Legal Opinion
C.K. v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 18, 2017No. Supreme Court Case No. 16SC638PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boatright
¶ 1 In. this appeal, we consider the narrow question of whether sovereign immunity bars an award of attorney’s fees against a public entity. The trial court found that the Moffat County Department of Social Services (“the Department”) committed a discovery violation in the course of a dependency and neglect proceeding,, and it awarded attorney’s fees to Petitioner C.K. pursuant to Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 37. The court of appeals vacated the fee award, holding that it was barred by sovereign immunity. People in the Interest of L.K., 2016 COA 112, ¶¶ 1-2, 410 P.3d 664. We now reverse.
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