Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-00981

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Mar 02, 2026

APPLICATION/PETITION (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. Filing fee $ 5.00 (not paid/ IFP Motion not filed), filed by Sergio Salazar Gonzalez.Case restricted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2. (kma) [Transferred from flsd on 4/1/2026.] (Entered: 03/02/2026)

#2

Mar 02, 2026

Judge Assignment to Judge Melissa Damian (kma) [Transferred from flsd on 4/1/2026.] (Entered: 03/02/2026)

#3

Mar 04, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss or Transfer Action by Florida Soft Side South, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Attorney Mary Beth Ricke added to party Florida Soft Side South(pty:dft), Attorney Mary Beth Ricke added to party Immigration and Customs Enforcement(pty:dft). Responses due by 3/18/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1- Detention History)(Ricke, Mary Beth) [Transferred from flsd on 4/1/2026.] (Entered: 03/04/2026)

#4

Apr 01, 2026

ORDER TRANSFERRING MATTER TO MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Closing Case. Motions terminated: 3 MOTION to Dismiss or Transfer Action filed by Florida Soft Side South, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 4/1/2026. See attached document for full details. (pc) [Transferred from flsd on 4/1/2026.] (Entered: 04/01/2026)

#5

Apr 01, 2026

Case transferred in from District of Florida Southern; Case Number 1:26-cv-21370. File received electronically (Entered: 04/01/2026)

#6

Apr 01, 2026

Case TRANSFERRED from the Southern District of Florida. Case assigned to District Judge Steele and Magistrate Judge Mizell. New Case Number: 2:26-cv-981-JES-NPM. (JNB) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

#7

Apr 01, 2026

NOTICE TO COUNSEL Mary Ricke of Local Rule 2.01(b)(1)(G), which requires members of the Middle District bar to register with the Middle District CM/ECF system by submitting an e-file registration through PACER. The attorney listed shall file a notice of compliance within fourteen days. Failure to comply with this notice within fourteen days will result in counsel being terminated from the docket sheet without further notice. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (JNB) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

Apr 01, 2026

Notice to Counsel of Local Rule

Apr 01, 2026

District Transfer In

#8

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 4/16/2026. The Petitioner has 14 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 4/2/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 04/02/2026)

#9

Apr 13, 2026

PROOF of service - Warden, South Side Detention Facility served on 4/9/26. (LSS) (Entered: 04/14/2026)

#10

Apr 15, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Florida Soft Side South (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/15/2026)

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Apr 16, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit I-213, # 2 Exhibit NTA, # 3 Exhibit Removal Order, # 4 Exhibit Failure to Appear, # 5 Exhibit Illinois Convictions, # 6 Exhibit OSUP, # 7 Exhibit Florida Convictions, # 8 Exhibit OSUP Revo, # 9 Exhibit Removal to Mexico, # 10 Exhibit DO Dec, # 11 Exhibit Failure to Comply)(Huguelet, Kevin) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

#12

Apr 16, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Florida Soft Side South. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit "A", # 2 Exhibit "B")(Meros, Nicholas) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. (Entered: 04/16/2026)

#13

Apr 16, 2026

RESPONSE in Opposition re 12 MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Huguelet, Kevin) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

#15

Apr 27, 2026

PROOF of service - Attorney General of the United States served on 4/16/26. (LSS) (Entered: 05/01/2026)

#14

Apr 29, 2026

Notice of substitution of AUSA. Lacy R. Harwell, Jr substituting for AUSA Kevin Huguelet. (Harwell, Lacy) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

#16

May 04, 2026

RESPONSE in Opposition re 12 MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Sergio Salazar Gonzalez. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(LF) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#17

Jul 20, 2026

Case Reassigned to District Judge Kyle C. Dudek. New case number: 2:26-cv-00981-KCD-NPM. Judge John E. Steele no longer assigned to the case. (FLMD_CMECF_SVC01, ) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

Jul 20, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

#18

Jul 22, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying 12 Respondent Warden's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus for the reasons set forth in Jimenez v. Mordant, No. 2:26-cv-451-KCD-NPM, 2026 WL 820536 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 25, 2026). Petitioner seeks, among other relief, immediate release from custody. As the immediate custodian of Petitioner, Warden is a proper respondent to his habeas petition. Signed by District Judge Kyle C. Dudek on 7/22/2026. (BLW) (Entered: 07/22/2026)

Jul 22, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#19

Aug 05, 2026

ORDER denying without prejudice 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Sergio Salazar Gonzalez to him refiling a new petition should his current detention exceed the six-month mark and he can demonstrate there is no significant likelihood of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment accordingly, terminate any pending motions and deadlines, and close the case. Signed by District Judge Kyle C. Dudek on 8/5/2026. (CGW) (Entered: 08/05/2026)

#21

Aug 05, 2026

JUDGMENT entered on August 5, 2026, this petition is denied without prejudice. (Signed by Deputy Clerk) (ADR) (Entered: 08/05/2026)