Conners v. City of Colorado Springs

Opinion by Judge CRISWELL.

This appeal by plaintiff, Kathleen F. Con-ners, from the judgment dismissing her complaint against defendant, City of Colorado Springs, presents the primary issue whether a claim by a public employee against a municipality under the Colorado Civil Rights Act (CRA), § 24-34-301, et seq., C.R.S.1997, is subject to the notice provisions of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (GIA), § 24-10-101, et seq., C.R.S.1997. Because we conclude that the GIA does not apply to a civil rights claim under the CRA, we reverse the dismissal of the claim based upon the CRA and remand…