Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-00931

Quintero Milian v. Warden, Alligator Alcatraz

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Filed: March 30, 2026
Assigned to: Sheri Polster Chappell
Referred to: Douglas N. Frazier
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity: May 20, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Mar 30, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Ivan Quintero Milian. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(LAW) (Entered: 04/01/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Habeas RECAP PACER
#2
Mar 30, 2026
MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis / Affidavit of Indigency by Ivan Quintero Milian. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(LAW) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier. (Entered: 04/01/2026)
Main Document: Proceed In Forma Pauperis
Habeas RECAP PACER
#3
Apr 01, 2026
MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Ivan Quintero Milian. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(LAW) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier. (Entered: 04/01/2026)
Main Document: Appoint Counsel
Habeas RECAP PACER
#4
Apr 02, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER granting the petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2). Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/2/2026. (NMC) (Entered: 04/02/2026)
#5
Apr 02, 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 4/9/2026. The Petitioner has 3 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/2/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 04/02/2026)
Main Document: Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
Habeas RECAP PACER
Apr 02, 2026
Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#6
Apr 08, 2026
Notice of appearance
Main Document: Notice of appearance
Habeas RECAP PACER
#7
Apr 09, 2026
Response to habeas petition
Main Document: Response to habeas petition
Habeas RECAP PACER
#8
Apr 09, 2026
Dismiss
Main Document: Dismiss
Habeas RECAP PACER
#9
Apr 10, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Alligator Alcatraz's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 8). "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 4/10/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/10/2026)
Apr 10, 2026
Order on Motion to Dismiss
#10
Apr 15, 2026
Opinion and order
Main Document: Opinion and order
Habeas RECAP PACER
#11
Apr 20, 2026
Proof of Service
Main Document: Proof of Service
Habeas RECAP PACER
#12
May 12, 2026
Miscellaneous Relief
Main Document: Miscellaneous Relief
Habeas RECAP PACER
#13
May 15, 2026
Response to motion
Main Document: Response to motion
Habeas RECAP PACER
#14
May 18, 2026
Opinion and order
Main Document: Opinion and order
Habeas RECAP PACER
#15
May 20, 2026
Judgment
Main Document: Judgment
Habeas RECAP PACER

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Quintero Milian
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Warden, Alligator Alcatraz
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