Singleton II v. Palm et al
Plaintiff: Curtis James Singleton II
Defendant: Palm and El Paso County Board of Commissioners
Case Number: 1:2026cv03519
Filed: August 3, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Kathryn A Starnella
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. not a defendant)
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 17, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MINUTE ORDER. This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to Subpoena Evidence [#15 ]. Defendants filed a Response [#16 ] in opposition thereto. A party may not seek discovery from any source before the parties have conferred as required by Rule 26(f). See FED. R. CIV. P. 26(d)(1), (f)(1). The timing of a Rule 26(f) discovery planning conference is tied to the initial Scheduling Conference, which has not yet been set in this matter. To the extent that the Court enters an order setting a Scheduling Conference, Defendants may, if necessary, file a Motion to Stay discovery at that time. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion [#15 ] is DENIED as premature.Entered by Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella on 9/17/2026. For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record.(eluce, )
September 15, 2026 Filing 16 RESPONSE to #15 MOTION for Order to Subpoena Evidence filed by Defendants El Paso County Board of Commissioners, Palm. (Martyn, Steven)
September 14, 2026 Filing 15 MOTION to Subpoena Evidence by Plaintiff Curtis James Singleton II. (echa, )
September 14, 2026 Filing 14 NOTICE re #10 Waiver of Service by Plaintiff Curtis James Singleton II. (echa, )
September 10, 2026 Filing 13 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Bryan E. Schmid on behalf of El Paso County Board of Commissioners, PalmAttorney Bryan E. Schmid added to party El Paso County Board of Commissioners(pty:dft), Attorney Bryan E. Schmid added to party Palm(pty:dft) (Schmid, Bryan)
September 9, 2026 Filing 12 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Steven Ward Martyn on behalf of El Paso County Board of Commissioners, PalmAttorney Steven Ward Martyn added to party El Paso County Board of Commissioners(pty:dft), Attorney Steven Ward Martyn added to party Palm(pty:dft) (Martyn, Steven)
August 20, 2026 Filing 11 CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Plaintiff Curtis James Singleton II - Plaintiff does consent. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(dhern, ) Modified on 8/21/2026 (dhern, ).
August 20, 2026 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed El Paso County Board of Commissioners waiver sent on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026; Palm waiver sent on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026. (echa, )
August 18, 2026 Filing 9 Mail Returned as Undeliverable re: #1 Complaint, 3 Case Assigned (pro se) to Judge, #2 Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915. Addressed to Curtis James Singleton II. (eguth, )
August 6, 2026 Filing 8 LETTER to Pro Se Litigant by Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella on 8/6/2026. For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. (echa, )
August 6, 2026 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE of Service by Clerk of Court re Service of Process of #1 Complaint and #6 Magistrate Judge Consent Form. (echa, )
August 5, 2026 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. (pklin, )
August 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Order Drawing Case by Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 08/05/2026. After review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1(b), the court has determined that this case does not appear to be appropriate for summary dismissal. Therefore, the case will be drawn to a presiding judge and, if applicable, to a magistrate judge. See D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1(c). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that this case shall be drawn to a presiding judge and, if applicable, to a magistrate judge. (This case is randomly reassigned to Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-03519-KAS.) For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. (pklin, )
August 4, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER by Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 8/4/2026, re: #2 the Prisoners Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915 is GRANTED. ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send a copy of this Order to the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center Business Office, Attn: Inmate Accounts. . For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. (order mailed to El Paso Criminal Justice Center).(sphil, )
August 3, 2026 Filing 3 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley for Initial Review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1 (b). Text Only Entry. (jberr, )
August 3, 2026 Filing 2 Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915 by Plaintiff Curtis James Singleton II. (jberr, )
August 3, 2026 Filing 1 PRISONER COMPLAINT against Deputy, El Paso County Board of Commissioners, Palm, filed by Curtis James Singleton II. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (jberr, )

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Represented By: Steven Ward Martyn
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