Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01257

Benitez-Garrido v. Warden, Florida Soft Side South

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Filed: April 20, 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)
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Last Activity: May 22, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Apr 20, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Frank Benitez-Garrido. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) (Entered: 04/23/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Habeas RECAP PACER
#2
Apr 20, 2026
MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Frank Benitez-Garrido. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. (Entered: 04/23/2026)
Main Document: Proceed In Forma Pauperis
Habeas RECAP PACER
#3
Apr 24, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER granting the petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2). Signed by Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell on 4/24/2026. (NMC) (Entered: 04/24/2026)
Apr 24, 2026
Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#4
Apr 28, 2026
Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
Main Document: Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
Habeas RECAP PACER
#5
May 04, 2026
Notice of appearance
Main Document: Notice of appearance
Habeas RECAP PACER
#6
May 04, 2026
MOTION to Dismiss 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden, Florida Soft Side South. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit "A", # 2 Exhibit "B")(Meros, Nicholas) Modified on 5/5/2026 as to docket text (LJC). (Entered: 05/04/2026)
Main Document: Dismiss
Habeas RECAP PACER
#7
May 05, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South'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 5/5/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 05/05/2026)
#8
May 05, 2026
NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Attorney General of the United States. Related case(s): Yes (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Detention History)(Saylor, Amanda) (Entered: 05/05/2026)
Main Document: Notice of a Related Action
Habeas RECAP PACER
#9
May 05, 2026
Response to habeas petition
Main Document: Response to habeas petition
Habeas RECAP PACER
May 05, 2026
Order on Motion to Dismiss
#10
May 15, 2026
Proof of Service
Main Document: Proof of Service
Habeas RECAP PACER
#11
May 22, 2026
Opinion and order
Main Document: Opinion and order
Habeas RECAP PACER
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