People v. Juvenile Court, City & County of Denver

The Denver District Attorney brought this original proceeding pursuant to C.AR. 21 against the juvenile court and Judge Ramirez of that court. The petition sought emergency relief in the nature of mandamus or prohibition because conflicting court orders had been issued by the juvenile court and the district court to the Denver Sheriff regarding the placement for custody of a juvenile. We issued a rule to show cause and now make that rule absolute. The juvenile court had no jurisdiction to order the placement of the juvenile in the custody of the Department of Human Services when the district…