Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01587
Martinez Casado Morales v. Warden, South Florida Detention Center
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Case Information
Filed: May 11, 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)
Completed: May 29, 2026
Last Activity:
June 09, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
May 11, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Jorge Luis Martinez Casado Morales. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
May 11, 2026
MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Jorge Luis Martinez Casado Morales. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet. (Entered: 05/15/2026)
Main Document:
Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#3
May 15, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet on 5/15/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
May 15, 2026
Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#4
May 18, 2026
Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
Main Document:
Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
#5
May 26, 2026
RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by United States District Court of the United States. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Saylor, Amanda) (Entered: 05/26/2026)
Main Document:
Response to habeas petition
#6
May 26, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, South Florida Detention Center (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 05/26/2026)
Main Document:
Notice of appearance
#7
May 26, 2026
MOTION to Dismiss by Warden, South Florida Detention Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 05/26/2026)
Main Document:
Dismiss
#8
May 27, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of South Florida Detention Center's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 7). "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 5/27/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 05/27/2026)
May 27, 2026
Order on Motion to Dismiss
#9
May 28, 2026
OPINION AND ORDER. Jorge Luis Martinez Casado Morales' Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is DENIED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate any pending motions and deadlines, enter judgment, and close this case. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 5/28/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 05/28/2026)
#10
May 29, 2026
JUDGMENT entered pursuant to this Court's Order, entered May 11, 2026, the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1)is DENIED. Signed by Deputy Clerk on 5/29/2026. (LSS) (Entered: 05/29/2026)
Main Document:
Judgment
#11
Jun 09, 2026
Proof of Service
Main Document:
Proof of Service
Parties
Martinez Casado Morales
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Warden, South Florida Detention Center
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