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Kontnik et al. v. Denver County Court, 2022CV032599
On September 9, 2022, Spencer Kontnik and the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court alleging the Denver County Court discriminated against Mr. Kontnik on the basis of his hearing disability in violation of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. The Media Release is available on this webpage.
On September 23, 2022, Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint. That document may be found below.
On October 18, 2022, Defendant Denver County Court filed a Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 12(b)(5). That document may be found below.
On November 8, 2022, Plaintiffs filed their Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 12(b)(5). That document may be found below.
On November 15, 2022, Defendant filed its Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss. That document may be found below.
On February 11, 2023, Judge Mark T. Bailey ruled against Denver County Court on all aspects of the Motion to Dismiss. The case will continue. The Order may be found below.
Available Document
- Media Release, 2022.09.09 Media Release
- Kontnik et al. v. Denver County Court Amended Complaint, 2022-09-23 14-14-34 2022.09.23 Kontnik v. Denver County Court - Amended Final
- Kontnik et al. v. Denver County Court Exhibit 1, 2022-09-23 14-15-44 Pls' Exhibit 1 Combined Rebuttal Packet P2200013397x
- Denver County Court Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 12(b)(5), 2022-10-18 13-27-04 Mot to Dismiss
- Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 12(b)(5), 2022-11-08 16-04-47 2022.11.08 Response to Motion to Dismiss - final
- Denver County Court Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss, 2022-11-15 11-17-38 Reply to Response to MTD Final
- Order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 12(b)(5), 2023-02-11 order on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 12(b)(5)
Media Coverage
- September 13, 2022, Colorado Sun A Denver disability lawyer was excluded from jury service because he’s deaf. Now he’s suing the court.
- September 14, 2022, Law Week Colorado Denver Attorney Files Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination in Denver County Court
- February 14, 2023, BusinessDen Juror can sue Denver court for discrimination, judge rules
- February 14, 2023, CBS Colorado Hearing impaired Denver lawyer's lawsuit over jury duty moves forward
