Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01907

#1

Jun 08, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5.00, receipt number 17745) filed by Marlon Jhoan Mendez Rojas. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) (Entered: 06/10/2026)

#2

Jun 11, 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 6/18/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/11/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 06/11/2026)

#3

Jun 16, 2026

Response to habeas petition

#4

Jun 16, 2026

Notice of a Related Action

#5

Jun 17, 2026

NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side Facility South. Lead Counsel: Nicholas J.P. Meros. (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/17/2026)

#6

Jun 17, 2026

Dismiss

#7

Jun 17, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER. Before the Court is Petitioner Marlon Jhoan Mendez Rojas's second Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1). United States District Judge Kyle C. Dudek adjudicated Mendez Rojas's first petition and is thus familiar with the factual and procedural background of this case. Per Middle District of Florida Local Rule 1.07(a)(2)(A), this related, later-filed action is transferred to the Honorable Kyle C. Dudek, with his consent, for all further purposes. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to REASSIGN this case to United States District Judge Kyle C. Dudek. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/17/2026. (NMC) (Entered: 06/17/2026)

#9

Jun 17, 2026

Case Reassigned to District Judge Kyle C. Dudek. New case number: 2:26-cv-1907-KCD-NPM. Judge Sheri Polster Chappell no longer assigned to the case. (LF) (Entered: 06/18/2026)

Jun 17, 2026

Order Reassigning Case to Another Judge w/in Division

#8

Jun 18, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side Facility South's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 6). "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 6/18/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/18/2026)

Jun 18, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Jun 18, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#10

Jun 23, 2026

Order

#11

Jun 23, 2026

Judgment - Prisoner