Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01593

#1

May 11, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24931224) filed by Jaknel Luis Gonzalez Govea. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Hernandez, Hector) (Entered: 05/11/2026)

#2

May 11, 2026

NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Hector Hernandez on behalf of Jaknel Luis Gonzalez Govea. Lead Counsel: Hector Hernandez, Esq.. (Hernandez, Hector) (Entered: 05/11/2026)

#3

May 12, 2026

NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge John E. Steele and Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet. New case number: 2:26-cv-1593-JES-KRH. (KLS) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

#4

May 12, 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 14 days to reply to the response to petition. Response to petition due by 5/26/2026. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 5/12/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

May 12, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

#5

May 18, 2026

PROOF of service - Warden of South Side Detention Facility served on 5/14/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 05/18/2026)

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May 24, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Genevieve Refuveille on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South (Refuveille, Emma) (Entered: 05/24/2026)

#8

May 24, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 05/24/2026)

#9

May 26, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Charles Parra, Garrett J. Ripa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Tapie, Carolyn) (Entered: 05/26/2026)

#10

May 26, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden, Florida Soft Side South. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 05/26/2026)

#11

May 27, 2026

ORDER reassigning this case to the Honorable Sheri Polster Chappell for all further proceedings pursuant to Local Rule 1.07(a)(2)(A). Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 5/27/2026. (RKR) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

#12

Jun 01, 2026

PROOF of service - Attorney General of the United States served on 5/20/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

#13

Jun 02, 2026

Case Reassigned to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell. New case number: 2:26-cv-1593-SPC-KRH. Judge John E. Steele no longer assigned to the case. (LF) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

Jun 02, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

#14

Jun 03, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 10). "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 6/3/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#15

Jun 03, 2026

REPLY by Jaknel Luis Gonzalez Govea. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit)(Hernandez, Hector) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

Jun 03, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#16

Jun 05, 2026

OPINION AND ORDER. Jaknel Luis Gonzalez Govea's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is DENIED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate any pending motions and deadlines, enter judgment, and close this case. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/5/2026. (SAP)

#17

Jun 05, 2026

JUDGMENT denying petition for writ of habeas corpus (Signed by Deputy Clerk) (ARL) (Entered: 06/05/2026)