Greeley Deserves Better Hearing on Preliminary Junction Today
Would Prevent Greeley City Council from Continuing to Spend on $1.1B Deal that Leverages City Properties Without a Vote
Greeley, Colo. (September 4, 2025)
On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, Greeley Deserves Better attorney Suzanne Taheri filed an emergency motion for preliminary injunction. The case involves the citizens of Greeley and their constitutional right to petition.
A protest was filed against the Petitioners on two grounds: 1) the matter was not legislative and therefore not within the purview of the voters; and 2) the ballot title was inaccurate. Petitioners respectfully request that this Court enter an Order (1) granting this Emergency Motion; (2) Order the City of Greeley to certify the ballot question to the November 4, 2025, election (3) granting such other relief as the Court deems just and proper.
Hearing
Date: September 4, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm
WebEx: 720-650-7664, Access code: 2599 625 6218
Courts may enter preliminary injunctions pursuant to C.R.C.P. 65. A preliminary injunction is “designed to preserve the status quo or protect rights pending the final determination of a cause.” McLean v. Farmers’ Highline Canal & Reservoir Co., 44 Colo. 184, 195-96 (1908). The purpose of an injunction is to stop the alleged unauthorized actions of the defendant, and to prevent any further damage to plaintiff.
The opponents’ arguments prevailed in front of a city-appointed hearing officer. The proponents filed an immediate appeal in district court.
The deadline to certify the November ballot is Friday, September 5. Should an injunction not be entered, the proponents of the ballot initiative and the over 5,500 Greeley voters who signed the petition will be denied their constitutional right to petition.
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