Legal Opinion
Stepanek v. Delta County
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 23, 1997No. 96SC299PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vollack
We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in In re the Matter of Bernard Louis Stepanek, 924 P.2d 1142 (Colo.App.1996), to determine whether the court of appeals erred in granting a county attorney absolute immunity from the application of section 13-17-102, 6A C.R.S. (1987), and C.R.C.P. 11. We hold that the court of appeals correctly determined that a county attorney filing a petition for temporary guardianship of an at-risk adult is absolutely immune from a cause of action requesting attorney fees pursuant to section 13-17-102. However, we additionally hold that…
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