Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-02023

#1

Jun 16, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

#2

Jun 16, 2026

Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#3

Jun 16, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Application to Proceed in District Court without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet on 6/16/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

Jun 16, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#4

Jun 17, 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 6/24/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/17/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 06/17/2026)

#5

Jun 22, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

#6

Jun 22, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

#7

Jun 22, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South Detention Center'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 6/22/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

Jun 22, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#8

Jun 24, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E)(Connally, Charlie) (Entered: 06/24/2026)

#9

Jul 01, 2026

Opinion and order

#10

Jul 02, 2026

Judgment - Prisoner