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Case Information
Filed: March 26, 2026
Assigned to:
Richard Brooke Jackson
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241in - Habeas Corpus: INS
Completed: October 02, 2026
Last Activity:
October 02, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Mar 26, 2026
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-10908091)Attorney Laura L. Lichter added to party Alejandro Mundo Zarate(pty:pet), filed by Alejandro Mundo Zarate. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Lichter, Laura) (Entered: 03/26/2026)
#2
Mar 26, 2026
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Laura L. Lichter on behalf of Alejandro Mundo Zarate (Lichter, Laura) (Entered: 03/26/2026)
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NOTICE
#3
Mar 26, 2026
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Mark Robert Barr on behalf of Alejandro Mundo ZarateAttorney Mark Robert Barr added to party Alejandro Mundo Zarate(pty:pet) (Barr, Mark) (Entered: 03/26/2026)
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NOTICE
#4
Mar 26, 2026
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella. Text Only Entry (eguth, ) (Entered: 03/27/2026)
#5
Mar 26, 2026
Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (eguth, ) (Entered: 03/27/2026)
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Magistrate
#6
Apr 01, 2026
MOTION for Issuance by Petitioner Alejandro Mundo Zarate. (Lichter, Laura) (Entered: 04/01/2026)
#7
Apr 02, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella on 2 April 2026. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Application for Issuance of Order to Show Cause [# 6 ] is GRANTED. ORDERED that Respondents shall show cause within five days from the date of service why the Petition [# 1 ] should not be granted. ORDERED that, pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c)(4), the deadline to file the Consent/Non- Consent to United States Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form [# 5 ] is the same as Respondents' deadline to file a Response. ORDERED, pursuant to the All Writs Act, and in order to preserve the Courts jurisdiction, Respondents SHALL NOT REMOVE Petitioner from the District of Colorado or the United States unless or until this Court or the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals vacates this Order. (anewt,) (Entered: 04/02/2026)
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Order on Motion for Issuance
#8
Apr 06, 2026
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Winnie Wu on behalf of Juan Baltazar, Pamela Bondi, Markwayne Mullin, George ValdezAttorney Winnie Wu added to party Juan Baltazar(pty:res), Attorney Winnie Wu added to party Pamela Bondi(pty:res), Attorney Winnie Wu added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Winnie Wu added to party George Valdez(pty:res) (Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 04/06/2026)
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NOTICE
#9
Apr 06, 2026
CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Pamela Bondi, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez All parties do not consent.. (Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 04/06/2026)
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CONSENT
#10
Apr 06, 2026
MINUTE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella on 6 April 2026. This matter is before the Court on the Election Concerning Consent/Non-Consent to United States Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction [# 9 ] (the Consent/Non-Consent Form). This case was assigned to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c). The signed Consent/Non-Consent Form [# 9 ] indicates that at least one party has declined to consent. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case shall be assigned to a District Judge under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c)(8) and D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(a). (Case randomly reassigned to Judge R. Brooke Jackson and drawn to Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella for all further proceedings). (echa, ) (Entered: 04/06/2026)
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Order Reassigning Case
#11
Apr 07, 2026
RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 7 Order to Show Cause by Juan Baltazar, Pamela Bondi, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez.(Wu, Winnie) Modified on 4/8/2026 to update title (ggill, ). (Entered: 04/07/2026)
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RESPONSE
#12
Apr 07, 2026
ERRATA Regarding Exhibit to Respondents' Response 11 by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Pamela Bondi, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 04/07/2026)
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ERRATA
#13
Apr 08, 2026
ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Petition, ECF No. 1, is GRANTED. Respondents SHALL release petitioner from detention within 48 hours of this Order. Such release may be on reasonable conditions as determinated by respondents but not to include the payment of bond or the application of an ankle monitor. 2. To the extent respondents have any of petitioner's personal property in their possession, specifically, his "driver's license, passport, documents, and any identification cards," ECF No. 1 at 24, they SHALL return such items to him at the time of his release. 3. The parties SHALL, within five (5) days of this Order, file a joint status report informing the Court of the status of petitioner's release. 4. Respondents SHALL NOT transfer petitioner outside the District of Colorado or remove him from the United States pending resolution of this case, by Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 4/8/2026. (ccuen, ) (Entered: 04/08/2026)
#14
Apr 13, 2026
Joint STATUS REPORT Pursuant to 13 by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Pamela Bondi, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez. (Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 04/13/2026)
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Joint
#15
Jun 26, 2026
ADVISORY NOTICE TO ATTORNEY(S) AND COURT: On June 26, 2026, the Colorado Supreme Court notified the Office of the Clerk of the administrative suspension of Mark Robert Barr from the practice of law, effective June 18, 2026. Counsel is no longer in good standing with this court as of June 18, 2026, and the CM/ECF privileges of counsel to file electronically have been revoked. Under D.C.COLO.LAttyR 11(a)(4) reinstatement is automatic on receipt by this court of written proof of reinstatement by the original suspending jurisdiction. (Text Only Entry) (zcoth) (Entered: 06/26/2026)
#16
Jun 26, 2026
MINUTE ORDER Per the Status Report (ECF No. 14), petitioner was released from detention in accordance with the Court's Order (ECF No. 13). The Clerk of Court may enter final judgment and vacate the Court's Order (ECF No. 13). by Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 6/26/26. Text Only Entry (rbjlc8, ) (Entered: 06/26/2026)
Jun 26, 2026
Minute Order
#17
Jun 29, 2026
ADVISORY NOTICE TO ATTORNEY(S) AND COURT: On June 26, 2026, the Office of the Clerk notified the Court that attorney Mark Robert Barr was no longer in good standing due to their administrative suspension in the state of Colorado, effective June 18, 2026. The Office of the Clerk has verified that counsel has resolved their suspension with the Supreme Court of Colorado and has been reinstated as of June 26, 2026. Therefore, under D.C.COLO.LAttyR 11(a)(4) counsel is automatically reinstated effective the date of their reinstatement of the original suspending jurisdiction. (Text Only Entry) (zcoth) (Entered: 06/29/2026)
#18
Oct 02, 2026
FINAL JUDGMENT by Clerk on 10/2/2026 in favor of Alejandro Mundo Zarate against George Valdez, Juan Baltazar, Markwayne Mullin, Pamela Bondi. (msmot, ) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
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Judgment - Clerk
Parties
Mundo Zarate
Party
Valdez
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