District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-04007

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Aug 27, 2026

APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC § 2241, filed by Slhass Sebastian Tovar Atencio. (Attachments: # 1 Cover Letter, # 2 Memorandum of Law, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Exhibits, # 5 Envelope)(alxu, ) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

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Aug 27, 2026

EMERGENCY MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction by Petitioner Slhass Sebastian Tovar Atencio. (alxu, ) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

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Aug 27, 2026

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley for Initial Review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1 (b). Text Only Entry. (alxu, ) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

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Aug 28, 2026

ORDER Directing Petitioner to Cure Deficiencies. It is ordered that Petitioner cure the deficiencies designated within thirty (30) days from the date of this order. If Petitioner fails to cure all designated deficiencies within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, the action will be dismissed without further notice. The dismissal shall be without prejudice, by Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 08/28/2026. For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. (agryan) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

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Sep 08, 2026

Letter re: Filing Fee Payment (agryan) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

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Sep 08, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number 119419. (jberr, ) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

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Sep 25, 2026

ORDER Drawing Case. After review under D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1, the Court has determined that this case does not appear to be appropriate for summary dismissal. Therefore, the case will be drawn to a presiding judge and, if applicable, to a magistrate judge. See D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1(c). Accordingly, this case is randomly reassigned to Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney, and drawn to Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-04007-CNS, by Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 09/25/2026. For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. (agryan) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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Sep 25, 2026

MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court is Petitioner Slhass Sebastian Tovar Atencio's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, ECF No. 1, in which Petitioner requests immediate release from immigration detention or, in the alternative, that the Court order Respondent to provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing, id. at 8. Also before the Court is Petitioner's Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF No. 2, in which Petitioner asks the Court to promptly consider his petition, id. at 78. Petitioner's Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF No. 2, is GRANTED. Having reviewed the petition, the Court will order the Clerk of Court to effectuate service on Respondent. Counsel for Respondent shall promptly enter a notice of appearance. Within five (5) calendar days of service, Respondent is ORDERED TO RESPOND to the Petition and are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should 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)). Further, pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), and in order to preserve the Court's jurisdiction, Respondent 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 Ass'n, 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992). By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 9/25/26. For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. Text Only Entry(jdyne, ) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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Sep 25, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Service by Clerk of Court re 1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 8 Order to Show cause for Service of Process. (Attachments: # 1 USPS Certified Mail Receipt) (sphil, ) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

Sep 25, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

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Sep 28, 2026

Acknowledgment of Service on behalf of the United States Attorneys Office for the District of Colorado.(sphil, ) (Entered: 09/29/2026)

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Sep 30, 2026

RESPONSE to 8 Order on Motion for TRO,,,,,,,,, by Respondent Warden, Denver Contract Detention FacilityAttorney Thomas Alan Isler added to party Warden, Denver Contract Detention Facility(pty:res). (Isler, Thomas) (Entered: 09/30/2026)

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Oct 01, 2026

MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court is Petitioner's habeas application, ECF No. 1, and Respondent's response to it, ECF No. 11. In the response, Respondent states that he is "not submitting a brief in opposition to the Petition detailing the facts and circumstances of this case." Id. at 1. In light of the representation in Respondent's response, as well as the Tenth Circuit's recent decision holding that § 1225's mandatory detention provision does not apply to noncitizens who are apprehended while in the interior of the United States, see Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin, et. al, 180 F.4th 1226, 1246 (10th Cir. 2026), the Court GRANTS Petitioner's habeas application, ECF No. 1. It is ORDERED that Respondent shall release Petitioner from custody immediately, but no later than within 48 hours of this Order, and may not impose any additional conditions of release or supervision beyond those Petitioner was subject to immediately prior to his recent detention. Respondent SHALL FILE a status report within THREE DAYS of this Order to certify compliance. Respondent is further ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from re-detaining Petitioner unless Respondent demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence at a pre-deprivation bond hearing, that Petitioner is a flight risk or danger to the community such that h physical custody is legally justified. At any such bond hearing, the government shall bear the burden of proof. The Court notes that Respondent acknowledges that release is the appropriate remedy in this case. ECF No. 11 at 1 ("The Court should order appropriate relief in the form of Petitioner's release from custody."). See also Santillan Quiroz, 180 F.4th at 1251 n.13; Singh v. Baltazar, 819 F. Supp. 3d 1247, 125051 (D. Colo. 2026). By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 10/1/2026. For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. Text Only Entry (cnsja, ) (Entered: 10/01/2026)

Oct 01, 2026

Minute Order

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Oct 05, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Respondent Warden, Denver Contract Detention Facility. (Isler, Thomas) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the Court's Order, ECF No 12, and the representations made in the Status Report, ECF No. 13, the Clerk of Court is directed to enter final judgment and close this case. By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 10/5/26. For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. Text Only Entry (jdyne, ) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is GRANTED. The petitioner is awarded costs, to be taxed by the Clerk of Court pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d)(1), D.C.COLO.LCivR 54.1 and 28 U.S.C. §2412(a)(1). By Clerk on 10/5/26. For all non-e-filer pro se parties, a copy of this document has been sent via U.S. Mail to the mailing address of record. (jdyne, ) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

Oct 05, 2026

Minute Order

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Oct 08, 2026

CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN Receipt as to Warden, Denver Contract Detention Facility re: 9 Certificate of Service (agryan) (Entered: 10/09/2026)