Mulugata v. United States Department of State et al

Colorado District Court
Judge:Gordon P Gallagher
Referred: N Reid Neureiter
Case #: 1:25-cv-00513
Nature of Suit465 Immigration - Other Immigration Actions
Cause08:1329 Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petiti
Case Filed:Feb 18, 2025
Last checked: Saturday Apr 05, 2025 4:25 AM MDT
Defendant
Ervin Massinga
Defendant
Marco Rubio
Defendant
U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Defendant
United States Department of State
Plaintiff
Feven Wedensh Mulugata
Represented By
James O. Hacking, III
Hacking Immigration Law LLC
contact info


Docket last updated: 04/23/2025 11:59 PM MDT
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
11 11 motion Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Tue 04/22 4:44 PM
MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by Defendants United States Department of State, U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Marco Rubio, Ervin Massinga. (Jafek, Timothy)
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Thursday, April 10, 2025
10 10 notice Notice of Entry of Appearance Thu 04/10 12:59 PM
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Timothy Bart Jafek on behalf of All Defendants Attorney Timothy Bart Jafek added to party United States Department of State(pty:dft), Attorney Timothy Bart Jafek added to party U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia(pty:dft), Attorney Timothy Bart Jafek added to party Marco Rubio(pty:dft), Attorney Timothy Bart Jafek added to party Ervin Massinga(pty:dft) (Jafek, Timothy)
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Thursday, March 20, 2025
9 9 service Affidavit/Return of Service - Executed as to USA - Complaint Thu 03/20 7:24 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed upon defendant(s) Ervin Massinga served on 3/11/2025, answer due 5/12/2025; Marco Rubio served on 3/11/2025, answer due 5/12/2025; U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia served on 3/11/2025, answer due 5/12/2025; United States Department of State served on 3/11/2025, answer due 5/12/2025.(Hacking, James)
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Att: 1 Exhibit USPS Receipts
Friday, February 28, 2025
8 8 2 pgs order Order Fri 02/28 4:06 PM
ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE The above-captioned case has been referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter pursuant to the Order Referring Case, entered by Judge Gordon P Gallagher on February 28, 2025 (ECF No. 7). A Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.16(b) shall be held on: April 30, 2025 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 2/28/2025. (norlin, )
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7 7 order Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge Fri 02/28 3:05 PM
ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this case is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge to (1) convene a scheduling conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.2, (2) conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause, (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other specifically-referred motions, and (4) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions. Court sponsored alternative dispute resolution is governed by D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.6. On the recommendation or informal request of the magistrate judge or on the request of the parties by motion, this court may direct the parties to engage in an early neutral evaluation, a settlement conference, or another alternative dispute resolution proceeding. by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 2/28/2025. Text Only Entry (sphil, )
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6 6 1 pgs order Order Reassigning Case Fri 02/28 11:57 AM
MINUTE ORDER This case has been assigned to the AP docket in error. This case does not fall within the scope of cases subject to management as an AP case under D.C.COLO. LAPR 1.1(c) governing cases challenging an action or final decision of an administrative agency. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED The clerk shall assign this case to judicial officers under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1. By Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 2/28/2025. Case randomly reaassigned to Judge Gordon P Gallagher and drawn to Judge N. Reid Neureiter. (norlin, )
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5 5 misc Summons Issued Fri 02/28 11:50 AM
SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (norlin, )
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
4 4 misc Summons Request Tue 02/18 1:17 PM
SUMMONS REQUEST as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE; U.S. EMBASSY IN ADDIS ABABA,FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA; MARCO RUBIO; ERVIN MASSINGA. re3 Magistrate Judge by Plaintiff Feven Wedensh Mulugata. (Hacking, James)
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3 3 misc Magistrate Judge Consent Form Tue 02/18 1:10 PM
Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). Summons not issued due to incomplete caption. Please file corrected summons for issuance using the event "Summons Request". (agryan)
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2 2 misc Case Assigned to Judge Tue 02/18 1:08 PM
Case assigned to Judge Robert E. Blackburn. Text Only Entry. (agryan)
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1 1 cmp Complaint Tue 02/18 12:20 PM
COMPLAINT against Ervin Massinga, Marco Rubio, U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, United States Department of State (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10158801)Attorney James O. Hacking, III added to party Feven Wedensh Mulugata(pty:pla), filed by Feven Wedensh Mulugata.(Hacking, James)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Summons