Southern District of Florida • 0:26-cv-60621

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Mar 03, 2026

APPLICATION/PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. Filing fee $ 5.00, filed by Ariel de Jesus Legrat Valdes.Case restricted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2. (kma) (Entered: 03/04/2026)

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Mar 03, 2026

Judge Assignment to Judge K. Michael Moore (kma) (Entered: 03/04/2026)

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Mar 04, 2026

Clerks Notice of Receipt of Filing Fee received on 3/3/2026 in the amount of $ 5.00, receipt number FLS314665. (vt) (Entered: 03/04/2026)

Mar 04, 2026

Judge Assignment

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Mar 06, 2026

PAPERLESS ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon a sua sponte review of the record. Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows the Court to consolidate actions that have common questions of law or fact. Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a). Here, the Court finds that Case Nos. 0:26-cv-60621-KMM and 1:26-cv-21281-KMM involve common questions of law and fact, such that consolidation is appropriate. Accordingly, Case No. 0:26-cv-60621-KMM is hereby CONSOLIDATED with Case No. 1:26-cv-21281-KMM for all purposes, including trial. The Clerk of the Court is INSTRUCTED to administratively CLOSE Case No. 0:26-cv-60621-KMM. All future filings MUST be made only in the lead case, Case No. 1:26-cv-21281-KMM . All pending motions, if any, in Case No. 0:26-cv-60621-KMM are DENIED AS MOOT except the Petition (ECF No. 1), which remains operative in the lead case. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to refile Petitioner Ariel Legrat Valdes's Petition (ECF No. 1) in the lead case, as he is pro se. The Order to Show Cause deadlines shall be as follows: (1) Respondents shall file one (1) consolidated response addressing each Petitioner within three (3) days of each Petitioner paying the $5.00 filing fee, or attaching certified copies of their prison account statements (or file notices explaining that no such statement exists for their detention facilities) for the six-month period preceding the filing of each Petition; (2) each Petitioner shall be allowed to file a Reply within seven (7) days of Respondents' Response. All other provisions of the Order to Show Cause in the lead case (ECF No. 5), including formatting and page limit requirements, shall remain in force. Signed by Judge K. Michael Moore on 3/6/2026. (ss01) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

Mar 06, 2026

Order Dismissing/Closing Case or Party

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Mar 31, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief

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Apr 01, 2026

PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon Petitioner Ariel de Jesus Legra Valdes's Emergency Motion to Notify the Court of Threats and Request for Protection. 5 . Therein, Petitioner seeks to inform the Court that: "ICE officers have attempted to coerce me into signing deportation documents to Mexico. I was threatened that if I refused, I would be handcuffed and forced to sign or provide my fingerprint." Id. Petitioner thus asks the Court to take notice of these threats, order ICE to "stop coercion", and "ensure [his] safety." Id. As an initial matter, this case has been consolidated with Case No. 1:26-cv-21281 as the lead case, and as previously directed all future filing must be made only in the lead case. (ECF No. 4). As Petitioner is pro se, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to refile Petitioner's Motion and this Order in the lead case. Turning substantively to the Motion, while much of what Petitioner seeks is outside the scope of what the Court can provide, Respondents are reminded that they are required to maintain Petitioner's presence within this District for the pendency of this case. Any attempt to involuntarily remove Petitioner or otherwise seek to circumvent this requirement is improper and in contravention of the Court's Order to Show Cause. Case No. 1:26-cv-21281 (ECF No. 5). Accordingly, UPON CONSIDERATION of the Motion, the pertinent portions of the record, and being otherwise fully advised in the premises, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion 5 is GRANTED IN PART. Signed by Judge K. Michael Moore on 4/1/2026. (ss01) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

Apr 01, 2026

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

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May 27, 2026

Stay

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May 29, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief