International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local No. 127 v. City & County of Denver

On this appeal, the City and County of Denver is appellant challenging a judgment of the Denver district court which held that Denver deputy sheriffs have the general police power and duties as provided by statute for all sheriffs in the respective counties of Colorado. Appellee, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, plaintiff in the district court, is an association in which members of the Denver Sheriffs’ departments have affiliation.

The judgment below arose out of an action filed by appellees seeking a declaratory judgment that all persons who hold the title of deputy sheriff of…