Case: Rodgers v. United States

1:25-cv-03971 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Dec. 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

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On December 11, 2025, Plaintiff - a TSA agent - brought this action against the United States of America in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Plaintiff filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act on behalf of himself and a proposed class in order to challenge DHS' choice to pay ICE agents through the Fall 2025 government shutdown while withholding wages from TSA employees. He sought class certification and liquidated damages equal to unpaid minimum wages on every $0 payday during the shutdown.

This case is ongoing.

People

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Judge(s)

Neureiter, N. Reid (Colorado)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Hood, Alexander Neville (Colorado)

Seligman, David Hollis (Colorado)

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1:25-cv-03971

Class Action Complaint

Rodgers v. United States of America

Dec. 11, 2025

Dec. 11, 2025

Complaint

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72024992/rodgers-v-united-states/

Last updated Dec. 26, 2025, 12:28 a.m.

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COMPLAINT against United States of America (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10710133)Attorney Alexander Neville Hood added to party BENJAMIN RODGERS(pty:pla), filed by BENJAMIN RODGERS.(Hood, Alexander) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

Dec. 11, 2025

Dec. 11, 2025

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Case assigned to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Text Only Entry. (echa, ) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

Dec. 12, 2025

Dec. 12, 2025

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Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. No summons submitted; no summons issued. Completed summons may be filed for issuance using the event "Summons Request". (echa, ) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

Dec. 12, 2025

Dec. 12, 2025

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ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCE AND SETTING DEADLINE FOR FILING OF CONSENT/NON-CONSENT FORM The above-captioned case has been directly assigned to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c) - Direct Assignment to Magistrate Judges.IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall promptly serve Defendant. On or before March 24, 2026, the parties shall complete and file the Consent/Non-Consent Form (see ECF No. # 3 ), indicating either unanimous consent of the parties or that consent has been declined. Please note that this date may be earlier than the default deadlines contemplated by D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c)(4). A Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.16(b) shall be held on: April 7, 2026 at 9:30 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#. If this date is not convenient for any counsel/pro se party, he/she should confer with opposing counsel/pro se party and file a motion to reschedule the conference to a more convenient date. Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling any appearance in this court will be entertained unless a motion is filed no less than FIVE (5) business days in advance of the date of appearance. PLEASE READ ATTACHED ORDER. Entered by Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 12/12/2025. (norlin, ) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

Dec. 12, 2025

Dec. 12, 2025

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Colorado

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 11, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

Other Dockets:

District of Colorado 1:25-cv-03971

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket