Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01470

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May 01, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Fernano Fuentez Munoz. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(ABM) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

#2

May 01, 2026

MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Fernano Fuentez Munoz. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(ABM) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier. (Entered: 05/04/2026)

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May 04, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier on 5/4/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

May 04, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#4

May 05, 2026

Order to Respond to Habeas Petition

#5

May 12, 2026

Notice of a Related Action

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May 12, 2026

Notice of appearance

#7

May 12, 2026

Response to habeas petition

#8

May 12, 2026

Dismiss

#9

May 12, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South 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 5/12/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

May 12, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#10

May 18, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER. Before the Court is Petitioner Fernando Fuertes Munoz's second Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1). Senior United States District Judge John E. Steele handled Fuertes Munoz's first petition and is thus familiar with the factual and procedural background of this case. Per Middle District of Florida Local Rule 1.07(a)(2)(A), this related, later-filed action is transferred to the Honorable John E. Steele, with his consent, for all further purposes. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to REASSIGN this case to Senior United States District Judge John E. Steele. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 5/18/2026. (NMC) (Entered: 05/18/2026)

May 18, 2026

Order Reassigning Case to Another Judge w/in Division

#11

May 19, 2026

Case Reassigned to Judge John E. Steele. New case number: 2:26-cv-1470-JES-DNF. Judge Sheri Polster Chappell no longer assigned to the case. (LF) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

May 19, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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May 26, 2026

Proof of Service