Middle District of Florida • 3:26-cv-02183

Montero v. Warden, North Florida Detention Facility (Baker)

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Case Information

Filed: August 21, 2026
Assigned to: Wendy Williams Berger
Referred to: Samuel J. Horovitz
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity: August 31, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Aug 21, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Celestino Procopio Montero. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope) ( No service copies received) (AMS) (Entered: 08/21/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Aug 21, 2026
MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Celestino Procopio Montero. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(AMS) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Samuel J. Horovitz. (Entered: 08/21/2026)
Main Document: Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#3
Aug 24, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Petitioner's Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Signed by Magistrate Judge Samuel J. Horovitz on 8/24/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
#4
Aug 24, 2026
ORDER to respond and show cause why the petition should not be granted. The Clerk is directed to serve the petition. Response to petition due by 8/31/2026. The Petitioner has 3 business days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Wendy W. Berger on 8/24/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
Main Document: Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
#5
Aug 24, 2026
NOTICE TO COUNSEL AND PARTIES: The Middle District of Florida's revised Local Rules become effective November 1, 2025, and can be found on the Court's public website https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/local-rules. Additionally, the undersigned has issued Standing Orders, available at https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/judges/wendy-berger, that apply to all proceedings before the undersigned. For a just and efficient resolution of this case, the parties are DIRECTED to read and comply with the Middle District of Florida's Local Rules and this Court's Standing Orders. See Local Rule 1.01(a). Failure to comply with ANY Local Rules or Court Orders may result in the imposition of sanctions including, but not limited to, the dismissal of this action or entry of default without further notice. Signed by Judge Wendy W. Berger on 8/24/2026. (CKS) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
#6
Aug 24, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Genevieve LeJeune on behalf of Warden, North Florida Detention Facility (LeJeune, Emma) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
Main Document: Notice of appearance
#7
Aug 24, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, North Florida Detention Facility (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
Main Document: Notice of appearance
#8
Aug 24, 2026
MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden, North Florida Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
Main Document: Dismiss
Aug 24, 2026
Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
Aug 24, 2026
Order
#9
Aug 31, 2026
RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit I-213 Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien, Dated August 8, 2026, # 2 Exhibit Notice to Appear, Dated August 8, 2026, # 3 Exhibit Detention History)(Brodersen, Matthew) (Entered: 08/31/2026)
Main Document: Response to habeas petition

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Montero
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Warden, North Florida Detention Facility (Baker)
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