Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-07607

(HC) Recio Vasallo v. Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Facility

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Case Information

Filed: September 18, 2026
Assigned to: Dale Alan Drozd
Referred to: Carolyn K. Delaney
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity: November 03, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Sep 18, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Facility by Nicolas Ramon Recio Vasallo. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/22/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Sep 18, 2026
MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Nicolas Ramon Recio Vasallo. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/22/2026)
Main Document: In Forma Pauperis
#3
Sep 18, 2026
MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Nicolas Ramon Recio Vasallo. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/22/2026)
Main Document: Appoint Counsel
#4
Sep 22, 2026
IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/22/2026)
Main Document: Immigration New Case Documents
#5
Sep 22, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Facility (Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/22/2026)
Main Document: DESIGNATION
Sep 22, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Immigration New Case Documents served on Nicolas Ramon Recio Vasallo. (Deputy Clerk DAR)
Sep 22, 2026
Service by Mail
#6
Sep 28, 2026
CONSENT/DECLINE of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), this document is restricted to attorneys and court staff only. Judges do not have access to view this document and will be informed of a party's response only if all parties have consented to the referral. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/29/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT/DECLINE
#8
Sep 28, 2026
MEMORANDUM of LAW by Nicolas Ramon Recio Vasallo. (Deputy Clerk AMW) Modified on 10/2/2026 (KS). (Entered: 10/01/2026)
Main Document: Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#7
Sep 30, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 9/30/2026: Petitioner's 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis is GRANTED. Respondents are GRANTED 14 (fourteen) days within which to file a response to Petitioner's 1 Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Respondents shall include with the response all exhibits necessary to the determination of the issues raised in the Petition. Petitioner may file a reply within 14 (fourteen) days of service of the response. Petitioner A No. 244 255 587. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk LMK) (Entered: 09/30/2026)
Sep 30, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Minute Order served on Nicolas Ramon Recio Vasallo. (Deputy Clerk LMK)
Sep 30, 2026
Service by Mail
Sep 30, 2026
Minute Order AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
#9
Oct 06, 2026
REPLY by Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - 2026 I-213, # 2 Exhibit B - Notice to Appear, # 3 Exhibit C - Criminal History, # 4 Exhibit D - 2023 I-213)(Williams, Jonathan) Modified on 10/14/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 10/06/2026)
Main Document: REPLY
Oct 27, 2026
Findings and Recommendations
Oct 27, 2026
Service by Mail
Oct 27, 2026
Minute Order AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel
#12
Nov 03, 2026
Objections to Findings and Recommendations
Main Document: Objections to Findings and Recommendations
#13
Nov 03, 2026
ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 11/3/2026 ADOPTING 11 Findings and Recommendations in full; Petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus, 1 ) is GRANTED as follows: Respondent is ORDERED to immediately release petition er Nicolas Ramon Recio Vasallo, A-File No. 244-255-587, from respondent's custody on the same conditions, if any, he was subject to prior to his re- detention on or about August 26, 2026; Respondent is ENJOINED and RESTRAINED re-detaining peti tioner for any purpose, absent exigent circumstances, without notice and a pre-deprivation hearing before an immigration judge at which hearing the government will have the burden of establishing that petitioner is a danger or flight risk by clear and convincing evidence; The Clerk of Court is directed to serve the Mesa Verde Detention Facility with a copy of this order; and The Clerk of Court is also directed to enter judgment in favor of petitioner and close this case. CASE CLOSED. (cc: ICE- Mesa Verde Detention Facility) (Deputy Clerk LMS)
Main Document: Findings and Recommendations AND Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations
#14
Nov 03, 2026
Judgment
Main Document: Judgment
Nov 03, 2026
Service by Mail

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(HC) Recio Vasallo
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Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Facility
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