State Court of Appeals / Colo. Ct. App.

Lucero v. Department of Institutions, Division of Developmental Disabilities

Decided December 12, 1996. Karen Metzger wrote the opinion for the court.

942 P.2d 1246 · Cited 95 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Department of Health v. Donahue · 690 P.2d 243
Mayberry v. University of Colorado Health Sciences Center · 737 P.2d 427
Beardsley v. Colorado State University · 746 P.2d 1350
Regular Route Common Carrier Conference of the Colorado Motor Carriers Ass'n v. Public Utilities Commission · 761 P.2d 737
Renteria v. Colorado State Department of Personnel · 811 P.2d 797
Newport Pacific Capital Co. v. Waste · 878 P.2d 136
Renteria v. Department of Labor & Employment · 907 P.2d 619
Williams v. Colorado Department of Corrections · 926 P.2d 110
McCoy v. Department of Social Services, Division of Aging & Adult Services · 796 P.2d 77

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Alward v. Golder · 148 P.3d 424
Woolsey v. Colorado Dept. of Corrections · 66 P.3d 151

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