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Case Information
Filed: September 28, 2026
Assigned to:
Charlotte N. Sweeney
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241in - Habeas Corpus: INS
Completed: October 16, 2026
Last Activity:
October 16, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 28, 2026
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number 119735), filed by Argel Augeles Eulogio. (Attachments: # 1 Receipt)(agarc, ) (Entered: 09/29/2026)
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APPLICATION
#2
Sep 28, 2026
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley for Initial Review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1 (b). Text Only Entry. (agarc, ) (Entered: 09/29/2026)
#3
Oct 05, 2026
ORDER DRAWING CASE by Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 10/5/2026. Case randomly reassigned to Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney and Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-4819-CNS. 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. (bschl, ) (Entered: 10/05/2026)
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Order Reassigning Case AND ~Util - Set/Clear Flags
#4
Oct 05, 2026
MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court is Petitioner's Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, ECF No. 1, in which Petitioner requests immediate release from immigration detention or, in the alternative, that the Court order Respondents to provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing, id. at 5. Having reviewed the petition, the Court will order the Clerk of Court to effectuate service on Respondents. Within five (5) calendar days of service, Respondent is ORDERED TO RESPOND to the Petition and are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted. See, e.g., Yassine v. Collins, No. 1:25-cv-00786-ADA-SH, 2025 WL 1954064, at *1 (W.D. Tex. July 7, 2025) (explaining that while § 2243 refers to a three day deadline, this requirement is "subordinate to the district court's authority to set deadlines" itself, and granting respondents a fourteen day deadline to respond in order to "give [r]espondents adequate time to brief the issues" (quotations omitted)). Further, pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), and in order to preserve the Court's jurisdiction, Respondent 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 Ass'n, 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992). By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 10/5/2026. 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 (cnsja, ) (Entered: 10/05/2026)
Oct 05, 2026
Minute Order
#5
Oct 06, 2026
CERTIFICATE of Service, by Clerk of Court re: 1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 4 Minute Order to Show Cause for Service of Process. (Attachments: # 1 USPS Certified Mail Receipt) (sphil, ) (Entered: 10/06/2026)
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CERTIFICATE
#6
Oct 06, 2026
Acknowledgment of Service on behalf of the United States Attorneys Office for the District of Colorado on 10/6/2026. (sphil, ) (Entered: 10/08/2026)
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Acknowledgment
#7
Oct 13, 2026
RESPONSE to 4 Minute Order,,,,,,, by Respondent Juan BaltazarAttorney Erika A. Kelley added to party Juan Baltazar(pty:res). (Kelley, Erika) (Entered: 10/13/2026)
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RESPONSE
#8
Oct 13, 2026
MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court is Petitioner's habeas application, ECF No. 1, and Respondent's response to it, ECF No. 7. In the response, Respondent states that he is "not submitting a brief in opposition to the Petition detailing the facts and circumstances of this case." Id. at 1. The Court notes that Respondent acknowledges that release is the appropriate remedy in this case. See ECF No. 7 at 2. In light of the representations in Respondent's response, as well as the Tenth Circuit's recent decision holding that 8 U.S.C. § 1225's mandatory detention provision does not apply to noncitizens who are apprehended while in the interior of the United States, see Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin, et. al, 180 F.4th 1226, 1246 (10th Cir. 2026), the Court GRANTS Petitioner's habeas application, ECF No. 1. It is ORDERED that Respondent shall release Petitioner from custody immediately, but no later than within 48 hours of this Order, and may not impose any additional conditions of release or supervision beyond those Petitioner was subject to immediately prior to his recent detention. Respondent SHALL FILE a status report within THREE DAYS of this Order to certify compliance. Respondent is further ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from re-detaining Petitioner unless Respondent demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence at a pre-deprivation bond hearing, that Petitioner is a flight risk or danger to the community such that his physical custody is legally justified. At any such bond hearing, the government shall bear the burden of proof. See Singh v. Baltazar, 819 F. Supp. 3d 1247, 1250-51 (D. Colo. 2026). By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 10/13/2026. 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 (cnsja, ) (Entered: 10/13/2026)
#9
Oct 13, 2026
RETURN Certified Mail Receipt of Service upon Warden, Denver Contract Detention Facility (sphil, ) (Entered: 10/16/2026)
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RETURN
Oct 13, 2026
Minute Order
#10
Oct 16, 2026
STATUS REPORT by Respondent Juan Baltazar. (Kelley, Erika) (Entered: 10/16/2026)
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STATUS
#11
Oct 16, 2026
MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the Court's Order, ECF No 8, and the representations made in the Status Report, ECF No. 10, the Clerk of Court is directed to enter final judgment and close this case. By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 10/16/26. 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 (jdyne, ) (Entered: 10/16/2026)
#12
Oct 16, 2026
FINAL JUDGMENT: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is GRANTED. The petitioner is awarded costs, to be taxed by the Clerk of Court pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d)(1), D.C.COLO.LCivR 54.1 and 28 U.S.C. §2412(a)(1). By Clerk on 10/16/26. 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. (jdyne, ) (Entered: 10/16/2026)
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Judgment
Oct 16, 2026
Minute Order
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