Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01771

#1

May 28, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

#2

May 28, 2026

MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Pierre P. Lefranc. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(SJD) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet. (Entered: 05/28/2026)

#3

May 28, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet on 5/28/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 05/28/2026)

May 28, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#4

May 29, 2026

Order to Respond to Habeas Petition

#5

Jun 03, 2026

Notice of appearance

#6

Jun 05, 2026

Dismiss

#7

Jun 05, 2026

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

#8

Jun 05, 2026

Response to habeas petition

Jun 05, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#9

Jun 11, 2026

Opinion and order

#10

Jun 11, 2026

Judgment