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Case Name
Colorado Cross Disability Coalition v. Denver
DR-CO-0010
Docket / Court
1:06-cv-00865-MSK-BNB ( D. Colo. )
State/Territory
Colorado
Case Type(s)
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
Attorney Organization
Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center
Case Summary
On May 8, 2006, disabled patrons of Denver's Center For The Performing Arts filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Denver and others in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado for violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and state law, alleging ...
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On May 8, 2006, disabled patrons of Denver's Center For The Performing Arts filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Denver and others in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado for violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and state law, alleging discrimination in seating and other facilities.
Specifically, Plaintiffs claimed that disabled patrons of the Performing Arts Center faced many obstacles, including: "a. being told wheelchair seats are unavailable, when, in fact, they are; b. being sold tickets for seats that don't exist or are blocked by equipment; c. being sold wheelchair seats that are inaccessible; d. being subjected to lengthy delays getting to their seats or not being able to get there at all due to malfunctioning wheelchair lifts" and that individuals with hearing and visual impairments faced discrimination when the defendants failed "to provide interpreters for certain performances [and] make their web sites accessible" all in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12132; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794; the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADC), Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-601 et seq; the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-112(1). The plaintiffs sought injunctive and monetary relief.
On October 3, 2008, Plaintiffs moved the court to certify a class of "all persons with disabilities who are currently or have been in the past four years residents of the State of Colorado who use wheelchairs or scooters for mobility who, within four years prior to the filing of the complaint in this lawsuit, were denied or are being denied, full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House."
On March 13, 2008, the defendant City and County of Denver filed a cross complaint against the design company hired to renovate the complex, seeking indemnification. The parties appear to have settled.
On October 22, 2008, the District Court: certified a class of: "[a]ll persons with disabilities who are currently or have been in the past four years residents of the State of Colorado who use wheelchairs or scooters for mobility who, within four years prior to the filing of the complaint in this Lawsuit, were denied or are being denied, full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House;" and preliminarily approved a settlement agreement between the plaintiffs and the City.
The settlement agreement required the City to install wheelchair lifts, accessible seating, modify restrooms, and assign staff to operate the lifts. The plaintiffs' counsel would inspect the changes after 30 days. The City agreed to pay $10,500.00 in damages.
On February 23, 2009, the District Court granted the joint motion for final approval of the class action settlement agreement.
Eric Weiler - 06/08/2010
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
State law
Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act), 29 U.S.C. § 701
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
City And County Of Denver
Plaintiff Description
Disabled patrons of Denver's Center For The Performing Arts (Ballet, Opera, Symphony)
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Filed
05/08/2006
Case Closing Year
2008
Case Ongoing
No
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Docket(s)
D. Colo.
02/23/2009
1:06−cv−00865
DR-CO-0010-9000.pdf
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General Documents
D. Colo.
05/08/2006
Complaint [ECF# 1]
DR-CO-0010-0001.pdf
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D. Colo.
05/09/2006
[Amended] Complaint [ECF# 2]
DR-CO-0010-0002.pdf
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D. Colo.
07/12/2006
Second Amended Complaint [ECF# 25-2]
(2006 WL 2377662)
DR-CO-0010-0003.pdf
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D. Colo.
09/08/2006
Defendant Denver Center For The Performing Arts' Answer To Second Amended Complaint [ECF# 32]
DR-CO-0010-0004.pdf
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D. Colo.
09/08/2006
Defendant Colorado Ballet Company's Answer To Second Amended Complaint [ECF# 33]
DR-CO-0010-0005.pdf
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D. Colo.
09/08/2006
Answer Of City And County Of Denver To Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint [ECF# 34]
DR-CO-0010-0006.pdf
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D. Colo.
09/08/2006
Answer And Defenses Of Defendant Opera Colorado To Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint [ECF# 35]
DR-CO-0010-0007.pdf
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D. Colo.
09/08/2006
Answer And Defenses Of Defendant Colorado Symphony Association To Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint [ECF# 36]
DR-CO-0010-0008.pdf
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D. Colo.
07/16/2007
Order [Dismissing, By Stipulation, Defendant Denver Center for the Performing Arts] [ECF# 77]
DR-CO-0010-0009.pdf
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D. Colo.
09/11/2007
Order Of Dismissal With Prejudice Of All Claims Of All Plaintiffs Against Colorado Ballet [ECF# 90]
DR-CO-0010-0010.pdf
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D. Colo.
09/11/2007
Order Of Dismissal With Prejudice [Of All Claims Of All Plaintiffs Against Colorado Symphony Association] [ECF# 91]
DR-CO-0010-0011.pdf
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D. Colo.
09/11/2007
Order Of Dismissal With Prejudice Of All Claims Of All Plaintiffs Against Opera Colorado [ECF# 92]
DR-CO-0010-0012.pdf
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D. Colo.
10/15/2007
Third Amended And Supplemental Complaint [ECF# 95-1]
(2007 WL 4363969)
DR-CO-0010-0014.pdf
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D. Colo.
10/17/2007
Order [Dismissing Plaintiffs' Claims Under The Colorado Consumer Protection Act And Claims Other Than THose Against The Ellie Caulkins Opera House] [ECF# 97]
DR-CO-0010-0013.pdf
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D. Colo.
11/06/2007
Answer of Defendant City And County Of Denver To Plaintiffs' Third Amended And Supplemental Complaint [ECF# 103]
DR-CO-0010-0015.pdf
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D. Colo.
03/14/2008
[Defendant The City And County Of Denver's] Third Party Complaint And Jury Demand [ECF# 106]
DR-CO-0010-0016.pdf
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D. Colo.
05/27/2008
Semple Brown Design, P.C.'s Answer And Jury Demand To The Third Party Complaint And Jury Demand [ECF# 116]
DR-CO-0010-0017.pdf
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D. Colo.
07/11/2008
Third Party Plaintiff The City And County Of Denver's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment [ECF# 131]
DR-CO-0010-0018.pdf
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D. Colo.
07/30/2008
Third-Party Defendant Semple Brown Design, P.C.'s Response To Third Party Plaintiff's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment [ECF# 132]
DR-CO-0010-0019.pdf
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D. Colo.
08/04/2008
Plaintiffs' Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Against Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff City And County Of Denver [ECF# 133]
DR-CO-0010-0020.pdf
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D. Colo.
08/15/2008
Third Party Plaintiff City And County Of Denver's Reply In Support Of Motion For Partial Summary Judgment [ECF# 138]
DR-CO-0010-0021.pdf
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D. Colo.
10/03/2008
Plaintiffs' Fourth Amended And Supplemental Class Action Complaint [ECF# 157-2]
DR-CO-0010-0022.pdf
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D. Colo.
10/03/2008
Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion For Class Certification [ECF# 158]
DR-CO-0010-0023.pdf
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D. Colo.
10/03/2008
Plaintiffs' And Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff The City And County Of Denver's Joint Motion For Preliminary Approval Of Class Action Settlement Agreement And For Fairness Hearing [ECF# 158]
DR-CO-0010-0024.pdf
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D. Colo.
10/03/2008
Class Action Settlement Agreement [ECF# 159-2]
DR-CO-0010-0025.pdf
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D. Colo.
10/22/2008
Order Granting Unopposed Motion To Amend, Granting Unopposed Motion For Class Certification, Granting Joint Motion For Preliminary Approval Of The Class Action Settlement Agreement, And Denying Motions, As Moot [ECF# 161]
DR-CO-0010-0026.pdf
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Judges
Babcock, Lewis Thornton
(D. Colo.)
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Boland, Boyd N.
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Krieger, Marcia S.
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Fox, Timothy Patrick
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Krichiver, Ari Reuben
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Robertson, Amy Farr
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Williams, Kevin William
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Defendant's Lawyers
Arroyo, Elizabeth Ashley
(Colorado)
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Case, Michael Brent
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Fine, David R.
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Hyatt, Elizabeth Jeanelia
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Johnson, Scott Christopher
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Knapp, Debra Renee
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Lowrie, John C.
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Mooney, Patrick B.
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Rea, Colleen Myers
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Ruh, James Cotter
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Semple, Martin
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Smith, Elizabeth L.
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Starrs, Elizabeth A.
(Colorado)
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Toornman, Mary E.
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Walters, Michelle Kim
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Weston, Kathrin Helene
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Wheeler, Robert Griffin
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Other Lawyers
Ford, Andrew Scott
(Colorado)
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Kapushion, Meredith A.
(Colorado)
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Schulte, Timothy Michael
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