Colorado District Court
Judge:Regina M Rodriguez
Case #: 1:26-cv-04965
Nature of Suit463 Immigration - Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause28:2241in - Habeas Corpus: INS
Case Filed:Oct 05, 2026
Last checked: Monday Oct 05, 2026 5:05 PM MDT
Petitioner
Pedro Garay Cruz
ICE Aurora Contract Detention Facility 3130 North Oakland Street
Aurora, CO 80010
Respondent
Juan Baltazar


Docket last updated: 10/12/2026 11:59 PM MDT
Thursday, October 08, 2026
6 6 service Affidavit/Return of Service - Other than Complaint Fri 10/09 9:18 AM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER on behalf of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado Re:5 Certificate of Service (ccuen, )
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5 5 misc Certificate of Service Thu 10/08 11:29 AM
CERTIFICATE of Service by Clerk of Court re: Service of Process of1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 4 Order, (ccuen, )
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Att: 1 Certified Mail Receipts
4 4 order Order Thu 10/08 9:35 AM
ORDER. This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No.1 . The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to provide notice to the United States Attorney's Office of this action and provide the United States Attorney's Office by email with the1 Application, and a copy of this Order. On or before October 15, 2026 , Respondents shall SHOW CAUSE why the Petition should not be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, if Respondents do not file a response to the Petition by this deadline, Petitioner shall be released from custody no later than 24 hours after the response deadline, and Respondents shall file, no later than seven days after the response deadline, a status report informing the Court that Petitioner has been released. Pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) 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. SO ORDERED by Chief Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 10/8/2026. 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 (kmyha)
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Wednesday, October 07, 2026
3 3 1 pgs order Order Reassigning Case Wed 10/07 3:14 PM
ORDER DRAWING CASE. After review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1(b), 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, it isORDERED that this case shall be drawn to a presiding judge and, if applicable, to a magistrate judge. By Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 10/07/2026. Case randomly reassigned to Chief Judge Regina M. Rodriguez. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-04965-RMR . (Text Only Entry) 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. (jrobe, )
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Monday, October 05, 2026
2 2 misc Case Assigned (PS) to Judge Tue 10/06 3:07 PM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley for Initial Review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1 (b). Text Only Entry. (echa, )
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1 1 cmp Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Tue 10/06 3:06 PM
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number 119852), filed by Pedro Garay Cruz.(echa, )
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Att: 1 Receipt