COLORADO REPUBLICAN PARTY v. BENEFIELD

No. 10CA2327.

337 P.3d 1199 (2011)

COLORADO REPUBLICAN PARTY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Debbie BENEFIELD, State Representative; Bernie Buescher, State Representative; Morgan Carroll, State Representative; Gwyn Green, State Representative; Mary Hodge, State Representative; Liane "Buffie" McFadyen, State Representative; Wes McKinley, State Representative; Michael Merrifield, State Representative; James Riesberg, State Representative; and Judy Solano, State Representative, Respondents-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. VI.

November 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zakhem Law, LLC, John Skari Jr. , John Zakhem , Denver, Colorado, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Holland & Hart, LLP, Maureen Witt , Jonathan Bender , Denver, Colorado, for Respondents-Appellees.


Opinion by Judge TERRY.

This appeal calls on us to construe the attorney fees and costs provisions of the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), section 24-72-204(5)-(6), C.R.S.2011. In the trial court, petitioner, Colorado Republican Party (CRP), contended it was the prevailing applicant and was entitled to recover its attorney fees and costs in its CORA lawsuit against respondents, Colorado State Representatives Debbie Benefield, Bernie Buescher, Morgan Carroll, Gwyn...

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