District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-03781

#1

Aug 18, 2026

APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus 28 USC 2241, APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11218472)Attorney Daljit K. Ghuman added to party Lovepreet Singh(pty:pet), filed by Lovepreet Singh. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1- Notice to Appear in Removal Proceedings (Form I-862), # 3 Exhibit 2- Office of refugee resettlement release paperwork, # 4 Exhibit 3- I589 Receipt, # 5 Exhibit 4)(Ghuman, Daljit) Modified on 8/21/2026 to edit title.(sphil, ). (Entered: 08/18/2026)

#2

Aug 18, 2026

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. Text Only Entry (eguth, ) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#3

Aug 18, 2026

Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (eguth, ) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#4

Aug 19, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 8/19/2026. Respondents must 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 within fourteen (14) days of Respondents' answer to this Order to Show Cause, Petitioner may file a reply. 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 August 26, 2026. (sphil, ) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#5

Sep 01, 2026

MINUTE ORDER This matter is before the Court sua sponte. The Court hereby EXTENDS Respondents' deadline to show cause and parties' deadline to file a magistrate jurisdiction consent form to September 8, 2026. The Court orders that service be effectuated by email upon Kevin Traskos, Civil Division Chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Colorado. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 9/1/2026. Text Only Entry (stvlc7, ) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

Sep 01, 2026

Minute Order

#6

Sep 02, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Mailing/Service by Petitioner Lovepreet Singh. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit -A Email by service)(Ghuman, Daljit) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

#7

Sep 08, 2026

ANSWER to ComplaintAttorney Winnie Wu added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Winnie Wu added to party David Venturella(pty:res), Attorney Winnie Wu added to party Warden(pty:res) by Todd Blanche, David Venturella, Warden.(Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

#8

Sep 08, 2026

CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Respondents Todd Blanche, David Venturella, Warden All parties do not consent.. (Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

#9

Sep 09, 2026

CASE REASSIGNED. Pursuant to 8 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge, All parties do not consent. Case randomly reassigned to Judge S. Kato Crews and drawn to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-03781-SKC. (Text Only Entry) (sphil, ) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#10

Sep 09, 2026

ORDER: Before the Court is Petitioner's 1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus. In their Response, Respondents state that they "are not submitting a brief in opposition to the Petition detailing the facts and circumstances of this case." Dkt. 7, p.1. Where, as here, "a party files a response to a motion but does not address all arguments which the motion raises, the party has effectively conceded the arguments which it does not address." Alfaro Herrera v. Baltazar, No. 1:25-cv-04014-CNS, 2026 WL 91470, at *5 (D. Colo. Jan. 13, 2026) (quoting Series 17-03-615 v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc., 785 F. Supp. 3d 904, 935 (D. Kan. 2025)); see also C1.G ex rel C.G. v. Siegfried, 38 F.4th 1270, 1282 (10th Cir. 2022). Accordingly, Petitioner's Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus is GRANTED.Furthermore, because Respondents have offered no lawful bases for his detention, the Court concludes Petitioner is entitled to immediate release. Vargas Cardenas v. Bondi, No. 1:26-cv-01174-SKC, 2026 WL 886340, at *2 (D. Colo. Apr. 1, 2026). Therefore, Respondents SHALL immediately release Petitioner and SHALL FILE a status report within TWO DAYS of this Order certifying compliance. SO ORDERED by Judge S. Kato Crews on 9/9/2026. Text Only Entry (skclc4) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

Sep 09, 2026

Order

#11

Sep 11, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Respondents Todd Blanche, David Venturella, Warden. (Wu, Winnie) (Entered: 09/11/2026)

#12

Sep 15, 2026

ORDER re: 11 Status Report filed by Respondents. In light of Respondents' certification of compliance with this Court's Order, the Clerk of Court shall enter judgment and close this case. SO ORDERED by Judge S. Kato Crews on 9/15/2026. Text Only Entry (skclc4) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

#13

Sep 15, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT pursuant to Orders 10 and 12 . Entered by the Clerk of the Court on 9/15/2026. (cpear) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

Sep 15, 2026

Order