Elliott et al v. City and County of Denver, Colorado et al
| Ray Elliott, Trevor Alley, Michael Vitco, Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. and Colorado State Shooting Association |
| City and County of Denver, Colorado, Jared Polis, Phillip J. Weiser, Armando Saldate III, John Walsh and Matthew C. Packard |
| 1:2026cv02948 |
| June 30, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado |
| Cyrus Y Chung |
| Nina Y Wang |
| Constitutionality of State Statutes |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1331 ss - Fed. Question: Constitutionality of State Statutes |
| None |
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| Filing 29 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,,, by Matthew C. Packard, Jared Polis, Armando Saldate III, Phillip J. Weiser.(Baumann, Peter) |
| Filing 28 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Samuel Perry Wolter on behalf of Matthew C. Packard, Jared Polis, Armando Saldate III, Phillip J. WeiserAttorney Samuel Perry Wolter added to party Matthew C. Packard(pty:dft), Attorney Samuel Perry Wolter added to party Jared Polis(pty:dft), Attorney Samuel Perry Wolter added to party Armando Saldate III(pty:dft), Attorney Samuel Perry Wolter added to party Phillip J. Weiser(pty:dft) (Wolter, Samuel) |
| Filing 27 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,,, by John Walsh.(Taylor, William) |
| Filing 26 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,,, by City and County of Denver, Colorado.(Taylor, William) |
| Filing 25 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Michiko A. Brown on behalf of City and County of Denver, ColoradoAttorney Michiko A. Brown added to party City and County of Denver, Colorado(pty:dft) (Brown, Michiko) |
Filing 24
Minute Order: Denver and DA Walsh's Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time, ECF No. #21 , is GRANTED for good cause shown. Defendant's City and County of Denver, Colorado and John Walsh shall answer or otherwise respond to the plaintiff's Complaint, ECF No. #1 , on or before August 28, 2026. Entered by Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung on 7/28/2026. Text Only Entry (spric)
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| Filing 23 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Janet Rhiannon Carter on behalf of City and County of Denver, Colorado, John WalshAttorney Janet Rhiannon Carter added to party City and County of Denver, Colorado(pty:dft), Attorney Janet Rhiannon Carter added to party John Walsh(pty:dft) (Carter, Janet) |
| Filing 22 MEMORANDUM regarding #21 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond re #1 Complaint, filed by City and County of Denver, Colorado, John Walsh. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. By Judge Nina Y. Wang on 7/28/2026. Text Only Entry (nywlc8, ) |
| Filing 21 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond re #1 Complaint,,, by Defendants City and County of Denver, Colorado, John Walsh. (Taylor, William) |
| Filing 20 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by William James Taylor, Jr on behalf of City and County of Denver, Colorado, John WalshAttorney William James Taylor, Jr added to party City and County of Denver, Colorado(pty:dft), Attorney William James Taylor, Jr added to party John Walsh(pty:dft) (Taylor, William) |
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Filing 19
Minute Order: The State Defendants' Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time, ECF No. #17 , is GRANTED for good cause shown. Defendants Jared Polis, Phillip J. Weiser, Armando Saldate III and Colonel Matthew C. Packard shall answer or otherwise respond to the plaintiff's Complaint, ECF No. 1, on or before August 28, 2026.If is further ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference set for September 2, 2026 at 10:45 is RESET to October 13, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom C201 before Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung.It is further ORDERED that counsel for the Parties and any unrepresented non-prisoner Parties in this case are to hold a meeting in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) on or before September 22, 2026 and jointly prepare a proposed Scheduling Order. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(d), only requests pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 34 may be submitted before the Rule 26(f) meeting, unless otherwise ordered or directed by the Court. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(b)(2)(A), responses to such discovery requests must be submitted no later than thirty days after the Rule 26(f) meeting, unless the Parties stipulate or the Court orders otherwise.The Proposed Scheduling Order is due on or before October 6, 2026. The Parties shall file the proposed Scheduling Order with the Clerks Office, and in accordance with District of Colorado Electronic Case Filing (ECF) Procedures. 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 7/24/2026. Text Only Entry (spric)
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Filing 18
MEMORANDUM regarding #17 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond re #1 Complaint,,, #8 Minute Order,,, filed by Jared Polis, Phillip J. Weiser, Matthew C. Packard, Armando Saldate III. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. By Judge Nina Y. Wang on 7/23/2026. Text Only Entry (nywlc10, )
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| Filing 17 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond re #1 Complaint,,, #8 Minute Order,,, by Defendants Matthew C. Packard, Jared Polis, Armando Saldate III, Phillip J. Weiser. (Baumann, Peter) |
| Filing 16 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Peter G. Baumann on behalf of Matthew C. Packard, Jared Polis, Armando Saldate III, Phillip J. WeiserAttorney Peter G. Baumann added to party Matthew C. Packard(pty:dft), Attorney Peter G. Baumann added to party Jared Polis(pty:dft), Attorney Peter G. Baumann added to party Armando Saldate III(pty:dft), Attorney Peter G. Baumann added to party Phillip J. Weiser(pty:dft) (Baumann, Peter) |
| Filing 15 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. City and County of Denver, Colorado served on 7/14/2026, answer due 8/4/2026. (Thompson, David) |
| Filing 14 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. John Walsh served on 7/14/2026, answer due 8/4/2026. (Thompson, David) |
| Filing 13 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Jared Polis served on 7/6/2026, answer due 7/27/2026. (Thompson, David) |
| Filing 12 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Matthew C. Packard served on 7/8/2026, answer due 7/29/2026. (Thompson, David) |
| Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Armando Saldate III served on 7/8/2026, answer due 7/29/2026. (Thompson, David) |
| Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Phillip J. Weiser served on 7/7/2026, answer due 7/28/2026. (Thompson, David) |
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Filing 9
ORDER OF RECUSAL by Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 7/6/2026. This case is randomly reassigned to Judge Nina Y. Wang and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-02948-NYW-CYC . (sphil, )
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Filing 8
MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the Order of Reference, this Court will hold the Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) Scheduling Conference on September 2, 2026 at 10:45 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 7/1/2026. (eluce)
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Filing 7
ORDER REFERRING CASE 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 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. By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 7/1/26. Text Only Entry (jdyne, )
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| Filing 6 SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Summons, #6 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (manoe, ) |
| Filing 5 Case assigned to Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. Text Only Entry. (manoe, ) |
| Filing 4 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by William V. Bergstrom on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney William V. Bergstrom added to party Trevor Alley(pty:pla), Attorney William V. Bergstrom added to party Colorado State Shooting Association(pty:pla), Attorney William V. Bergstrom added to party Ray Elliott(pty:pla), Attorney William V. Bergstrom added to party Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc.(pty:pla), Attorney William V. Bergstrom added to party Michael Vitco(pty:pla) (Bergstrom, William) |
| Filing 3 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Peter A. Patterson on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Peter A. Patterson added to party Trevor Alley(pty:pla), Attorney Peter A. Patterson added to party Colorado State Shooting Association(pty:pla), Attorney Peter A. Patterson added to party Ray Elliott(pty:pla), Attorney Peter A. Patterson added to party Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc.(pty:pla), Attorney Peter A. Patterson added to party Michael Vitco(pty:pla) (Patterson, Peter) |
| Filing 2 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by David H. Thompson on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Thompson, David) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-11112225)Attorney David H. Thompson added to party Trevor Alley(pty:pla), Attorney David H. Thompson added to party Colorado State Shooting Association(pty:pla), Attorney David H. Thompson added to party Ray Elliott(pty:pla), Attorney David H. Thompson added to party Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc.(pty:pla), Attorney David H. Thompson added to party Michael Vitco(pty:pla), filed by Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., Ray Elliott, Colorado State Shooting Association, Michael Vitco, Trevor Alley. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Notice of Related Cases, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Summons, #6 Summons, #7 Summons, #8 Summons)(Thompson, David) |
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