District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-05000

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Oct 06, 2026

APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11340174)Attorney Ciara F. Faber added to party Luwam Seltene Hagos(pty:pet), filed by Luwam Seltene Hagos.(Faber, Ciara) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

#2

Oct 06, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Daniel D. Domenico and drawn to Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella. Text Only Entry (eguth, ) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

#3

Oct 06, 2026

ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella. 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 Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 10/6/2026. Text Only Entry. (rkeec) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

#4

Oct 06, 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, the Court finds that good cause appears, and it is therefore ORDERED that the respondents must SHOW CAUSE within two weeks after service of the petition why the application for a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted. If the respondents do not file a substantive response explaining why the application should not be granted, the Court will order them to immediately release the petitioner from detention.The petitioner may file a reply within two weeks of service of the response(s).SO ORDERED by Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 10/6/2026. Text Only Entry. (rkeec) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

Oct 06, 2026

Order

Oct 06, 2026

Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge

#5

Oct 08, 2026

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Luwam Seltene Hagos. Juan Baltazar served on 10/8/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; Todd Blanche served on 10/8/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; Executive Office for Immigration Review served on 10/8/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; Markwayne Mullin served on 10/8/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; U.S. Department of Homeland Security served on 10/8/2026, answer due 10/29/2026; George Valdez served on 10/8/2026, answer due 10/29/2026. (Faber, Ciara) (Entered: 10/08/2026)

#6

Oct 22, 2026

RESPONSE to 4 Order,,, by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, George ValdezAttorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Juan Baltazar(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Executive Office for Immigration Review(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party U.S. Department of Homeland Security(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party George Valdez(pty:res). (Prochazka, Julia) (Entered: 10/22/2026)

#7

Oct 22, 2026

ORDER GRANTING 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.The Court previously ordered that "[i]f the respondents do not file a substantive response" to the petition within two weeks of service, "I will order them to immediately release the petitioner from detention." Doc. 4. The respondents have filed a non-substantive response stating 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. 6 .It is therefore ORDERED that:4 Order to Show Cause is MADE ABSOLUTE; 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is GRANTED; andThe respondents must release Petitioner Luwam Seltene Hagos from detention within twenty-four hours of this Order, and file a status report within one week of this Order confirming she has been released.SO ORDERED by Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 10/22/2026. Text Only Entry (dddlc1, ) (Entered: 10/22/2026)

Oct 22, 2026

Order

#8

Oct 28, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, George Valdez. (Prochazka, Julia) (Entered: 10/28/2026)

#9

Oct 29, 2026

ORDER re: 8 Status Report filed by Respondents. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter final judgment in favor of the petitioner pursuant to 7 Order Granting 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. SO ORDERED by Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 10/29/2026. Text Only Entry. (rkeec) (Entered: 10/29/2026)

#10

Oct 29, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT by Clerk in favor of Luwam Seltene Hagos against Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, George Valdez, Juan Baltazar, Markwayne Mullin, Todd Blanche entered by Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 10/29/2026. (rkeec) (Entered: 10/29/2026)

Oct 29, 2026

Order