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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO Case No. 08SC510

Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203

Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA0376

Petitioners:

James Moffett and Rozan O’Brien,

v.

Respondent:

Life Care Centers of America, a Tennessee corporation, d/b/a

Briarwood Health Care Center.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
EN BANC

JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

JUSTICE BENDER does not participate.

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PETITIONS FOR REHEARING

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PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

No. 09SC352
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA2531

Petitioner:
E. Webb Bassick, IV,
v.
Respondents:
Booth Creek Townhouse Association, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit
corporation and Susan Rychel, jointly and severally.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC360
Douglas County District Court Case No. 08CV1130

Petitioner:
Dwayne Cunningham,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC456
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA0399

Petitioner:
Department of Transportation, State of Colorado, an agency of the
State of Colorado, as successor in interest to the Colorado Department
of Highways,
v.
Respondents:
Gypsum Ranch Co., LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Antero
Resources II Corporation, a Delaware corporation doing business in
Colorado as Antero Resources Corporation; and Board of County
Commissioners of the County of Garfield, State of Colorado, a quasi-
municipal corporation.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC.

Summary of Issue:

Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that CDOT does not have
the authority to take title to the subsurface mineral rights in
condemnation proceedings and settlements.

DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.

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No. 09SC467
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA0960

Petitioner:
Auto-Owner’s Insurance Company,
v.
Respondents:
Division of Insurance, State of Colorado; Marcy Morrison, in her
capacity as Commissioner of Insurance; and Office of Administrative
Courts.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC482
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA1037

Petitioner:
Giovanni Laratta,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC540
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA0762

Petitioner:
Shelter General Insurance Company, a Missouri corporation,
v.
Respondent:
Shantel Gonzales.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC592
Court of Appeals No. 08CA1232

Petitioners:
The City Council for the City of Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, and
The City of Cherry Hills Village, Colorado,
v.
Respondents:
South Suburban Park and Recreation District; The Board of Directors of
the South Suburban Park and Recreation District; and all Taxpaying
Electors of the Territory Sought to be Excluded, as a class.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC593
Court of Appeals Case No. 06CA1109

Petitioner:
Carlos Gomez,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC662
Court of Appeals Case No. 06CA2521

Petitioner:
Leon Clark Brown,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC665
Court of Appeals Case No. 06CA2229

Petitioner:
The People of the State of Colorado,
v.
Respondent:
David Kenneth Simon.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC.

Summary of Issue:

Whether each crime for sexual assault between a defendant and his
victim can be enhanced, from a class four felony to a class three
felony, if the crime is one of the acts that constitutes part of the
pattern of abuse.
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No. 09SC669
District Court, City and County of Denver, Case No. 09CV2583

Petitioner:
Juan L. Sanchez,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC674
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA0232

Petitioner:
Mohammed Nazir Al-Chalati,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC675
Court of Appeals Case No. 06CA2504

Petitioner:
Asa M. Meek,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC676
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA1250

Petitioner:
Emeral Leann Garcia,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC696
Court of Appeals Case No. 05CA0219

Petitioner:
Tam Nguyen,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC707
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA1454

Petitioner:
Lawrence Herculano Perez, Jr.,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC709
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA1805

Petitioner:
Robert Clinton Knudsen,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC717
Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA0431

Petitioner:
Camille K. Kurz,
v.
Respondents:
Federal Express Corporation and Industrial Claim Appeals Office.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC721
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA1195

In re the Marriage of
Petitioner:
Alfred W. Meisman,
and
Respondent:
Merry C. Marion, f/k/a Merry C. Meisman.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC724
Court of Appeals Case No. 05CA0311

Petitioner:
Christine D. Ackley,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC725
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA0834

Petitioner:
Jack Swearingen,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC730
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA1556

Petitioner:
Michael Padilla,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC731
District Court, City and County of Broomfield, Case No. 09CV81

Petitioner:
Judy Grossman,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC746
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA1627

Petitioner:
Lameka Shawntell Osborne,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC750
Court of Appeals No. 07CA0363

Petitioner:
Kelly James Phillips, Jr.,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC754
Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA0144

Petitioner:
Stanley Ravine,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC755
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA2512

Petitioner:
Benjamin Leo Rodriguez, Jr.,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC757
Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA0701

Petitioner:
Shawna Page,
v.
Respondent:
Jennifer Headlee.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC760
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA1249

Petitioner:
Kathy Jo Nelson,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC761
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA0971

Petitioner:
Tony Padilla,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC764
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA0623

Petitioner:
Eziquio Deleon,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC766
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA1092

Petitioner:
David Baldwin,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC767
Court of Appeals Case No. 05CA1480

Petitioner:
Farrell Greenlee,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC770
Court of Appeals Case No. 06CA2302

Petitioner:
Roger Jay Kadell,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC771
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA0120

Petitioner:
Kathy Jo Nelson,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC772
Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA1861

Petitioner:
Tracy R. Horrell,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 09SC773
Court of Appeals Case No. 07CA0660

Petitioner:
Jose Augustin Mejia,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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