Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01501

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May 04, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24894290) filed by Manuel Rodriguez Ferrer. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Proposed Summons, # 3 Appendix, # 4 Notice of Lead Counsel)(Urizar, Mario) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

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May 05, 2026

NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier. New case number: 2:26-cv-1501-SPC-DNF. (LMF) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

May 05, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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May 06, 2026

Order to Respond to Habeas Petition

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May 12, 2026

Notice of appearance

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May 13, 2026

Response to habeas petition

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May 13, 2026

Dismiss

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May 14, 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 5/14/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

May 14, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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May 20, 2026

Opinion and order

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May 22, 2026

Judgment

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May 26, 2026

Proof of Service