Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-02104

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Jul 01, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

#2

Jul 01, 2026

Memorandum in support

#3

Jul 01, 2026

Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#4

Jul 02, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 3 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet on 7/2/2026. (TMA) (Entered: 07/02/2026)

#5

Jul 02, 2026

Order to Respond to Habeas Petition

Jul 02, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#6

Jul 07, 2026

Notice of appearance

#7

Jul 09, 2026

Response to habeas petition

#8

Jul 09, 2026

Dismiss

#9

Jul 10, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South Detention Center'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 7/10/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

Jul 10, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#10

Jul 13, 2026

Order

#11

Jul 14, 2026

CASE ELECTRONICALLY TRANSFERRED to the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division. ***Case closed. (LMF) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

Jul 14, 2026

District Transfer Out

Jul 15, 2026

Acknowledgment - Transferred Case Opened

Jul 15, 2026

Acknowledgment - Transferred case has been opened in the Western District of Texas as case 3:26-cv-01905, filed 07/14/2026. (JNB)