Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-00890

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Mar 24, 2026

APPLICATION/PETITION (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. Filing fee: Fee Not Paid/ No IFP filed, filed by Javier Carbonell.(amb) [Transferred from flsd on 3/26/2026.] (Entered: 03/25/2026)

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Mar 24, 2026

Judge Assignment to Judge David S. Leibowitz. (amb) [Transferred from flsd on 3/26/2026.] (Entered: 03/25/2026)

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Mar 26, 2026

ORDER: For the reasons set forth above, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to TRANSFER this action to the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division. See M.D. Fla. L.R. 1.04(a) (providing that the Fort Myers Division comprises Collier County). The Clerk is further DIRECTED to forward the file to that Court and CLOSE this case. Closing Case. Signed by Judge David S. Leibowitz on 3/26/2026. See attached document for full details. (wce) [Transferred from flsd on 3/26/2026.] (Entered: 03/26/2026)

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Mar 26, 2026

Case transferred in from District of Florida Southern; Case Number 1:26-cv-21976. File received electronically (Entered: 03/26/2026)

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Mar 26, 2026

Case TRANSFERRED from the Southern District of Florida. Case assigned to District Judge Chappell and Magistrate Judge Frazier. New Case Number: 2:26-cv-890-SPC-DNF. (JNB) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

Mar 26, 2026

District Transfer In

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Mar 27, 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 4/3/2026. The Petitioner has 3 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 3/27/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

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Apr 02, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Apr 02, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Apr 03, 2026

Dismiss

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Apr 03, 2026

Response to habeas petition

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Apr 06, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South'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, the Warden is a proper respondent to his habeas petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/6/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/06/2026)

Apr 06, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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Apr 14, 2026

Opinion and order

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Apr 29, 2026

Notice of substitution of AUSA

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May 08, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief

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May 11, 2026

Opinion and order

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May 13, 2026

Judgment