Southern District of Florida • 1:26-cv-25769

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Aug 24, 2026

APPLICATION/PETITION (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. Filing fee $ 5.00, filed by Asoka Kulatunga. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Memorandum, # 3 Exhibit)Case restricted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2. (kma) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

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Aug 24, 2026

Judge Assignment to Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II (kma) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

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Aug 24, 2026

MOTION for Expedite Consideration and Temporary Restraining Order by Asoka Kulatunga. Responses due by 9/8/2026. (kma) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

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Aug 24, 2026

NOTICE, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge by Asoka Kulatunga (kma) (Main Document 4 replaced on 8/25/2026) (kma). (Entered: 08/24/2026)

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Aug 24, 2026

PAPERLESS ORDER denying Petitioner's 3 Motion for Expedited Consideration and Temporary Restraining Order. Petitioner asks the Court to expedite consideration of his § 2241 Petition and order Respondents to "immediately release [him] from custody[.]" See Mot. [ECF No. 3] at 1. In support, Petitioner alleges, among other things, that Respondents have detained him "without showing any inclination to get [him] operated" on for a hernia. Id. at 3. He argues that "[d]eliberate indifference to serious illness/injury is unconstitutional in accordance with the Eighth Amendment." Id. But "claims challenging the conditions of confinement fall outside of habeas corpus law." Vaz v. Skinner, 634 F. App'x 778, 780 (11th Cir. 2015). "Petitioner's § 2241 petition is not the appropriate vehicle for raising an inadequate medical care claim, as such a claim challenges the conditions of confinement, not the fact or duration of that confinement." Id. at 781. Petitioner may pursue a civil-rights action concerning the adequacy of his medical care, but those allegations do not warrant release in this habeas proceeding. To the extent Petitioner also asks the Court to immediately resolve his challenge to the legality of his detention, that request is premature. The Court is required by statute to order Respondents to show cause "within three days" or, for good cause shown, no more than "twenty days[,]" 28 U.S.C. § 2243, and will do so by separate order. Without a response from Respondents, there is nothing to expedite. Accordingly, Petitioner's 3 Motion for Expedited Consideration and Temporary Restraining Order is DENIED. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/24/2026. (mro) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

Aug 24, 2026

Order on Motion to Expedite

Aug 24, 2026

Judge Assignment

#6

Aug 25, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE why 1 Application/Petition (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus, should not be Granted. Show Cause Response due by 9/7/2026. Closing Case. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/25/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

Aug 25, 2026

Civil Case Terminated. Closing Case. (ls)(per DE #6)

Aug 25, 2026

~Util - Terminate Civil Case

#7

Aug 26, 2026

Clerk's Receipt (combines Filing Fee and Partial Filing Fee)

#8

Sep 04, 2026

Extension of Time

Sep 04, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time

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Sep 09, 2026

Amend/Correct

Sep 09, 2026

Order on Motion to Amend/Correct

#12

Sep 10, 2026

Response to Order to Show Cause

Sep 10, 2026

Order

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Sep 15, 2026

Leave to File Document

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Sep 15, 2026

Memorandum

Sep 16, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to File

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Sep 18, 2026

Reply to Response to Order to Show Cause