District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-02916

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Jun 29, 2026

APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (verified) (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11109151)Attorney Scott Brian Petiya added to party Cesar Alejandro Ocampo Garcia(pty:pet), filed by Cesar Alejandro Ocampo Garcia. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1-8)(Petiya, Scott) (Entered: 06/29/2026)

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Jun 29, 2026

Case assigned to Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico and drawn to Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara. Text Only Entry. (agarc, ) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

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Jun 30, 2026

Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (agarc, ) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

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Jul 01, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.The petitioner must serve the respondents with 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4. The petitioner need not serve a summons with a copy of the petition. The petitioner must promptly file proof of service in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(l)(1).Having reviewed the petition, I find that good cause appears, and in light of Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin, — F.4th —, No. 26-6019, 2026 WL 1876709 (10th Cir. June 30, 2026), within one week after service of the petition the respondents must either: (a) provide the petitioner with a bond hearing before an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and 8 C.F.R. §§ 236.1(d)(1), 1003.19, & 1236.1(d) (1) 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; or(b) SHOW CAUSE why this case is distinguishable from Santillan Quiroz and the application for a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted.The petitioner may file a reply within two weeks of service of any show-cause response(s).SO ORDERED by Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 07/01/2026. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

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Jul 01, 2026

ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this case is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge to (1) convene a scheduling conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of Local Civ. R. 16.2, (2) conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause, (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other non-dispositive motions, (4) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions, and (5) pursuant to Local Civ. R. 16.6 and at the discretion of the Magistrate Judge, convene such early neutral evaluation and/or settlement conferences and direct related procedures as may facilitate resolution of this case without the necessity of a motion or prior authorization of the undersigned. SO ORDERED by Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 07/01/2026. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

Jul 01, 2026

Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge

Jul 01, 2026

Order to Show Cause

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Jul 07, 2026

AFFIDAVIT/RETURN of Service of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Civil Cover Sheet, Exhibits, Notice of Magistrate Judge Availability, Order to Show Cause upon Juan Baltazar, George Valdez, David J. Venturella, Markwayne Mullin, Todd Blanche, U.S. Attorney for District of Colorado on 07/06/2026, filed by Petitioner Cesar Alejandro Ocampo Garcia (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-3)(Petiya, Scott) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

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Jul 13, 2026

ANSWER to ComplaintAttorney Leslie Carol Schulze added to party Juan Baltazar(pty:res), Attorney Leslie Carol Schulze added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Leslie Carol Schulze added to party Todd M. Lyons(pty:res), Attorney Leslie Carol Schulze added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Leslie Carol Schulze added to party George Valdez(pty:res) by Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez.(Schulze, Leslie) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

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Jul 13, 2026

Order

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Jul 20, 2026

First STATUS REPORT by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez, David Venturella. (Schulze, Leslie) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

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Jul 23, 2026

Enforce

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Jul 23, 2026

ORDER re: 10 Petitioner's Motion to Enforce and Order Immediate Release. The respondents must respond to the motion on or before 7/30/2026. SO ORDERED by Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 07/23/2026. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

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Jul 23, 2026

Enforce

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Jul 23, 2026

NOTICE of Filing Amended Pleading re 12 Amended MOTION to Enforce 8 Order,,, and Order Immediate Release by Petitioner Cesar Alejandro Ocampo Garcia (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Petiya, Scott) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

Jul 23, 2026

Order

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Jul 24, 2026

ORDER re: 12 Petitioner's Amended Motion to Enforce and Order Immediate Release. 10 Petitioner's Motion to Enforce and Order Immediate Release is DENIED AS MOOT.The respondents must respond to the amended motion on or before 7/30/2026.SO ORDERED by Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 07/24/2026. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 07/24/2026)

Jul 24, 2026

Order on Motion to Enforce

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Jul 30, 2026

RESPONSE to 14 Order on Motion to Enforce, by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez, David Venturella. (Schulze, Leslie) (Entered: 07/30/2026)

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Jul 31, 2026

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 12 Petitioner's Amended Motion to Enforce and Order Immediate Release.Within one week of this Order, the respondents must provide the petitioner with a new bond hearing before an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and 8 C.F.R. §§ 236.1(d)(1), 1003.19, & 1236.1(d)(1) or else release the petitioner.The respondents must provide the petitioner's counsel 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).The respondents must file a status report within one week of this Order stating the results of any bond hearing that was conducted or the date of the petitioner's release if no bond hearing was held.SO ORDERED by Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 07/31/2026. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 07/31/2026)

Jul 31, 2026

Order on Motion to Enforce