Legal Opinion
Streu v. City of Colorado Springs ex rel. Colorado Springs Utilities
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 20, 2010No. 09SA251PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bender
In this appeal, applicant Donna Streu asks us to review the water court's decision to dismiss her case for failure to prosecute under Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure 41(b)(2) and 121, section 1-10.1 We hold that the water court did not abuse its discretion when it dismissed Streu's case because, under the circumstances, it did not act in a manifestly arbitrary or unreasonable manner and did not exceed the bounds of its rationally available choices. Hence, we affirm.
I. Facts and Proceedings Below
Streu initially filed a complaint in Lake County District Court seeking to quiet title to certain…
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