Zwahlen et al v. Long et al
Plaintiff: Amy Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen and Benjamin Zwahlen
Defendant: Jennifer Shell and Williams
Case Number: 1:2025cv04040
Filed: December 17, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: R Brooke Jackson
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 42 SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 1/15/2027. Dismissal Paper due by 2/19/2027. By Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 6/9/26. (jdyne, )
June 9, 2026 Filing 41 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge R. Brooke Jackson: Scheduling Conference held on 6/9/2026. Jury Trial set to commence 6/14/2027 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom C203 before Judge R. Brooke Jackson with a Trial Preparation Conference on 6/1/2027 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom C203 before Judge R. Brooke Jackson. Court Reporter: Janet Coppock. (jdyne, )
June 4, 2026 Filing 40 Proposed Scheduling Order by Defendants Jennifer Shell, Williams. (Pitts-Fisher, Rachel)
June 4, 2026 Filing 39 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Rachel Ann Pitts-Fisher on behalf of WilliamsAttorney Rachel Ann Pitts-Fisher added to party Williams(pty:dft) (Pitts-Fisher, Rachel)
June 3, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MINUTE ORDER Scheduling Conference set for 6/9/2026 10:00 AM by VTC before Judge R. Brooke Jackson. Reminder that the Proposed Scheduling Order is due by tomorrow, 6/4/2026. by Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 6/3/26. Text Only Entry
May 27, 2026 Filing 37 ANSWER to #33 Amended Complaint by Jennifer Shell.(Pitts-Fisher, Rachel)
May 27, 2026 Filing 36 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Kevin Williams. Waiver sent on 5/27/2026, answer due 7/27/2026. (agryan)
May 14, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER granting #34 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Madison Kristine Waldrep terminated by Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 5/14/26. Text Only Entry(rbj)
May 14, 2026 Filing 34 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney /Appearance of Madison Waldrep by Plaintiffs Amy Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen. (Schielke, Sarah)
May 13, 2026 Filing 33 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Camille Dysart, Ryan Long, Jennifer Shell, filed by Amy Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen(by and through its Personal Representative).(Schielke, Sarah)
April 28, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER granting #31 Motion for Leave by Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 4/28/26. Text Only Entry(rbjlc8, )
April 27, 2026 Filing 31 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amended Complaint by Plaintiffs Amy Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex 1 - First Amended Complaint and Jury Demand, #2 Exhibit Ex 2 - Redlined First Amended Complaint and Jury Demand)(Schielke, Sarah)
April 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #29 Joint Motion to Extend Scheduling Order and to vacate Scheduling Conference is GRANTED. Proposed Scheduling Order due by 6/4/2026. The Scheduling Conference set for 4/9/2026 is VACATED and will be reset by separate order. Entered by Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 4/7/2026. Text Only Entry (cpear) Modified on 4/8/2026 to correct typographical error (cpear).
April 2, 2026 Filing 29 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to file Proposed Scheduling Order by Defendants Camille Dysart, Ryan Long, Jennifer Shell. (Pitts-Fisher, Rachel)
March 27, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MINUTE ORDER: Telephonic Scheduling Conference is reset in TIME ONLY to 4/9/2026 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom C203 before Judge R. Brooke Jackson. SO ORDERED by Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 3/27/2026. The courtroom deputy will send new telephonic directions prior to the hearing. Text Only Entry (msmot, )
March 25, 2026 Filing 27 CASE REASSIGNED Pursuant to #26 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. All parties do not consent. Case randomly reassigned to Judge R. Brooke Jackson. All future pleadings should be designated as 25-cv-04040-RBJ. (Text Only Entry) (jrobe, )
March 23, 2026 Filing 26 CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Plaintiffs Amy Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen All parties do not consent.. (Schielke, Sarah)
March 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MINUTE ORDER It is hereby ORDERED that The Estate of Brooklyn Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen, and Tom Zwahlen's (collectively "Plaintiffs") Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Amended Complaint (ECF No. #24 ) is GRANTED. Plaintiffs are directed to file their amended complaint on or before April 27, 2026. PLEASE READ ATTACHED MINUTE ORDER. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 03/10/2026.(jrobe, )
March 10, 2026 Filing 24 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Amended Complaint by Plaintiffs Amy Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen. (Schielke, Sarah)
February 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MINUTE ORDER It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Amended Complaint (ECF No. #22 ) is GRANTED. Plaintiffs are hereby directed to file their amended complaint no later than March 13, 2026. Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond 21 days after the filing of the amended complaint. PLEASE READ ATTACHED MINUTE ORDER. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 02/20/2026.(jrobe, )
February 20, 2026 Filing 22 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Amended Complaint by Plaintiffs Amy Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen. (Schielke, Sarah)
February 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MINUTE ORDER by Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 2/5/2026. It is hereby ORDERED that the Estate of Brooklyn Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen, and Tom Zwahlen (collectively "Plaintiffs") and Defendants Ryan Long, Camille Dysart, and Jennifer Shell's ("Defendants") (collectively the "Parties") Joint Motion to Extend Defendants' Responsive Pleading Deadline to Permit Plaintiff to Amend Complaint [ECF 20] is GRANTED as follows: The Defendants' deadline for responding to the operative complaint [ECF No. 1] is STAYED. Plaintiffs are hereby directed to file their amended complaint no later than February 20, 2026. Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond 21 days after the filing of the amended complaint. PLEASE READ ATTACHED MINUTE ORDER. (msmot, )
February 4, 2026 Filing 20 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to DEFENDANTS RESPONSIVE PLEADING DEADLINE TO PERMIT PLAINTIFF TO AMEND COMPLAINT by Plaintiffs Amy Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen. (Waldrep, Madison)
January 15, 2026 Filing 19 ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES: re: #18 Notice of Entry of Appearance, filed by attorney Rachel Fisher. DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. Action to take - counsel must submit a change of contact request through PACER pursuant to D.C.COLO.LAttyR 5(c) and 3.5 of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures (Civil cases). (Text Only Entry) (ggill, )
January 15, 2026 Filing 18 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Rachel Ann Pitts-Fisher on behalf of Camille Dysart, Ryan Long, Jennifer ShellAttorney Rachel Ann Pitts-Fisher added to party Camille Dysart(pty:dft), Attorney Rachel Ann Pitts-Fisher added to party Ryan Long(pty:dft), Attorney Rachel Ann Pitts-Fisher added to party Jennifer Shell(pty:dft) (Pitts-Fisher, Rachel)
January 15, 2026 Filing 17 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Madison Kristine Waldrep on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Madison Kristine Waldrep added to party Amy Zwahlen(pty:pla), Attorney Madison Kristine Waldrep added to party Amy Zwahlen(pty:pla), Attorney Madison Kristine Waldrep added to party Tom Zwahlen(pty:pla) (Waldrep, Madison)
January 14, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTE ORDER It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant Jennifer Shell's ("Defendant") Motion to Consolidate Deadline, or in the alternative, Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint and Jury Demand (ECF No. #15 ) is GRANTED. Defendant is directed to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint on or before February 17, 2026. PLEASE READ ATTACHED MINUTE ORDER. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 01/14/2026.(jrobe, )
January 14, 2026 Filing 15 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Defendant Shell's Motion to Consolidate Deadline, or in the Alternative, Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint and Jury Demand (ECF No. 3) by Defendant Jennifer Shell. (Rhea, Heather)
January 14, 2026 Filing 14 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Heather Rhea on behalf of Camille Dysart, Ryan Long, Jennifer ShellAttorney Heather Rhea added to party Camille Dysart(pty:dft), Attorney Heather Rhea added to party Ryan Long(pty:dft), Attorney Heather Rhea added to party Jennifer Shell(pty:dft) (Rhea, Heather)
January 14, 2026 Filing 13 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Sarah J. Schielke on behalf of Amy Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen(by and through its Personal Representative), Tom ZwahlenAttorney Sarah J. Schielke added to party Amy Zwahlen(pty:pla), Attorney Sarah J. Schielke added to party Amy Zwahlen(pty:pla), Attorney Sarah J. Schielke added to party Tom Zwahlen(pty:pla) (Schielke, Sarah)
January 8, 2026 Filing 12 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Jennifer Shell served on 1/7/2026, answer due 1/28/2026. (Worthington, Beau)
January 7, 2026 Filing 11 SUMMONS issued by Clerk re: #10 Summons Request. (ggill, )
January 5, 2026 Filing 10 SUMMONS REQUEST as to Jennifer Shell by Plaintiffs Amy Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen. (Worthington, Beau)
January 5, 2026 Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Amy Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen(by and through its Personal Representative). Camille Dysart waiver sent on 12/23/2025, answer due 2/23/2026; Ryan Long waiver sent on 12/23/2025, answer due 2/23/2026. (Worthington, Beau)
January 5, 2026 Filing 8 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance Entry of Appearance by Beau A. Worthington, Sr on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Beau A. Worthington, Sr added to party Amy Zwahlen(pty:pla), Attorney Beau A. Worthington, Sr added to party Amy Zwahlen(pty:pla), Attorney Beau A. Worthington, Sr added to party Tom Zwahlen(pty:pla) (Worthington, Beau)
December 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCE AND SETTING DEADLINE FOR FILING OF CONSENT/NON-CONSENT FORM The above-captioned case has been directly assigned to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c) - Direct Assignment to Magistrate Judges. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall promptly serve Defendant. On or before March 26, 2026,, the parties shall complete and file the Consent/Non-Consent Form (see ECF No. #6 ), indicating either unanimous consent of the parties or that consent has been declined. Please note that this date may be earlier than the default deadlines contemplated by D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c)(4). A Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.16(b) shall be held on: April 9, 2026 at 11:30 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 by Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 12/18/2025. (norlin, )
December 17, 2025 Filing 6 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (eluce, )
December 17, 2025 Filing 5 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Text Only Entry (eluce, )
December 17, 2025 Filing 4 Administrative Notice: Duplicate filing fee received. Financial notified and a refund is pending. (Text Only Entry) (echa, )
December 17, 2025 Filing 3 COMPLAINT and Jury Demand against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10720332), filed by Brooklyn Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen.(Stuzynski, Michael)
December 17, 2025 Filing 2 Administrative Notice: No initiating document. Attorney contacted with instructions to file the initiating document within 24 hours. (Text Only Entry) (eluce, )
December 17, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and Jury Demand against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10720113)Attorney Michael Anthony Stuzynski added to party Amy Zwahlen(pty:pla), Attorney Michael Anthony Stuzynski added to party Brooklyn Zwahlen(pty:est), Attorney Michael Anthony Stuzynski added to party Tom Zwahlen(pty:pla), filed by Brooklyn Zwahlen, Tom Zwahlen, Amy Zwahlen. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Stuzynski, Michael)

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Plaintiff: Amy Zwahlen
Represented By: Michael Anthony Stuzynski
Represented By: Sarah J. Schielke
Represented By: Beau A. Worthington, Sr.
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Plaintiff: Tom Zwahlen
Represented By: Michael Anthony Stuzynski
Represented By: Sarah J. Schielke
Represented By: Beau A. Worthington, Sr.
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Plaintiff: Benjamin Zwahlen
Represented By: Michael Anthony Stuzynski
Represented By: Sarah J. Schielke
Represented By: Beau A. Worthington, Sr.
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Defendant: Jennifer Shell
Represented By: Rachel Ann Pitts-Fisher
Represented By: Heather Rhea
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Defendant: Williams
Represented By: Rachel Ann Pitts-Fisher
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