Court Opinion

ID: 9527795
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 03:34:23.269468+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:26:13.528881
License: Public Domain

STERNBERG, Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. Where, as here, the trial court took steps indicating it would act on post-trial motions, it is fundamentally unfair to apply C.R.C.P. 59(j) strictly. Counsel could reasonably have “rested on his oars” in reliance on the actions of the trial court in granting motions for extension of time to file briefs, and in indicating oral, argument on the post-trial motions would be held. The appellants should not be denied their right to appeal on these facts.
I would deny the motion to dismiss.