Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01008

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Mar 24, 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 Hamid Abdulimam Al Nassar.Case restricted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2. (kma) [Transferred from flsd on 4/3/2026.] (Entered: 03/24/2026)

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Mar 24, 2026

Judge Assignment to Judge Raag Singhal (kma) [Transferred from flsd on 4/3/2026.] (Entered: 03/24/2026)

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Mar 30, 2026

Defendant's MOTION to Change Venue by Florida Soft Side South. Attorney Zakarij Neil Laux added to party Florida Soft Side South(pty:dft). Responses due by 4/13/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Detention History)(Laux, Zakarij) [Transferred from flsd on 4/3/2026.] (Entered: 03/30/2026)

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Apr 03, 2026

ORDER. Clerk of Court shall transfer this case to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case and DENY AS MOOT any pending motions. Signed by Judge Raag Singhal on 4/2/2026. See attached document for full details. (cwc) [Transferred from flsd on 4/3/2026.] (Entered: 04/03/2026)

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Apr 03, 2026

Case transferred in from District of Florida Southern; Case Number 1:26-cv-21943. File received electronically (Entered: 04/03/2026)

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Apr 03, 2026

Case TRANSFERRED from the Southern District of Florida. Case assigned to District Judge Chappell and Magistrate Judge Mizell. New Case Number: 2:26-cv-1008-SPC-NPM. (JNB) (Entered: 04/03/2026)

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Apr 03, 2026

NOTICE TO COUNSEL Zakarij Laux of Local Rule 2.01(b)(2)(B), which requires members of the Middle District bar to maintain with the clerk a current telephone number, mailing address, and email address. Update your contact information for the Middle District 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: 04/03/2026)

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Apr 03, 2026

NOTICE TO COUNSEL Zakarij Laux 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: 04/03/2026)

Apr 03, 2026

Notice to Counsel of Local Rule

Apr 03, 2026

District Transfer In

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Apr 06, 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 4/13/2026. The Petitioner has 3 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/6/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 04/06/2026)

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Apr 10, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Apr 10, 2026

Dismiss

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Apr 10, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South Detention Center's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 11). "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

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Apr 13, 2026

Response to habeas petition

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Apr 20, 2026

Opinion and order

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Apr 22, 2026

Judgment

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Apr 24, 2026

Proof of Service