Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-00819

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Mar 19, 2026

Verified PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24640216) filed by Mario Orlando Hidalgo Perez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Table of Contents and Exhibits)(Collado, Carolina) (Entered: 03/19/2026)

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Mar 20, 2026

NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. New case number: 2:26-cv-819-SPC-NPM. (ARL) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

Mar 20, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

#3

Mar 23, 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 3/30/2026. The Petitioner has 3 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 3/23/2026. (LMF) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#4

Mar 25, 2026

NOTICE TO COUNSEL Carolina A. Collado of Local Rule 2.02(a), which states, "The first paper filed on behalf of a party must designate only one lead counsel who - unless the party changes the designation - remains lead counsel throughout the action." Counsel must file a Notice of Lead Counsel Designation identifying lead counsel. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (WLB) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

#5

Mar 25, 2026

NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Carolina A. Collado on behalf of Mario Orlando Hidalgo Perez. Lead Counsel: Carolina A. Collado, Esq.. (Collado, Carolina) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

Mar 25, 2026

Notice to Counsel of Local Rule

#6

Mar 30, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Matthew Mordant (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 03/30/2026)

#7

Mar 30, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Genevieve Refuveille on behalf of Matthew Mordant (Refuveille, Emma) (Entered: 03/30/2026)

#8

Mar 30, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by PAMELA BONDI, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Garret Ripa. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Tapie, Carolyn) (Entered: 03/30/2026)

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Mar 30, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Matthew Mordant. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 03/30/2026)

#10

Mar 31, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden Matthew Mordant's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 9). "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, Mordant is a proper respondent to his habeas petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 3/31/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 03/31/2026)

Mar 31, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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Apr 02, 2026

REPLY re 8 Response to habeas petition by Mario Orlando Hidalgo Perez. (Collado, Carolina) (Entered: 04/02/2026)

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Apr 02, 2026

SUPPLEMENT re 8 Response to habeas petition by Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Garret Ripa. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Tapie, Carolyn) Modified text on 4/3/2026 (LAW). (Entered: 04/02/2026)

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Apr 06, 2026

OPINION AND ORDER. Petitioner Mario Orlando Hidalgo Perez's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is GRANTED. The respondents shall release Hidalgo Perez within 24 hours of this Order, and they shall facilitate his transportation fro m the facility by notifying his counsel when and where he may be collected. The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate any pending motions and deadlines, enter judgment, and close this case. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/6/2026. (SAP)

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Apr 06, 2026

Judgment - Clerk

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Apr 20, 2026

Proof of Service