Partida-Diaz v. Blanche et al
Petitioner: Armando Partida-Diaz
Respondent: Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Field Office Director ICE-ERO Denver Colorado and Warden, Denver Contract Detention Facility
Case Number: 1:2026cv01909
Filed: May 2, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Scott T Varholak
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2241 fd - Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #18 Motion for Leave to Appear. Telephonic appearances will be permitted. All parties that wish to participate in the Hearing by telephone may do so by calling 571-353-2301 at the scheduled time and utilizing Meeting ID: 252821415#. The participants may hear the conclusion of a prior hearing at the time they call in and are instructed to simply wait until their case is called. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 6/29/2026. Text Only Entry(stvlc6, )
June 26, 2026 Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Appear REMOTELY AT MOTION HEARING by Petitioner Armando Partida-Diaz. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit EOIR Calendar of Hearings)(Smerdon, Bonnie)
June 25, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MINUTE ORDER This matter is before the Court on #16 Motion to Enforce Judgment. Respondents shall respond to the Motion on or before 7/2/2026. The Court sets a Motion Hearing for 7/7/2026 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom A 402 before Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 6/25/2026. Text Only Entry (stvlc6, )
June 25, 2026 Filing 16 MOTION to Enforce Judgment re #13 Order, Set/Reset Deadlines by Petitioner Armando Partida-Diaz. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Bond Decision, #2 Exhibit Bond Memorandum)(Smerdon, Bonnie)
June 22, 2026 Filing 15 STATUS REPORT by Respondents Todd Blanche, Field Office Director ICE-ERO Denver Colorado, Markwayne Mullin, Warden, Denver Contract Detention Facility. (Bateman, Lila)
June 9, 2026 Filing 14 JUDGMENT by Clerk re: #13 Order on 6/9/2026. (schap, )
June 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 6/9/2026. Status Report due by 6/19/2026. (schap, )
June 8, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER granting #10 Motion for Leave. The #11 Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is accepted as timely filed as of June 5, 2026. SO ORDERED, by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 6/8/2026. Text Only Entry(stvlc6, )
June 6, 2026 Filing 11 REPLY to #9 Answer to Complaint by Petitioner Armando Partida-Diaz. (Smerdon, Bonnie)
June 6, 2026 Filing 10 MOTION for Leave to TO FILE REPLY OUT OF TIME by Petitioner Armando Partida-Diaz. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order (PDF Only) Proposed Order)(Smerdon, Bonnie)
June 2, 2026 Filing 9 ANSWER to Complaint by Todd Blanche, Field Office Director ICE-ERO Denver Colorado, Markwayne Mullin, Warden, Denver Contract Detention Facility.(Bateman, Lila)
June 1, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER OF REFERENCE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. 636(c). 1. The above action is referred for disposition to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c); 2. The above action will be reassigned to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak; and 3. Upon such reassignment, the above case number will be SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 6/1/2026. (ccuen, )
June 1, 2026 Filing 7 CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Respondents Todd Blanche, Field Office Director ICE-ERO Denver Colorado, Markwayne Mullin, Warden, Denver Contract Detention Facility All parties consent.. (Bateman, Lila)
June 1, 2026 Filing 6 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Lila Marie Bateman on behalf of Todd Blanche, Field Office Director ICE-ERO Denver Colorado, Markwayne Mullin, Warden, Denver Contract Detention FacilityAttorney Lila Marie Bateman added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Lila Marie Bateman added to party Field Office Director ICE-ERO Denver Colorado(pty:res), Attorney Lila Marie Bateman added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Lila Marie Bateman added to party Warden, Denver Contract Detention Facility(pty:res) (Bateman, Lila)
May 25, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER. Before the Court is #1 Petitioner's Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241, and #4 Petitioner's Motion for Order to Show Cause. It is ORDERED that Petitioner shall SERVE Respondents with a copy of the #1 Petition, and accompanying documents, #3 Magistrate Judge Consent Form, and #4 Motion for Order to Show Cause, along with a copy of this Order, by email and certified mail, on or before May 28, 2026. Petitioner shall promptly file proof of such service on the docket, and counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter their notices of appearance. It is ORDERED that Respondents shall show cause why the #1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus should not be granted on or before June 2, 2026. Petitioner shall file a reply on or before June 5, 2026. 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 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 Assn, 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992). SO ORDERED by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez on 5/25/2026. Text Only Entry(rmrja)
May 24, 2026 Filing 4 MOTION for Order to Show Cause by Petitioner Armando Partida-Diaz. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order (PDF Only) Proposed Order)(Smerdon, Bonnie)
May 2, 2026 Filing 3 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c). (angar, )
May 2, 2026 Filing 2 Case assigned to Judge Regina M. Rodriguez and drawn to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. Text Only Entry (angar, )
May 2, 2026 Filing 1 APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-10988421)Attorney Bonnie Smerdon added to party Armando Partida-Diaz(pty:pet), filed by Armando Partida-Diaz. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Appendix Appendix, #3 Exhibit Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit Exhibit D)(Smerdon, Bonnie)

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Petitioner: Armando Partida-Diaz
Represented By: Bonnie Smerdon
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