Denver, CO
Judge denies Denver’s request for new trial in protest lawsuit, won’t significantly reduce jury’s $14 million award
A federal choose on Monday denied Denver metropolis attorneys’ request for a brand new trial and a considerably decrease penalty within the civil case through which a jury awarded protesters $14 million after police injured them whereas they peacefully demonstrated in the course of the 2020 racial justice demonstrations following the homicide of George Floyd.
U.S. District Choose R. Brooke Jackson discovered town did not current convincing arguments that the jury’s March resolution needs to be undone.
The proof supported the jury’s discovering that Denver Police Division coverage gave officers vast discretion to make use of less-lethal weapons like pepper ball weapons and tear fuel in protest conditions, he wrote. He additionally discovered that Denver was answerable for the actions of officers from different departments who had been known as in to assist Denver police.
“The police little doubt confronted a really troublesome scenario, as there have been people within the crowds who threw rocks, full water bottles and different objects at officers all through the protests,” Jackson wrote. “Nevertheless, Denver’s cussed occasion that the police did nothing fallacious within the face of overwhelming video proof on the contrary, coupled with proof that every plaintiff was peaceable however sustained accidents on account of the misconduct, was adequate to assist the jurors’ verdict.”
Jackson additionally denied town’s request to make use of a authorized course of known as remittitur to decrease the $14 million in damages the jury awarded to the 12 protesters.
“Remittitur is an excessive treatment and one which this Court docket wouldn’t have interaction in with no verdict that shocked the judicial conscience,” Jackson wrote in his order. “This isn’t such a verdict. The plaintiffs testified concerning the affect that their experiences by the hands of the police whereas they peacefully protested had on them. It’s clear from the decision that the jury believed that testimony and assessed damages that they believed had been warranted in gentle of that affect.”
“The Court docket might need awarded much less,” he continued. “Nevertheless, the jury is the conscience of the neighborhood.”
Jackson did grant a small slice of town’s request. He lowered the quantity of damages awarded in opposition to Denver police officer Jonathan Christian from $250,000 to $50,000. Christian shot plaintiff Elisabeth Epps with a pepper ball whereas she crossed the road.
“If Ms. Epps is unwilling to just accept that quantity, then I’ll grant a brand new trial as to her claims in opposition to Mr. Christian,” Jackson wrote.
One of many attorneys representing the protesters stated he was thrilled with the choose’s resolution.
“The Court docket affirmed that our jury was extraordinarily diligent, attentive, and requested considerate questions all through the trial,” Timothy Macdonald, companion at Arnold and Porter, stated in an announcement. “We stay up for bringing this case to a detailed.”
The 2025 NFL Draft is about 10 months away, but that will never stop us from whipping up a mock draft, with the Denver Broncos going all-in around Bo Nix. Yes, let’s whip up a 2025 NFL mock draft. Am I crazy? Maybe, but I do not care.
Mock draft season is always in-season, so we’ll keep with the trend for all of those people who crave mock drafts year-round. The 2025 NFL Draft is months and months away, and the 2024 NFL Draftees have not even taken a snap in a real NFL game yet.
But if all goes well for the Denver Broncos in 2024, they could truly go all-in around Bo Nix for 2025 and beyond, and this is what this mock draft is about.
In a trade down with the New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton’s old team, the Denver Broncos land James Pearce Jr, who just might be the best projected EDGE rusher in the 2025 NFL Draft class, which is exactly what this defense could be missing. Don’t look now, but both of Jonathon Cooper and Baron Browning could leave in free agency next year.
The Broncos did take Jonah Elliss in the 2024 NFL Draft, so if this happens, the Broncos top EDGE rushers would be Nik Bonitto, Jonah Elliss, and James Pearce Jr. Honestly, that might end up being quite the trio. Denver could also take a top defensive tackle prospect with their first-round pick as well, as a huge need still remains down there.
The Denver Broncos have not taken a tackle in the NFL Draft since Garett Bolles back in the first round of the 2017 draft. This is a huge problem and something that Sean Payton and George Paton need to fix. Jonah Savaiinaea is there for the taking at the top of the second round, and with Bolles set to be a free agent in 2025, they scoop him up.
Heck, even if the Broncos were to re-sign Garett Bolles, they should still look to take a tackle high in he 2025 NFL Draft, and it’s actually insane that Denver has not drafted one in seven years. SEVEN!
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A Denver Health ambulance with a patient onboard was involved in a crash in Englewood Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. at Logan St and the Hampden Bypass. According to Denver Health, the ambulance was transporting a patient to Swedish Medical Center when the crash occurred.
According to Denver Health, three additional ambulances were dispatched to the scene. One took the initial patient to Swedish Medical Center. The other two ambulances were for new patients who were involved in the crash.
Denver Health could not share how many additional patients there were or if the initial patient was injured in the crash.
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DENVER — Police in Denver arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside the Denver Rescue Mission Monday night.
Officers arrested Julian Huggins, 40, at the homeless shelter in the 4600 block of E. 48th Avenue shortly after arriving on scene around 8 p.m.
The male victim, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the police.
Witnesses told police that the Huggins and the victim were involved in a verbal altercation before shots rang out.
Huggins is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder.
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