ANNOUNCEMENTS

COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS

September 17, 2009

 

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P U B L I S H E D   O P I N I O N S

 

Court of Appeals No.: 07CA2373

City and County of Denver District Court No. 06CR6098

Honorable Anne M. Mansfield, Judge

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Carlos Anthony Gallegos,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

SENTENCE REVERSED IN PART AND CASE

REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

 

Division I

Opinion by: JUDGE TAUBMAN

Roy and Gabriel, JJ., concur

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA0078

City and County of Denver District Court No. 06CV3599

Honorable Larry J. Naves, Judge

 

Jane Hammond,

 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

 

v.

 

Public Employees’ Retirement Association of Colorado and Board of Trustees of the Public Employees’ Retirement Association of Colorado,

 

Defendants-Appellees.

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

 

Division V

Opinion by: JUDGE RUSSEL

Gabriel and Ney*, JJ., concur

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA0200

El Paso County District Court No. 07CR1848

Honorable Deborah J. Grohs, Judge

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

 

v.

 

Robert Pena,

 

Defendant-Appellee.

 

ORDER REVERSED AND CASE

REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

 

Division VI

Opinion by: JUDGE HAWTHORNE

Carparelli and Terry, JJ., concur

 

 

Court of Appeals Nos.: 08CA1158 & 08CA1745

City and County of Denver District Court No. 05CV10339

Honorable Michael A. Martinez, Judge

 

Timothy A. Gognat,

 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

 

v.

 

Chet J. Ellsworth, Joanne Ellsworth, MSD Energy, Inc., and Stephen Smith,

 

Defendants-Appellees.

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED, ORDER VACATED,

AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

 

Division VII

Opinion by: JUDGE J. JONES

Russel and Connelly, JJ., concur

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA1249

Weld County District Court Nos. 07CV290 & 07CV292

Honorable Daniel S. Maus, Judge

Honorable Paul McLimans, Judge

 

Sinclair Transportation Company, d/b/a Sinclair Pipeline Company, a Wyoming corporation,

 

Petitioner-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Lauren Sandberg, Kay F. Sandberg, Ivar E. Larson, and Donna M. Larson,

 

Respondents-Appellants.

 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

 

Division VI

Opinion by: JUDGE HAWTHORNE

Carparelli and Terry, JJ., concur

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA2348

Board of Assessment Appeals Case No. 49202

 

Mark W. Gerganoff and Robin E. McIntosh,

 

Petitioners-Appellants,

 

v.

 

Board of Assessment Appeals,

 

Appellee,

 

and

 

Jefferson County Board of Equalization,

 

Respondent-Appellee.

 

ORDER REVERSED AND CASE

REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

 

Division V

Opinion by: JUDGE NEY*

Graham and Plank*, JJ., concur

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 09CA0210

State Personnel Board No. 06B058

 

Norma Jean Maggard,

 

Petitioner-Appellant,

 

v.

 

Department of Human Services and Colorado State Veterans Home at Fitzsimons,

 

Respondents-Appellees,

 

and

 

State Personnel Board,

 

Appellee.

 

ORDER REVERSED AND CASE

REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

 

Division V

Opinion by: JUDGE RICHMAN

Dailey and Graham, JJ., concur

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 09CA0236

Weld County District Court No. 08CV1033

Honorable Roger A. Klein, Judge

 

Mark Hamilton and Melvin Hamilton,

 

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

 

v.

 

Noble Energy, Inc.,

 

Defendant-Appellee.

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED AND CASE

REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

 

Division IV

Opinion by: CHIEF JUDGE DAVIDSON

Sternberg* and Ney*, JJ., concur

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 09CA1396

Arapahoe County District Court No. 08CV689

Honorable Carlos A. Samour, Jr., Judge

 

J.S., an individual,

 

Petitioner-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Carol Chambers, District Attorney, Eighteenth Judicial District,

 

Respondent-Appellant.

 

ORDERS REVERSED AND CASE

REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

 

Division A

Opinion by: JUDGE WEBB

Davidson, C.J., and Casebolt, J., concur

 

 

U N P U B L I S H E D   O P I N I O N S

 

Court of Appeals No.: 07CA1128

El Paso County District Court No. 06CR2036

Honorable Gilbert A. Martinez, Judge

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Marland Eugene Williams,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE

REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

 

Division V

Opinion by: JUDGE GRAHAM

Hawthorne and Richman, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 07CA1613

El Paso County District Court Nos. 95CR1611, 99CR4265, 04CR3717, 04CR3847& 04CR3857

Honorable Robert L. Lowrey, Judge

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Lloyd V. Haynes,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

ORDERS VACATED, APPEAL DISMISSED,

AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

 

Division III

Opinion by: JUDGE ROY

Furman and Miller, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 07CA2273

Kit Carson County District Court No. 06CV37

Honorable Michael K. Singer, Judge

 

Rod Perry,

 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

 

v.

 

Stratton Equity Cooperative Company,

 

Defendant-Appellee.

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

 

Division I

Opinion by: JUDGE CRISWELL*

Taubman and Booras, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 07CA2443

Jefferson County District Court No. 05CR2410

Honorable Lilly W. Oeffler, Judge

Honorable Christopher J. Munch, Judge

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Kevin Patrick McAllister,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

 

Division II

Opinion by: JUDGE MÁRQUEZ*

Carparelli and Richman, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA0190

Mesa County District Court No. 07CR482

Honorable Valerie Jo Robison, Judge

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Robert J. Landon,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

 

Division III

Opinion by: JUDGE FURMAN

Roy and Miller, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA0648

City and County of Denver District Court Nos. 94CR3188 & 94CR3189

Honorable Herbert L. Stern, III, Judge

Honorable Shelley I. Gilman, Judge

 

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Harry J. Hall,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

ORDER AFFIRMED

 

Division I

Opinion by: JUDGE ROY

Taubman and Gabriel, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA1602

Prowers County District Court No. 02PR43

Honorable P. Douglas Tallman, Judge

 

In the Matter of the Estate of L.C. Burkett, a/k/a Levi Calloway Burkett, Sr., a/k/a Cal Burkett, a/k/a L.C. Burkett, Deceased,

 

and

 

In the Matter of the Estate of Jewell Burkett, Deceased.

 

L.C. Burkett, Jr.,

 

Appellant,

 

v.

 

Betty Adkins; Patsy Allen; Billi Brazell; Dessie F. Gibbs; Darla Scranton Specht, Esq., Special Administrator of the Estate of L.C. Burkett; and Susan Bergquist, Administrator of the Estate of Jewell Burkett,

 

Appellees.

 

ORDERS AFFIRMED

 

Division III

Opinion by: JUDGE FURMAN

Roy and Miller, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA1702

Archuleta County District Court No. 05CV35

Honorable Gregory G. Lyman, Judge

 

The Estate of Dennis Scoggins, a minor child,

 

H. Wayne Wilson, Conservator,

 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

 

v.

 

Encompass Insurance Company and Glens Falls Insurance Company,

 

Defendants-Appellees.

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

 

Division VI

Opinion by: JUDGE FURMAN

Loeb and Booras, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA2330

Boulder County District Court No. 07CV1740

Honorable Morris W. Sandstead, Jr., Judge

 

Wyatt Construction Co., Inc., a Colorado corporation,

 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

 

v.

 

C & B Plastering, Inc., a Colorado corporation; Associated Materials, Inc., d/b/a Alside, a Delaware corporation; and Wild Fire Enterprises, Inc., a Colorado corporation,

 

Defendants-Appellees. 

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

 

Division I

Opinion by: JUDGE TAUBMAN

Booras and Criswell*, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA2422

Weld County District Court No. 07DR723

Honorable J. Robert Lowenbach, Judge

 

In re the Marriage of

 

Darren Champion,

 

Appellant,

 

and

 

Traci Champion,

 

Appellee.

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

 

Division VI

Opinion by: JUDGE ROTHENBERG*

Hawthorne and Lichenstein, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA2602

Adams County District Court No. 08JD334

Honorable Katherine R. Delgado, Judge

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Petitioner-Appellee,

 

In the Interest of P.H.,

 

Juvenile-Appellant.

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

 

Division III

Opinion by: JUDGE MILLER

Roy and Furman, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 09CA0128

Weld County District Court No. 07CR2012

Honorable Marcelo A. Kopcow, Judge

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Efrin Hernandez, a/k/a Efrin Lira,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

ORDER AFFIRMED

 

Division B

Russel, Román, and Richman, JJ.

PER CURIAM

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 09CA0307

Otero County District Court No. 94CR82

Honorable Michael A. Schiferl, Judge

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Juan Garcia,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

ORDER AFFIRMED

 

Division B

Davidson, C.J., Román and Richman, JJ.

PER CURIAM

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 09CA0998

El Paso County District Court No. 07JV1331

Honorable Kirk S. Samelson, Judge

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

In the Interest of C.C. and M.C-U., Children,

 

Upon the Petition of the El Paso County Department of Human Services,

 

Petitioner-Appellee,

 

and Concerning N.U.,

 

Respondent-Appellant.

 

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

 

Division VII

Opinion by: JUDGE J. JONES

Russel and Terry, JJ., concur

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

P E T I T I O N S  F O R  R E H E A R I N G

 

Court of Appeals No.: 06CA1144

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Terry M. Bruch,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

Petition for Rehearing DENIED

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 07CA1228

 

In the Matter of the Estate of Daniel L. Reinhart, incapacitated and protected person.

 

Sari S. Escovitz, former Guardian Ad Litem,

 

Appellant,

 

v.

 

Suzanne Reinhart,

 

Appellee.

 

Petition for Rehearing DENIED

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA1485      

 

Alicia Garcia,

 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

 

v.

 

Kable Fulfillment Services, Inc. and Kable News Company, Inc.,

 

Defendants-Appellees.

 

Petition for Rehearing DENIED

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA1924

 

Dale Gross,

 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

 

v.

 

A.W. Goodrich and Colorado Department of Corrections,

 

Defendants-Appellees.

 

Petition for Rehearing DENIED

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA1958

 

Combined Distribution Companies, Inc., a Colorado corporation, d/b/a Stanley Fasteners & Shop Supply,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

KP & R, Inc., a Colorado corporation, d/b/a Royal Supply Company, Inc.,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

Petition for Rehearing DENIED

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA2332

 

Lawrence S. Mertes, P.C. and Lawrence S. Mertes,

 

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

 

v.

 

Ewing & Ewing P.C. and Mary Ewing,

 

Defendants-Appellees.

 

Opinion Modified and

Petition for Rehearing DENIED

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

Court of Appeals No.: 08CA2654

 

The People of the State of Colorado,

 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

 

v.

 

Jason C. Goodes,

 

Defendant-Appellant.

 

Petition for Rehearing DENIED

 

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)

 

 

*Sitting by assignment of the Chief Justice under provisions of Colo. Const. art. VI, § 5(3), and § 24-51-1105, C.R.S. 2009.