District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-02393

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May 29, 2026

APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241, filed by Michel Alexander Cordova. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(manoe, ) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

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May 29, 2026

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley for Initial Review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1 (b). Text Only Entry. (manoe, ) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

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Jun 03, 2026

Order Reassigning Case

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Jun 11, 2026

Order to Show Cause

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Jul 31, 2026

Order

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Aug 04, 2026

RESPONSE to 6 Order to Show Cause,,, by Respondents Todd B., Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, George ValdezAttorney Winnie Wu added to party Todd B. (pty:res), Attorney Winnie Wu added to party Todd Lyons(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: 08/04/2026)

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Aug 05, 2026

ORDER by Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 8/5/2026, re: 1 Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 2241 is GRANTED.The pro se petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus directing his immediate release from immigration detention or a bond hearing before an immigration judge. The respondents state that they "are not submitting a brief in opposition to the Petition," and they "recognize that the Court may then decide to grant the Petition and award appropriate relief." Doc. 15 at 2.It is therefore ORDERED that: 6 Order to Show Cause is MADE ABSOLUTE, and 1 Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 2241 is GRANTED; andWithin one week of this Order, the respondents must provide the petitioner with a bond hearing before an immigration judge or else release the petitioner, and file a status report stating the results of any bond hearing that was conducted or the date of the petitioner's release if no bond hearing was held.The respondents must provide the petitioner no less than three business days' notice in advance of any bond hearing.At any bond hearing, the Government must bear the burden of proving that the petitioner is a flight risk by a preponderance of the evidence or a danger by clear and convincing evidence. See Hernandez-Lara v. Lyons, 10 F.4th 19, 40 (1st Cir. 2021); Kuzmic v. Baltasar, No. 26-cv-00577-CYC, 2026 WL 1291853, at *2, *5 (D. Colo. May 12, 2026); Guevara Gacia v. Bondi, No. 1:26-cv-01012-SKC, 2026 WL 835766, at *4 (D. Colo. Mar. 26, 2026); Barreno v. Baltasar, No. 025-cv-03017-GPG-TPO, 2025 WL 3190936, at *3 (D. Colo. Nov. 14, 2025); Diaz-Ceja v. McAleenan, No. 19-cv-00824-NYW, 2019 WL 2774211, at *11 to *12 (D. Colo. July 2, 2019); cf. United States v. Cisneros, 328 F.3d 610, 616 (10th Cir. 2003). For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. Text Only Entry (sphil, ) (Entered: 08/05/2026)

Aug 05, 2026

Order