District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-03529

Sandoval Espinoza v. Baltazar

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Case Information

Filed: August 04, 2026
Assigned to: Regina M. Rodriguez
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241in - Habeas Corpus: INS
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Last Activity: August 20, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Aug 04, 2026
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11187245)Attorney Anahi Quezada-Villa added to party Joel Anderson Sandoval Espinoza(pty:pet), filed by Joel Anderson Sandoval Espinoza. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Quezada-Villa, Anahi) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
Main Document: APPLICATION
#2
Aug 04, 2026
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Anahi Quezada-Villa on behalf of Joel Anderson Sandoval Espinoza (Quezada-Villa, Anahi) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#3
Aug 04, 2026
NOTICE of Related Cases by Petitioner Joel Anderson Sandoval Espinoza (Quezada-Villa, Anahi) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#4
Aug 04, 2026
MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Petitioner Joel Anderson Sandoval Espinoza. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit)(Quezada-Villa, Anahi) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
Main Document: Temporary Restraining Order
#5
Aug 04, 2026
Case assigned to Judge Regina M. Rodriguez and drawn to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. Text Only Entry (eguth, ) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
#6
Aug 04, 2026
Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (eguth, ) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
Main Document: Magistrate
#7
Aug 04, 2026
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Hans Christopher Meyer on behalf of Joel Anderson Sandoval EspinozaAttorney Hans Christopher Meyer added to party Joel Anderson Sandoval Espinoza(pty:pet) (Meyer, Hans) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#8
Aug 04, 2026
ORDER. Upon review of the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, it is ORDERED that Petitioner shall SERVE Respondents with a copy of the 1 Petition and 4 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction, and accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Order, by e-mail and overnight mail, on or before 8/6/2026. Petitioner shall promptly file proof of such service on the docket, and counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter their notices of appearance. Within seven days of service, Respondents shall RESPOND to the Motion and SHOW CAUSE why the Petition shall not be granted. See, e.g., 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 court's 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)). Pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), and in order to preserve the Court's jurisdiction, Respondents SHALL NOT REMOVE Petitioner from the District of Colorado or the United States unless or until this Court or the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacates this Order. See also Vizguerra-Ramirez v. Choate, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-881, D. Colo., ECF No. 11 at 45 (collecting cases); F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 603 (1966); Local 1814, Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n v. New York Shipping Assn, 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992). SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 8/4/2026. Text Only Entry (rmrja) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
Aug 04, 2026
Order
#12
Aug 14, 2026
ORDER. 1. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1 is GRANTED;2. Respondents shall IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner on his own recognizance, along with all his personal belongings, without onerous conditions of release, including, without limitation , GPS monitoring, mandatory reporting, or other restrictions on his movement. Respondents shall facilitate Petitioners transportation from the detention facility by providing all necessary identity and travel documents to return to his primary addres s; 3. Respondents are ENJOINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Petitioner 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 communit y such that his physical custody is legally justified pursuant to 8 U.S.C § 1226(a). At any such bond hearing, Respondents shall bear the burden of proof, and Petitioner shall be allowed to have counsel present. This injunction shall remain in e ffect until such time as this Court, or the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, vacates this Order; 4. During such periods of time as Petitioner remains in Respondents' custody, Respondents shall continue to be ENJOINED from removing, transferring, or causing the removal or transfer of Petitioner from the District of Colorado until such time as this Court, or the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, vacates this Order; 5. On or before August 19, 2026, Respondents shall file a status report certifying compliance with this Order; and 6. Because Petitioner has received the relief he requests, his Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction 4 is DENIED AS MOOT.By Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 8/14/2026.(kmyha)
Main Document: Order on Motion for TRO
#14
Aug 20, 2026
Judgment
Main Document: Judgment

Parties

Baltazar
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Sandoval Espinoza
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