FCFS, Inc. v. Automotive Finance Corporation et al
Plaintiff: FCFS, Inc. doing business as Gateway Trade Funding Company
Defendant: Automotive Finance Corporation and Northpoint Commercial Finance LLC
Case Number: 1:2025cv03010
Filed: September 24, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Cyrus Y Chung
Referring Judge: Nina Y Wang
Nature of Suit: Contract: Recovery/Enforcement
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on December 9, 2025. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
December 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 20 SCHEDULING ORDER by Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung on 12/9/2025. Discovery is due by 8/21/2026. Dispositive Motions are due by 10/1/2026. (spric)
December 9, 2025 Filing 19 MINUTE ENTRY for Scheduling Conference held on 12/9/2025 before Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. FTR: C205. (spric)
December 2, 2025 Filing 18 Proposed Scheduling Order on Behalf of All Parties by Plaintiff FCFS, Inc.. (Wells Hanson, Claire)
November 24, 2025 Filing 17 First Amended ANSWER to #1 Complaint,, by Automotive Finance Corporation.(Sloan, Matthew)
November 21, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTE ORDER: This matter is before the court on the #15 STIPULATION For Leave To File First Amended Answer To Complaint by Defendant Automotive Finance Corporation. The court construes this Stipulation as a NOTICE under D.C.COLO.LCivR 15.1(a) and ORDERS Defendant Automotive Finance Corporation to file a clean copy of the First Amended Answer no later than November 26, 2025. By Judge Nina Y. Wang on 11/21/2025. Text Only Entry (nywlc10, )
November 19, 2025 Filing 15 STIPULATION For Leave To File First Amended Answer To Complaint by Defendant Automotive Finance Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A to Stipulation for Leave to File First Amended Answer to Complaint, #2 Proposed Order (PDF Only))(Sloan, Matthew)
November 10, 2025 Filing 14 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Michael York Ley on behalf of Automotive Finance CorporationAttorney Michael York Ley added to party Automotive Finance Corporation(pty:dft) (Ley, Michael)
October 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Minute Order: This matter is before the Court on correspondence from the parties. The Scheduling Conference set for 12/2/2025 at 11:45 AM is RESET to 12/9/2025 at 12:00 PM in Courtroom C205 before Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. The Proposed Scheduling Order is due 12/2/2025. The Parties shall file the proposed Scheduling Order with the Clerks Office, and in accordance with District of Colorado Electronic Case Filing (ECF) Procedures, no later than seven days prior to the scheduling conference. The proposed Scheduling Order is also to be submitted in Word format by email to Magistrate Judge Chung at [email protected]. Text Only EntryEntered by Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung on 10/30/2025. (spric)
October 20, 2025 Filing 12 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (Sloan, Matthew)
October 20, 2025 Filing 11 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT identifying Corporate Parent NCF Commercial Finance Holdings Inc. for Northpoint Commercial Finance LLC. (Hunt, Amy)
October 20, 2025 Filing 10 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,, Attorney Amy Katherine Hunt added to party Northpoint Commercial Finance LLC(pty:dft) by Northpoint Commercial Finance LLC.(Hunt, Amy)
October 20, 2025 Filing 9 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,, Attorney Matthew H. Sloan added to party Automotive Finance Corporation(pty:dft) by Automotive Finance Corporation.(Sloan, Matthew)
October 20, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER REFERRING CASE: This case is referred to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung 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, and (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other non-dispositive motions. Court-sponsored alternative dispute resolution is governed by D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.6. 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. Alternatively, the Magistrate Judge, at his discretion, may convene such early neutral evaluation and/or settlement conferences and direct related procedures as may facilitate resolution of this case without the necessity of a motion or prior authorization of the undersigned. Counsel for the Parties and all counsel who may later enter an appearance shall review and familiarize themselves with the undersigned's Practice Standards, as well as the Practice Standards of the assigned Magistrate Judge. By Judge Nina Y. Wang on 10/20/2025. Text Only Entry (nywlc9, )
October 16, 2025 Filing 7 CASE REASSIGNED Pursuant to #6 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. This case is randomly reassigned to Judge Nina Y. Wang and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. All parties do not consent. All future pleadings should be designated as 25-cv-3010-NYW. (Text Only Entry) (tlove, )
October 16, 2025 Filing 6 CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Plaintiff FCFS, Inc. All parties do not consent.. (Wells Hanson, Claire)
October 1, 2025 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by FCFS, Inc.. Automotive Finance Corporation served on 9/29/2025, answer due 10/20/2025; Northpoint Commercial Finance LLC served on 9/29/2025, answer due 10/20/2025. (Attachments: #1 Return of Service - Automotive Finance, #2 Return of Service - Northpoint, #3 FRCP 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement)(Wells Hanson, Claire)
September 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MINUTE ORDER: The above captioned case has been directly assigned to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1. Magistrate Consent Form due by 11/18/2025. Proposed Scheduling Order due 11/25/2025. Scheduling Conference set for 12/2/2025 11:45 AM in Courtroom C205 before Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff shall notify all Parties who have not entered an appearance of the date and time of the Scheduling Conference. Entered by Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung on 9/25/2025. (tlove, )
September 25, 2025 Filing 3 SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (echa, )
September 25, 2025 Filing 2 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. Text Only Entry (echa, )
September 24, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for recovery of damages against FCFS, INC., d/b/a Gateway Trade Funding Company (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10574266)Attorney Claire Elizabeth Wells Hanson added to party FCFS, INC., d/b/a Gateway Trade Funding Company(pty:pla), filed by FCFS, INC., d/b/a Gateway Trade Funding Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A - Secured Agreement, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B - UCC Financing Statement, #3 Exhibit Exhibit C - 2025 06 20 Demand and Reservation of Rights, #4 Exhibit Exhibit D - AFC Response to Demand Letter, #5 Civil Cover Sheet Gateway Civil Cover Sheet, #6 Summons 09242025 - Summons to Automotive Finance, #7 Summons 09242025 Summons to Northpoint)(Wells Hanson, Claire)

Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the U.S. Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the Colorado District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: FCFS, Inc. v. Automotive Finance Corporation et al
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Automotive Finance Corporation
Represented By: Michael York Ley
Represented By: Matthew H. Sloan
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Northpoint Commercial Finance LLC
Represented By: Amy Katherine Hunt
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: FCFS, Inc. doing business as Gateway Trade Funding Company
Represented By: Claire Elizabeth Wells Hanson
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?