Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01009

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Apr 03, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5.00, receipt number 17493) filed by Eliezer Salgado Delgado. (Attachments: # 1 Attachments, # 2 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) (Main Document 1 replaced on 4/8/2026) (JTM). (Entered: 04/07/2026)

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Apr 09, 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 3 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/9/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 04/09/2026)

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Apr 15, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance and Lead Counsel Designation by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center (Meros, Nicholas) Modified on 4/16/2026 to edit docket text. (WLB). (Entered: 04/15/2026)

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Apr 15, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Genevieve Refuveille on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center (Refuveille, Emma) (Entered: 04/15/2026)

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Apr 16, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas). (Entered: 04/16/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South Detention Center's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 5). "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 4/17/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

Apr 17, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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Apr 22, 2026

OPINION AND ORDER. Eliezer Salgado Delgado Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is GRANTED. The respondents shall release Salgado Delgado within 24 hours of this Order, and they shall provide him telephone access so he can arrange transp ortation from the facility. The Clerk is DIRECTED to send a copy of this order to USAFLM.Alcatraz@usdoj.gov, terminate any pending motions and deadlines, enter judgment, and close this case. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/22/2026. (SAP)

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Apr 23, 2026

JUDGMENT granting Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Signed by Deputy Clerk) (LAW) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

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Apr 23, 2026

MOTION to Set Aside Judgment by Attorney General U.S. ) U.S. Department of Justice. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Detention history))(Harwell, Lacy) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

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Apr 24, 2026

ORDER denying the Federal Respondents' Motion for Relief from Judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60 (Doc. 9). Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/24/2026. (NMC)

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Apr 27, 2026

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Eliezer Salgado Delgado. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(LF) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. (Entered: 05/02/2026)

May 04, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response / Reply

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May 06, 2026

Proof of Service