Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01094

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Apr 09, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5.00, receipt number 17513) filed by Wistong Francois. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

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Apr 13, 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 4/20/2026. The Petitioner has 3 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/13/2026. (CAW) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Apr 17, 2026

Dismiss / Lack of Jurisdiction

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Apr 20, 2026

Dismiss

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Apr 20, 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 4/20/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

Apr 20, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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Apr 23, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss / Lack of Jurisdiction

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Apr 27, 2026

CASE ELECTRONICALLY TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of California. (LMF) (Entered: 04/27/2026)

Apr 27, 2026

District Transfer Out

Apr 27, 2026

Acknowledgment - Transferred Case Opened

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May 04, 2026

Proof of Service