Published report · Nov 2, 2026
Levi Frasier: Qualified Immunity and Denver’s $71,000 Resolution
In August 2014, Levi Frasier recorded a forceful Denver police encounter. His later lawsuit alleged that officers threatened him, took his tablet and searched for the recording. The footage made him a witness to police conduct, but the resulting litigation raised separate questions about recording rights and interference with his property.
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In August 2014, Levi Frasier recorded a forceful Denver police encounter. His later lawsuit alleged that officers threatened him, took his tablet and searched for the recording. The footage made him a witness to police conduct, but the resulting litigation raised separate questions about recording rights and interference with his property.
Legal coverage is the August 2014 incident, March 29,2021 immunity opinion and March 20,2023 city resolution. The financial figure is the authorized case-resolution amount; no personal-net payment or later district disposition is asserted.
From our report published Nov 2, 2026. This describes that report’s documented position, not a fresh check of today’s court docket.
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In August 2014, Levi Frasier recorded a forceful Denver police encounter. His later lawsuit alleged that officers threatened him, took his tablet and searched for the recording. The footage made him a witness to police conduct, but the resulting litigation raised separate questions about recording rights and interference with his property.
Legal coverage is the August 2014 incident, March 29,2021 immunity opinion and March 20,2023 city resolution. The financial figure is the authorized case-resolution amount; no personal-net payment or later district disposition is asserted.
COURT RECORDS
1:15-cv-01759-REB-KLM, D. Colorado; appeal19-1015
1:15-cv-01759-REB-KLM, D. Colorado; appeal19-1015
PRIMARY SOURCES
https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/opinions/010110500265.pdf
https://denver.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?GUID=4980EE2C-00FE-4441-91D6-9113FAC08A29&ID=6067980&Options=&Search=
https://denver.legistar1.com/denver/attachments/3c33d293-6f8a-4648-83a0-8bfd24dbf985.pdf
https://webapi.legistar.com/v1/denver/matters/23064/histories
https://www.loevy.com/witness-who-recorded-denver-police-brutality-sues-police-for-threats-unlawful-search/
https://denver.legistar1.com/denver/meetings/2023/3/8216_M_City_Council_23-03-20_Council_Minutes.pdf
FOOTAGE
FOX31 Denver interviews, republished by PigMine6 / LiveLeak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkD5nL2tCv4
FOX 31 incident/interview excerpts preserve Frasier’s allegations and the police spokesperson’s response as attributed accounts. Alleged tablet interference/deletion is not transformed into a judicial finding. Source publisher credit is retained. Limited excerpts support case-specific documentary reporting and original legal/financial commentary. Public access and credit do not establish an express license; no permission grant or legal guarantee is asserted. Source credit establishes provenance and does not claim an express footage license.
Licensed synthetic narration. Documentary reporting and commentary.
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0:11 intro
0:21 setup
0:42 law
1:04 clip1
1:16 timeline
1:39 clip2
1:58 money
2:23 clip3
2:53 outro
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