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Komor v. United States

Date
2021
Geography
Colorado
Part of
Komor v. United States

About this case

Filing year
2021
Status
Plaintiff filed motion to dismiss without prejudice.
Geography
Docket number
1:21-cv-01560
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → D. Colo.
Case category
Constitutional Claims → Fifth AmendmentConstitutional Claims → Other Constitutional Claims
Principal law
United States → Fifth Amendment—Due ProcessUnited States → Fifth Amendment—Equal ProtectionUnited States → Ninth AmendmentUnited States → Public 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.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
01/20/2022
Motion To Dismiss
Plaintiff filed motion to dismiss without prejudice.
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07/16/2021
Complaint
Amended complaint filed.
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06/09/2021
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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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.

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.