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Filed: May 14, 2026
Assigned to:
Regina M. Rodriguez
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241in - Habeas Corpus: INS
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August 03, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
May 15, 2026
Administrative Notice: No initiating document. Attorney contacted with instructions to file the initiating document within 24 hours. (Text Only Entry) (eguth, ) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
#2
May 16, 2026
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11017806)Attorney Henry D. Hollithron added to party Rudy Alexander Villeda-Mejia(pty:pet), filed by Rudy Alexander Villeda-Mejia. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Civil Cover Sheet)(Hollithron, Henry) (Entered: 05/16/2026)
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APPLICATION
#3
May 16, 2026
Case assigned to Judge Regina M. Rodriguez and drawn to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. Text Only Entry. (manoe, ) (Entered: 05/18/2026)
#4
May 18, 2026
Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (manoe, ) (Entered: 05/18/2026)
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Magistrate
#5
May 18, 2026
ORDER. Before the Court is 2 Petitioner's Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. It is ORDERED that Petitioner shall SERVE Respondents with a copy of the 2 Petition, and accompanying documents, and 4 Magistrate Judge Consent Form, along with a copy of this Order, by email and certified mail, on or before May 21, 2026. Petitioner shall promptly file proof of such service on the docket, and counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter their notices of appearance. It is ORDERED that Respondents shall show cause why the 2 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus should not be granted on or before May 26, 2026. Petitioner shall file a reply on or before May 29, 2026. Pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), and in order to preserve the Court's jurisdiction, Respondents SHALL NOT REMOVE Petitioner from the District of Colorado or the United States unless or until this Court or the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacates this Order. See also Vizguerra-Ramirez v. Choate, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-881, D. Colo., ECF No. 11 at 45 (collecting cases); F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 603 (1966); Local 1814, Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n v. New York Shipping Assn, 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992). SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 5/18/2026. Text Only Entry (rmrja) (Entered: 05/18/2026)
May 18, 2026
Order
#11
Jun 10, 2026
Vacate
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Vacate
#12
Jul 01, 2026
Order on Motion to Vacate
#13
Jul 01, 2026
Judgment
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Judgment
#14
Jul 09, 2026
Stay
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Stay
Jul 17, 2026
Order on Motion to Stay
#16
Jul 29, 2026
Alter Judgment
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Alter Judgment
#17
Jul 30, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Respondents are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why the Court should not grant Petitioner's Emergency Motion to Alter Judgment 16 . The Court previously denied the Petition 12 given Respondents' representation that Petitioner's removal was reasonably foreseeable under Zadvydas. Nearly a month later, it appears Petitioner remains detained. Respondents shall file their response to this Order by close of business July 31, 2026. SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 7/30/2026. Text Only Entry (rmrlc6, ) (Entered: 07/30/2026)
Jul 30, 2026
Order to Show Cause
#18
Jul 31, 2026
RESPONSE to 17 Order to Show Cause,, 2 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez. (Wertheim, Elliot) (Entered: 07/31/2026)
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RESPONSE
#19
Jul 31, 2026
RESPONSE to 17 Order to Show Cause,, 18 Response Supplemental Response by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George ValdezAttorney Kevin Thomas Traskos added to party Juan Baltazar(pty:res), Attorney Kevin Thomas Traskos added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Kevin Thomas Traskos added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Kevin Thomas Traskos added to party George Valdez(pty:res). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Mark Kinsey)(Traskos, Kevin) (Entered: 07/31/2026)
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RESPONSE
#20
Aug 01, 2026
Temporary Restraining Order
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Temporary Restraining Order
#21
Aug 02, 2026
ORDER. In Response to this Court's 17 Order to Show Cause, on 7/31/2026 Respondents filed two Responses 18 and 19 . On 8/1/2026, Petitioner filed his Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Given the pending motion before the Court and the request for stay, the Court issues this Order pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a). Respondents SHALL NOT REMOVE Petitioner from the District of Colorado or the United States unless or until this Court or the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacates this Order. See also Vizguerra-Ramirez v. Choate, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-881, D. Colo., ECF No. 11 at 45 (collecting cases); F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 603 (1966); Local 1814, Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n v. New York Shipping Assn, 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992). SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 8/2/2026. Text Only Entry (rmrja) (Entered: 08/02/2026)
Aug 02, 2026
Order
#26
Aug 03, 2026
Order on Motion for TRO AND Order on Motion to Alter Judgment
Aug 03, 2026
Order
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