Thompson v. Western Governors University
Plaintiff: Jason Thompson
Defendant: Western Governors University
Case Number: 1:2025cv02321
Filed: July 28, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: N Reid Neureiter
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 2000 a Title II Civil Rights Act 1964
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 25 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CONCERNING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION by Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 11/12/2025. (norlin, )
November 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MINUTE ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 11/12/2025. The Joint Motion for Protective Order (ECF No. #23 ) is GRANTED. The proposed Stipulated Protective Order Concerning Confidential Information (ECF No. #23 -1) is APPROVED and made an Order of Court. PLEASE READ ATTACHED MINUTE ORDER.(norlin, )
November 11, 2025 Filing 23 Joint MOTION for Protective Order by Defendant Western Governors University. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order (PDF Only) Stipulated Protective Order)(Panagakos, Melisa)
November 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 22 SCHEDULING ORDER: Telephonic Status Conference set for 2/19/2026 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom A 401 before Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Discovery due by 8/5/2026. Dispositive Motions due by 9/7/2026.Final Pretrial Conference set for 11/5/2026 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom A 401 before Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Trial Preparation Conference set for 12/2/2026 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom A 401 before Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. A five-day Jury Trial is set to commence on December 14, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. before Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter in Courtroom A401, Fourth floor, Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado 80294. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on November 5, 2025. (rvill, )
November 5, 2025 Filing 21 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter: Scheduling Conference held on 11/5/2025. FTR: Courtroom A401. (rvill, )
November 4, 2025 Filing 20 Defendant's ANSWER to #15 Amended Complaint and Affirmative Defenses by Western Governors University.(Panagakos, Melisa)
October 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER by Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 10/30/2025. The parties have filed a consent form [Docket No. #18 ] indicating unanimous consent to disposition of the above action by a United States Magistrate Judge. Pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.2, it is ORDERED that this case is referred for disposition to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (tlove, )
October 29, 2025 Filing 18 CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Plaintiff Jason Thompson All parties consent.. (Pryor, Samantha)
October 29, 2025 Filing 17 Proposed Scheduling Order by Plaintiff Jason Thompson. (Pryor, Samantha)
October 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER by Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 10/29/2025 re: #15 Amended Complaint. On September 30, 2025, defendant filed a partial motion to dismiss. Docket No. #11 . On October 21, 2025, plaintiff filed an amended complaint. Docket No. #15 . The filing of the amended complaint has mooted the motion to dismiss. Rivera v. Long, No. 19-cv-03608-CMA-NYW, 2020 WL 13840803, at *4 (D. Colo. July 22, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, 2020 WL 13840805 (D. Colo. Aug. 12, 2020) ("The filing of an amended complaint moots a motion to dismiss directed at the complaint that is supplanted and superseded." (quoting Strich v. United States, No. 09-cv-01913-REB-KLM, 2010 WL 14826, at *1 (D. Colo. Jan. 11, 2010)). Therefore, Defendant's #11 Partial Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Second and Fifth Claims for Relief is DENIED as moot. Text Only Entry(pabsec, )
October 21, 2025 Filing 15 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Western Governors University, filed by Jason Thompson.(Pryor, Samantha)
October 21, 2025 Filing 14 STIPULATION re Notice of Dismissal of Plaintiff's Second and Fifth Claims For Relief by Plaintiff Jason Thompson. (Pryor, Samantha)
October 21, 2025 Filing 13 RESPONSE to #11 Partial MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Second and Fifth Claims for Relief filed by Plaintiff Jason Thompson. (Pryor, Samantha)
September 30, 2025 Filing 12 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, by Western Governors University.(Panagakos, Melisa)
September 30, 2025 Filing 11 Partial MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Second and Fifth Claims for Relief by Defendant Western Governors University. (Panagakos, Melisa)
August 6, 2025 Filing 10 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Michael J. Breaker on behalf of Western Governors UniversityAttorney Michael J. Breaker added to party Western Governors University(pty:dft) (Breaker, Michael)
August 6, 2025 Filing 9 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Melisa Hallie Panagakos on behalf of Western Governors UniversityAttorney Melisa Hallie Panagakos added to party Western Governors University(pty:dft) (Panagakos, Melisa)
August 4, 2025 Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Jason Thompson. Western Governors University waiver sent on 8/1/2025, answer due 9/30/2025. (Pryor, Samantha)
July 29, 2025 Filing 7 SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (tlove, )
July 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCEORDER by Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 7/29/2025. The above-captioned case has been referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter pursuant to the Order Referring Case, entered by Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer on July 28, 2025 (ECF No. 4). IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall promptly serve Defendant. A Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.16(b) shall be held on:November 5, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom A-401, Fourth Floor, Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado 80294. The Scheduling Conference will be conducted via telephone. Five minutes prior to the start of the hearing, the parties are directed to call the conference line as a participant at (571) 353-2301, Access Code 841686937#. If this date is not convenient for any counsel/pro se party, he/she should confer with opposing counsel/pro se party and file a motion to reschedule the conference to a more convenient date. Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling any appearance in this court will be entertained unless a motion is filed no less than FIVE (5) business days in advance of the date of appearance. PLEASE READ ATTACHED ORDER. Entered (norlin, )
July 28, 2025 Filing 5 SUMMONS REQUEST as to Western Governors University re #1 Complaint, by Plaintiff Jason Thompson. (Pryor, Samantha)
July 28, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter for non-dispositive matters. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this case is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge to (1) convene a scheduling conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.2, (2) conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause, (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other non-dispositive motions, and (4) conduct a pretrial conference and enter a pretrial order. 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, this court may direct the parties to engage in an early neutral evaluation, a settlement conference, or another alternative dispute resolution proceeding, by Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 7/28/2025. Text Only Entry (pabsec, )
July 28, 2025 Filing 3 SUMMONS unable to be issued. Please use the AO 440 "Summons in a Civil Action" form. Found on the court website: http://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Home.aspx (sadhi, )
July 28, 2025 Filing 2 Case assigned to Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer and drawn to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Text Only Entry. (sadhi, )
July 28, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Jason Thompson against Western Governors University, Jason Thompson (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10463893)Attorney Samantha Lorraine Pryor added to party Jason Thompson(pty:pla), filed by Jason Thompson. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons)(Pryor, Samantha)

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Plaintiff: Jason Thompson
Represented By: Samantha Lorraine Pryor
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Represented By: Michael J. Breaker
Represented By: Melisa Hallie Panagakos
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