Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01272

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Apr 20, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24814677) filed by Jose Antonio Sanchez Colina. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Passport, # 3 Exhibit TPS, # 4 Exhibit I94, # 5 Exhibit Removal order, # 6 Exhibit TPS 2025, # 7 Exhibit NTPSA Member, # 8 Exhibit Arrest record)(Guerrero Barboza, Gustavo) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

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Apr 21, 2026

NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. New case number: 2:26-cv-01272-SPC-NPM. (TDC) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

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Apr 21, 2026

ENTERED IN ERROR. (TDC) Modified docket text on 4/22/2026 (JOS). (Entered: 04/21/2026)

Apr 21, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Apr 21, 2026

Notice to Counsel of Local Rule

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Apr 22, 2026

ORDER to respond and show cause why the petition should not be granted. The Clerk is directed to serve the petition. The Petitioner has 3 days to reply to the response to petition. Response to petition due by 4/29/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/22/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

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Apr 22, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Jose Antonio Sanchez Colina. (Guerrero Barboza, Gustavo) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. (Entered: 04/22/2026)

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Apr 29, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance and Designation of Lead Counsel by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Soft Side South (Alligator Alcatraz) (Meros, Nicholas) Modified on 4/30/2026 as to docket text (LJC). (Entered: 04/29/2026)

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Apr 29, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Genevieve Refuveille on behalf of Soft Side South (Alligator Alcatraz) (Refuveille, Emma) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

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Apr 29, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Soft Side South (Alligator Alcatraz). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. Modified on 4/30/2026 as to docket text (LJC). (Entered: 04/29/2026)

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Apr 30, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Soft Side South's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 8). "The federal habeas statute straightforwardly provides that the proper respondent to a habeas petition is the person who has custody over the petitioner." Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 434 (2004) (cleaned up). While courts have recognized that immigration detainees in state-run facilities can bring habeas claims against certain federal officials, see, e.g., Masingene v. Martin, 424 F. Supp. 3d 1298, 1301 (S.D. Fla. 2020), the immediate custodian is also a proper respondent. As the immediate custodian of the petitioner, the Warden is a proper respondent to his habeas petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/30/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/30/2026)

Apr 30, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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May 04, 2026

OPINION AND ORDER. Jose Antonio Sanchez Colina's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is GRANTED. Within 24 hours of this Order, the respondents shall release Sanchez Colina from custody and facilitate his transportation from the fa cility by notifying his counsel when and where he may be collected. The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate any pending motions and deadlines, enter judgment, and close the case. The Clerk is also DIRECTED to email a copy of this order to USAFLM.Alcatraz@usdoj.gov. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 5/4/2026. (SAP)

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May 05, 2026

PROOF of service - Attorney General of the United States served on 4/29/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

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May 07, 2026

JUDGMENT granting Jose Antonio Sanchez Colina's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Signed by Deputy Clerk (LD) (Entered: 05/07/2026)