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Maynard OARC
Complainant:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
.. COURT USE ONLY ..
Respondent:
ALISON MAYNARD Case Number: 09PDJ028
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5. The People note at the outset that Mr. Harrington and Ms. Shell
are welcome to attend the Maynard disciplinary hearing, observe the
proceedings and report the same to whomever they wish. Such hearings are
public proceedings. See C.R.C.P. 251.31(c). The People object, however, to Mr.
Harrington and Ms. Shell's request for expansion of their own coverage of this
hearing through the use of a video camera, video operator, audio recording
devices and still photography. The PDJ courtroom has very limited space, and
is not large enough to sustain such an additional presence (the equipment and
operator) without impeding the presentation of evidence and argument in this
disciplinary matter.
To say that Sean Harrington began this action on September 23, 2005,
would be at once perfectly accurate and highly misleading. That is the
day Mr. Harrington filed suit in federal district court, listing ten
defendants and twenty-eight claims for relief. But in fact, Mr.
Harrington's federal suit is only the latest installment in a long-running
battle for Mr. Harrington's only child, a battle waged largely in Jefferson
County, Colorado, District Court over a span of six years. In that time,
Mr. Harrington has launched a barrage of motions, actions, and petitions
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aimed at regammg access to, if not custody of, his daughter Shelby,
which he lost upon his divorce in May 2000. Frustrated at his lack of
success in state court, Mr. Harrington brought his campaign to the
federal court system [in 2005], and has named in his action here
defendants ranging from his former wife to the Colorado Attorney
General.
See July 18, 2007, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Order in Sean Harrington, v.
Madeline Wilson, et. al, 242 Fed. Appx. 514, 2007 WL 2045485 (C.A. 10), a
copy of which is attached to this motion as Exhibit 1. See also "Stipulated
Agreement Modifying Parental Responsibilities, Parenting Time and Resolution
of all Outstanding Issues" from Harrington v. Harrington, 99DR3717 (Jefferson
County District Court), a copy of which is attached to this motion as Exhibit 2.
13. Ms. Shell's People for Equal Protection does not operate any
newspaper, radio, television, news service, magazine, trade paper, journal or
other news gathering agency. When one attempts to search for any prior
publication from People For Equal Protection, one does not find any
publication. When one performs an internet search for People For Equal
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Protection, one is directed to www.profane-justice.org.Ms.Shell·swebsite.Ms.
Shell discloses that her website is "intended to generate income" and Ms. Shell
asserts a copyright claim to the website's contents. Neither Ms. Shell nor
People For Equal Protection are a member of the Colorado Press Association or
the Colorado Broadcasting Association or any other recognized association of
news gathering agencies. Thus, neither Ms. Shell nor People for Equal
Protection constitute a "news gathering or reporting agency."
14. Ms. Shell has in the past stated that she acts as a documentary
video producer. See, e.g., Ms. Shell's Second Motion for Release of Videotapes
filed with the Colorado Supreme Court in People v. Shell, 04SA093, on July 11,
2007, attached as Exhibit 3. While at first claiming that she would make
pooling arrangements for public dissemination of the video recording in her
contempt trial, she immediately claimed a copyright interest in the videotapes
and attempted to collect a "licensing fee" and other remuneration from the
Colorado Supreme Court for depriving her of her right to exploit what she
considered to be her intellectual property, which she entitled "Contempt of
Court- SLAPP a Human Rights Activist" in her September 11, 2006 pre-
registration statement. See Exhibit 3, page 6, paragraph 2 and email attached
to Exhibit 3. This Court is not required to make any special accommodations
for Ms. Shell under her pretext of media reporting.
15. In accordance with C.R.C.P. 80, the evidence in this matter will be
taken stenographically by a court reporter. Accordingly, Mr. Harrington and
Ms. Shell may obtain a complete and accurate transcript of the hearing at the
conclusion of the hearing. And as stated before, the hearing is public and Mr.
Harrington and/or Ms. Shell may attend this hearing and take notes.
16. Canon 3 (8){d) provides: "A judge may restrict or limit expanded
media coverage as may be necessary to preserve the dignity of the court or to
protect the parties, witnesses, or jurors." Mr. Harrington poses a significant
risk of disrupting the disciplinary hearing in this matter in an attempt to
further his own personal agenda. Mr. Harrington is also likely to distort the
record in this proceeding in support of such agenda. Ms. Shell has already
been found to be in contempt of the Colorado Supreme Court; Ms. Shell
continues to display a flagrant disregard to the authority and dignity of the
Supreme Court by her unwillingness to satisfy the December 2006 fine. For
these reasons, the People request the Court to exercise its discretion by
denying Mr. Harrington and Ms. Shell's requests for expanded media coverage
to preserve the dignity of the Court and protect the parties and witnesses at
time of hearing.
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17. News media coverage of disciplinary hearings in Colorado plays a
valuable role in promoting transparency and accountability in the attorney
regulation process. The requests pending before this Court, however, have
little likelihood of public dissemination for any purpose other than to promote
personal agendas, disrupt the solemnity of the proceeding, and/or to create
error. The Court must protect the system from this type of abuse.
18. The People request that this Court hold a hearing regarding the
requests for expanded media coverage and that this Court require Mr.
Harrington and Ms. Shell to appear in person at such hearing to specifically
address their requests.
Respectfully submitted,
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CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
Alison Maynard
P.O. Box 22135
Denver, CO 80222
Sean L. Harrington
PO Box 351855
Westminster, CO 80035
Suzanne Shell
14053 Eastonville Road
Elbert, CO 80106
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Not for Publication in West's Federal Reporter See
Fed. Rule of Appellate Procedure 32.1 generally gov- Courts 106
erning citation ofjudicial decisions issued on or after
Jan. 1,2007. See also Tenth Circuit Rule 32.1. (Find 106 Courts
CTAI0 Rule 32.1) -106Vn Concurrent and Conflicting Jurisdiction
--1-06VlI(B) State Courts and United States
United States Court of Appeals, Courts
Tenth Circuit. 106k509 k. Vacating or Annulling Deci-
Sean HARRINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, sions. Most Cited Cases
v.
Madeline WILSON; Christy Ryan; Bill J. Fyfe; Col-
umbine Counseling Center, P.C.; Laura Arcilise, in
her personal capacity; Louise Culberson-Smith, in Federal Civil Procedure 170A ~ 1837.1
her personal capacity; John Gleason, in both his per-
sonal and official capacity; Wendell Pryor in his offi- 170A Federal Civil Procedure
cial capacity; Robert Evans, in his official capacity; 170AXI Dismissal
and the Jefferson County Combined Court by and 170AXl(B) Involuntary Dismissal
through the Colorado Attorney General, John 170AXl(B)5 Proceedings
Suthers, in his official capacity, Defendants- l70Akl837 Effect
Appellees. l70Ak1837.l k. In General. Most
No. 06-1418. Cited Cases
Dismissals of former husband's claims against former
wife, her attorney, state bar officials, and others in-
July 18,2007.
volved in divorce proceedings, under Rooker-
Feldman doctrine, under Younger abstention doc-
Background: Former husband sued former wife, her trine, and for lack of standing were on jurisdictional
attorney, state bar officials, and others, arising from grounds and, therefore, should have been without
his loss of access to child in divorce proceeding. The prejudice.
United States District Court for the District of Colo- *515 Sean Harrington, Westminster, CO, pro se.
rado, 2006 WL 2724094, granted defendants' motions
and dismissed husband's claims with prejudice. Hus-
Brett N. Huff, White & Steele, Amy C. Colony, State
band appealed.
of Colorado, Department of Law, Christine K. Wil-
kinson, Colorado Attorney General, David Yun,
Holding: On rehearing, the Court of Appeals, Long & Jaudon, Denver, CO, Randolph S. Dement,
Michael W. McConnell, Circuit Judge, held that dis- Greenwood Village, CO, for Defendants-Appellees.
missals under Rooker- Feldman doctrine, under
Younger abstention doctrine, and for lack of standing
Before BRISCOE, McKAY, and McCONNELL,
EXHIBIT
CAl 0,2007.
Harrington v. Wilson
242 Fed.Appx. 514,2007 WL 2045485 (CAlO)
END OF DOCUMENT
WHEREAS. a Decree dissolving the parties marriage was entered by this Court on May
31,2000.
WHEREAS, there is one child born as issue of the parties marriage, to-wit: Shelby Anne
Harrington, who was born on June 12, 1995.
AND WHEREAS, the parties desire to modify the existing Orders regarding parental
responsibilities and parenting time, and further to resolve all issues currently outstanding
between them;
DOCKETED rl_~rOJ
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AND WHEREAS the parties believe that the within parenting plan and agreement is fair
and not unconscionable u:to each of them, and. 1hat it is in the best interests oftheir miner child.
1.1 The pBtlies agree that the Petitioner shall conlinue to act as the child's primary
residential custodian for all legal purposeJi. The pBtlies further agree that the
Petitioner shall have tinal decision making authority regarding all rouline
educational decisions, including the choice of schools for Shelby. Any
educational decisions that would involve costs ahove those expended for public
education shall be made jointly by the parti.,., and the co.ts, if sgreed, shall he
.hared as agreed between the parties. Day-to-<lay decisions for the cltlld will be
made by the parent with whom the child re.ides at tbe time that the decision is
required.
1.2 The parties agree, with regard to religiou. activities for the child, that each will
mike appropriate decisions when Shelby is in their individual care. The
Petilioner shall have final decision making authority regarding the child', health
care, ...,d further agrees to consult with the Respondent in that regard whenever
possible. The Respondenl shall have aulbority to make any emergency medical
decisiolL!l that may be necessary when the child is in his care. The parties agree to
jointly decide the question. regarding e~lra-curricular activities jf those activities
will interfi:re with. or involve parenting time with the other parent, or if the
acdvities will involve additional "xpeDSe. Any CJ<tra-eurricular utivities
involving major expenses (those e~ceedjng $250.00) shall be decided jointly
between the puties and the expense divided equally.
1.3 The parties recognize, in structuring Ibe parenting plan set fORh herein, thaI Ihe
Respondent resides in the Slllle of MassachusClIS and thst a modiflcation Df the
Respondent'. parenting time may be ne<:essary, appropriate and required in the
future. The parties agree to modifY the Respondent's parenting time ifand when
it becomes necessary. The parti.. further agree that either party may relocst.
within the continental United States withDut restriction or penalty. However, any
relocation with the minOT child out,ide ofthe continental United StatC8 mus! have
lb. permission of the other party or Order from an appropriate Court. Should a
move of either party require. modification of parenting time, the parties .hall
jointly decide the sppropriate modifications. This Agreement shall be submitted
to any Coun of proper jurisdiction in any state in which the parties may reside for
purpDses Dfenfbrcement.
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1.4 The R.~pondent witt enjoy parenting time with Shelby on two week~nds .per
month in the State of Colomdo until May of 2002. These weekend pllt'Ontmg time
.sions will commence on Friday evening at 1;OD P.M. and terminate on Sunday
aftemoon at 4:00 P.M. Subsequent to the exercise of each parenting time
weeken~ Shelby shall pllCti(;ipate in a therapy session in order to assist her in
processing the change in parenting time and monitor for any difficulties she may
expmcllCc. The parties shall share the co!lt of the thempy for Silelby, which shall
be conducted by Dr. Price. Any additional parenting time beyond thlll stated in
this agreement may be granted to the Respondent by agreement of the partics
without the necessity of further Order of Court. Any agreements shan be
evidenced by written declaration of assent.
l.5 Commencing in June of 2002, the Respondent shall exercise his parenting time
with Shelby for two weeks during the month of June, and three weco during the
month of August, in the State of Massachusetts. Th.is parenting time 8MU be in
addition to the two weekends per monu. that. the Respondent exerciscs his
parenting time in the State ofCoJorado, as set fonh above,
1.6 The parties agree that should the PetitionOf' be presem in the state of
Mas5lchusetts during the Respondent's parenting time with Shelby, she shall be
pennitted to exercise pareming time with the child two evenings per week. If the
child is in the State ofMassllchusetts for an extended period, i.e_, three weeks or
more, the Petitioner 9111111 be entitled II) eXef'cise parenting time with Shelby every
other weekend.
1.1 The Rcsponck:nt agrees to retain the services of a theolpist for Sh.elby during the
extended periods of ti~ that she i9 in his physical custody in the State of
Massachusetts. The parties agree to rely upon th~ recommendations of the
therapist in determining if Shelby is having any <lifticuhy dllting sny extended
period of time that she is in the .Respondent's physical custody. Tfthe therapist
.bel1ew& that the cirCl,lmstanccs WilfTant it, tbe parties BgreC to n!tUm tl1e child
home to the State of Colorado prior to the ex.pintion of the Respondent's
parenting time. The parties agree to &harc the C08t of a family thempiat, and the
panics will provido each other with the name, address and telepbone number of
th.e party selccted to IlCl in diu capaaty. Further, the parties shall provide the
famil~ thelllpin with a releuc, enabling him or her to communicate directly with
each of the parries. The therapist shall be selected jointly with preference given to
provider-I;. IIPproved by me appliCBblc medical insuran~ carrier,
1.8 Commencing in September or 2002, th.e parties shall share holiday parenting time
with the minor child. The Petitioner shall exercise pllrenting time with the child
over the Thanksgiving weekend. u well as the fint half of Christmas. vacation.
The child will then visit her father for the second half of Chrittmas. vacation. The
child wi11 spend Spring break in the year 2.003 with her father. These holiday
schedules would then alternate on a yearl)' basis,
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1.9 During the summer of the year 2003 and thereafter, Shelby will enjoy parenting
time with !he Respondent for a tolal of nine weeks. The Petitioner shall be
permiltcd 10 cxeccise some IIDrmal vacation time with lhe child during these
years, and thi. arransement will be made between the partie. in order to
<;oordinate the timing of that evelll.
1.11 The .Respondent shall be solely responsible for all transportation co.ts involved in
exercising hi. parenting time with the minor child until lune I, 2002, .ubsequent
tn the Petitioner's graduation from her nursing studi... Thereafter, the partie.
agree to share those coots with the Respondent paying 65% thereof; and the
Petitioner paying 35% thereof. Transportation coots shall include airfare, car
rental, airport parking fees, transportation 10 and from the airport, end hotel
e"pen... for the Respondent only if he has to travel somewhere outside of the
State of Colorado for the purpo.e of el<ercising hi. parenting tim.. If that occur..
the Respondem will nol be reimbursed fur hotel ""pense. which e"ceed 540.00
per night. Travel expense. for the Petitioner if n:quired fur periods thal the child
is with the Respondent fur extended periods oftime sball be shared by the parties
65% • 350/. . with the Petitioner paying 65% of those costs. The Petitioner will
also pay 65% of her travol e><penscs if she should decide to accompany the child
when .he is traveling to exerci.e parenting time with the child and her own hotel
expenses jf .he i. accompanying the child out of stale.
1.12 The Respondent agrees to complete his anger management class.., IlIld the
Petitioner agrees to take whatever co=.. are deemed appropriato by the Special
Advocate, including a c1a.s in .hared parenting after divorce, after her graduation
from nursing school in the year ZO()2.
1.13 If the parties do not reach an agreement as to any issue involving the within
patenting plan, they will be permitted to submit thair dispute to mediation one
time per year, end if mediation foil., tbeftnal decision wJ1l be made by the COUlt.
Mediation end/or arbitration shall be conducted by a third party mutually agreed
upon by the parties. Trthe parties cannot agree upon a mediator, they will use the
stale Office of Dispute Resolution, and any mediation a. contennplated herein
shall be paid by the partie. equally. Only under emergency c;rwmstanccs such
that the physical or emotional health of the minor child are in danger, will the
parties submit any dispute to arbitration or mediation more than one time per year.
Ll4 If the restraining order expires, each party will inform the other party of any
changes of business or residential address end/or telephone number in advance of
the oe<:urrence, or within ten days of the chango. Both parties agree that each will
infonn the other of any emergency Dr other important event that involves their
child. Both parties agree that they will not belittle or critici.te the other in the
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pre8CIICC of the child, and that they wil1 conduct all communi~tions regarding
their child between themselves and that they will not use the child to convey any
information. The parties agree that they will aot discuss this proceeding with the
child lit any titne.
2.\ The Respondent shall continue to maintain, in full force BJld etrcct, all policies of
health and hospital insurance currently in place for the benefit ofilie miIlllr child
2.2 The Respondent shall continue to pay his current child support obligation of
5823.00 per month for the benefit of the minor child, and further agrees thn no
modification to that ,uppen will occur for a period of three years, deopite any
modification that would otherwi,e moult from the mooification of pareating time
and use of Worksheet B in tbis case, or any increase in Petitioner's income over
that lime period. The parties agree thaI if any arrears in child ,upport exist, after
crediting the Respondent with four months of child support payments in addition
to those fur which he has records of payments, he will pay such arrellTJ in equal
monthly installments of575.00, together with his current support
2.3 The Petitioner agree, to assiot the Respondent with child care costs during any
p~od. ofextended parenting time between he and the child (i.e., over one week),
upon Nch teoms and conditions lIS lhe parties may agree at the time of such event
The parries are unable attbistime to detennine what the potential coots may be.
3. PROPERTXJRESTRAINJNG ORDERS
3.1 The parties "8"" thel the Respondent will immediately di,mi.s his peneling
motion with regsrd to the Petitioner's de'h\lction oHis property. In exchange for
this dismi.. a~ tbe Petitioner will acc:ept the sum of $5,000.00 as payment in full
for any monies owed to the Petitioner regarding the parti.,.' previous property
distribution. The Respondent .hall pay this sum in equal monthly inSCallmeutli of
$75.00, with no interest, commencing subsequent to the Respondent's payment in
full ofany child support arrean thal may exist
3.2 The parties agree to modifY the restraining order exiSling in tbis case against the
Respondent to permit the parties to speak by telephone regarding the minor child,
and to allow personal contact when exchanging the child for parenting time, or
personal contact at such Dther times as tbe Petitioner may agree. If the parties
agree that events have proceeded in an appropriate whion for a period of six
mnnths, lhe Petitioner will then move 10 dismi.. the restraining order against the
P~ondenl
3.3 The parties agree lhat the Petitioner's attorney, Madeline Wilson, will dismi.. tbo
restraining order she obrained and which is currently in effect against the
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Respondent:
SUZANNE SHELL .. COURT USE ONLY ...
Sw..anne Shell
14053 Eastonville Rd. Case Number 04 SA 093
Elbert, CO 80106
719~ 749-2971
Fax Number:
SECOND MOnON FOR RELEASE OF VIDEO TAPES ~ EXmUJTS 16A, 16B, 16C, &
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Comes now, Respondent Suzanne Shell~ for the sole puroose of thi8 single i$$ue "ppearing
pro sl, to request this court to release her intellectual property to her forthwith; s~cj:ficaUy the
video tapes of the above captioned contempt trial on January 14 & 18,2005, recorded by Ms.
Shell under the authority of court~approvedexpanded media coverage, labeled Exhibits 16A~
1. This case, having exhauSted all appeals, is closed. As such, the property owner is entitled to
2. Ms. Shell, acting as a documentary video producer~ filed a timely request for expanded media
coverage for the above referenced case, to video tape the proceedings for her own u''le, which
request the Presiding Disciplinary Judge granted. Ms. Shell never intended, and was never
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3. Ms. Shell, using her own equipment and supplies and personnel, video recorded the entire
4. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge immediately seized and has since retained custody and
control of Ms. Shell's intellectual property and tangible property and labeled the video tapes as
Exhibits IGA, 16B, lGC, and J6D. Ms. Shell labeled the tapes with the legally required
copyright Dotice e.g. Copyright 2005 Suzanne Shell. This seizure was performed against the
5. This court used the subject t video tapes as aD official record of this action without Ms. Shell's
permission in violation of copyright law and without payment to her tor the creation or use of
that property.
6. Ms. Shell has pre-registered this property with the United States Copyright Office -
7..Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 102,201 /1£ 202, as the author of this intellectual property, Ms. Shell
retains all rights to this intellectual property and has never voluntarily waived any rights
8. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 201(e), this court Clla"lIlot transfer her property rights to this intellectual
property nor order her or otherwlse compel her to waive her rights to this intellectual property.
9. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 106, as the copyright owner, Ms. Shell possess the exclusive rights to
reproduce and distribute this property and create derivative works based OD this property. The
Colorado Supreme Court or the PDI has never requested nor received permission from Ms.
Shell to possess, own, copy or distribute tl1is intellectual property in violation of J 7 U.S.C.
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10. This unreasonable seizure of her property has deprived her of the use and control of her
intellectual property for 2 years and 6 months without her consent, without compensation
11. Ms. Shell objects to this court continuing to exercise custody and control over her
intellectual property. She further objech to this court denying her use the of her property
and denying her the right to exploit her property for her benefit, particularly without
paying Ms. Shell for that privilege. She also objeets to the unreasonable seizure of her
intellectual property and the wholesale denial of due process associated with thgt seizure.
She further objects to the court's distribution oCher preregistered intellectual property in
12. A taking of property occurs "when government action directly interferes with or
substantially disturbs the owner's use and enjoyment ofthe property." Black's Law
Dictionary 1493 (8th ed. 2004). This includes a legal interference with the physical use,
entity's exercise of dominion and control. Pub. Servo Co. v. Van Wyk, 27 P.3d 377,386-87
13. A taking ofproperty occurs when the entity clothed with the power of ernine.nt domain
substantially deprives a property owner of the use and enjoyment of that property. A taking
can be effected by a legal interference with the physical use, possession, disposition. or
enjoyment ofthe property, or by acts which constitute all exercise of dominion and control
economically beneficial use of his or her property. Clare v. Florissant Water & San. Dist.,
879 P.2d 471 (Colo. App. 1994); Thompson v. City & County of Denver, 958 P.2d 525
(Colo. App. 1998); Fowler Irrevocable Trust 1992-1 v. City of Boulder, 992 P.2d 1188
(Colo. App. 1999), aff'd in part and rev'd in part on other grounds, 17 P.3d 797 (Colo.
2001).
14. Purpose ofthis section of the [ColoradoJ constitution (Art. n §15) is to provide a remedy
in damages for injury to property, not common to the public, inflicted by the state or one of
its political subdivisions; and this section is not limited in application to condemnation
proceedings. Srb v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 43 Colo. App. 14,601 P.2d 1082 (1979). See
also: Combined Communications Corp. v. City and County of Denver, 542 P.2d 79, 189
Colo. 462 (Colo. 11/03/1975); City of Northglenn v. Grynberg, 846 P.2d 175 (Colo.
02/16/1993) reference to taking "trade secret" or other property which is protected by the
15. . Section protects private property or some right peculiar to owner. It is only when !lOme
specific private property, or Some right or interest therein or incident thereto, peculiar to
the owner, is taken or damaged for public or private lise that the constitution guarantees
compensation therefor. Gilbert v. Greeley, S. L. & Pac. Ry., 13 Colo. SOl, 22 P. 814
(1889).
16. Property includes right to freely possess, use and alienate chattel or land. Property, in its
broader and more appropriate sense, is not alone the chattel or the land itself, but the right
to freely possess, use and alienate the same; and many things are considered property
which have .no tangible existence, but which are necessary to the satisfactory use and
enjoyment of that which is tangible. City of Denver v. Bayer, 7 Colo. 113,2 P. 6 (1883).
17. As this section makes compensable both taking and damages inflicted by the state of
Colorado or one of its agencies or constituent parts. Mosher v. City of Boulder, 225 F.
18. Just compensation mlL,t be paid for a temporary, as well as a pennanent, taking. Fowler
Irrevocable Trust 1992-1 v. City of Boulder, 992 P.2d 1188 (Colo. App. 1999), affd, 17
19. Owner entitled to just, not token, compensation. Swift v. Smith, 119 Colo. 126,201 P.2d
609 (1948).
20. Right of action not taken away by governmental immunity. A "right ofaction" cannot be
tort claim, since there is no "right" in the absence of a statute granting such. Abeyta v. City
& County ofDenver, 165 Colo. 58, 437 P.2d 67 (1968). As just compensation clause
43 Colo. App. 14,601 P.2d 1082 (1979). See also Desert Truck Sales Inc. v. City and
21. If, in the execution of any power, no matter what it is, the government, federal or state,
fUlds it necessary to take private property for public use, it must obey the constitutiollll1
injunction to make or secure just compensation to the owner. City & County of Denver v.
Denver Buick, Inc., 141 Colo. 121, 347 P.2d 919 (1959).
Wherefore, Ms. Shell respectfully requests the following remedies from this Honorable Court
forthwith:
I. The Court provide Ms. Shell with the original recordings of the subject vidco tapes which
remain her property, which shall consist of the unedited origillll1s ofthe su~ect video.
2. The Colorado Supreme Court shall be immediately ordered to negotiate appropriate license
fees, remuneration and payment with Ms. Shell for its taking of her goods and services in
creating the video tapes, and for the original taking and for the past denial of her physical
.custody and control of her intellectual property; and if the court denies her motion to release
the originals to her, for continuing to exercise custody and control of her intellectual property
and for the associated deprivations of her rights to exploit this property since the creation of
fee for that ownership and use with Ms. Shell, which purchase price and tenns of us sha11 be
4. The Court order that all parties who havc received or who possess copies of those video tapes
shall not copy or distribute them for any reason without first negotiating with and paying a
license fee to Ms. Shell, and the court shall order that all parties who are still in possession of
copies of this intellectual property immediately return them to the copyright holder and they
5. The Court order that no other copies of this property in the control or custody oftbis court or
SU1'..anne Shell
14053 .Eastonville Rd.
Elbert, CO 80106
719-749-Z971
Certificate of Service
I certify that on July 10, 20071 sent a true and correct copy ofthis document, by first class mail,
postage prepaid to:
James Coyle
Deputy Regulation Counsel
600 l-rh St.• Suite ZOO-South
Den 080202
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Respondent:
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ORDER OF COURT
Tapes- Exhibits 16A, 16B, 16C & 16D along with Petitioner's
Response and the Reply filed in the above cause, and now being
IT IS THIS DAY ORDERED that said Motion shall be, and the
Copies mailed via the State's Mail services Division on ~/J9/01 J{OP