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Josias Ortiz v. Andrew Sidley-Mackie

Date: 11-30-2025

Case Number: 25-CV-7

Judge: Lewis T. Babcock

Court: United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Denver County)

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Defendant's Attorney: Unknown

Description: Denver, Colorado, pro se Plaintiff sued his lawyer to remove his lawyer on its state criminal case. Sidley-Mackie allegedly refused to do so and instead fraudulently represented to the Colorado Court of Appeals that Ortiz may not be competent to self- represent. Based on these allegations, Ortiz filed this federal lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 claiming that Sidley-Mackie had violated his constitutional rights.

Outcome: Dismissed. Affirmed.

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