Flores v. Colorado Department of Corrections

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

In this negligence action, plaintiff, Laura J. Flores, appeals the dismissal of her complaint against defendant, the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC). We reverse and remand.

The facts are undisputed. Plaintiff, a visitor at the Limon Correctional Facility, was injured when she allegedly slipped and fell on a wet floor inside the secure visitor's area of the DOC facility,. She subsequently brought this action seeking compensation for her injuries.

Defendant moved to dismiss plaintiff's complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Colorado…