District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-01547

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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)

#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)

#4

Apr 15, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 4/15/2026. ORDERED that Respondents show cause within seven (7) days from the date of this Order why the Application for a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted. ORDERED that, pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.2(d), the parties shall complete and file the Election Concerning Consent/Non-Consent to United States Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form, available from the Courts website at www.cod.uscourts.gov, on or before April 22, 2026. (sphil, ) (Entered: 04/15/2026)

#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)

#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)

#9

Apr 27, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Mailing/Service re 7 Order,,,, documents served upon Respondents by Petitioner Ermekbek Zhotoev. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Taskin, Harun) (Entered: 04/27/2026)

Apr 27, 2026

Order

#10

May 08, 2026

NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by William Bennett Gillespie on behalf of Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Robert Hagan, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne MullinAttorney William Bennett Gillespie added to party Juan Baltazar(pty:res), Attorney William Bennett Gillespie added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney William Bennett Gillespie added to party Robert Hagan(pty:res), Attorney William Bennett Gillespie added to party Todd M. Lyons(pty:res), Attorney William Bennett Gillespie added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res) (Gillespie, William) (Entered: 05/08/2026)

#11

May 15, 2026

ANSWER to Complaint by Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Robert Hagan, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Written Pleadings, # 2 Exhibit B - Automated Case Information)(Gillespie, William) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

#12

Jun 02, 2026

First MOTION to Expedite by Petitioner Ermekbek Zhotoev. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order (PDF Only) 1)(Taskin, Harun) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

#13

Jun 02, 2026

ORDER denying 12 Motion to Expedite by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 6/2/2026. PETITIONERS MOTION TO EXPEDITE RULING ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (28 U.S.C. § 2241) (D. 12) is DENIED for failure to meet and confer as required by D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.1. Petitioner is granted leave to file a reply of no more than seven pages specifically addressing the arguments raised in the Response (D. 11) related to Petitioners application for entry occurring at the border and whether this affects the propriety of his ongoing detention. Text Only Entry(gpglc4, ) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

#14

Jun 02, 2026

REPLY to 11 Answer to Complaint in Support of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Petitioner Ermekbek Zhotoev. (Taskin, Harun) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

Jun 02, 2026

Order on Motion to Expedite

#15

Jun 08, 2026

ORDER. For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner's Petition (D. 1 ) is GRANTED IN PART, to the extent Petitioner seeks a bond hearing at which Respondents bear the burden of proof of showing Petitioner's continued detention is proper and was proper at the time of Petitioner's arrest. Respondents shall provide Petitioner with a bond hearing under § 1226(a) within SEVEN DAYS of this Order and Respondents have the responsibility to ensure that the government applies those burdens. Respondents are ENJOINED from denying bond to Petitioner on the basis that Petitioner is detained pursuant to § 1225(b)(2)(A). Respondents are further ORDERED to file a status report within FIVE DAYS of Petitioner's bond hearing, stating whether Petitioner has been granted bond, and, if Petitioner's request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. Such status update shall also include as an attachment any warrant justifying Petitioner's detention at the time he was detained. By District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 6/8/2026. (eluce) (Entered: 06/08/2026)

#17

Jun 30, 2026

Judgment