District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-03573

#1

Aug 06, 2026

PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS PERSUANT TO 28 § 2241 Attorney Elisabeth M.W. Trefonas added to party Nicole Mandelstam(pty:pet), filed by Nicole Mandelstam. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Motion for Leave to File Petition Under Seal & Proposed Order, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons)(Trefonas, Elisabeth) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#2

Aug 06, 2026

Administrative Notice: Attorney advised that pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 65.1, a Motion for Leave to File Petition Under Seal must be filed as a separate entry. (Text Only Entry) (jberr, ) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#3

Aug 06, 2026

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung. Text Only Entry. (jberr, ) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#4

Aug 06, 2026

Exhibits in Support of 1 Petition/Application, by Petitioner Nicole Mandelstam. (Trefonas, Elisabeth) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#5

Aug 06, 2026

Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (jberr, ) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#6

Aug 06, 2026

MOTION for Leave to Restrict re 1 by Petitioner Nicole Mandelstam. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order (PDF Only))(Trefonas, Elisabeth) Modified on 8/13/2026 to add linkage (ggill, ). (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#7

Aug 07, 2026

Administrative Notice: No filing fee received with case opening. Attorney contacted with instructions to submit filing fee within 3 hours. (Text Only Entry) (eguth, ) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

#8

Aug 07, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5.00, receipt number 119023. (eguth, ) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

#9

Aug 14, 2026

ORDER to Show Cause: Upon review of the Petition, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before August 17, 2026, the Petitioner shall serve the respondents with the Petition, its exhibits, and this Order to Show Cause. Within 48 hours of serving the respondents, the Petitioner shall file proof of service on the docket, and counsel for the respondents shall promptly enter their notices of appearance. It is further ORDERED that, on or before August 31, 2026, the respondents shall SHOW CAUSE why the Petition shall not be granted. It is further ORDERED that, pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c)(4), the deadline to file the Consent/Non-Consent to United States Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form, ECF No. 5, is August 31, 2026. Pursuant to the All Writs Act, and in order to preserve the Court's jurisdiction, it is further ORDERED that the respondents SHALL NOT REMOVE the 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. Entered by Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung on 08/14/2026. (agryan) (Entered: 08/14/2026)

#10

Aug 18, 2026

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Nicole Mandelstam. (Trefonas, Elisabeth) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

#11

Aug 24, 2026

MINUTE ORDER: Petitioner's Motion for Leave to File Petition Under Seal, ECF No. 6, is GRANTED. Though the petitioner fails to include what level of restriction she seeks in her motion, as required by D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2, the petitioner makes mention of it in her proposed order. The Clerk of the Court shall maintain a Level 1 Restriction to the petition, ECF No. 1, and its exhibits filed at ECF No. 4 . On or before September 7, 2026, the petitioner shall filed public redacted versions of her petition and exhibits or explain why it is not practicable to do so. Entered by Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung on 08/24/2026. Text Only Entry.(agryan) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

Aug 24, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to Restrict

#12

Aug 27, 2026

RESPONSE to 11 Order on Motion for Leave to Restrict,, EXPLANATION REGARDING PUBLIC REDACTED VERSIONS by Petitioner Nicole Mandelstam. (Trefonas, Elisabeth) (Entered: 08/27/2026)

#13

Aug 28, 2026

NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Elizabeth Erin Puskar on behalf of Juan Baltasar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Kelei WalkerAttorney Elizabeth Erin Puskar added to party Juan Baltasar(pty:res), Attorney Elizabeth Erin Puskar added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Elizabeth Erin Puskar added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Elizabeth Erin Puskar added to party Kelei Walker(pty:res) (Puskar, Elizabeth) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

#14

Aug 28, 2026

CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Respondents Juan Baltasar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Kelei Walker All parties do not consent.. (Puskar, Elizabeth) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

#15

Aug 31, 2026

CASE REASSIGNED Pursuant to 14 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. All parties do not consent, therefore, this case is randomly reassigned to Judge Nina Y. Wang, and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung for all future proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-3573-NYW. (Text Only Entry) (agryan) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

#16

Aug 31, 2026

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond re 1 Petition/Application, by Respondents Juan Baltasar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Kelei Walker. (Puskar, Elizabeth) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

#17

Sep 01, 2026

MINUTE ORDER: Respondents' 16 Motion for an Extension of Time to Respond to the Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Order to Show Cause is GRANTED. Respondents shall respond to the Petition and Order to Show Cause on or before 9/14/2026. Petitioner may file a reply on or before 9/21/2026. By Judge Nina Y. Wang on 09/01/2026. Text Only Entry(nywlc2, ) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

Sep 01, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond

#18

Sep 14, 2026

RESPONSE to 9 Order to Show Cause,,,, by Respondents Juan Baltasar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Kelei WalkerAttorney Logan P. Brown added to party Juan Baltasar(pty:res), Attorney Logan P. Brown added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Logan P. Brown added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Logan P. Brown added to party Kelei Walker(pty:res). (Brown, Logan) (Entered: 09/14/2026)

#19

Sep 18, 2026

REPLY to 18 Response, by Petitioner Nicole Mandelstam. (Trefonas, Elisabeth) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

#20

Sep 25, 2026

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that: (1) The Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 [Doc. 1 ] is DENIED without prejudice and with leave to re-file; (2) Any amended petition shall be filed o n or before October 16, 2026. The response shall be filed by October 23, 2026, and any reply shall be filed by October 30, 2026; and (3) If no amended petition is filed by October 16, 2026, the Court will direct the Clerk of Court to terminate this case without any further warning. By Judge Nina Y. Wang on 9/25/2026. (echa, )

#24

Nov 03, 2026

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: Denying without prejudice the 21 Amended Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Entered by Judge Nina Y. Wang on 11/3/2026. (hguer)

#25

Nov 03, 2026

Judgment