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Case Information
Filed: August 27, 2026
Assigned to:
Regina M. Rodriguez
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241in - Habeas Corpus: INS
Completed: September 25, 2026
Last Activity:
September 25, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Aug 27, 2026
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Michelle Medrano Sanchez on behalf of OSMAIRA ROJAS-HERNANDEZAttorney Michelle Medrano Sanchez added to party OSMAIRA ROJAS-HERNANDEZ(pty:pet) (Sanchez, Michelle) (Entered: 08/27/2026)
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NOTICE
#2
Aug 27, 2026
First APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11244361), filed by OSMAIRA ROJAS-HERNANDEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Order of Release on Recognizance, # 2 Exhibit KITE form, # 3 Exhibit EOIRs Automated Case Information system, # 4 Exhibit Filing Receipt for BIA Appeal, # 5 Exhibit Notice to Appear, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sanchez, Michelle) (Entered: 08/27/2026)
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First
#3
Aug 27, 2026
Administrative Notice: Duplicate filing fee received. Financial notified and a refund is pending. (Text Only Entry) (alxu, ) (Entered: 08/28/2026)
#4
Aug 27, 2026
DISREGARD--FILED IN ERROR AS DUPLICATE. Administrative Notice: Duplicate filing fee received. Financial notified and a refund is pending. (Text Only Entry) (eguth, ) Modified on 8/28/2026 to disregard as duplicate(eguth, ). (Entered: 08/28/2026)
#5
Aug 27, 2026
ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES: re: 1 Notice of Entry of Appearance, 2 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by attorney Michelle Medrano Sanchez. DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. Action to take - counsel must submit a change of contact request through PACER pursuant to D.C.COLO.LAttyR 5(c) and 3.5 of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures (Civil cases). (Text Only Entry) (eguth, ) (Entered: 08/28/2026)
#6
Aug 27, 2026
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Timothy P O'Hara. Text Only Entry (eguth, ) (Entered: 08/28/2026)
#7
Aug 27, 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: 08/28/2026)
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Magistrate
#8
Sep 04, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Petitioner shall serve the Respondents with the Petition, exhibits, and this Order to Show Cause by September 9, 2026 by email and overnight mail pursuant to the service requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i). Within 48 hours of serving Respondents, Petitioner shall file proof of service, and counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter a notice of appearance. On or before September 16, 2026, the Respondents shall show cause why the Petition should not be granted. By the same deadline of September 16, 2026, the Parties shall complete and file the Magistrate Judge Consent Form [ECF 7 ]. On or before September 23, 2026, Petitioner may file a Reply in support of the Petition. By Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara on 9/4/2026. (ggill, ) (Entered: 09/04/2026)
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Order to Show Cause
#9
Sep 09, 2026
AFFIDAVIT/RETURN of Service of Habeas Petition, Exhibits List, Order to Show Cause, and Consent to Magistrate Jurisdiction Form upon Kevin Traskos and Joann Stark, United States Attorneys Office for the District of Colorado on September 9, 2026, filed by Petitioner Osmaira Rojas-Hernandez (Sanchez, Michelle) (Entered: 09/09/2026)
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AFFIDAVIT/RETURN
#10
Sep 11, 2026
AFFIDAVIT/RETURN of Service of Order to Show Cause and all other Filings upon Kevin Traskos and Joann Stark, United States Attorneys Office for the District of Colorado on September 10, 2026, filed by Petitioner Osmaira Rojas-Hernandez (Sanchez, Michelle) (Entered: 09/11/2026)
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AFFIDAVIT/RETURN
#11
Sep 16, 2026
RESPONSE to 8 Order to Show Cause,,, by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez, David J VenturellaAttorney Logan P. Brown added to party Juan Baltazar(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 George Valdez(pty:res), Attorney Logan P. Brown added to party David J Venturella(pty:res). (Brown, Logan) (Entered: 09/16/2026)
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RESPONSE
#12
Sep 16, 2026
CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez, David J Venturella All parties do not consent.. (Brown, Logan) (Entered: 09/16/2026)
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CONSENT
#13
Sep 16, 2026
RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE [CORRECTED WITH ATTACHMENT] re 8 by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez, David J Venturella. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Warrant)(Brown, Logan) (Entered: 09/16/2026)
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RESPONSE
#14
Sep 17, 2026
MINUTE ORDER. Pursuant to the Election Concerning Consent/Non-Consent form [ECF 12 ] expressing non-consent under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c)(8), the Court directs the Clerk of the Court to reassign this case under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(a) to a District Judge. This Court may continue on the case to hear matters referred by the district judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, and D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.1(c). (Case randomly reassigned to Judge Regina M. Rodriguez and drawn to Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara for all further proceedings. All future pleadings shall be designated to 26-cv-03996-RMR). By Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara on 9/17/2026. (ggill, ) (Entered: 09/17/2026)
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Order Reassigning Case
#15
Sep 18, 2026
ORDER. MINUTE ORDER: On 9/17/2026, this case was reassigned to the undersigned, ECF No. 14 . Before the Court is Petitioner's habeas petition, ECF No. 2, and Respondents' Response, ECF No. 13 . 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 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 9/18/2026. Text Only Entry (rmrja) (Entered: 09/18/2026)
#16
Sep 18, 2026
ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that:1. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 2 ) is GRANTED;2. Respondents shall IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner on her own recognizance under the conditions of her March 24, 2024 Order of Release on Recognizance and may not impose any additional conditions of release or supervision not previously imposed by DHS in connection with Petitioner's March 24, 2024 Order of Release on Recognizance. Respondents shall facilitate Petitioner's transportation from the detention facility by providing all necessary identity and travel documents to return to her primary address; 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 she is a flight risk or danger to the community such that her 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 effect 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 September 25, 2026, Respondents shall file a status report certifying compliance with this Order. SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 9/18/2026. (ccuen, ) (Entered: 09/18/2026)
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Order
Sep 18, 2026
Order
#17
Sep 25, 2026
STATUS REPORT by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez, David J Venturella. (Brown, Logan) (Entered: 09/25/2026)
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STATUS
#18
Sep 25, 2026
FINAL JUDGMENT re: 16 Order, entered by Clerk on 9/25/2026. (kmyha) (Entered: 09/25/2026)
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Judgment
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