District of New Mexico • 1:26-cv-02434

Montano Amador v. LNU

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Case Information

Filed: July 28, 2026
Assigned to: David H. Urias
Referred to: Gregory Wormuth
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)
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Last Activity: August 19, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Jul 27, 2026
PETITION for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. 2241, filed by Jesus Alberto Montano Amador. (vlv) Modified on 7/28/2026 (vlv). (Entered: 07/28/2026)
Main Document: Petition for 2241 Relief
#2
Jul 27, 2026
NOTICE: In accordance with the Standing Order, filed January 28, 2026 in 26-MC-00004-03 (Doc. 3), the Clerk of Court provides notice of completion of electronic service. A copy of the petition in this matter was provided to all federal respondents by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) using the Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system. The parties should review the Standing Order, and any further Orders entered in this matter regarding the deadline to respond to the petition. (vlv)[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (Entered: 07/28/2026)
#3
Jul 27, 2026
Filing fee: $ 5.00, receipt number 1011482 (nnd)[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (Entered: 07/28/2026)
Jul 27, 2026
United States District Judge David H. Urias and United States Magistrate Judge Steven C. Yarbrough assigned. (vlv)
Jul 28, 2026
Filing Fee Received
#4
Aug 06, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by District Judge David H. Urias. The Court has reviewed the Petition sua sponte under Habeas Corpus Rule 4 and finds that dismissal is not warranted, and a response is necessary. Pursuant to the Standing Order regarding service, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondents must answer the Petition and show cause why it should not be granted within ten (10) business days of this Order. Petitioner's reply, if any, is due five (5) business days after the Response is filed. If Respondents fail to timely answer, the Court may grant the requested relief without further proceedings. The Clerk's Office shall confirm that the docket lists the following Respondents: FACILITY WARDEN; Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Todd Blanche, U.S. Attorney General; ACTING DIRECTOR, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Mary De Anda-Ybarra, Director, El Paso Field Office, Enforcement and Removal Operations. (cjv) [THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (Entered: 08/06/2026)
Aug 06, 2026
Order to Show Cause
#5
Aug 12, 2026
Emergency MOTION /Notice of Supplemental Medical Evidence and Immigration Proceedings Status by Jesus Alberto Montano Amador. (bap) (Entered: 08/12/2026)
Main Document: Miscellaneous Relief
#6
Aug 12, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Holland S. Kastrin on behalf of Acting Director, Todd Blanche, Mary De Anda-Ybarra, Ur M. Jaddou, Marc J. Moore, Markwayne Mullin (Kastrin, Holland) (Entered: 08/12/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#7
Aug 13, 2026
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this case has been reassigned to Chief Magistrate Judge Gregory B. Wormuth as the pretrial judge. Under D.N.M.LR-Civ. 10.1, the first page of each document must have the case file number and initials of the assigned judges.Accordingly, further documents filed in this matter must bear the case number and the judges' initials shown in the case caption and the NEF for this document. Kindly reflect this change in your filings. Magistrate Judge Steven C. Yarbrough no longer assigned to this case.[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (dr) (Entered: 08/13/2026)
#8
Aug 14, 2026
RESPONSE re 1 Petition for 2241 Relief filed by Acting Director, Todd Blanche, Mary De Anda-Ybarra, Markwayne Mullin. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D) (Kastrin, Holland) (Entered: 08/14/2026)
Main Document: Response (when not to a motion)
#9
Aug 19, 2026
REPLY re 8 Response filed by Jesus Alberto Montano Amador. (jv) (Entered: 08/19/2026)
Main Document: Reply (when not to a motion)

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LNU
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Montano Amador
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