Utah District Court
Judge:Ann Marie Mciff Allen
Referred: Dustin B Pead
Case #: 2:26-cv-00291
Nature of Suit893 Other Statutes - Environmental Matters
Cause42:4332 Environmental Policy - Coop of Agency Repo
Case Filed:Apr 08, 2026
Terminated:May 22, 2026
Last checked: Saturday May 23, 2026 2:52 AM MDT
Defendant
Pete Hegseth
Defendant
Isaiah Taylor
Defendant
United States Department of Defense
Defendant
United States Department of Energy
Defendant
Valar Atomics
Defendant
Chris Wright
Plaintiff
January Walker
30 E BROADWAY SUITE 203 1283
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111


Docket last updated: 07/17/2026 11:59 PM MDT
Friday, May 22, 2026
16 16 order Judgment Fri 05/22 4:04 PM
JUDGMENT - It is ordered and adjudged that Plaintiff's action is dismissed without prejudice. Case Closed. Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead no longer assigned to case. Signed by District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen on 05/22/2026. (kpf)
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15 15 order Order Fri 05/22 2:09 PM
DOCKET TEXT ORDER DISMISSING ACTION. On April 22, 2026, U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead recommended the Court deny Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. 13 On May 7, 2026, the Court entered an Order adopting that recommendation, ordered Plaintiff to pay the full filing fee within 14 days, and warned Plaintiff that failure to pay the fee may result in dismissal of this action. 14 To date, Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee (or any portion thereof) nor indicated any intention to do so. Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED without prejudice. Let judgment be entered accordingly. No attached document. Signed by District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen on 5/22/2026. (jag)
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Thursday, May 07, 2026
14 14 2 pgs order Order Adopting Report and Recommendations Thu 05/07 1:12 PM
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS; adopting 13 Report and Recommendation; denying 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff pay the full filing fee within 14 days of this Order. Failure to do so may result in dismissal of this action without prejudice. Signed by District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen on 05/07/2026. (kpf)
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
13 13 motion Report and Recommendations Wed 04/22 12:25 PM
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - The court RECOMMENDS that the IFP Motion 2 be DENIED. If that recommendation is adopted, the court FURTHER RECOMMENDS that Ms. Walker be ordered to pay the full filing fee within 14 days of the order adopting the recommendation and that she be warned her failure to do so will result in this case being dismissed without prejudice. Copies of this Report and Recommendation are being sent to all parties, who are hereby notified of their right to object. The parties must file any objections to this Report and Recommendation within 14 days after being served with a copy of it. Failure to object may constitute waiver of objections upon subsequent review. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead on 04/22/2026. (kpf)
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
12 12 4 pgs order Order on Motion for TRO Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction Order on Motion to Expedite Tue 04/14 3:29 PM
ORDER denying 6 Motion for TRO; denying 6 Motion for Preliminary Injunction; finding as moot 7 Motion for Emergency Consideration requesting expedited consideration of the Motion. Signed by District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen on 04/14/2026. (kpf)
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Thursday, April 09, 2026
11 11 order Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge Thu 04/09 1:39 PM
DOCKET TEXT ORDER CONVERTING REFERRAL IN CASE to Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead under 28:636 (b)(1)(B), Magistrate Judge to handle case up to and including R&R on all dispositive matters. No attached document. Motions referred to Dustin B. Pead. Signed by District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen on 4/9/2026. (pjd)
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10 10 order Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge Thu 04/09 11:56 AM
DOCKET TEXT ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead under 28:636 (b)(1)(A), Magistrate Judge to hear and determine all nondispositive pretrial matters. No attached document. Motion 2 referred to Dustin B. Pead. Signed by District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen on 4/9/2026. (pjd)
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9 9 notice Notice of Email Filing and Notification Form Thu 04/09 9:13 AM
NOTICE of Email Filing and Notification Form by January Walker. (bg)
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Wednesday, April 08, 2026
8 8 utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Wed 04/08 3:02 PM
Case Reassigned to District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen per Temporary Restraining Order filed. Magistrate Judge Daphne A. Oberg no longer assigned to the case. Case number will now read 2:26-cv-00291-AMA. Please make changes to document captions accordingly. (bg)
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7 7 motion Expedite Wed 04/08 2:53 PM
MOTION to Expedite6 Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiff January Walker. (bg)
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6 6 motion Temporary Restraining Order Preliminary Injunction Wed 04/08 2:51 PM
MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Memorandum in Support, MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Memorandum in Support filed by Plaintiff January Walker.(bg)
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Att: 1 Memorandum,
Att: 2 Declaration,
Att: 3 Text of Proposed Order
5 5 service Request Summons Wed 04/08 2:46 PM
Requested Summons as to Pete Hegseth. (bg)
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4 4 service Request Summons Wed 04/08 2:45 PM
Requested Summons as to Isaiah Taylor. (bg)
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3 3 service Request Summons Wed 04/08 2:44 PM
Requested Summons as to Chris Wright. (bg)
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2 2 motion Proceed In Forma Pauperis Wed 04/08 2:37 PM
**SEALED DOCUMENT** MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Related [+] filed by Plaintiff January Walker. (bg)
Related: [-] ceived by the court on: 04/08/2026
1 1 cmp Complaint (Court) Wed 04/08 2:35 PM
COMPLAINT against Pete Hegseth, Isaiah Taylor, United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Energy, Valar Atomics, Chris Wright (Originally received by the court on 04/08/2026). (Fee Status: IFP Pending) filed by January Walker. Assigned to Magistrate Judge Daphne A. Oberg (bg)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
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