Court imposed erroneous C.R.S. 14-14-106 calculation submitted by a party following a request by the court. This creates an incentive to submit calculations favoring the submitting party. Violation of Code of Judicial conduct by Colorado Court of Appeals panel?

“III. Interest Calculation
Father also contends that the magistrate and district court erred in calculating the interest mother owed him on the $9,169.64 overpayment. We disagree.
The magistrate accepted father’s interest calculations in determining the amount of interest on the overpayment.
Accordingly, like the district court, we will not disturb this portion of the order on the basis of father’s subsequent conflicting information.”

The appeals court opinion stands for the proposition that a trial court can use any proposed calculations, even if they are erroneous. It encourages submission of erroneous calculations that benefit the party making the submission.

Note that the appeals court opinion does not cite the statute, so you can’t find the opinion by searching.

Note that the appeals court opinion does not address any arguments raised in the opening brief, which is linked below.

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The appeals court also failed to address any arguments in the motion for reconsideration, which is linked below.

The Colorado Supreme Court summarily denied certiorari

A complaint alleging judicial misconduct was filed against all judges on the appellate panel. The complaint against Judge Webb is linked below. Identical complaints were filed against the concurring judges Dunn and Lipinsky.