District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-03335

Morales Rojas v. Valdez

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Case Information

Filed: July 23, 2026
Assigned to: Regina M. Rodriguez
Referred to: —
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241in - Habeas Corpus: INS
Completed: September 29, 2026
Last Activity: September 29, 2026
Parties: View All Parties →

Docket Entries

#1
Jul 23, 2026
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11162782)Attorney Laura L. Lichter added to party Chantal Morales Rojas(pty:pet), filed by Chantal Morales Rojas. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. 1 ICE Detainee Locator, # 2 Exhibit Ex. 2 I-200, # 3 Exhibit Ex. 3 NTA, # 4 Exhibit Ex. 4 I-286, # 5 Exhibit Ex. 5 I-94, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Lichter, Laura) (Entered: 07/23/2026)
Main Document: APPLICATION
#2
Jul 23, 2026
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara. Text Only Entry. (dhern, ) (Entered: 07/23/2026)
#3
Jul 23, 2026
Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (dhern, ) (Entered: 07/23/2026)
Main Document: Magistrate
#4
Aug 12, 2026
SUPPLEMENT/AMENDMENT to 1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, by Petitioner Chantal Alejandra Morales Rojas. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit I-200, # 2 Exhibit NTA, # 3 Exhibit I-286, # 4 Exhibit I-94, # 5 Exhibit IJ Bond Order, # 6 Exhibit Appearance Bond Contract, # 7 Exhibit G-56 Call-In Letter, # 8 Exhibit ISAP Program Rules, # 9 Exhibit ISAP Map Limitations, # 10 Exhibit Ankle Monitor, # 11 Exhibit Redlined Amended Petition)(Barr, Mark) (Entered: 08/12/2026)
Main Document: SUPPLEMENT/AMENDMENT
#5
Sep 03, 2026
ORDER. By September 8, 2026, Petitioner shall serve Respondents with the Petition, attachments, and this Order to Show Cause by email and overnight mail pursuant to the service requirements outlined in Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i) and promptly file proof of service. Respondents are hereby ORDERED to show cause within seven (7) days from the date of this Order, by September 10, 2026, why the Amended Petition [ECF 4 ] should not be granted. By September 10, 2026, the Parties shall complete and file the Magistrate Judge Consent Form [ECF 3 ]. Petitioner may file a Reply by September 15, 2026. Entered by Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara on 9/3/2026. (echa, ) (Entered: 09/03/2026)
Main Document: Order to Show Cause
#6
Sep 10, 2026
Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez. (Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 09/10/2026)
Main Document: Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond
#7
Sep 10, 2026
CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez All parties do not consent.. (Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 09/10/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT
#8
Sep 11, 2026
MINUTE ORDER. Pursuant to the Election Concerning Consent/Non-Consent form [ECF 7 ] filed by the Parties expressing non-consent under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c)(8), the Court directs the Clerk of the Court to reassign this case under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(a) to a District Judge. This Court may continue on the case to hear matters referred by the district judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, and D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.1(c). (Case randomly reassigned to Judge Regina M. Rodriguez and drawn to Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara for all further proceedings. All future pleadings shall be designated to 26-cv-03335-RMR). By Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara on 9/11/2026. (ggill, ) (Entered: 09/11/2026)
Main Document: Order Reassigning Case
#9
Sep 11, 2026
MINUTE ORDER. On September 11, 2026, this case was reassigned to the undersigned 8 . Before the Court is Petitioner's Amended Habeas Petition 4 . 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). Additionally, Respondents' Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Habeas Petition 6 is GRANTED. Respondents shall file their response to the Amended Petition 4 by September 17, 2026. SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 9/11/2026. Text Only Entry(rmrja) (Entered: 09/11/2026)
Sep 11, 2026
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond
#10
Sep 17, 2026
RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE and Amended Petition re 5 by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez. (Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 09/17/2026)
Main Document: RESPONSE
#11
Sep 18, 2026
ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that: 1. The Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 4 ) is GRANTED;2. Respondents are ORDERED to remove any conditions relating to Petitioner's release from custody other than those set by the immigration judge's bond order;3. Respondents are ENJOINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Petitioner unless they demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence at a pre- deprivation bond hearing before a neutral decisionmaker, that she is a flight risk or danger to the community such that her physical custody is legally justified pursuant to 8 U.S.C § 1226(a). At any such bond hearing, Respondents shall bear the burden of proof, and Petitioner shall be allowed to have counsel present. This injunction shall remain in effect until such time as this Court, or the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, vacates this Order; 4. During such periods of time as Petitioner remains in Respondents' custody, Respondents shall continue to be ENJOINED from removing, transferring, or causing the removal or transfer of Petitioner from the District of Colorado until such time as this Court, or the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, vacates this Order; and 5. On or before September 25, 2026, Respondents shall file a status report certifying compliance with this Order. SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 9/18/2026. (ccuen, ) (Entered: 09/18/2026)
Main Document: Order
#12
Sep 25, 2026
STATUS REPORT by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez. (Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 09/25/2026)
Main Document: STATUS
#13
Sep 29, 2026
FINAL JUDGMENT re: 11 Order, entered by Clerk on 9/29/2026. (kmyha) (Entered: 09/29/2026)
Main Document: Judgment