Weisfield v. City of Arvada

Opinion by

CHIEF JUDGE LOEB

1 1 Plaintiff, Russell Weisfield, appeals the district court order granting the motion to dismiss for lack of standing filed by defendants, the City of Arvada; Mare Williams, Bob Dyer, Bob Fifer, Don Allard, John Mar-riot, Mark McGoff, in their official capacities; and Jerry Marks. We reverse and remand with directions.

I. Background

{2 This case concerns the use of secret ballots by Arvada's mayor and city council members to fill a vacancy on the city council for Arvada District 1. Weisfield is a resident of that district. Williams, the mayor of Ar-vada, and council…