Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-02075

#1

Jun 18, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Juan Napoles Garces. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(MA) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

#2

Jun 18, 2026

MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Juan Napoles Garces. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(MA) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet. (Entered: 06/22/2026)

#3

Jun 22, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet on 6/22/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

Jun 22, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#4

Jun 23, 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 6/30/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/23/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

#5

Jun 29, 2026

Notice of appearance

#6

Jun 29, 2026

Dismiss

#7

Jun 29, 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 6/29/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/29/2026)

Jun 29, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#8

Jun 30, 2026

Response to habeas petition

#9

Jun 30, 2026

Notice of a Related Action

#10

Jul 01, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER. Before the Court is Petitioner Juan Napoles Garces's third Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1). United States District Judge Kyle C. Dudek denied Napoles Garces's first two petitions 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 7/1/2026. (NMC) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

#11

Jul 01, 2026

Case Reassigned to District Judge Kyle C. Dudek. New case number: 2:26-cv-2075-KCD-KRH. Judge Sheri Polster Chappell no longer assigned to the case. (LF) (Entered: 07/06/2026)

Jul 01, 2026

Order Reassigning Case to Another Judge w/in Division

Jul 06, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

#12

Jul 07, 2026

Order

#14

Jul 08, 2026

Judgment - Prisoner