Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01619
Gonzalez Velazquez v. Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (Collier)
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Case Information
Filed: May 13, 2026
Assigned to:
Sheri Polster Chappell
Referred to:
Kevin R. Huguelet
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity:
June 02, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
May 13, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24947025) filed by Marcos Rene Gonzalez Velazquez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit I-797 Receipt for U Visa, # 3 Exhibit I797 Receipt for Waiver of Inadmissibility, # 4 Exhibit April 15 2026, Deferred Action Grant, # 5 Exhibit EAD Document issued under C14 Catagory, # 6 Exhibit Order of Supervision)(Aliferis, Themistoklis) Modified text on 5/14/2026 (CTR). (Entered: 05/13/2026)
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
May 13, 2026
NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Themistoklis Elijah Aliferis on behalf of Marcos Rene GONZALEZ VELAZQUEZ. Lead Counsel: Themistoklis E. Aliferis. (Aliferis, Themistoklis) (Entered: 05/13/2026)
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Notice of Lead Counsel Designation
#3
May 14, 2026
NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet. New case number: 2:26-cv-01619-SPC-KRH. (CTR) (Entered: 05/14/2026)
#4
May 14, 2026
Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and, MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Marcos Rene Gonzalez Velazquez. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Aliferis, Themistoklis) (Entered: 05/14/2026)
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Preliminary Injunction AND Temporary Restraining Order
May 14, 2026
Case Assigned/Reassigned
#5
May 15, 2026
Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
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Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
#6
May 21, 2026
Notice of appearance
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Notice of appearance
#7
May 21, 2026
Notice of appearance
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Notice of appearance
#8
May 22, 2026
Response to habeas petition
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Response to habeas petition
#9
May 22, 2026
Dismiss
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Dismiss
#10
May 24, 2026
Reply to response to petition
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Reply to response to petition
#11
May 26, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South Facility's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 9). "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 5/26/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 05/26/2026)
May 26, 2026
Order on Motion to Dismiss
#12
Jun 02, 2026
Proof of Service
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Proof of Service
Parties
Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations
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Gonzalez Velazquez
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