Velasquez v. Air Methods Corporation et al
Plaintiff: Madalena Velasquez and Ernest Natonabah II
Defendant: Air Methods Corporation
Case Number: 1:2026cv02167
Filed: May 19, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Cyrus Y Chung
Referring Judge: Gordon P Gallagher
Nature of Suit: Airplane
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 pa - Diversity: Personal Injury/Airplane
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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July 16, 2026 Filing 16 CERTIFICATE of Mailing/Service Initial Disclosures by Plaintiffs Ernest Natonabah II, Madalena Velasquez. (Kane, Samuel)
July 15, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MINUTE ORDER: The plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Appear Remotely, ECF No. #13 , is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Mr. Kane shall join the Scheduling Conference on July 30, 2026 at 10:15 a.m. via telephone by dialing 571-353-2301 and then entering 198033559#. Please remember that, when you call in, you may be entering a proceeding already in progress for a different case; therefore, as you would if you were present in the courtroom, please ensure silence. Mr. Hall's request to appear remotely is DENIED. Counsel located in the Denver metropolitan area who do not have good cause to appear remotely are expected to appear in person in Courtroom C201 before Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. See D.C.COLO.MJ III.3. Entered by Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung on 7/15/2026. Text Only Entry (spric)
July 14, 2026 Filing 14 MEMORANDUM regarding #13 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Appear Remotely filed by Madalena Velasquez. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 07/14/2026. Text Only Entry (dclem)
July 14, 2026 Filing 13 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Appear Remotely by Plaintiff Madalena Velasquez. (Kane, Samuel)
July 13, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MINUTE ORDER: Plaintiff's Motion to Appear Remotely, ECF No. #10 , is DENIED without prejudice. Such requests need not be made by motion. See D.C.COLO.MJ III.3. But if they are made by motion, they need to have a statement of conferral, see D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.1(a), which this motion lacks. In addition, the motion refers to a bench trial; the scheduled hearing for July 30, 2026 is, however, a scheduling conference. The plaintiff may refile the motion with a proper Local Rule 7.1(a) statement or may follow the procedures in the Uniform Practice Standards for Magistrate Judges to pursue the relief sought in the motion. Entered by Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung on 7/13/2026. Text Only Entry (spric)
July 10, 2026 Filing 11 MEMORANDUM regarding #10 MOTION for Leave to Appear Remotely filed by Madalena Velasquez. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. By District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher on July 10, 2026. Text Only Entry. (gpglc3)
July 10, 2026 Filing 10 MOTION for Leave to Appear Remotely by Plaintiff Madalena Velasquez. (Kane, Samuel)
July 1, 2026 Filing 9 Air Methods, LLC ANSWER to #1 Complaint, and Jury Demand Attorney Robert Buckner Hall, III added to party Air Methods Corporation(pty:dft) by Air Methods Corporation.(Hall, Robert)
May 22, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the Order of Reference, this Court will hold the Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) Scheduling Conference on July 30, 2026 at 10:15 a.m., in Courtroom C-201, on the second floor of the Byron G. Rogers United States Courthouse located at 1929 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado. It is ORDERED that Plaintiff shall notify all Parties who have not entered an appearance of the date and time of the scheduling conference. The Parties shall file the proposed Scheduling Order with the Clerk's 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]. Entered by Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung on 5/22/2026. (echa, )
May 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER REFERRING CASE to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. 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 specifically- referred motions, and (4) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions. Court levsponsored 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 District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 5/20/2026. Text Only Entry. (eluce)
May 20, 2026 Filing 4 MEMORANDUM RETURNING CASE by Judge R. Brooke Jackson. Case returned to District Judge Gordon P Gallagher and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung for all further proceedings. All future pleadings are designated as 26-cv-2167-GPG. (anewt,)
May 20, 2026 Filing 3 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (manoe, )
May 19, 2026 Filing 8 ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES: re: #1 Complaint, filed by attorney Samuel L. Kane. Attorney has used an incorrect signature format in violation of D.C.COLO.LCivR 5.1(a) and 4.3(a) of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures (Civil cases). DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. In the future, the filer must affix an electronic s/signature and s/followed by a typed, not an inked, signature to all future documents. (Text Only Entry) (manoe, )
May 19, 2026 Filing 6 ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES: re: #1 Complaint, filed by attorney Samuel I. Kane. The document was scanned and not converted directly to portable document format (PDF). DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. Action to take - future documents must be filed pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 5.1(a) and 1.3(f) of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures (Civil cases). (Text Only Entry). (manoe, )
May 19, 2026 Filing 2 Case assigned to Judge R. Brooke Jackson and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. Text Only Entry. (manoe, )
May 19, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT PLT COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES against Air Methods Corporation, 1-10 Does (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-11022626)Attorney Samuel I. Kane added to party Ernest Natonabah II(pty:pla), Attorney Samuel I. Kane added to party Madalena Velasquez(pty:pla), filed by Madalena Velasquez, Ernest Natonabah II. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Kane, Samuel)

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Plaintiff: Madalena Velasquez
Represented By: Samuel I. Kane
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Defendant: Air Methods Corporation
Represented By: Robert Buckner Hall, III
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