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Original Proceedings

Pursuant to C.A.R. 21 in the Colorado Supreme Court, the Court has issued the following for the cases listed below.

26SA375 In Re: People v. Gaffney (Honorable Marques Ivey)

Case Number
26SA375

The petitioner seeks relief from the county court’s orders of July 1, 2026; October 1, 2026; October 14, 2026; and October 26, 2026.

 

On October 30, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the county court did not err in (1) refusing to disqualify itself, (2) finding the petitioner in direct contempt, and (3) refusing to produce an FTR recording.  The respondent is directed to file an answer by November 27, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA376 In Re: People v. Lekic (Honorable Marques Ivey)

Case Number
26SA376

The petitioner seeks relief from the county court’s orders of July 1, 2026; October 1, 2026; October 14, 2026; and October 26, 2026.

 

On October 30, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the county court did not err in (1) refusing to disqualify itself, (2) finding the petitioner in direct contempt, and (3) refusing to produce an FTR recording.  The respondent is directed to file an answer by November 27, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA370 In Re: People v. Flansburg (Honorable Dawn Marie Mann)

Case Number
26SA370

The petitioner seeks relief from the county court’s order of September 1, 2026.

On October 28, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the county court did not err in denying the prosecution’s motion to dismiss.  The respondent is directed to file an answer by November 18, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA346 In Re: People v. Flores-Guzman, Ezequl (Honorable Jeremy Chaffin)

Case Number
26SA346

The petitioner seeks relief from the trial court’s order of September 22, 2026.

On October 14, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the trial court did not err in ordering the district attorney to audit cases as a discovery sanction.  The respondents are directed to file an answer by November 12, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA351 In Re: People v. Taylor, Aaliyah (Honorable LaQunya Baker-McKay)

Case Number
26SA351

The petitioner seeks relief from the trial court’s orders of September 3, 2026, and September 21, 2026.

 

On October 14, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the trial court did not err in excluding medical records as a discovery sanction.  The respondents are directed to file an answer by November 12, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA320 In Re: Rustomjee v. Board of Equalization Fremont County (Honorable Lauren Swan)

Case Number
26SA320

The petitioners seek relief from the district court’s orders of August 11, 2026, and September 16, 2026.

 

On October 8, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the district court did not err in refusing to dismiss the case without first allowing the respondents to inspect and photograph the petitioners’ property.  The respondents are directed to file an answer by November 5, 2026.  The petitioners have 14 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA331 In Re: Bumble Inc. v. Gordon, Miranda (Honorable Angela Boykins)

Case Number
26SA331

The petitioners seek relief from the district court’s order of August 11, 2026, and the court of appeals’ orders of September 4 and September 25, 2026.

 

On October 2, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the district court and the court of appeals did not err in refusing to stay the district court proceedings pending appeal.  The respondent is directed to file an answer by October 30, 2026.  The petitioners have 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA301 In Re: People v. Iturbe Chacon, Lizeth (Honorable Michael Angel)

Case Number
26SA301

The petitioner seeks relief from the trial court’s orders of August 17, 2026, and September 3, 2026.

 

On September 16, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the trial court did not err in denying the petitioner’s motion to dismiss for failing to comply with the compulsory joinder statute.  The respondent is directed to file an answer by October 7, 2026.  The petitioner has 14 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA270 In Re: People v. Eatinger, Daniel (Honorable Vincente Vigil)

Case Number
26SA270

The petitioner seeks relief from the trial court’s order of August 2, 2026.

 

On August 19, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the trial court did not err in granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss for outrageous government conduct.  The respondent is directed to file an answer by September 16, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA233 In Re: People in the interest of N.D. (Honorable Diana May)

Case Number
26SA233

The petitioner seeks relief from the district court’s order of February 9, 2026.

 

On July 15, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the district court did not err in denying the petitioner’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction on the ground that two years had passed since he was found incompetent but restorable.  The respondent is directed to file an answer by August 12, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA216 In Re: People in the interest of A.E.R. (Honorable Joseph Findley)

Case Number
26SA216

The petitioner seeks relief from the trial court’s order of June 4, 2026.

 

On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the trial court did not err in finding that the petitioner was not entitled to a preliminary hearing in light of a related grand jury indictment.  The respondent is directed to file an answer by July 27, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA179 In Re: De Leon Cabral, Javier v. Chan Law Firm (Honorable Ericka Englert)

Case Number
26SA179

The petitioner seeks relief from the trial court’s orders of April 16, 2026.

 

On May 20, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the trial court did not err in striking the petitioner’s damage categories and excluding his retained expert.  The respondents are directed to file an answer by June 17, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

26SA107 In Re: People v. Rodriguez-Estrada (Honorable Diana K. May)

Case Number
26SA107

The petitioner seeks relief from the trial court’s order of November 23, 2025.

 

On April 1, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the trial court did not err in denying the petitioner’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.  The respondent is directed to file an answer by April 29, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

 

26SA100 In Re: People v Burkat-Dukes, Charles (Honorable Andrew Hartman)

Case Number
26SA100

The petitioner seeks relief from the trial court’s order of March 20, 2026.

On March 26, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the trial court did not err in ordering the petitioner to provide the respondent with a recording or transcript of opening and witness statements in a separate trial.  The respondent is directed to file an answer by April 23, 2026.  The petitioner has 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.

25SA205 In Re: Gona, Arjun v. Balusu, Anj (Honorable Michael Kotlarczyk)

Case Number
25SA205

The petitioners seek relief from the district court’s order of June 13, 2025.

On July 17, 2025, the Supreme Court issued an order to show cause why the district court did not err in denying the petitioners’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.  The respondents are directed to file a written answer by August 14, 2025.  The petitioners have 21 days from receipt of the answer to reply.