Colorado Springs Fellowship Church et al v. City of Colorado Springs et al
Plaintiff: Eric Jenkins, William Williams, Yolanda Banks Walker, Clifford Stewart, Colorado Springs Fellowship Church, Michele Harris, Torri Lopez, Matthew Brown and Willie Pee
Defendant: Vince Niski, Vince (I) Niski, Colorado Springs Police Department, City of Colorado Springs, Michael J. Allen, Office of the District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, Michael (I) J. Allen, Brian Corrado and Brian (I) Corrado
Case Number: 1:2021cv01368
Filed: May 19, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: William J Martinez
Referring Judge: Kathleen M Tafoya
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 2000 bb
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MEMORANDUM regarding #30 Unopposed MOTION for Protective Order From Discovery and to Vacate Scheduling Order Requirement Filed Jointly With County Defendants filed by Brian Corrado, Colorado Springs Police Department, Vince (I) Niski, Vince Niski, City of Colorado Springs, Brian (I) Corrado. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya by Judge William J. Martinez on 7/16/2021. Text Only Entry (wjmsec, )
July 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 30 Unopposed MOTION for Protective Order From Discovery and to Vacate Scheduling Order Requirement Filed Jointly With County Defendants by Defendants City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Police Department, Brian Corrado, Brian (I) Corrado, Vince Niski, Vince (I) Niski. (Doherty, Ryan)
July 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Extension of Time within which to Respond to Defendants' Rule 12 Motions to Dismiss #28 . Plaintiffs are granted leave, for good cause shown, to file their Responses to Defendants' Motions to Dismiss #24 and #25 on or before July 30, 2021. SO ORDERED by Judge William J. Martinez on 7/15/2021. Text Only Entry(wjmsec, )
July 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #24 MOTION to Dismiss , #25 MOTION to Dismiss to 30 June 2021 by Plaintiffs Matthew Brown, Colorado Springs Fellowship Church, Michele Harris, Eric Jenkins, Torri Lopez, Willie Pee, Clifford Stewart, Yolanda Banks Walker, William Williams. (Kleinman, Bernard)
July 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Extension of Time within which to Respond to Defendants' Rule 12 Motions to Dismiss #26 . Plaintiffs' Motion is DENIED without prejudice to refiling given Plaintiffs' counsel's failure to serve a copy of the Motion on his clients, as required by D.C.COLO.LCivR 6.1(c) and WJM Revised Practice Standard II.D.2. The Court requires that the certificate of service specifically confirm that service has been made upon moving counsel's client(s) and, if appropriate, identifies the individual who has received service of the motion on behalf of any party which is not a natural person. SO ORDERED by Judge William J. Martinez on 7/14/2021. Text Only Entry(wjmsec, )
July 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #24 MOTION to Dismiss , #25 MOTION to Dismiss to 30 June 2021 by Plaintiffs Matthew Brown, Colorado Springs Fellowship Church, Michele Harris, Eric Jenkins, Torri Lopez, Willie Pee, Clifford Stewart, Yolanda Banks Walker, William Williams. (Kleinman, Bernard)
June 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MOTION to Dismiss by Defendants City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Police Department, Brian Corrado, Brian (I) Corrado, Vince Niski, Vince (I) Niski. (Doherty, Ryan)
June 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION to Dismiss by Defendant Office of the District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District. (Whitney, Nathan)
June 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 STIPULATION for Extension of Time to Answer or Respond to the Complaint by Defendants Michael J. Allen, Office of the District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, Michael (I) J. Allen, City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Police Department, Brian Corrado, Brian (I) Corrado, Vince Niski, Vince (I) Niski. All Defendants. (Whitney, Nathan)
June 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Ryan Douglas Doherty on behalf of City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Police Department, Brian Corrado, Brian (I) Corrado, Vince Niski, Vince (I) NiskiAttorney Ryan Douglas Doherty added to party City of Colorado Springs(pty:dft), Attorney Ryan Douglas Doherty added to party Colorado Springs Police Department(pty:dft), Attorney Ryan Douglas Doherty added to party Brian Corrado(pty:dft), Attorney Ryan Douglas Doherty added to party Brian (I) Corrado(pty:dft), Attorney Ryan Douglas Doherty added to party Vince Niski(pty:dft), Attorney Ryan Douglas Doherty added to party Vince (I) Niski(pty:dft) (Doherty, Ryan)
May 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Nathan James Whitney on behalf of Michael J. Allen, Office of the District Attorney, Fourth Judicial DistrictAttorney Nathan James Whitney added to party Michael J. Allen(pty:dft), Attorney Nathan James Whitney added to party Office of the District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District(pty:dft) (Whitney, Nathan)
May 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER SETTING INITIAL CASE DEADLINES. Proposed Scheduling Order due 8/9/2021. By Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 5/25/2021. (evaug )
May 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Michael J. Allen served on 5/20/2021, answer due 6/10/2021. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. City of Colorado Springs served on 5/20/2021, answer due 6/10/2021. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Colorado Springs Police Department served on 5/20/2021, answer due 6/10/2021. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Brian Corrado served on 5/20/2021, answer due 6/10/2021. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Vince Niski served on 5/20/2021, answer due 6/10/2021. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Clifford Stewart, Eric Jenkins, Colorado Springs Fellowship Church, Torri Lopez, Matthew Brown, Yolanda Banks Walker, Michele Harris, William Williams, Willie Pee. Office of the District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District served on 5/20/2021, answer due 6/10/2021. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER: Counsel for the parties and all counsel who may later enter an appearance shall review and familiarize themselves with the undersigned's Revised Practice Standards (as most recently revised effective December 1, 2020 and as they may be amended from time to time), which may be downloaded #here. SO ORDERED by Judge William J. Martinez on 5/ 21/2021. Text Only Entry (wjmsec, )
May 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. Magistrate Judge Tafoya, or such other Magistrate Judge who may in the future be reassigned this case, is designated to conduct NDISPO proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(a) and (b). Court sponsored alternative dispute resolution is governed by D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.6. On the recommendation or informal request of the Magistrate Judge or on the request of the parties by motion, the court may direct the parties to engage in an early neutral evaluation, a settlement conference, or another alternative dispute resolution proceeding. SO ORDERED by Judge William J. Martinez on 5/21/2021. Text Only Entry (wjmsec, )
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 CASE REASSIGNED. Pursuant to #10 Order of Recusal, This case is randomly reassigned to Judge William J. Martinez. All future pleadings should be designated as 21-cv-01368 WJM. (Text Only Entry) (evana, )
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Upon review of the file of this case, I conclude that I must recuse myself from further service in this case because of my professional interactions with some of the named plaintiffs in this case. It is, therefore, ORDERED that the judge's file be returned to the clerk and that the case be reassigned by random draw, by Judge Christine M. Arguello on 5/19/2021. (evana, )
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Summons, #6 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (cpomm, )
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Case assigned to Judge Christine M. Arguello and drawn to Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. Text Only Entry (cpomm, )
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 SUMMONS REQUEST as to VINCE NISKI re #1 Complaint,,,, by Plaintiffs Matthew Brown, COLORADO SPRINGS FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, MICHELE HARRIS, Eric Jenkins, TORRI LOPEZ, WILLIE PEE, CLIFFORD STEWART, YOLANDA BANKS WALKER, WILLIAM WILLIAMS. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SUMMONS REQUEST as to OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 4th JUD DIST re #1 Complaint,,,, by Plaintiffs Matthew Brown, COLORADO SPRINGS FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, MICHELE HARRIS, Eric Jenkins, TORRI LOPEZ, WILLIE PEE, CLIFFORD STEWART, YOLANDA BANKS WALKER, WILLIAM WILLIAMS. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SUMMONS REQUEST as to BRIAN CORRADO re #1 Complaint,,,, by Plaintiffs Matthew Brown, COLORADO SPRINGS FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, MICHELE HARRIS, Eric Jenkins, TORRI LOPEZ, WILLIE PEE, CLIFFORD STEWART, YOLANDA BANKS WALKER, WILLIAM WILLIAMS. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 SUMMONS REQUEST as to BRIAN CORRADO re #1 Complaint,,,, by Plaintiffs Matthew Brown, COLORADO SPRINGS FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, MICHELE HARRIS, Eric Jenkins, TORRI LOPEZ, WILLIE PEE, CLIFFORD STEWART, YOLANDA BANKS WALKER, WILLIAM WILLIAMS. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 SUMMONS REQUEST as to CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS re #1 Complaint,,,, by Plaintiffs Matthew Brown, COLORADO SPRINGS FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, MICHELE HARRIS, Eric Jenkins, TORRI LOPEZ, WILLIE PEE, CLIFFORD STEWART, YOLANDA BANKS WALKER, WILLIAM WILLIAMS. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 SUMMONS REQUEST as to MICHAEL ALLEN re #1 Complaint,,,, by Plaintiffs Matthew Brown, COLORADO SPRINGS FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, MICHELE HARRIS, Eric Jenkins, TORRI LOPEZ, WILLIE PEE, CLIFFORD STEWART, YOLANDA BANKS WALKER, WILLIAM WILLIAMS. (Kleinman, Bernard)
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against MICHAEL J ALLEN, BRIAN CORRADO, City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Police Department, Vince Niski, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 4th JUDICIAL DISTRICT (Filing fee $ 402,Receipt Number 1082-7874920)Attorney Bernard V. Kleinman added to party Matthew Brown(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard V. Kleinman added to party COLORADO SPRINGS FELLOWSHIP CHURCH(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard V. Kleinman added to party MICHELE HARRIS(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard V. Kleinman added to party Eric Jenkins(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard V. Kleinman added to party TORRI LOPEZ(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard V. Kleinman added to party WILLIE PEE(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard V. Kleinman added to party CLIFFORD STEWART(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard V. Kleinman added to party YOLANDA BANKS WALKER(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard V. Kleinman added to party WILLIAM WILLIAMS(pty:pla), filed by TORRI LOPEZ, Matthew Brown, CLIFFORD STEWART, YOLANDA BANKS WALKER, Eric Jenkins, MICHELE HARRIS, COLORADO SPRINGS FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, WILLIE PEE. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Kleinman, Bernard)

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