Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01149

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Apr 13, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Alexei Javier Portunodo. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(LMF) (Entered: 04/15/2026)

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Apr 13, 2026

MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Alexei Javier Portunodo. (LMF) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier. (Entered: 04/15/2026)

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Apr 15, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, finding that Plaintiff is a pauper authorized to proceed with the Complaint without payment of a filing fee. Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier on 4/15/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 04/15/2026)

Apr 15, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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Apr 16, 2026

Order to Respond to Habeas Petition

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Apr 22, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Apr 22, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Apr 23, 2026

Response to habeas petition

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Apr 23, 2026

Dismiss

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Apr 29, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of South Florida Detention Facility'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 4/29/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

Apr 29, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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May 01, 2026

Opinion and order

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May 05, 2026

JUDGMENT denying Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Signed by Deputy Clerk) (LAW) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

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May 18, 2026

Proof of Service