Strege v. Launch All Nuclear Missiles

── Strege v. Launch All Nuclear Missiles ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: April 20, 2026 Category: General Appellate Case: 26-1026 Document: 18-2 Date Filed: 04/20/2026 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT April 20, 2026 _________________________________ Christopher M. Wolpert Clerk of Court ADAM STREGE, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. No. 26-1026 (D.C. No. 1:25-CV-03897-RTG) LAUNCH ALL NUCLEAR MISSILES; (D. Colo.) ALL PLANETS NUCLEAR MISSILES; NATE LONG, Grand Junction CO Police Officer in his official and individual capacities; BEN COOPER, Grand Junction CO Police Officer in his individual capacity; CRISS KOPP, Grand Junction CO Police Officer in his official and individual capacities; STEVE ANSEL, Grand Junction Police Officer in his official and individual capacities; 5 unknown named Delta County Sheriff Deputies in their individual and official capacities; STEVE BERUJ, Delta County Sheriff in his official and individual capacities; FAY MATHEWS, Delta County Planning Department Director in his official and individual capacities; STARBUCKS COFFEE; DAVID STEINER, United States Post Office Postmaster General in his official and individual capacities; ACSES HEATH; GOD LOVES US; GOD LOVES YOU; GOD HATES US; GOD HEAVEN; GOD HELL; ALL SPACE PLANETS; ALL PLANETS PEOPLE; ALL PLANETS SUN LIGHT; ALL PLANETS ATOMS; SATAN; ALL PLANETS; ALL SPACE PLANETS COURTS ALL PLANETS POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT;  Appellate Case: 26-1026 Document: 18-2 Date Filed: 04/20/2026 Page: 2 ALL PLANETS MILITARY; ALL PLANETS COMPUTERS, Defendants - Appellees. _________________________________ ORDER AND JUDGMENT * _________________________________ Before MATHESON, MURPHY, and ROSSMAN, Circuit Judges. _________________________________ Adam Strege appeals the dismissal of his complaint without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for failure to prosecute. 1 He also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“ifp”) on appeal. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we reverse dismissal of his complaint, grant his ifp request, and remand for further proceedings. The district court dismissed because it had ordered Mr. Strege to cure deficiencies in his complaint within 30 days, and he had not done so. He filed a motion for reconsideration, which the district court denied. He then appealed. * After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist in the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1. 1 Because Mr. Strege appears pro se, “we liberally construe his filings, but we will not act as his advocate.” James v. Wadas, 724 F.3d 1312, 1315 (10th Cir. 2013). 2  Appellate Case: 26-1026 Document: 18-2 Date Filed: 04/20/2026 Page: 3 Despite his prolix and confusing opening brief, we liberally construe it as at least attempting to explain that he misse