Legal Opinion
Cordova v. Aragon
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided May 20, 2008No. Civil Action 07-cv-00879-EWN-CBSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
EDWARD W. NOTTINGHAM, Chief Judge.
This is a civil rights and wrongful death case. Plaintiff Tracey Cordova, as person al representative of the estate of Toby Cordova, alleges that Defendants Derek Aragon and the City of Commerce City violated Mr. Cordova’s Fourth Amendment rights by using excessive force to terminate a police chase by fatally shooting Mr. Cordova. Plaintiffs Tracey Cor-dova, Morgan Douthit, and Divinity Cor-dova — as Mr. Cordova’s survivors — also assert state law claims for wrongful death. This matter is before the court on Defendants’…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cordova v. AragonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
- Cordova v. AragonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009