Rodriguez Alvarez v. Bondi et al
Petitioner: Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez
Respondent: Pamela Bondi, Markwayne Mullin, Todd M. Lyons, Kenneth Genalo, Elias Diggins, Denver Contract Detention Facility, The GEO Group, Inc., Denver, Colorado and Juan Baltasar
Case Number: 1:2026cv01329
Filed: March 30, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Philip A Brimmer
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in - Habeas Corpus: INS
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 22, 2026 Filing 34 REPLY to Response to #28 MOTION to Enforce court's prior habeas order and for immediate release filed by Petitioner Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez. (Carter, Brandon)
May 15, 2026 Filing 33 RESPONSE to #28 MOTION to Enforce court's prior habeas order and for immediate release filed by Respondents Juan Baltasar, Pamela Bondi, Kenneth Genalo, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. (Gillespie, William)
May 13, 2026 Filing 32 REPLY to Response to #28 MOTION to Enforce court's prior habeas order and for immediate release filed by Petitioner Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez. (Carter, Brandon)
May 12, 2026 Filing 31 RESPONSE to #28 MOTION to Enforce court's prior habeas order and for immediate release filed by Respondent Elias Diggins. (Smith, Emilee)
May 8, 2026 Filing 30 Joint STATUS REPORT by Respondents Juan Baltasar, Pamela Bondi, Kenneth Genalo, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Petitioner Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez. (Gillespie, William)
May 8, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MINUTE ORDER by Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 5/8/2026 re: #28 Motion to Enforce the Court's Prior Habeas Order and for Immediate Release. Respondents shall respond to the motion on or before May 15, 2026. Petitioner may file a reply on or before May 22, 2026. Text Only Entry (pabsec, )
May 8, 2026 Filing 28 MOTION to Enforce court's prior habeas order and for immediate release by Petitioner Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit immigrant judge bond denial with memorandum)(Carter, Brandon)
May 1, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER by Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 5/1/2026. It is ORDERED that petitioner Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarerz's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus [Docket No. #1 ] is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that, within seven days of the date of this Court's order, respondents shall provide petitioner with a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. 1226(a), where the government shall bear the burden of proving that petitioner's continued detention is justified. It is further ORDERED that within five days of petitioner's bond hearing, the parties shall file a status report indicating whether the bond hearing was held and whether bond was granted or denied. (echa, )
May 1, 2026 Filing 26 REPLY to response to show cause by Petitioner Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez. (Carter, Brandon)
April 30, 2026 Filing 25 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re #6 by Respondents Juan Baltasar, Pamela Bondi, Kenneth Genalo, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Gillespie, William)
April 24, 2026 Filing 24 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN of Service as to Pamela Bondi. (echa, )
April 24, 2026 Filing 23 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by William Bennett Gillespie on behalf of Juan Baltasar, Pamela Bondi, Kenneth Genalo, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne MullinAttorney William Bennett Gillespie added to party Juan Baltasar(pty:res), Attorney William Bennett Gillespie added to party Pamela Bondi(pty:res), Attorney William Bennett Gillespie added to party Kenneth Genalo(pty:res), Attorney William Bennett Gillespie added to party Todd M. Lyons(pty:res), Attorney William Bennett Gillespie added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res) (Gillespie, William)
April 16, 2026 Filing 22 RESPONSE to Respondents showing of cause by Petitioner Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez. (Carter, Brandon)
April 15, 2026 Filing 21 RESPONSE to Order to Show Cause by Respondent Elias Diggins. (Smith, Emilee)
April 13, 2026 Filing 20 RETURN Certified Mail Receipt of Service upon Kenneth Benalo, re: #10 Certificate of Service on 4/9/2026. (sphil, )
April 13, 2026 Filing 19 Entry of Appearance by Petitioner Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez. (Carter, Brandon) Modified on 4/13/2026 to edit title. (sphil, ).
April 10, 2026 Filing 18 RETURN Certified Mail Receipts of Service upon Todd M. Lyons, Madison Sheahan, and Juan Baltasar, Warden re: #10 Certificate of Service on 4/8/2026(sphil, )
April 10, 2026 Filing 17 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez. Elias Diggins waiver sent on 4/8/2026, answer due 6/8/2026. (sphil, )
April 8, 2026 Filing 16 Administrative Notice re: #13 Attorney must file a proper Notice of Appearance in order to receive case notifications. (Text Only Entry). (anewt,)
April 8, 2026 Filing 15 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Celeste Brianne Rangel on behalf of Elias DigginsAttorney Celeste Brianne Rangel added to party Elias Diggins(pty:res) (Rangel, Celeste)
April 8, 2026 Filing 14 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Emilee Smith on behalf of Elias DigginsAttorney Emilee Smith added to party Elias Diggins(pty:res) (Smith, Emilee)
April 6, 2026 Filing 13 NOTICE of membership with the US district of colorado by Petitioner Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Carter, Brandon)
April 3, 2026 Filing 11 USPS Certified Mail Receipts re: #10 Certificate of Service (sphil, )
April 2, 2026 Filing 12 Acknowledgment of Service on behalf of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado, re: #10 Certificate of Service on 4/2/2023. (sphil, )
April 2, 2026 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE of Service, by Clerk of Court re #1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus and #6 Order to Show Cause for Service of Process. (sphil, )
April 1, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MINUTE ORDER by Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 4/1/2026, re: #2 Motion for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice is STRICKEN for failure to comply with the Local Rules of this District. Counsel must seek admission to the bar of this court pursuant to D.C.COLO.LAttyR 3. The Clerk's Office shall mail a copy of this order to counsel at the addressed listed at Docket No. 2 at 3. 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 (sphil, )
March 31, 2026 Filing 8 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (pklin, )
March 31, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Order Drawing Case by Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 03/31/2026. 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 is ORDERED that this case shall be DRAWN to a presiding judge and, if applicable, to a magistrate judge. (This case has been randomly reassigned to District Judge Philip A. Brimmer and drawn to Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-01329-PAB.) 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. (pklin, )
March 31, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 03/31/2026. ORDERED that Respondents show cause within thirty (30) days from the date of this order why the petition for a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted. Within thirty (30) days of Respondents' answer Petitioner may file a reply. 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. (pklin, )
March 31, 2026 Filing 5 ADVISORY NOTICE TO ATTORNEY AND COURT: Attorney Brandon Carter attempted to enter an appearance in this case by affixing their "s/" signature to Docket Entry No. 1. D.C.COLO.LAttyR 5(a)(5) requires that an attorney be a member of the bar of this Court to enter a valid appearance as counsel of record. Counsel does not appear on the Attorney Roll of this Court because Counsel has not been admitted to practice in the District of Colorado; therefore, the purported entry of appearance by counsel cannot be recognized. Upon admission to the bar of this Court, counsel may then file a Notice of Entry of Appearance in this case. (Text Only Entry) (zcoth)
March 30, 2026 Filing 4 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley for Initial Review pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1 (b). Text Only Entry. (eguth, )
March 30, 2026 Filing 3 FIRST AND FINAL NOTICE TO ALL ATTORNEY(S) AND UNREPRESENTED PARTIES IN REMOVED, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHER CASES. To receive any further notice in a case removed or transferred to this court, or special matters including discovery disputes, bankruptcy appeals, or withdrawals of reference, Multi-district litigation (MDL), etc., all attorneys and unrepresented parties must enter an appearance under D.C.COLO.LAttyR 5(a). An attorney must be an active member of this court's bar and be in good standing in accordance with D.C.COLO.LAttyR 3. A waiver of the fee for bar admission may apply in limited situations. (Text Only Entry) (eguth, )
March 30, 2026 Filing 2 STRICKEN- MOTION for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(eguth, ) Modified on 4/1/2026 to strike motion per #9 Minute Order.(sphil, ).
March 30, 2026 Filing 1 APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number 117524), filed by Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Envelope)(eguth, )

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Petitioner: Yeferson J. Rodriguez Alvarez
Represented By: Brandon Carter
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Respondent: Pamela Bondi
Represented By: William Bennett Gillespie
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Represented By: William Bennett Gillespie
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Respondent: Todd M. Lyons
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Respondent: Elias Diggins
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Represented By: Celeste Brianne Rangel
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Respondent: Denver Contract Detention Facility, The GEO Group, Inc., Denver, Colorado
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