Current stage: Hearing Scheduled
The plaintiffs filed a complaint against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security and have moved for a preliminary injunction. The case was assigned to a district judge, the court scheduled a preliminary-injunction hearing for June 3, 2026, and defendants filed a consolidated response on May 19, 2026, with plaintiffs’ reply due under the court’s briefing schedule.
Deadlines, hearings, and court-ordered dates from this docket
Parties shall call the courtroom at 571-353-2301, Access 435 004 390# at 3:00 PM on 2026-05-11 for the telephone status conference.
Defendants must file a consolidated answer/response to the Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction by 5/19/2026.
Plaintiffs must file their replies in support of the preliminary injunction by 5/29/2026.
Preliminary Injunction Motion Hearing set for 6/3/2026 at 1:30 PM in Courtroom C202 (Denver-Byron Rogers Courthouse); Court Reporter: Megan Strawn.
Extracted from court filings. Check linked sources for official deadlines.
May 19, 2026
Defendants (USCIS and DHS) filed a consolidated response to the complaint and to the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, attaching five exhibits: Policy Alert PA-2025-26; Policy Memorandum PM-602-0192; Policy Memorandum PM-602-0194; a declaration of Andrew Good; and a plaintiffs chart.
May 12, 2026
A notice of appearance was filed on May 12, 2026, adding attorney Jesse Matthew Bless as counsel for all plaintiffs in the case; the filing lists numerous individual plaintiffs for whom he is being added.
May 11, 2026
The docket entry indicates the case was randomly reassigned to District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher and drawn to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. It instructs that all future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-01396-GPG.
May 11, 2026
Key EventA telephone status conference was held before District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher on May 11, 2026. The court set deadlines for the briefing and scheduled a preliminary injunction hearing: defendants' consolidated answer/response due May 19, 2026; plaintiffs' replies due May 29, 2026; and the hearing set for June 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM in Courtroom C202.
May 11, 2026
Key EventThe court issued an order scheduling a telephone status conference for May 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM in Room 323 (Grand Junction) and provided the dial-in number and access code for the parties to call. The order was entered sua sponte by the judge.
May 5, 2026
On 2026-05-05, a notice of entry of appearance was filed for Alexandra J. Berger, stating she appears on behalf of all defendants; the docket notes Attorney Alexandra J. Berger was added to the parties for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security.
May 5, 2026
Attorney Timothy Bart Jafek has filed a notice of appearance representing all defendants, and was added as counsel for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security.
April 21, 2026
The plaintiffs filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction and attached eight exhibits in support of the motion.
April 7, 2026
A magistrate judge consent form was issued under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1 concerning direct assignment of civil actions to full-time magistrate judges. The summons was not issued because the case caption was incomplete.
April 2, 2026
On April 2, 2026, a complaint was filed against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security (filing fee $405); the filing includes a civil cover sheet and multiple summonses, and attorney Zachary Ryan is listed as counsel for numerous plaintiffs.
April 2, 2026
The docket entry indicates the case was assigned to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. The entry is a text-only administrative entry.