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Colorado Denial of Motion to Amend Complaint Reversed
Loaded on July 15, 2002
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2002, page 29
The Colorado Court of Appeals held that provisions of the Colorado Government Immunity Act (CGIA) which precluded a prisoner's claim does not violate equal protection. The court also held that the trial court erred in denying the prisoner's motion to amend his complaint to allege willful and wanton conduct. Colorado ...
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