Masterpiece Cakeshop Incorporated et al v. Elenis et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against Anthony Aragon, Cynthia H. Coffman, Aubrey Elenis, Aubrey (I) Elenis, Miguel Rene Elias, Carol Fabrizio, Charles Garcia, John Hickenlooper, Rita Lewis, Jessica Pocock (Filing fee $ 400,Receipt Number 1082-6247415)Attorney James A. Campbell added to party Masterpiece Cakeshop Incorporated(pty:pla), Attorney James A. Campbell added to party Jack Phillips(pty:pla), filed by Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop Incorporated. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A to Complaint, #2 Summons of Anthony Aragon, #3 Summons of Aubrey Elenis, #4 Summons of Miguel Rene Elias, #5 Summons of Carol Fabrizio, #6 Summons of Charles Garcia, #7 Summons of Rita Lewis, #8 Summons of Jessica Pocock, #9 Summons of Cynthia Coffman, #10 Summons of John Hickenlooper, #11 Civil Cover Sheet)(Campbell, James)

JS 44 (Rev. 06/17)

CIVIL COVER SHEET

District of Colorado Form

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as
provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

DEFENDANTS

MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP INCORPORATED, a Colorado corporation; and
JACK PHILLIPS

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff Jefferson County

AUBREY ELENIS, Director of the Colorado Civil Rights Division, in
her official and individual capacities, et al.
County of Residence of First Listed Defendant

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)
NOTE:

(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)
James A. Campbell, ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
15100 N. 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480-444-0020

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION

Denver County

(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED

Attorneys (If Known)

(See attached list with additional attorneys)

(Place an “X” in One Box Only)

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an “X” in One Box for

Plaintiff) and One Box for Defendant)

(For Diversity Cases Only)
PTF
Citizen of This State
1

1 U S Government
Plaintiff

3

Federal Question
(U.S. Government Not a Party)

2 U S Government
Defendant

4 Diversity
(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)

DEF

1 Incorporated or Principal Place
of Business In This State

PTF

4

DEF
4

CONTRACT

(Place an “X” in One Box Only)
TORTS

110 Insurance
120 Marine
130 Miller Act
140 Negotiable Instrument
150 Recovery of Overpayment
& Enforcement of Judgment
151 Medicare Act
152 Recovery of Defaulted
Student Loans
(Excl Veterans)
153 Recovery of Overpayment
of Veteran’s Benefits
160 Stockholders’ Suits
190 Other Contract
195 Contract Product Liability
196 Franchise

REAL PROPERTY
210 Land Condemnation
220 Foreclosure
230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
240 Torts to Land
245 Tort Product Liability
290 All Other Real Property

V. ORIGIN
1 Original
Proceeding

PERSONAL INJURY
310 Airplane
315 Airplane Product
Liability
320 Assault, Libel &
Slander
330 Federal Employers’
Liability
340 Marine
345 Marine Product
Liability
350 Motor Vehicle
355 Motor Vehicle
Product Liability
360 Other Personal
Injury
362 Personal Injury Med Malpractice
CIVIL RIGHTS
440 Other Civil Rights
441 Voting
442 Employment
443 Housing/
Accommodations
445 Amer w/Disabilities Employment
446 Amer w/Disabilities Other
448 Education

(Place an “X” in One Box Only)
2 Removed from
State Court

2

2 Incorporated and Principal Place
of Business In Another State

5

5

Citizen or Subject of a
Foreign Country

IV. NATURE OF SUIT

Citizen of Another State

3

3 Foreign Nation

6

6

FORFEITURE/PENALTY

PERSONAL INJURY
365 Personal Injury Product Liability
367 Health Care/
Pharmaceutical
Personal Injury
Product Liability
368 Asbestos Personal
Injury Product
Liability
PERSONAL PROPERTY
370 Other Fraud
371 Truth in Lending
380 Other Personal
Property Damage
385 Property Damage
Product Liability
PRISONER PETITIONS
Habeas Corpus:
463 Alien Detainee
510 Motions to Vacate
Sentence
530 General
535 Death Penalty
Other:
540 Mandamus & Other
550 Civil Rights
555 Prison Condition
560 Civil Detainee Conditions of
Confinement

625 Drug Related Seizure
of Property 21 USC 881
690 Other

LABOR
710 Fair Labor Standards
Act
720 Labor/Mgmt Relations
740 Railway Labor Act
751 Family and Medical
Leave Act
790 Other Labor Litigation
791 Employee Retirement
Income Security Act

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BANKRUPTCY
OTHER STATUTES
422 Appeal 28 USC 158
423 Withdrawal
28 USC 157
PROPERTY RIGHTS
820 Copyrights
830 Patent
835 Patent – Abbreviated
New Drug Application
840 Trademark
SOCIAL SECURITY
861 HIA (1395ff)
862 Black Lung (923)
863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
864 SSID Title XVI
865 RSI (405(g))

FEDERAL TAX SUITS
870 Taxes (U S Plaintiff
or Defendant)
871 IRS—Third Party
26 USC 7609

375 False Claims Act
376 Qui Tam (31 USC 3729(a))
400 State Reapportionment
410 Antitrust
430 Banks and Banking
450 Commerce
460 Deportation
470 Racketeer Influenced
Organizations
480 Consumer Credit
490 Cable/Sat TV
850 Securities/Commodities/
Exchange
890 Other Statutory Actions
891 Agricultural Acts
893 Environmental Matters
895 Freedom of Information
Act
896 Arbitration
899 Administrative Procedure
Act/Review or Appeal of
950 Constitutionality of

IMMIGRATION
462 Naturalization
A l
465 Other Immigration
Actions

5 Transferred from
6 Multidistrict
another district
Litigation
(specify)
Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):
3 Remanded from
Appellate Court

8 Multidistrict
Litigation –
Direct File

4 Reinstated or
Reopened

42 U.S.C. § 1983

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION Brief description of cause:

AP Docket

Defendants are violating Plaintiffs' constitutional rights

VII. REQUESTED IN
COMPLAINT:

CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION
UNDER F.R.C.P. 23

VIII. RELATED CASE(S) IF ANY
DATE

(See instructions):

DEMAND $

CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:

$ 200000.00

JURY DEMAND:

JUDGE

DOCKET NUMBER

/s/ James A. Campbell

8/14/18

SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
RECEIPT #

AMOUNT

APPLYING IFP

JUDGE

MAG JUDGE

Yes

No

Masterpiece Cakeshop Incorporated and Jack Phillips v. Aubrey Elenis, Director of the
Colorado Civil Rights Division, in her official and individual capacities, et al.
Attachment to Civil Cover Sheet listing additional Plaintiffs’ attorneys, as follows:

David A. Cortman
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
1000 Hurricane Shoals Road, NE, Suite D-1100
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
[phone]
Kristen K. Waggoner
Jonathan A. Scruggs
Jacob P. Warner
Katherine L. Anderson
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
15100 N. 90th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
[phone]
Nicolle H. Martin
7175 W. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO 80235
[phone]