Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-00903

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Mar 27, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24678891) filed by Elvin Eduardo Alvarado Rosales. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Proposed Summons, # 3 Proposed Summons, # 4 Proposed Summons, # 5 Proposed Summons, # 6 Proposed Summons, # 7 Proposed Summons, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit, # 12 Exhibit, # 13 Exhibit)(Gomez, Liliana) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

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Mar 27, 2026

NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. New case number: 2:26-cv-903-SPC-NPM. (RPB) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

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Mar 27, 2026

NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Liliana Yisel Gomez on behalf of Elvin Eduardo Alvarado Rosales. Lead Counsel: Liliana Y. Gomez. (Gomez, Liliana) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

Mar 27, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Mar 30, 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 4/6/2026. The Petitioner has 3 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 3/30/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 03/30/2026)

#5

Apr 05, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Apr 05, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Apr 06, 2026

Response to habeas petition

#8

Apr 06, 2026

Disclosure Statement - LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1

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Apr 06, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden of Florida Soft Side South. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. (Entered: 04/06/2026)

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Apr 07, 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 4/7/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

#11

Apr 07, 2026

Reply to response to petition

Apr 07, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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Apr 08, 2026

Opinion and order

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Apr 10, 2026

Judgment