Middle District of Florida • 3:26-cv-02532
Baptiste v. Warden, North Florida Detention Facility (Baker)
Completed
Case Information
Filed: September 22, 2026
Assigned to:
Marcia Morales Howard
Referred to:
Laura Lothman Lambert
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
Completed: October 05, 2026
Last Activity:
October 05, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 22, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Peterson Jean Baptiste. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(ANW) (Entered: 09/23/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Sep 22, 2026
MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Peterson Jean Baptiste. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(ANW) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Laura Lothman Lambert. (Entered: 09/23/2026)
Main Document:
Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#3
Sep 24, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER granting doc. 2 petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis. Signed by Magistrate Judge Laura Lothman Lambert on 9/24/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
#4
Sep 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 10/1/2026. The Petitioner has 3 business days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Marcia Morales Howard on 9/24/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
Main Document:
Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
Sep 24, 2026
Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#5
Sep 30, 2026
RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Pardo, David) (Entered: 09/30/2026)
Main Document:
Response to habeas petition
#6
Sep 30, 2026
NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Jonathan Caleb Hestres-Rivera on behalf of Warden, North Florida Detention Facility. Lead Counsel: Jonathan Hestres-Rivera. (Hestres-Rivera, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/30/2026)
Main Document:
Notice of Lead Counsel Designation
#7
Oct 01, 2026
RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden, North Florida Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit)(Hestres-Rivera, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/01/2026)
Main Document:
Response to habeas petition
#8
Oct 05, 2026
ORDER granting 1 Petition, directions to the Clerk. Within seven days of this Order, Respondents shall either afford Petitioner an individualized bond hearing or release him. Signed by Judge Marcia Morales Howard on 10/5/2026. (ZLG) (Entered: 10/05/2026)
#9
Oct 05, 2026
JUDGMENT is entered that Baptiste's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. 1) is GRANTED as to his claim that his detention without an individualized bond hearing violates the Immigration and Nationality Act. Signed by Deputy Clerk on 10/5/2026. (CTR) (Entered: 10/05/2026)
Main Document:
Judgment