Birch (PS) v. Long et al
| Shun Birch |
| Jeff Long and Attorney General of the State of Colorado, The |
| 1:2026cv04359 |
| September 14, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado |
| Lewis T. Babcock |
| Habeas Corpus (General) |
| 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| None |
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Filing 12
MINUTE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 11/12/2026. Pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1, the Clerk of Court is directed to assign this matter to Senior Judge Lewis T. Babcock. The undersigned will remain as the assigned magistrate judge. (This case is directly reassigned to Senior Judge Lewis T. Babcock and drawn to magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley for all further proceedings. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-04359-LTB.) 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, )
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| Filing 11 PETITIONERS REPLY BRIEF THE RESPONDENTS PRE-ANSWER BRIEF WITH OBJECTIONS FOR PERMISSION TO PROCEED ON REVIEW PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. 2254 Re #10 , by Petitioner Shun Birch. (pklin, ) |
| Filing 10 RESPONSE to #5 Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis,,,,, Order Appointing Counsel,,,, Pre-Answer Response by Respondents Attorney General of the State of Colorado, The, Jeff Long. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit)(Lanni, Brian) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Brian M. Lanni on behalf of Attorney General of the State of Colorado, The, Jeff LongAttorney Brian M. Lanni added to party Attorney General of the State of Colorado, The(pty:res), Attorney Brian M. Lanni added to party Jeff Long(pty:res) (Lanni, Brian) |
| Filing 8 Acknowledgment on behalf of Respondent The Attorney General of the State of Colorado (Philip J. Weiser), re #5 Order to File Pre-Answer Response and #1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus 2254. (pklin, ) |
| Filing 7 Acceptance of Service on behalf of Interim Warden, Gilbert Caley re #5 Order to File Pre-Answer Response and #1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus 2254. Service is not waived and accepted as to the following respondent for the stated reason: Jeff Long is not the current Warden of Sterling Correctional Facility. (pklin, ) |
| Filing 6 CERTIFICATE of Service by Clerk of Court re #5 Order to File Pre-Answer Response and #1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (pklin, ) |
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Filing 5
ORDER TO FILE PRE-ANSWER RESPONSE re: #1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus 2254, filed by Shun Birch, by Magistrate Judge Richard T. Gurley on 09/15/2026. ORDERED that within twenty-one (21) days from the date of this order Respondents shall file a pre-answer response that complies with this order. Within twenty-one (21) days of the filing of the pre-answer response Petitioner may file a reply. If Respondents do not intend to raise the affirmative defenses of timeliness or exhaustion of state-court remedies, Respondents must notify the Court of that decision in the pre-answer response. The Clerk of Court shall serve Respondents with a copy of this order and a copy of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254 (ECF No. #1 ). The Prisoner's Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915 in a Habeas Corpus Action (ECF No. #2 ) is denied as moot. The Motion for Appointment of Counsel (ECF No. #3 ) is denied without prejudice as premature. 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, )
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| 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. (dhern, ) |
| Filing 3 MOTION for Appointment of Counsel by Petitioner Shun Birch. (dhern, ) |
| Filing 2 Prisoner's Motion and Affidavit for Leave to Proceed Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915 in a Habeas Corpus Action by Petitioner Shun Birch. (dhern, ) |
| Filing 1 APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2254 (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 119498), filed by Shun Birch. (Attachments: #1 Master Statement, #2 Memorandum of Law, #3 Attachment, #4 Exhibit 1, #5 Exhibit 2, #6 Exhibit 3, #7 Receipt)(dhern, ) |
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