Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-00983
Rodriguez Torres v. Mordant (Collier County)
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Case Information
Filed: April 01, 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)
Completed: April 15, 2026
Last Activity:
April 24, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Apr 01, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpusand Request for Order to Show Cause - Federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24706663) filed by Alberto Rodriguez Torres. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A -- ICE Detainee Locator, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Proposed Summons, # 4 Proposed Summons, # 5 Proposed Summons, # 6 Proposed Summons, # 7 Proposed Summons, # 8 Proposed Summons, # 9 Proposed Summons)(Garcia, Kenia) (Entered: 04/01/2026)
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Apr 02, 2026
NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier. New case number: 2:26-cv-00983-SPC-DNF. (JOS) (Entered: 04/02/2026)
Apr 02, 2026
Case Assigned/Reassigned
#3
Apr 03, 2026
Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
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Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
#4
Apr 06, 2026
Notice of Lead Counsel Designation
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Notice of Lead Counsel Designation
#5
Apr 09, 2026
Notice of appearance
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Notice of appearance
#6
Apr 09, 2026
Notice of appearance
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Notice of appearance
#7
Apr 09, 2026
Dismiss
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Dismiss
#8
Apr 10, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden Matthew Mordant'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 4/10/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/10/2026)
#9
Apr 10, 2026
Response to habeas petition
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Response to habeas petition
Apr 10, 2026
Order on Motion to Dismiss
#10
Apr 13, 2026
Reply to response to petition
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Reply to response to petition
#12
Apr 15, 2026
Judgment
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Judgment
#13
Apr 20, 2026
Summons Returned Unexecuted
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Summons Returned Unexecuted
#14
Apr 20, 2026
Summons Returned Executed as to USA
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Summons Returned Executed as to USA
#15
Apr 20, 2026
Summons Returned Executed as to USA
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Summons Returned Executed as to USA
#16
Apr 20, 2026
Summons Returned Executed as to USA
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Summons Returned Executed as to USA
#17
Apr 20, 2026
Summons Returned Executed as to USA
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Summons Returned Executed as to USA
#18
Apr 20, 2026
Summons Returned Executed as to USA
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Summons Returned Executed as to USA
#19
Apr 20, 2026
Summons Returned Executed as to USA
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Summons Returned Executed as to USA
#20
Apr 24, 2026
Proof of Service
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Proof of Service
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