District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-02393

#1

May 29, 2026

APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241, filed by Michel Alexander Cordova. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(manoe, ) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

#2

May 29, 2026

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley for Initial Review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1 (b). Text Only Entry. (manoe, ) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

#3

Jun 01, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number 118244 (anewt,) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

#4

Jun 03, 2026

Order Reassigning Case

#5

Jun 03, 2026

Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (echa, ) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#6

Jun 11, 2026

Order to Show Cause

#7

Jun 11, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Service by Clerk of Court re 1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 6 Order to Show Cause for Service of Process. (Attachments: # 1 USPS certified mail receipts) (jrobe, ) (Entered: 06/11/2026)

#8

Jun 12, 2026

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECEIPT RETURN by United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado. (echa, ) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

#9

Jun 22, 2026

Certified Mail Receipt of Service re 7 Certificate of Service upon George Valdez. (eluce, ) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

#10

Jul 06, 2026

CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Respondents Todd B., Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez All parties do not consent.. (Jafek, Timothy) (Entered: 07/06/2026)

#12

Jul 07, 2026

Certified Mail Receipt Return of Service re 7 Certificate of Service upon Todd Lyons. (jrobe, ) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#11

Jul 08, 2026

CASE REASSIGNED Pursuant to 10 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. All parties do not consent. Case randomly reassigned to Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-02393-DDD. (Text Only Entry) (jrobe, ) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#13

Jul 16, 2026

Certified Mail Receipt Return of Service re 7 Certificate of Service upon Markwayne Mullin.(jrobe, ) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

#14

Jul 31, 2026

Order

#15

Aug 04, 2026

RESPONSE to 6 Order to Show Cause,,, by Respondents Todd B., Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, George ValdezAttorney Winnie Wu added to party Todd B. (pty:res), Attorney Winnie Wu added to party Todd Lyons(pty:res), Attorney Winnie Wu added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Winnie Wu added to party George Valdez(pty:res). (Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

#16

Aug 05, 2026

ORDER by Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 8/5/2026, re: 1 Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 2241 is GRANTED.The pro se petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus directing his immediate release from immigration detention or a bond hearing before an immigration judge. The respondents state 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. 15 at 2.It is therefore ORDERED that: 6 Order to Show Cause is MADE ABSOLUTE, and 1 Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 2241 is GRANTED; andWithin one week of this Order, the respondents must provide the petitioner with a bond hearing before an immigration judge or else release the petitioner, and file a status report stating the results of any bond hearing that was conducted or the date of the petitioner's release if no bond hearing was held.The respondents must provide the petitioner no less than three business days' notice in advance of any bond hearing.At any bond hearing, the Government must bear the burden of proving that the petitioner is a flight risk by a preponderance of the evidence or a danger by clear and convincing evidence. See Hernandez-Lara v. Lyons, 10 F.4th 19, 40 (1st Cir. 2021); Kuzmic v. Baltasar, No. 26-cv-00577-CYC, 2026 WL 1291853, at *2, *5 (D. Colo. May 12, 2026); Guevara Gacia v. Bondi, No. 1:26-cv-01012-SKC, 2026 WL 835766, at *4 (D. Colo. Mar. 26, 2026); Barreno v. Baltasar, No. 025-cv-03017-GPG-TPO, 2025 WL 3190936, at *3 (D. Colo. Nov. 14, 2025); Diaz-Ceja v. McAleenan, No. 19-cv-00824-NYW, 2019 WL 2774211, at *11 to *12 (D. Colo. July 2, 2019); cf. United States v. Cisneros, 328 F.3d 610, 616 (10th Cir. 2003). 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 (sphil, ) (Entered: 08/05/2026)

Aug 05, 2026

Order

Aug 13, 2026

Order

#20

Aug 20, 2026

Withdraw as Attorney

Aug 20, 2026

Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney