Colorado District Court
Judge:Scott T Varholak
Case #: 1:23-cv-00942
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:Apr 16, 2023
Terminated:Oct 08, 2024
Last checked: Friday Oct 13, 2023 3:24 AM MDT
Defendant
Vanessa Bujanda
Represented By
William Thomas O'Connell, III
Wells Anderson & Race, LLC
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Joel J. Fulton
Wells Anderson & Race LLC
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Defendant
Michael Lathi
Represented By
William Thomas O'Connell, III
Wells Anderson & Race, LLC
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Joel J. Fulton
Wells Anderson & Race LLC
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Defendant
Lou Vallario
Represented By
William Thomas O'Connell, III
Wells Anderson & Race, LLC
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Joel J. Fulton
Wells Anderson & Race LLC
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Defendant
Board of County Commissioners of County of Garfield
Represented By
William Thomas O'Connell, III
Wells Anderson & Race, LLC
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Joel J. Fulton
Wells Anderson & Race LLC
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Plaintiff
Ana Torres
Represented By
David George Maxted
Maxted Law LLC
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Stephanie M. Frisinger
Maxted Law LLC
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Plaintiff
Nora Canas Portillo
Represented By
David George Maxted
Maxted Law LLC
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Stephanie M. Frisinger
Maxted Law LLC
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Docket last updated: 04/04/2025 11:59 PM MDT
Tuesday, October 08, 2024
46 46 utility Terminate Civil Case - PUBLIC Tue 10/08 3:22 PM
Civil Case Terminated pursuant to [#45] Minute Order to Dismiss filed in this case. Text Only Entry. (sphil, )
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45 45 order Minute Order Tue 10/08 2:39 PM
MINUTE ORDER: This matter is before the Court on the parties'44 Stipulation to Dismiss all Claims and Defendants (the "Stipulation"). Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), the plaintiff may voluntarily dismiss an action without a court order by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. The Stipulation was therefore self-effectuating upon filing, and no further order of the Court is necessary. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the case. SO ORDERED by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 10/8/2024. Text Only Entry (stvlc5, )
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44 44 misc Stipulation of Dismissal of Case Tue 10/08 2:13 PM
STIPULATION of Dismissal of Case by Plaintiffs Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres. (Maxted, David)
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Monday, August 26, 2024
43 43 order Minute Order Mon 08/26 1:36 PM
MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the42 Status Report, the parties shall file dismissal papers or a report regarding the status of settlement on or before 10/18/24. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 8/26/2024. Text Only Entry (stvlc5, )
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42 42 misc Status Report Mon 08/26 12:39 PM
STATUS REPORT by Plaintiffs Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres. (Frisinger, Stephanie)
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024
41 41 order Minute Order Wed 05/29 3:01 PM
MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the40 Status Report, the parties shall file dismissal papers or a report regarding the status of settlement on or before 8/30/2024. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 5/29/2024. Text Only Entry (stvlc5, )
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40 40 misc Status Report Wed 05/29 10:00 AM
STATUS REPORT by Plaintiffs Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres. (Frisinger, Stephanie)
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Friday, March 29, 2024
39 39 order Minute Order Fri 03/29 9:21 AM
MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the38 Status Report, the parties shall file dismissal papers or a report regarding the status of settlement on or before 5/30/2024. SO ORDERED by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 3/29/2024. Text Only Entry (stvlc5, )
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
38 38 misc Status Report Thu 03/28 12:57 PM
STATUS REPORT by Plaintiffs Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres. (Maxted, David)
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
37 37 order Minute Order Wed 02/28 4:03 PM
MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the36 Notice of Settlement, the parties shall file dismissal papers or a report regarding the status of settlement on or before 3/29/2024. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 2/28/2024. Text Only Entry (stvlc5, )
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36 36 notice Notice of Settlement Wed 02/28 2:00 PM
NOTICE of Settlement by Plaintiffs Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres (Maxted, David)
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Thursday, February 08, 2024
35 35 order Minute Order Thu 02/08 4:27 PM
MINUTE ORDER this matter is before the Court on [#33] Order and [#34] Joint Notice of Proposed Case Deadlines. Pursuant to the Notice, certain case deadlines are EXTENDED as follows: Rebuttal Expert Disclosures: May 23, 2024; Discovery Cut-Off: August 29, 2024; Dispositive Motion Deadline: September 30, 2024. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/17/2024 is VACATED and RESET for 10/30/2024 at 10:00 AM in A 402 before Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. The Final Pretrial Order is now due 10/23/2024. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 2/8/2024. Text Only Entry (stvlc5, )
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34 34 notice Notice (Other) Thu 02/08 10:22 AM
NOTICE re 33 Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File, (Joint Notice of Proposed Case Deadlines) by Defendants Board of County Commissioners of County of Garfield, Vanessa Bujanda, Michael Lathi, Lou Vallario (O'Connell, William)
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Thursday, February 01, 2024
33 33 order Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Thu 02/01 4:54 PM
ORDER granting32 Joint Motion to Amend the Scheduling Order. For good cause shown, the deadline for affirmative expert disclosures is EXTENDED to 4/8/2024. The Court notes that this deadline extends beyond the current deadline for rebuttal expert disclosures and discovery cut-off. On or before 2/8/2024, the parties shall submit proposed dates for all deadlines impacted by this extension. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 2/1/2024. Text Only Entry(stvlc4, )
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
32 32 motion Extension of Time Wed 01/31 4:11 PM
Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Disclose Affirmative Experts by Plaintiffs Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres. (Maxted, David)
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
31 31 order Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Tue 11/28 1:28 PM
ORDER granting Non-Party Correctional Health Partners, LLC's30 Unopposed Motion for Extension of time to Respond to Subpoena. Non-Party Correctional Health Partners, LLC shall have a 14-day extension, up to and including December 12, 2023 to respond to the Plaintiffs' Subpoena. SO ORDERED by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 11/28/2023. Text Only Entry(stvlc5, )
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30 30 motion Extension of Time Tue 11/28 11:38 AM
Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Subpoena from Non-Party Correctional Health Partners, LLC by miscellaneous Correctional Health Partners, LLC. (Ringel, Andrew)
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Monday, November 20, 2023
29 29 order Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Mon 11/20 4:28 PM
ORDER granting Plaintiffs'28 Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadline for Joinder of Parties And Amendment of Pleadings and Modify Scheduling Order. For good cause shown, Plaintiffs shall have a 90-day extension, up to and including February 29, 2024, for the Joinder of Parties and Amendment of Pleadings deadlines. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 11/20/2023. Text Only Entry(stvlc5, )
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28 28 motion Extension of Time Mon 11/20 3:52 PM
Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Extend Deadline for Joinder of Parties and Amendment of Pleadings and Modify Scheduling Order by Plaintiffs Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres. (Frisinger, Stephanie)
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Tuesday, August 08, 2023
27 27 order Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney Tue 08/08 9:32 AM
ORDER granting26 Motion to Withdraw as Counsel. Attorney Joel J. Fulton is relieved of any further representation of Defendants. The Clerk of Court is instructed to terminate Attorney Fulton as counsel of record, and to remove their name from the electronic certificate of mailing. Defendants shall continue to be represented by Attorney William T. OConnell, III, of Wells, Anderson & Race, LLC. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 08/08/23. Text Only Entry(stvlc5, )
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Monday, August 07, 2023
26 26 motion Withdraw as Attorney Mon 08/07 4:21 PM
MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney of Record by Defendants Board of County Commissioners of County of Garfield, Vanessa Bujanda, Michael Lathi, Lou Vallario. (Fulton, Joel)
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Tuesday, August 01, 2023
25 25 notice Notice of Entry of Appearance Tue 08/01 11:54 AM
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Joel J. Fulton on behalf of Board of County Commissioners of County of Garfield, Vanessa Bujanda, Michael Lathi, Lou VallarioAttorney Joel J. Fulton added to party Board of County Commissioners of County of Garfield(pty:dft), Attorney Joel J. Fulton added to party Vanessa Bujanda(pty:dft), Attorney Joel J. Fulton added to party Michael Lathi(pty:dft), Attorney Joel J. Fulton added to party Lou Vallario(pty:dft) (Fulton, Joel)
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Friday, July 21, 2023
24 24 order Protective Order Fri 07/21 1:57 PM
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. By Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 07/21/2023. (athom, )
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23 23 order Order on Motion for Protective Order Fri 07/21 12:05 PM
ORDER granting22 Joint Motion for Stipulated Protective Order. The Court will enter the protective order proposed by the parties with modifications to Paragraph 9 to conform to the requirements of this Court's Civil Practice Standards. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 7/21/23. Text Only Entry(stvlc3, Andrew)
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22 22 motion Protective Order Fri 07/21 11:56 AM
Joint MOTION for Protective Order (Stipulated) by Defendants Board of County Commissioners of County of Garfield, Vanessa Bujanda, Michael Lathi, Lou Vallario.(O'Connell, William)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order (PDF Only) Stipulated Protective Order
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
21 21 order Scheduling Order Tue 06/20 10:09 AM
SCHEDULING ORDER: by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 6/20/2023. (morti, )
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20 20 minutes Scheduling Conference ~Util - Set Scheduling Order Deadlines Tue 06/20 10:08 AM
MINUTE ENTRY for Telephonic Scheduling Conference held before Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 6/20/2023. Discovery due by 4/1/2024. Dispositive Motions due by 5/1/2024. Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/17/2024 09:00 AM in Courtroom A 402 before Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. FTR: A402. (morti, )
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
19 19 27 pgs answer Answer to Complaint Wed 06/14 12:34 PM
ANSWER to1 Complaint, and Jury Demand by Board of County Commissioners of County of Garfield, Vanessa Bujanda, Michael Lathi, Lou Vallario.(O'Connell, William)
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
18 18 misc Advisory Attorney Noncompliance 2 Tue 06/13 8:29 AM
ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES: re:17 Proposed Scheduling Order filed by attorneys Stephanie M. Frisinger & David George Maxted. The s/signature did not match the filers name on the account for which the login and password are registered. DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. Action to take - future documents must be filed pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 5.1(a) and 4.3(c) of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures (Civil cases).(Text Only Entry) (cmadr, )
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Monday, June 12, 2023
17 17 misc Proposed Scheduling Order Mon 06/12 1:44 PM
Proposed Scheduling Order by Plaintiffs Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres. (Frisinger, Stephanie)
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
16 16 order Order on Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge Wed 05/17 9:04 AM
ORDER OF REFERENCE. Pursuant to the consent of the parties to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge [Docket No.13 ], this case is referred to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak for all purposes pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). By Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 5/17/2023. Text Only Entry. (jtorr, )
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
15 15 order Order on Motion for Order Tue 05/16 12:26 PM
ORDER granting the parties'14 Joint Motion to Set Unified Answer Date. All Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint not later than June 14, 2023. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 5/16/23. Text Only Entry(stvlc3, Andrew)
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14 14 2 pgs motion Order Tue 05/16 11:22 AM
Stipulated MOTION for Order to Set Unified Date to Respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint and Jury Demand by Defendants Board of County Commissioners of County of Garfield, Vanessa Bujanda, Michael Lathi, Lou Vallario.(O'Connell, William)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order (PDF Only)
13 13 misc Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge Tue 05/16 8:51 AM
CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Plaintiffs Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres All parties consent.. (Frisinger, Stephanie)
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12 12 service Waiver of Return of Service - Executed - Complaint Tue 05/16 8:49 AM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres. Vanessa Bujanda waiver sent on 5/8/2023, answer due 7/7/2023. (Frisinger, Stephanie)
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11 11 service Affidavit/Return of Service - Executed - Complaint Tue 05/16 8:47 AM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Lou Vallario served on 5/12/2023, answer due 6/2/2023. (Frisinger, Stephanie)
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10 10 service Affidavit/Return of Service - Executed - Complaint Tue 05/16 8:46 AM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Michael Lathi served on 5/3/2023, answer due 5/24/2023. (Frisinger, Stephanie)
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9 9 service Affidavit/Return of Service - Executed - Complaint Tue 05/16 8:43 AM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Board of County Commissioners of County of Garfield served on 5/2/2023, answer due 5/23/2023. (Frisinger, Stephanie)
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Monday, May 01, 2023
8 8 misc Summons Issued Mon 05/01 9:09 AM
SUMMONSES issued by Clerk. (cmadr, )
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Friday, April 28, 2023
7 7 misc Summons Request Fri 04/28 11:57 AM
SUMMONS REQUEST as to Lou Vallario; Vanessa Bujanda; Michael Lathi; the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Garfield, Colorado by Plaintiffs Nora Canas Portillo, Ana Torres.(Frisinger, Stephanie)
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Att: 1 Summons,
Att: 2 Summons,
Att: 3 Summons
6 6 notice Notice of Entry of Appearance Fri 04/28 11:47 AM
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Stephanie M. Frisinger on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Stephanie M. Frisinger added to party Nora Canas Portillo(pty:pla), Attorney Stephanie M. Frisinger added to party Ana Torres(pty:pla) (Frisinger, Stephanie)
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
5 5 2 pgs order Order Tue 04/18 10:24 AM
ORDER SETTING DEADLINE FOR FILING ELECTION CONCERNING CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO MAGISTRATE JURISDICTION FORM AND SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 18 April 2023. Consent Form due by 6/6/2023. Proposed Scheduling Order due 6/13/2023. Scheduling Conference set for 6/20/2023 10:00 AM in Courtroom A 402 before Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. (cmadr, )
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Monday, April 17, 2023
4 4 1 pgs misc Memorandum Returning Case Tue 04/18 8:50 AM
MEMORANDUM RETURNING CASE by Judge Robert E. Blackburn. This case is randomly reassigned to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 23-cv-00942-STV . (sphil, )
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3 3 misc Magistrate Judge Consent Form Mon 04/17 9:11 AM
Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). No Summons Issued. (norlin, )
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2 2 misc Case Assigned to Judge Mon 04/17 9:10 AM
Case assigned to Judge Robert E. Blackburn and drawn to Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews. Text Only Entry (norlin, )
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Sunday, April 16, 2023
1 1 37 pgs cmp Complaint Sun 04/16 8:47 PM
COMPLAINT and Jury Demand against Vanessa Bujanda, Michael Lathi, Lou Vallario (Filing fee $ 402,Receipt Number ACODC-9048999)Attorney David George Maxted added to party Estate of Oscar Canas(pty:pla), Attorney David George Maxted added to party Ana Torres(pty:pla), filed by Estate of Oscar Canas, Ana Torres.(Maxted, David)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet