Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01103

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Apr 09, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24753014) filed by Edgar Tzoy De La Cruz. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit A - Passport, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit B - ICE Locator, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit C - Asylum Receipt, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit D - Birth Certificate)(Texidor, Christina) (Entered: 04/09/2026)

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Apr 10, 2026

NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier. New case number: 2:26-cv-01103-SPC-DNF. (JOS) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

Apr 10, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Apr 13, 2026

Order to Respond to Habeas Petition

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Apr 17, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Apr 20, 2026

Dismiss

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Apr 20, 2026

Response to habeas petition

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Apr 20, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden Matthew Mordant'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 4/20/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

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Apr 20, 2026

Reply to response to petition

Apr 20, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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Apr 22, 2026

Opinion and order

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Apr 24, 2026

Judgment