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PUERTA v. NEWMAN

Court of Appeals No. 22CA2021.

542 P.3d 693 (2023)

2023 COA 100

Brian PUERTA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bruce NEWMAN, Sheriff; Milan Rapo, Undersheriff; Craig Lessar, Captain; and Roman Hijar, Deputy, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. VI.

Announced October 26, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Liechty PC, Robert M. Liechty , Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

SGR, LLC, Eric M. Ziporin , James T. Kadolph , Denver, Colorado, for Defendants-Appellees.

¶ 1 Colorado law recognizes a cause of action against peace officers for violation of a plaintiff's civil rights. Ditirro v. Sando, 2022 COA 94, ¶ 1, 520 P.3d 1203, 1205. Section 13-21-131(1), C.R.S. 2023, "allows a plaintiff to sue a peace officer who, `under color of...

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