Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01761

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May 26, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Bernardo Escobia Martinez. 1 service copy provided. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Mailing Envelope)(LAW) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

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May 27, 2026

Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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May 27, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet on 5/27/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

May 27, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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May 28, 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 6/4/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 5/28/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 05/28/2026)

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Jun 04, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Jun 04, 2026

Notice of appearance

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Jun 04, 2026

Response to habeas petition

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Jun 04, 2026

Dismiss

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Jun 05, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of South Florida 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 6/5/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/05/2026)

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Jun 05, 2026

Supplement

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Jun 05, 2026

Supplement

Jun 05, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

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Jun 10, 2026

Opinion and order

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Jun 12, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief

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Jun 16, 2026

Opinion and order

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Jun 16, 2026

Judgment