Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-00864

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Mar 25, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Yoandris L Rosales Fuentes."No IFP" (Attachments: # 1 Attachment, # 2 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

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Jun 08, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Jun 08, 2026

Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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Jun 09, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 3 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier on 6/9/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 06/09/2026)

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Jun 09, 2026

Order to Respond to Habeas Petition

Jun 09, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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Jun 16, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Jun 16, 2026

Dismiss

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Jun 16, 2026

Notice of a Related Action

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Jun 16, 2026

Response to habeas petition

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Jun 17, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of South Florida Detention Center's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 7). "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, the Warden is a proper respondent to his habeas petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/17/2026. (SAP) Modified on 6/17/2026 (SAP). (Entered: 06/17/2026)

Jun 17, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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Jun 22, 2026

Supplement

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Jun 30, 2026

Notice of a Related Action

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Jul 02, 2026

Notice of change of address

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Jul 02, 2026

Amended petition for writ of habeas corpus

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Jul 02, 2026

Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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Jul 06, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER. Immigration detainee Yoandris L. Rosales Fuentes constructively filed his initial pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) on 3/20/2026. But it was written in Spanish, and federal proceedings must be conducted in English. See United States v. Rivera-Rosario, 300 F.3d 1, 5-6 (1st Cir. 2002). The Court received an amended petition written in English on 6/5/2026, but by then Rosales Fuentes had another pending habeas action raising the same claims--Rosales Fuentes v. Florida Soft Side South, M.D. Fla. Case No. 2:26-cv-1558-KCD-KRH. Because this action is duplicative of 26-cv-1558, it is DISMISSED without prejudice. I.A. Durbin, Inc. v. Jefferson Nat. Bank, 793 F.3d 1541, 1552 (11th Cir. 1986) (explaining why federal courts should dismiss duplicative actions). The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate any pending motions and deadlines, enter judgment, and close this case. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 7/6/2026. (NMC) (Entered: 07/06/2026)

Jul 06, 2026

Opinion and order AND Order Dismissing Case

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Jul 07, 2026

Judgment