D. Colo. 1:18-cv-02074 Case History

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Elenis
No. 1:18-cv-02074, Docket 

Court: District of Colorado (Denver)
Assigned to: Judge Wiley Y. Daniel
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak

COMPLAINTS

• Complaint (08/14/2018)
  • See Motion to Dismiss filed October 10, 2018
• First Amended Complaint and Notice of Filing, with redline version attached (10/23/2018)
  • See Motion to Dismiss filed November 6, 2018

MOTIONS TO DISMISS

• Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Complaint (10/10/2018)
  • Denied as Moot; Plaintiffs filed amended complaint (10/24/2018)

• Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint (11/06/2018)
• Plaintiffs’ Opposition (11/27/2018)
• Defendants’ Reply in support of motion to dismiss  (12/11/2018)

• Hearing held on motion to dismiss and preliminary injunction; MINUTES
  • December 18, 2018 at 10:00 in Courtroom A-1002
    U.S. District Court
    901 19th Street
    Denver, Colorado 80294
  • Parties’ Joint Report concerning the hearing (11/26/2018)
• Defendants’ Emergency motion for hearing/conference re: December 18 hearing (12/12/2018)
  • Minute Order denying motion for hearing (12/12/2018)

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

• Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Memorandum of Law (10/25/2018)
  • Exhibits in Support
• Defendants’ opposition to preliminary injunction (11/15/2018)
• Plaintiffs’ Reply in support of preliminary injunction (11/29/2018)
• Hearing held on preliminary injunction and motion to dismiss; MINUTES
  • December 18, 2018 at 10:00 in Courtroom A-1002
    U.S. District Court
    901 19th Street
    Denver, Colorado 80294
  • Parties’ Joint Report concerning the hearing (11/26/2018)
• Defendants’ Emergency motion for Hearing/Conference re: December 18 hearing (12/12/2018)
  • Minute Order denying motion, with permission to file motion for more limited injunction (12/12/2018)

MOTIONS TO STAY DISCOVERY and TO PROHIBIT PLAINTIFFS’ USE OF OPEN RECORDS LAWS

• Defendants’ Motions:
  •  Motion to prohibit Plaintiffs’ use of Colorado open records laws to circumvent discovery (10/19/2018)
  • Motion to stay all disclosures and discovery (10/23/2018)
• Plaintiffs Response to motions (11/07/2018)
• Defendants” Reply in support of motions (11/14/2018)
• Hearing held November 30, 2018, before Magistrate Judge Varholak; MINUTES; TRANSCRIPT
  • Motion to Stay GRANTED
  • Motion for order on open records laws DENIED
  • See transcript, beginning page 33, line 22 for order on the record
• Defendants’ objection to Magistrate Judge Varholak’s order on open records law (12/04/2018)
• Plaintiffs’ Response to objection (12/18/2018)

PROPOSED AMICUS BRIEFS (all motions to file denied)

• Motions to file briefs in support of Plaintiffs, with briefs and exhibits attached:
  • National Alliance of Black Pastors (09/13/2018)
  • Garden State Families (09/13/2018)
  • Coalition of Doctors Defending Reparative Therapy (09/13/2018)
  • American Family Association of PA and WW Bridal (09/13/2018)
• Order: Response required from Plaintiffs (09/26/2018)
• Plaintiffs’ Response (10/05/2018)
• ORDER: Motions to file denied (10/10/2018)

CASE MANAGMENT

• Notices of pending related cases
  • Defendants: none (08/14/2018)
  • Plaintiffs: 303 Creative v. Elenis, No. 1:16-cv-02372 (09/10/2018)
• Plaintiffs’ non-consent to magistrate judge (10/17/2018)

• Scheduling Conference held before Magistrate Judge Varholak October 24, 2018; MINUTE ENTRY

Current through Docket # 90, 12/18/2018; need to enter details of order