Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association v. Aquila Services Corporation
Plaintiff: Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association
Defendant: Aquila Services Corporation doing business as Denver Metro Protective Services, Aquila Specialty Services doing business as Aquila Protective Services and Unique Funding Solutions, LLC
Case Number: 1:2026cv01260
Filed: March 25, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Susan Prose
Referring Judge: Charlotte N Sweeney
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1335 Interpleader Action
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #18 Unopposed Motion to Set Aside #15 Motion for Entry of Default 16 Clerk's Entry of Default. The Clerk's Entry of Default, ECF No. 16 is set aside. The Court accepts for filing Defendant Aquila Specialty Services' Answer to the Complaint, and orders that the Clerk of Court vacate the entry of default at ECF No. 16 and docket the Answer at ECF No. 18-1. By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 5/20/2026. Text Only Entry(cnsja, )
May 19, 2026 Filing 18 Unopposed MOTION to Set Aside #15 MOTION for Entry of Default as to Defendants Aquila Services Corporation d/b/a Denver Metro Protective Services and Aquila Specialty Services d/b/a Aquila Protective Services, 16 Clerk's Entry of Default, by Defendant Aquila Specialty Services. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex 1, #2 Exhibit Ex 2)(Sanchez, Joseph)
May 1, 2026 Filing 17 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,, by Unique Funding Solutions, LLC.(Buechler, Kelsey)
April 29, 2026 Filing 16 VACATEClerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to Aquila Services Corporation, Aquila Specialty Services re #15 MOTION for Entry of Default as to Defendants Aquila Services Corporation d/b/a Denver Metro Protective Services and Aquila Specialty Services d/b/a Aquila Protective Services, by Clerk. Text Only Entry (sphil, ) Modified on 5/20/2026 to set aside entry per #19 Order. (sphil, ).
April 28, 2026 Filing 15 MOTION for Entry of Default as to Defendants Aquila Services Corporation d/b/a Denver Metro Protective Services and Aquila Specialty Services d/b/a Aquila Protective Services by Plaintiff Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Return of Service - Aquila Services Corporation dba DMPS -, #2 Exhibit B - Return of Service - Aquila Services Corporation dba APS, #3 Proposed Order (PDF Only))(Groen, Christopher)
April 24, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER GRANTING Defendant Unique Funding Solutions, LLC's #10 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint by Magistrate Judge Susan Prose on April 24, 2026. Defendant's response to the Complaint is due no later than May 1, 2026, by Magistrate Judge Susan Prose on 4/24/2026. Text Only Entry(ccuen, )
April 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose 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 Local Civ. R. 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, (4) pursuant to Local Civ. R. 16.6 and at the discretion of the Magistrate Judge, 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. Additionally, the parties are ordered to familiarize themselves with the Uniform Civil Practice Standards of both judicial officers assigned to this case which can be found #here. Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond re #1 Complaint, ECF No. #10 , is referred to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 4/21/2026. Text Only Entry (cnsja, )
April 17, 2026 Filing 12 CASE REASSIGNED Pursuant to #11 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Case randomly reassigned to Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney and drawn to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. All parties do not consent. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-01260-CNS. (Text Only Entry) (ccuen, )
April 17, 2026 Filing 11 CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Defendant Unique Funding Solutions, LLC All parties do not consent.. (Buechler, Kelsey)
April 17, 2026 Filing 10 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond re #1 Complaint,, by Defendant Unique Funding Solutions, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order (PDF Only))(Buechler, Kelsey)
April 10, 2026 Filing 9 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Kelsey Jamie Buechler on behalf of Unique Funding Solutions, LLCAttorney Kelsey Jamie Buechler added to party Unique Funding Solutions, LLC(pty:dft) (Buechler, Kelsey)
April 8, 2026 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Service - Unique Funding Solutions by Plaintiff Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association. (Durling, Caleb)
April 1, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Caleb Durling on behalf of Colorado Public Employees' Retirement AssociationAttorney Caleb Durling added to party Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association(pty:pla) (Durling, Caleb)
March 30, 2026 Filing 6 AFFIDAVIT of Service - AQUILA SERVICES CORP d/b/a METRO PROTECTIVE SERVICES by Plaintiff Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association. (Groen, Christopher)
March 30, 2026 Filing 5 AFFIDAVIT of Service - AQUILA SPECIALTY SERVICES CORP d/b/a AQUILA PROTECTIVE SERVICES by Plaintiff Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association. (Groen, Christopher)
March 26, 2026 Filing 4 SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons, #3 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (eguth, )
March 25, 2026 Filing 3 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. Text Only Entry (eguth, )
March 25, 2026 Filing 2 Administrative Notice: Duplicate filing fee received. Financial notified and a refund is pending. (Text Only Entry) (eguth, )
March 25, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against AQUILA SERVICES CORPORATION d/b/a DENVER METRO PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AQUILA SPECIALTY SERVICES d/b/a AQUILA PROTECTIVE SERVICES, UNIQUE FUNDING SOLUTIONS, LLC (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10905769)Attorney Christopher T. Groen added to party COLORADO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION(pty:pla), filed by COLORADO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons Aquila Services Corp dba Metro Protective Services, #3 Summons Aquila Specialty Services dba Aquila Protective Services, #4 Summons Unique Funding Solutions LLC)(Groen, Christopher)

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Plaintiff: Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association
Represented By: Christopher T. Groen
Represented By: Caleb Durling
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Represented By: Joseph Patrick Sanchez
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