Case: State of Colorado v. City of Aurora

State / Territory:

Colorado

Case Type(s):

Policing

Key Dates

Filing Date: Nov. 23, 2021

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Plaintiff is the Colorado Attorney General, on behalf of the people of Colorado.

Plaintiff Type(s):

State Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

City

City of Aurora

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Law-enforcement

Case Details

Causes of Action:

State law

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process

Equal Protection

Unreasonable search and seizure

Other Dockets:

Colorado state trial court 2021-CV-32026

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Monitoring

Monitor/Master

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Promotion

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Training

Issues

General/Misc.:

Disciplinary procedures

Failure to discipline

Failure to supervise

Failure to train

Incident/accident reporting & investigations

Informed consent/involuntary medication

Pattern or Practice

Racial profiling

Record-keeping

Search policies

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Disability and Disability Rights:

Mental Illness, Unspecified

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Impact

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Policing:

Excessive force

Improper treatment of mentally ill suspects

Restraints : chemical (policing)

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