Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01155

#1

Apr 13, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24767278) filed by Lotver Tarax Juarez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A - Passport, # 3 Exhibit B - Social Media Post, # 4 Exhibit C - ICE Locator, # 5 Exhibit D - Asylum Receipt)(Texidor, Christina) Modified text on 4/14/2026 (TDC). (Entered: 04/13/2026)

#2

Apr 13, 2026

AMENDED document by Lotver Tarax Juarez. Amendment to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Passport, # 2 Exhibit B - Social Media Posts, # 3 Exhibit C - ICE Locator, # 4 Exhibit D - NTA, # 5 Exhibit E - Asylum Receipt)(Texidor, Christina) Modified text on 4/14/2026 (TDC). (Entered: 04/13/2026)

#3

Apr 14, 2026

NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier. New case number: 2:26-cv-1155-SPC-DNF. (AJS) (Entered: 04/14/2026)

#4

Apr 14, 2026

AMENDED PETITION by a Federal prisoner for writ of habeas corpus filed by Lotver Tarax Juarez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Passport, # 2 Exhibit B - Social Media Posts, # 3 Exhibit C - ICE Locator, # 4 Exhibit D - NTA, # 5 Exhibit E - Asylum Receipt)(Texidor, Christina) Modified text on 4/14/2026 (MCB). (Entered: 04/14/2026)

Apr 14, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

#5

Apr 15, 2026

Order to Respond to Habeas Petition

#6

Apr 19, 2026

Notice of appearance

#7

Apr 19, 2026

Notice of appearance

#8

Apr 21, 2026

Dismiss

#9

Apr 22, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden Matthew Mordant's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 8). "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 4/22/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

#10

Apr 22, 2026

Response to amended habeas petition

Apr 22, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#11

Apr 23, 2026

Reply to response to petition

#12

Apr 27, 2026

Opinion and order

#13

Apr 28, 2026

Judgment - Prisoner

#14

May 12, 2026

Proof of Service