Lesyshen v. Colorado Department of Corrections et al
Plaintiff: Lisa Lesyshen
Defendant: Colorado Department of Corrections, Ryan Long, Brandon Robinson, Lisa Gates-Fouse formerly doing business as Gates-Faust, Aquila Services Corp. doing business as Denver Metro Protective Services, Charles Snively and Gates-Faust
Case Number: 1:2026cv01827
Filed: April 29, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Philip A Brimmer
Referring Judge: N Reid Neureiter
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. not a defendant)
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 22, 2026 Filing 29 SUMMONS issued by Clerk re #27 Summons Request. (echa, )
October 21, 2026 Filing 28 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter: Status Conference held on 10/21/2026. Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 1/13/2027 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom A 401 before Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. FTR: Courtroom A401. (rvill, )
October 20, 2026 Filing 27 SUMMONS REQUEST as to Charles Snively and Aquila Services Corp re #1 Complaint, 26 Minute Order, by Plaintiff Lisa Lesyshen. (Attachments: #1 Summons)(Lane, David)
October 19, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MINUTE ORDER. Due to a conflict on the Court's calendar, it is hereby ORDERED that the Telephonic Status Conference set for October 21, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. is VACATED and RESET to October 21, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. If this new time is inconvenient, the parties are directed to jointly contact chambers to reschedule. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 10/19/2026. Text Only Entry (nrnlc2)
October 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiffs Motion to Correct Case Caption (ECF No. #23 ) is GRANTED. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 10/16/2026.(bschl, )
October 15, 2026 Filing 24 MEMORANDUM regarding #23 MOTION to Amend/Correct/Modify Case Caption filed by Lisa Lesyshen. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter, by Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 10/15/2026. Text Only Entry (pabsec, )
October 15, 2026 Filing 23 MOTION to Amend/Correct/Modify Case Caption by Plaintiff Lisa Lesyshen. (Orshan, Liana)
October 5, 2026 Filing 22 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Christina Michelle Gonsalves on behalf of Colorado Department of Corrections, f/n/u Gates-Faust, Ryan LongAttorney Christina Michelle Gonsalves added to party Colorado Department of Corrections(pty:dft), Attorney Christina Michelle Gonsalves added to party f/n/u Gates-Faust(pty:dft), Attorney Christina Michelle Gonsalves added to party Ryan Long(pty:dft) (Gonsalves, Christina)
September 30, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER granting #19 Second Motion for Extension of Deadline to Serve Defendants. Plaintiff shall have until November 30, 2026 to serve any unserved Defendants. It is further ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference set for October 21, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. is CONVERTED to a Status Conference. 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#. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 9/30/2026. Text Only Entry (nrnlc2)
September 28, 2026 Filing 20 MEMORANDUM regarding #19 Second MOTION for Extension of Time to Serve Defendants filed by Lisa Lesyshen. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter, by Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 9/28/2026. Text Only Entry (pabsec, )
September 28, 2026 Filing 19 Second MOTION for Extension of Time to Serve Defendants by Plaintiff Lisa Lesyshen. (Lane, David)
July 27, 2026 Filing 18 Defendant Colorado Department of Corrections, Ryan Long and Lisa Gates-Faust's Amended ANSWER to #1 Complaint, Attorney William A. Rogers, III added to party Ryan Long(pty:dft) by Colorado Department of Corrections, f/n/u Gates-Faust, Ryan Long.(Rogers, William)
July 22, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting #14 Unopposed Motion to Vacate and Reset Scheduling Conference and #15 Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Defendant Aquila. It is hereby ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference set for July 29, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. is VACATED and RESET to October 21, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. The proposed Scheduling Order is due on or before October 14, 2026. The conference line information can be found at ECF No. 6.It is further ORDERED that the deadline for Plaintiff to serve Defendant Aquila is extended up to and including September 28, 2026. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 7/22/2026. Text Only Entry(nrnlc2)
July 22, 2026 Filing 16 MEMORANDUM regarding #15 MOTION for Extension of Time to Serve Defendants filed by Lisa Lesyshen, #14 Unopposed MOTION to Reset Scheduling Conference filed by Lisa Lesyshen. Motions referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter, by Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 7/22/2026. Text Only Entry (pabsec, )
July 22, 2026 Filing 15 MOTION for Extension of Time to Serve Defendants by Plaintiff Lisa Lesyshen. (Lane, David)
July 22, 2026 Filing 14 Unopposed MOTION to Reset Scheduling Conference by Plaintiff Lisa Lesyshen. (Lane, David)
July 13, 2026 Filing 13 Defendant Colorado Department of Corrections and Lisa Gates-Faust ANSWER to #1 Complaint, and Jury Demand Attorney William A. Rogers, III added to party Colorado Department of Corrections(pty:dft), Attorney William A. Rogers, III added to party f/n/u Gates-Faust(pty:dft) by Colorado Department of Corrections, f/n/u Gates-Faust.(Rogers, William)
July 8, 2026 Filing 12 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Lisa Lesyshen. Brandon Robinson served on 7/7/2026, answer due 7/28/2026. (Lane, David)
July 8, 2026 Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Lisa Lesyshen. Ryan Long served on 7/5/2026, answer due 7/27/2026. (Orshan, Liana)
July 8, 2026 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Lisa Lesyshen. Denver Metro Protective Services served on 6/30/2026, answer due 7/21/2026. (Orshan, Liana)
May 13, 2026 Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Lisa Lesyshen. Colorado Department of Corrections waiver sent on 5/13/2026, answer due 7/13/2026; f/n/u Gates-Faust waiver sent on 5/13/2026, answer due 7/13/2026. (Lane, David)
May 6, 2026 Filing 8 SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (agryan)
May 4, 2026 Filing 7 SUMMONS REQUEST as to Aquila, CDOC, DMPS, Doe, Gates-Faust, Long, and Robinson re #1 Complaint, by Plaintiff Lisa Lesyshen. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Summons, #6 Summons)(Lane, David)
May 1, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall promptly serve Defendants. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) shall be held on: July 29, 2026 at 11:00 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#. PLEASE READ ATTACHED ORDER. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 05/01/2026. (jrobe, )
April 30, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 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 determinepretrial matters, including discovery and other non-dispositive motions, (4) conduct a pretrial conference and enter a pretrial order, and (5) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions. 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 Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 4/30/2026. Text Only Entry (pablc7, )
April 29, 2026 Filing 4 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (angar, )
April 29, 2026 Filing 3 Case assigned to Judge Philip A. Brimmer and drawn to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Text Only Entry (angar, )
April 29, 2026 Filing 2 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Liana Gerstle Orshan on behalf of Lisa LesyshenAttorney Liana Gerstle Orshan added to party Lisa Lesyshen(pty:pla) (Orshan, Liana)
April 29, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and Jury Demand against Brandon Aquila, Colorado Department of Corrections, Denver Metro Protective Services, f/n/u Gates-Faust, Ryan Long, Brandon Robinson (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10981103)Attorney David A. Lane added to party Lisa Lesyshen(pty:pla), filed by Lisa Lesyshen. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Lane, David)

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Plaintiff: Lisa Lesyshen
Represented By: David A. Lane
Represented By: Liana Gerstle Orshan
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Defendant: Colorado Department of Corrections
Represented By: William A. Rogers, III
Represented By: Christina Michelle Gonsalves
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