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Filed: March 18, 2026
Assigned to:
Kathryn A. Starnella
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241in - Habeas Corpus: INS
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Last Activity:
May 05, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Mar 18, 2026
Emergency APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-10888935)Attorney Mehmet Yigit Turkoglu added to party AMRIT PAL(pty:pet), filed by AMRIT PAL. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Notice to Appear, # 2 Exhibit Bond Decision, # 3 Exhibit WORK AUTHORIZATION CARD, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Turkoglu, Mehmet) (Entered: 03/18/2026)
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Emergency APPLICATION
#2
Mar 18, 2026
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella. Text Only Entry. (agarc, ) (Entered: 03/18/2026)
#3
Mar 18, 2026
Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (agarc, ) (Entered: 03/18/2026)
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Magistrate
#4
Mar 20, 2026
Order to Show Cause
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Order to Show Cause
#6
Mar 25, 2026
Order Reassigning Case
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Order Reassigning Case
#9
Mar 25, 2026
Order
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Order
Mar 25, 2026
Order
#13
Apr 07, 2026
ORDER GRANTING HABEAS CORPUS PETITION the Court ORDERS as follows: 1. The Court's Order to Show Cause (ECF No. 9) is MADE ABSOLUTE and Pal's Petition (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED; 2. The Court GRANTS this relief to Petitioner pursuant to Claims 1 and 2 of his Petition. The Court does not reach the merits of the other claims set forth in the Petition; 3. By no later than this Thursday, April 9, 2026, Respondents shall IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Pal on his own recognizance, along with all his persona l belongings, subject only to the conditions of his pre-existing conditional parole. No additional conditions of release shall be imposed on Pal by Respondents;4. Respondents are ENJOINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Pal unless they demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence at a pre-deprivation bond hearing before a neutral decisionmaker, that he is a flight risk or danger to the community such that his physical custody is legally justified. 5. Respondents shall also continue to be ENJO INED from removing or transferring, or causing to remove or transfer, Pal from the District of Colorado until such time as this Court, or the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, vacates this Order; 6. Should Pal believe he has a good faith basis to seek attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, he is GRANTED leave to file a motion seeking the same, along with all supporting documentation, by no later than May 5, 2026. The Government shall file a response by no later than May 26, 2026, and Pal shall file a reply by no later than June 9, 2026; and7. Judgment shall enter in Pals favor and against the Government on April 21, 2026, UNLESS prior thereto the Court is informed that the Government has failed to fully and timely comply with the terms of this Order. SO ORDERED by Judge William J. Martinez on 04/07/2026. (jrobe, )
#14
Apr 21, 2026
Judgment
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Judgment
#15
May 05, 2026
Attorney Fees
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Attorney Fees
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Lyons
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Pal
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