Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01580

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May 11, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number 17624) filed by Abel Padron Alfonso. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment, # 2 Mailing Envelope)(ABM) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

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May 14, 2026

ORDER to respond and show cause why the petition should not be granted. The Clerk is directed to serve the petition. The Petitioner has 3 days to reply to the response to petition. Response to petition due by 5/21/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 5/14/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

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May 21, 2026

Notice of appearance

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May 21, 2026

Notice of appearance

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May 21, 2026

Response to habeas petition

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May 21, 2026

Dismiss

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May 22, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South Detention Center'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 5/22/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

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May 22, 2026

Response to habeas petition

May 22, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss