District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-01547

Zhotoev v. Baltazar

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Case Information

Filed: April 12, 2026
Assigned to: Gordon P. Gallagher
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241fd - Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity: April 27, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Apr 12, 2026
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-10942519)Attorney Harun Taskin added to party Ermekbek Zhotoev(pty:pet), filed by Ermekbek Zhotoev. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7)(Taskin, Harun) (Entered: 04/12/2026)
Main Document: APPLICATION
#2
Apr 12, 2026
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. Text Only Entry. (agarc, ) (Entered: 04/13/2026)
#3
Apr 13, 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: 04/13/2026)
Main Document: Magistrate
#4
Apr 15, 2026
Order
Main Document: Order
#5
Apr 23, 2026
CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Petitioner Ermekbek Zhotoev All parties do not consent.. (Taskin, Harun) (Entered: 04/23/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT
#6
Apr 24, 2026
CASE REASSIGNED. Pursuant to 5 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge, All parties do not consent. Case randomly reassigned to District Judge Gordon P Gallagher and drawn to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak no longer. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-01547-GPG. (Text Only Entry) (sphil, ) (Entered: 04/24/2026)
#7
Apr 27, 2026
ORDER. On review of the record, the Court directs service and correspondingly modifies the response deadline. Petitioners counsel is directed to serve Respondents with a copy of the Petition and accompanying papers, along with a copy of the Orders entered, by e-mail and by overnight mail; and promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance, and, within fourteen days of service, Respondents are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted either requiring a bond hearing within seven days or Petitioners release from custody. See 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 courts 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)); Cortes, v. Noem, No. 1:25-CV-02677-CNS, 2025 WL 2652880 (D. Colo. Sept. 16, 2025). by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 4/27/2026. Text Only Entry (gpglc4, ) (Entered: 04/27/2026)
#8
Apr 27, 2026
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Harun Taskin on behalf of Ermekbek Zhotoev (Taskin, Harun) (Entered: 04/27/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
Apr 27, 2026
Order