Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01624

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May 12, 2026

APPLICATION/PETITION (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. Filing fee $ 5.00 (IFP Motion filed), filed by Jorge Luis Martinez Casado Morales.Case restricted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2. (kma)[Transferred from flsd on 5/14/2026.] (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 12, 2026

Judge Assignment to Judge David S. Leibowitz (kma) [Transferred from flsd on 5/14/2026.] (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 12, 2026

MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Jorge Luis Martinez Casado Morales. Responses due by 5/26/2026. (kma) [Transferred from flsd on 5/14/2026.] . (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 12, 2026

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by MaryEllen M. Farrell Gieseler on behalf of Florida Soft Side South, U.S. Attorney General. Attorney MaryEllen M. Farrell Gieseler added to party Florida Soft Side South(pty:dft), Attorney MaryEllen M. Farrell Gieseler added to party U.S. Attorney General(pty:dft). (Gieseler, MaryEllen) [Transferred from flsd on 5/14/2026.] (Entered: 05/12/2026)

#5

May 13, 2026

Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction 1 Application/Petition (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Florida Soft Side South, U.S. Attorney General. Responses due by 5/27/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, Detention History)(Gieseler, MaryEllen) [Transferred from flsd on 5/14/2026.] (Entered: 05/13/2026)

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May 14, 2026

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. Closing Case. Motions terminated: 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Jorge Luis Martinez Casado Morales, 5 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction 1 Application/Petition (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Florida Soft Side South, U.S. Attorney General. Signed by Judge David S. Leibowitz on 5/13/2026. See attached document for full details. (drz) [Transferred from flsd on 5/14/2026.] (Entered: 05/14/2026)

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May 14, 2026

Case transferred in from District of Florida Southern; Case Number 1:26-cv-23321. File received electronically (Entered: 05/14/2026)

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May 14, 2026

Case TRANSFERRED from the Southern District of Florida. Case assigned to District Judge Dudek and Magistrate Judge Huguelet. New Case Number: 2:26-cv-1624-KCD-KRH. (JNB) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

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May 14, 2026

NOTICE TO COUNSEL MaryEllen M. Farrell Gieseler of Local Rule 2.01(b)(1)(G), which requires members of the Middle District bar to register with the Middle District CM/ECF system by submitting an e-file registration through PACER. The attorney listed shall file a notice of compliance within fourteen days. Failure to comply with this notice within fourteen days will result in counsel being terminated from the docket sheet without further notice. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (JNB) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

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May 14, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 3 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet on 5/14/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

May 14, 2026

Notice to Counsel of Local Rule

May 14, 2026

District Transfer In

May 14, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#11

May 15, 2026

ORDER to show cause why Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) should not be granted. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Order, the Petition, with exhibits (Doc. 1) electronically to the United States Attorney's Office in Tampa, Florida (USAFLM.Alcatraz@usdoj.gov) and by certified mail to the Attorney General of the United States in Washington, D.C (U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20530-0001). Petitioner is also directed to serve this order on Respondents by 5/22/2026, and file proof of service. Petitioner does not need to obtain a summons to do so. Respondents are DIRECTED to Show Cause by 6/4/2026. Signed by District Judge Kyle C. Dudek on 5/15/2026. (CGW) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

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Jun 01, 2026

Notice of a Related Action

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Jun 01, 2026

Response to habeas petition

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Jun 01, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER. Before the Court is Petitioner Jorge Luis Martinez Casado Morales's Second Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Doc. 1). United States District Sheri Polster Chappell denied Petitioner'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 Sheri Polster Chappell, with his consent, for all further purposes. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to REASSIGN this case to United States District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell. Signed by District Judge Kyle C. Dudek on 6/1/2026. (BLW) (Entered: 06/01/2026)

Jun 01, 2026

Order

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Jun 02, 2026

Proof of Service

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Jun 02, 2026

Case Reassigned to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell. New case number: 2:26-cv-1624-SPC-KRH. District Judge Kyle C. Dudek no longer assigned to the case. (LF) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

Jun 02, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Jun 03, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Jun 03, 2026

Dismiss

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Jun 03, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 18). "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 6/3/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

Jun 03, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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Jun 05, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER. Immigration detainee Jorge Luis Martinez Casado Morales filed the same habeas petition in this Court and in the Southern District of Florida. This Court denied the petition on 5/28/2026 in M.D. Fla. Case No. 2:26-cv-1587-SPC-KCD. Meanwhile, the Southern District of Florida opened a case and transferred it here. Because this action is duplicative of 26-cv-1587, it is DISMISSED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment and close this case. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/5/2026. (NMC) (Entered: 06/05/2026)

Jun 05, 2026

Order Dismissing Case

#21

Jun 08, 2026

JUDGMENT Because this action is duplicative of 26-cv-1587, it is DISMISSED. (Signed by Deputy Clerk) (LJC) (Entered: 06/08/2026)