Completed
Case Information
Filed: April 07, 2026
Assigned to:
Sheri Polster Chappell
Referred to:
Nicolas P. Mizell
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
Completed: April 20, 2026
Last Activity:
April 27, 2026
Parties:
View All Parties →
Docket Entries
#1
Apr 07, 2026
Verified PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24731944) filed by Jorge Lopez-Pacheco. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Table of Contents and Exhibits)(Collado, Carolina) Modified duplicate text on 4/8/2026 (CTR). (Entered: 04/07/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Apr 07, 2026
NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. New case number: 2:26-1057-SPC-NPM. (RLD) (Entered: 04/07/2026)
Apr 07, 2026
Case Assigned/Reassigned
#3
Apr 08, 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 4/15/2026. The Petitioner has 3 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/8/2026. (LMF) (Entered: 04/08/2026)
Main Document:
Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
#4
Apr 14, 2026
Notice of appearance
Main Document:
Notice of appearance
#5
Apr 14, 2026
Notice of appearance
Main Document:
Notice of appearance
#6
Apr 14, 2026
Dismiss
Main Document:
Dismiss
#7
Apr 15, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Alligator Alcatraz's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 6). "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 4/15/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/15/2026)
#8
Apr 15, 2026
Response to habeas petition
Main Document:
Response to habeas petition
Apr 15, 2026
Order on Motion to Dismiss
#9
Apr 16, 2026
Reply to response to petition
Main Document:
Reply to response to petition
#11
Apr 20, 2026
Judgment - Prisoner
Main Document:
Judgment - Prisoner
#12
Apr 27, 2026
Proof of Service
Main Document:
Proof of Service
Parties
Lopez-Pacheco
Party
MULLIN
Party