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Komor v. United States

Geography
Year
2021
Document Type
Litigation
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About this case

Filing year
2021
Status
Plaintiff filed motion to dismiss without prejudice.
Docket number
1:21-cv-01560
Court/admin entity
United StatesUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado (D. Colo.)United StatesUnited States Federal Courts
Case category
Constitutional Claims (US)Fifth Amendment (US)Constitutional Claims (US)Other Constitutional Claims (US)
Principal law
United StatesFifth Amendment—Due ProcessUnited StatesFifth Amendment—Equal ProtectionUnited StatesNinth AmendmentUnited StatesPublic Trust Doctrine
At issue
Pro se lawsuit alleging that federal defendants violated the plaintiff's constitutional rights by causing and contributing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics 
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01/20/2022
Plaintiff filed motion to dismiss without prejudice.
Motion To Dismiss
07/16/2021
Amended complaint filed.
Complaint
06/09/2021
Complaint filed.
A Colorado resident filed a pro se lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Colorado alleging that the United States and other federal defendants violated his fundamental constitutional rights by causing and contributing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The plaintiff previously filed a similar <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/komor-v-united-states/">lawsuit</a> in the federal district court for the District of Arizona, which administratively closed the case in August 2019 pending completion of Juliana v. United States.
Complaint

Summary

Pro se lawsuit alleging that federal defendants violated the plaintiff's constitutional rights by causing and contributing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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Target
Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance