Case: Ganzy v. Douglas County School District RE-1

1:23-cv-01966 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Aug. 2, 2023

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Judge(s)

Kane, John L. (Colorado)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Cron, Matthew J. (Colorado)

Halpern, Iris (Colorado)

Attorney for Defendant

Case, Michael Brent (Colorado)

Fero, Jonathan Patrick (Colorado)

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1:23-cv-01966

Complaint and Jury Demand

Ganzy et al. v. Douglas County School District RE-1 et al.

Aug. 2, 2023

Aug. 2, 2023

Complaint

Docket

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Last updated Jan. 15, 2026, 1:39 p.m.

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COMPLAINT against Board of Education for Douglas County School District RE-1, Douglas County School District RE-1, John Veit (Filing fee $ 402,Receipt Number ACODC-9227303)Attorney Iris Halpern added to party Nadarian and Alexis Clark(pty:pla), Attorney Iris Halpern added to party Lacey Ganzy(pty:pla), Attorney Iris Halpern added to party Jon and Misty Martin(pty:pla), filed by Lacey Ganzy, Jon and Misty Martin, Nadarian and Alexis Clark. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Summons for Douglas County School District RE-1,, # 3 Summons Summons for Board of Education for Douglas County School District RE-1,, # 4 Summons Summons for John Veit)(Halpern, Iris) (Entered: 08/02/2023)

1 Civil Cover Sheet

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2 Summons Summons for Douglas County School District RE-1,

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3 Summons Summons for Board of Education for Douglas County School District RE-1,

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4 Summons Summons for John Veit

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Aug. 2, 2023

Aug. 2, 2023

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Case assigned to Judge Robert E. Blackburn and drawn to Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews. Text Only Entry (norlin, ) (Entered: 08/02/2023)

Aug. 2, 2023

Aug. 2, 2023

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SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (norlin, ) (Entered: 08/02/2023)

1 Summons

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2 Summons

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3 Magistrate Judge Consent Form

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Aug. 2, 2023

Aug. 2, 2023

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MEMORANDUM RETURNING CASE CASE by Senior Judge Robert E. Blackburn. This case is randomly reassigned to Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 23-cv-01966-SKC . (sphil, ) (Entered: 08/04/2023)

Aug. 4, 2023

Aug. 4, 2023

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NOTICE of Entry of Appearance of Michael Brent Case by Michael Brent Case on behalf of All Defendants Attorney Michael Brent Case added to party Board of Education for Douglas County School District RE-1(pty:dft), Attorney Michael Brent Case added to party Douglas County School District RE-1(pty:dft), Attorney Michael Brent Case added to party John Veit(pty:dft), Attorney Michael Brent Case added to party John (I) Veit(pty:dft) (Case, Michael) (Entered: 08/04/2023)

Aug. 4, 2023

Aug. 4, 2023

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WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Douglas County School District RE-1, John Veit, Board of Education for Douglas County School District RE-1. All Defendants. (Case, Michael) (Entered: 08/04/2023)

Aug. 4, 2023

Aug. 4, 2023

7

NOTICE of Entry of Appearance of Jonathan P. Fero by Jonathan Patrick Fero on behalf of All Defendants Attorney Jonathan Patrick Fero added to party Board of Education for Douglas County School District RE-1(pty:dft), Attorney Jonathan Patrick Fero added to party Douglas County School District RE-1(pty:dft), Attorney Jonathan Patrick Fero added to party John Veit(pty:dft), Attorney Jonathan Patrick Fero added to party John (I) Veit(pty:dft) (Fero, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/04/2023)

Aug. 4, 2023

Aug. 4, 2023

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NOTICE re 1 Complaint,, Notice of Errata by Plaintiffs Alexis Clark, Nadarian Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Misty Martin (Halpern, Iris) (Entered: 08/04/2023)

Aug. 4, 2023

Aug. 4, 2023

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AMENDED COMPLAINT Corrected Complaint against Board of Education for Douglas County School District RE-1, Douglas County School District RE-1, John Veit, John (I) Veit, filed by Jon Martin, Misty Martin, Lacey Ganzy, Alexis Clark, Nadarian Clark.(Halpern, Iris) (Entered: 08/04/2023)

Aug. 4, 2023

Aug. 4, 2023

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MINUTE ORDER & NOTICE: Please see the attached Minute Order and Notice regarding Magistrate Judge Crews' disclosure. The completed Election Concerning Judge Crews' Possible Recusal is ORDERED to be filed on or before August 11, 2023. By Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews on 08/07/2023. (Attachments: # 1 Election Form) (skc) (Entered: 08/07/2023)

1 Election Form

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Aug. 7, 2023

Aug. 7, 2023

11

NOTICE re 10 Minute Order, No Party Seeks Recusal of the Magistrate Judge by Plaintiffs Alexis Clark, Nadarian Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Misty Martin (Halpern, Iris) (Entered: 08/15/2023)

Aug. 15, 2023

Aug. 15, 2023

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MINUTE ORDER Setting Telephone Rule 16(b) Scheduling Conference. Telephone Scheduling Conference set for 9/25/2023 09:30 AM before Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews. The parties shall file their proposed scheduling order and email a copy in Word format to Crews_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov, no later than seven calendar days before the conference. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a completed Magistrate Judge Consent Form (ECF. #[3-3]) shall be filed no later than seven calendar days before the conference. At the scheduled time, counsel shall call the Court provided conference line at (888) 251-2909 Access Code: 5662814#. SO ORDERED by Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews on 8/16/2023. Text Only Entry (amont, ) (Entered: 08/16/2023)

Aug. 16, 2023

Aug. 16, 2023

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NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Matthew J. Cron on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Matthew J. Cron added to party Alexis Clark(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew J. Cron added to party Nadarian Clark(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew J. Cron added to party Lacey Ganzy(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew J. Cron added to party Jon Martin(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew J. Cron added to party Misty Martin(pty:pla) (Cron, Matthew) (Entered: 08/16/2023)

Aug. 16, 2023

Aug. 16, 2023

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NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Crist Anthony Smith Whitney on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Crist Anthony Smith Whitney added to party Alexis Clark(pty:pla), Attorney Crist Anthony Smith Whitney added to party Nadarian Clark(pty:pla), Attorney Crist Anthony Smith Whitney added to party Lacey Ganzy(pty:pla), Attorney Crist Anthony Smith Whitney added to party Jon Martin(pty:pla), Attorney Crist Anthony Smith Whitney added to party Misty Martin(pty:pla) (Smith Whitney, Crist) (Entered: 08/16/2023)

Aug. 16, 2023

Aug. 16, 2023

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Minute Order

Aug. 16, 2023

Aug. 16, 2023

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CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Plaintiffs Alexis Clark, Nadarian Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Misty Martin All parties do not consent.. (Halpern, Iris) (Entered: 08/23/2023)

Aug. 23, 2023

Aug. 23, 2023

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CASE REASSIGNED. Pursuant to 15 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. All parties do not consent. This case is randomly reassigned to Judge John L. Kane and drawn to Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews. All future pleadings should be designated as 23-cv-01966-JLK. (Text Only Entry) (sphil, ) (Entered: 08/24/2023)

Aug. 24, 2023

Aug. 24, 2023

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MINUTE ORDER: In light of the 16 Case Reassignment, the forthcoming Scheduling Conference and associated deadlines are VACATED and will be reset by Senior District Judge Kane. By Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews on 8/29/2023. Text Only Entry (skclc1) (Entered: 08/29/2023)

Aug. 29, 2023

Aug. 29, 2023

Minute Order

Aug. 29, 2023

Aug. 29, 2023

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NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal of Party Board of Education for Douglas County School District Re-1 by Plaintiffs Alexis Clark, Nadarian Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Misty Martin (Cron, Matthew) (Entered: 10/02/2023)

Oct. 2, 2023

Oct. 2, 2023

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MOTION to Dismiss Third Claim for Relief by Defendants John Veit, John (I) Veit. (Case, Michael) (Entered: 10/02/2023)

Oct. 2, 2023

Oct. 2, 2023

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ANSWER to 9 Amended Complaint, by Douglas County School District RE-1, John Veit, John (I) Veit.(Fero, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/02/2023)

Oct. 2, 2023

Oct. 2, 2023

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Party Board of Education for Douglas County School District RE-1 (a government body) terminated pursuant to 18 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal of Party Board of Education for Douglas County School District Re-1 filed in this case on 10/2/2023. Text Only Entry (angar, ) (Entered: 10/03/2023)

Oct. 2, 2023

Oct. 2, 2023

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NOTICE of Entry of Appearance of Andrea Mohamedbhai by Andrea R. Mohamedbhai on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Andrea R. Mohamedbhai added to party Alexis Clark(pty:pla), Attorney Andrea R. Mohamedbhai added to party Nadarian Clark(pty:pla), Attorney Andrea R. Mohamedbhai added to party Lacey Ganzy(pty:pla), Attorney Andrea R. Mohamedbhai added to party Jon Martin(pty:pla), Attorney Andrea R. Mohamedbhai added to party Misty Martin(pty:pla) (Mohamedbhai, Andrea) (Entered: 10/10/2023)

Oct. 10, 2023

Oct. 10, 2023

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Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 19 MOTION to Dismiss Third Claim for Relief by Plaintiffs Alexis Clark, Nadarian Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Misty Martin. (Halpern, Iris) (Entered: 10/18/2023)

Oct. 18, 2023

Oct. 18, 2023

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MINUTE ORDER granting 23 . Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Defendant John Veit's Motion to Dismiss 23 is GRANTED. Plaintiffs' shall file their Response to the Motion to Dismiss on or before October 30, 2023, by Judge John L. Kane on 10/19/2023. Text Only Entry(angar, ) (Entered: 10/19/2023)

Oct. 19, 2023

Oct. 19, 2023

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Oct. 19, 2023

Oct. 19, 2023

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RESPONSE to 19 MOTION to Dismiss Third Claim for Relief filed by Plaintiffs Alexis Clark, Nadarian Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Misty Martin. (Halpern, Iris) (Entered: 10/30/2023)

Oct. 30, 2023

Oct. 30, 2023

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REPLY to Response to 19 MOTION to Dismiss Third Claim for Relief filed by Defendants John Veit, John (I) Veit. (Case, Michael) (Entered: 11/13/2023)

Nov. 13, 2023

Nov. 13, 2023

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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT JOHN VEIT'S MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF NO. 19 ) by Judge John L. Kane on 8/8/2024. Mr. Veit's arguments under both prongs of the qualified-immunity standard fail such that he is not entitled to qualified immunity on Plaintiffs' third claim. His Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 19 ) is, therefore, DENIED. The parties are directed to jointly call my chambers at (303) 844-6118 on or before August 13, 2024, to set a date and time for a scheduling conference.(ccuen, ) (Entered: 08/08/2024)

Aug. 8, 2024

Aug. 8, 2024

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SUPPLEMENT/AMENDMENT to 20 Answer to Amended Complaint by Defendants Douglas County School District RE-1, John Veit, John (I) Veit. (Case, Michael) (Entered: 08/08/2024)

Aug. 8, 2024

Aug. 8, 2024

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MINUTE ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE. This case is set for a Scheduling Conference at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, before Judge John L. Kane in Courtroom A802 on the 8th Floor of the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado. The parties shall prepare and file a Stipulated Scheduling and Discovery Order on or before Tuesday, September 10, 2024. See instructions for proper formatting of this order in Judge Kane's Pretrial and Trial Procedures Memorandum, available on the court's website at http://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Home.aspx (Select Judge Kane under "Judicial Officers," "Senior Article III Judges"). A form of order is also available on the website, and the parties' proposed Scheduling Order should follow the example provided, which is different from those used by magistrate and other judges of this court. Judge Kane requests that an editable version of the Stipulated Scheduling Order be emailed to chambers as well, at Kane_Chambers@cod.uscourts.gov. Counsel and pro se litigants shall read and strictly adhere to all instructions in the Judge's Pretrial and Trial Procedures Memorandum. Particular attention is called to Part III, regarding motions for summary judgment. Ordered by Judge John L. Kane on 8/13/2024. Text Only Entry (jlksec) (Entered: 08/13/2024)

Aug. 13, 2024

Aug. 13, 2024

Minute Order

Aug. 13, 2024

Aug. 13, 2024

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Proposed Scheduling Order by Plaintiffs Alexis Clark, Nadarian Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Misty Martin. (Smith Whitney, Crist) (Entered: 09/10/2024)

Sept. 10, 2024

Sept. 10, 2024

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MINUTE ENTRY for Scheduling Conference proceedings held before Judge John L. Kane held on 9/17/2024. ORDERED: Counsel shall file proposed ESI protocol and protective order on or before October 7, 2024. Scheduling Order APPROVED and SIGNED. Court Reporter: Mary George. (babia) (Entered: 09/17/2024)

Sept. 17, 2024

Sept. 17, 2024

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STIPULATED SCHEDULING AND DISCOVERY ORDER by Judge John L. Kane on 9/17/2024. Discovery Cut-Off is September 17, 2025; Dispositive Motion Deadline is October 17, 2025. (ccuen, ) (Entered: 09/17/2024)

Sept. 17, 2024

Sept. 17, 2024

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Joint MOTION for Protective Order and Stipulated Protective Order by Plaintiffs Alexis Clark, Nadarian Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Misty Martin. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order (PDF Only))(Halpern, Iris) (Entered: 10/07/2024)

Oct. 7, 2024

Oct. 7, 2024

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Joint MOTION for Order to Enter a Protocol for the Search and Production of Electronically Stored Information by Plaintiffs Alexis Clark, Nadarian Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Misty Martin. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order (PDF Only))(Halpern, Iris) (Entered: 10/07/2024)

Oct. 7, 2024

Oct. 7, 2024

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ORDER granting 33 Motion for Stipulated Protective Order, by Judge John L. Kane on 10/9/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(ccuen, ) (Entered: 10/09/2024)

Oct. 9, 2024

Oct. 9, 2024

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ORDER granting 34 Joint Motion Protocol for the Search and Production of Electronically Stored Information, by Judge John L. Kane on 10/9/2024.(ccuen, ) (Entered: 10/09/2024)

Oct. 9, 2024

Oct. 9, 2024

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NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Katie Wiese Valiant on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Katie Wiese Valiant added to party Misty Martin(pty:pla), Attorney Katie Wiese Valiant added to party Alexis Clark(pty:pla), Attorney Katie Wiese Valiant added to party Lacey Ganzy(pty:pla), Attorney Katie Wiese Valiant added to party Jon Martin(pty:pla), Attorney Katie Wiese Valiant added to party Nadarian Clark(pty:pla) (Wiese Valiant, Katie) (Entered: 11/12/2024)

Nov. 12, 2024

Nov. 12, 2024

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STIPULATION for Extension of Time to Respond to Defendants' First Set of Discovery Requests by Plaintiffs Misty Martin, Alexis Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Nadarian Clark. (Wiese Valiant, Katie) (Entered: 11/19/2024)

Nov. 19, 2024

Nov. 19, 2024

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Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Exchange Expert Disclosures by Plaintiff Lacey Ganzy. (Smith Whitney, Crist) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

March 12, 2025

March 12, 2025

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ORDER granting 39 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Exchange Expert Witnesses. The deadline to provide expert witness disclosures is extended to April 7, 2025, by Judge John L. Kane on 3/13/2025. Text Only Entry(ccuen, ) (Entered: 03/13/2025)

March 13, 2025

March 13, 2025

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File

March 13, 2025

March 13, 2025

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Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Exchange Expert Witnesses by Plaintiffs Alexis Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Nadarian Clark. (Wiese Valiant, Katie) (Entered: 03/19/2025)

March 19, 2025

March 19, 2025

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ORDER granting 41 Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of time to Exchange Expert Witnesses. The deadline to provide expert witness disclosures is extended to April 14, 2025, by Judge John L. Kane on 3/20/2025. Text Only Entry(ccuen, ) (Entered: 03/20/2025)

March 20, 2025

March 20, 2025

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File

March 20, 2025

March 20, 2025

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Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Exchange Expert Disclosures by Plaintiffs Misty Martin, Alexis Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Nadarian Clark. (Smith Whitney, Crist) (Entered: 04/11/2025)

April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025

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ORDER granting 43 Unopposed Third Motion for Extension of Time to Exchange Expert Witnesses. The deadline for the parties to provide expert disclosures is extended to April 21, 2025, by Judge John L. Kane on 4/14/2025. Text Only Entry(ccuen, ) (Entered: 04/14/2025)

April 14, 2025

April 14, 2025

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File

April 14, 2025

April 14, 2025

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NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by M. Jonathan Koonce on behalf of Douglas County School District RE-1, John VeitAttorney M. Jonathan Koonce added to party Douglas County School District RE-1(pty:dft), Attorney M. Jonathan Koonce added to party John Veit(pty:dft) (Koonce, M.) (Entered: 04/18/2025)

April 18, 2025

April 18, 2025

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Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct/Modify 32 Scheduling Order by Plaintiffs Misty Martin, Alexis Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Nadarian Clark. (Wiese Valiant, Katie) (Entered: 09/04/2025)

Sept. 4, 2025

Sept. 4, 2025

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ORDER granting 46 Joint Motion to Amend the Scheduling Order. The discovery cut-off date is extended to October 30, 2025. Dispositive motions are due on or before November 13, 2025. Responses to the dispositive motions are due on or before December 17, 2025, and any replies in support of the dispositive motions are due on or before January 7, 2026, by Judge John L. Kane on 9/9/2025. Text Only Entry(ccuen, ) (Entered: 09/09/2025)

Sept. 9, 2025

Sept. 9, 2025

Order on Motion to Amend/Correct/Modify

Sept. 9, 2025

Sept. 9, 2025

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STIPULATION for Extension of Time for Parties to Respond to Discovery Requests by Plaintiffs Misty Martin, Alexis Clark, Lacey Ganzy, Jon Martin, Nadarian Clark. (Smith Whitney, Crist) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

Sept. 17, 2025

Sept. 17, 2025

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Withdraw as Attorney

Oct. 21, 2025

Oct. 21, 2025

Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney

Oct. 24, 2025

Oct. 24, 2025

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Amend/Correct/Modify

Nov. 5, 2025

Nov. 5, 2025

Order

Nov. 12, 2025

Nov. 12, 2025

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Summary Judgment

Dec. 1, 2025

Dec. 1, 2025

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Leave to Restrict

Dec. 2, 2025

Dec. 2, 2025

Order on Motion for Leave to Restrict

Dec. 9, 2025

Dec. 9, 2025

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Leave to Restrict

Dec. 11, 2025

Dec. 11, 2025

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Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Dec. 18, 2025

Dec. 18, 2025

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Dec. 18, 2025

Dec. 18, 2025

Order on Motion for Leave to Restrict

Jan. 5, 2026

Jan. 5, 2026

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Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Jan. 9, 2026

Jan. 9, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Jan. 9, 2026

Jan. 9, 2026

Case Details

State / Territory:

Colorado

Case Type(s):

Child Welfare

Key Dates

Filing Date: Aug. 2, 2023

Case Details

Other Dockets:

District of Colorado 1:23-cv-01966