover, James A. Jablonski, Denver, for defendants-appellees.


Opinion by Judge SMITH.

The plaintiff, J. Craig Ellis, appeals the summary judgment granted in favor of defendants, City of Lakewood, and various officials thereof, on his due process claims for relief under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as judgments and rulings related to his contract and implied contract claims, his claim for relief pursuant to C.R.C.P. 106, and his tort claims against the city...

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