Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Owens
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 20, 2005No. 04CA1270PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHawthorne, J.
Plaintiff, Robert Schwartz, appeals from the trial court orders denying his request to have defendant, Governor Bill Owens, served with process at state expense and assessing court costs against plaintiff. We affirm.
Plaintiffs complaint alleges that he filed a petition for clemency with the Governor on May 28, 2002. To date he has received no response, even after he sent several postpetition letters requesting one.
After not receiving a response for more than a year, plaintiff filed the instant action under C.R.C.P. 106, seeking an order compelling the Governor to consider his petition and…
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