Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01629

#1

May 14, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Blake Richard Anthony. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

#2

May 14, 2026

MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Blake Richard Anthony. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet. (Entered: 05/19/2026)

#3

May 19, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet on 5/19/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

May 19, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#4

May 20, 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 5/27/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 5/20/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 05/20/2026)

#5

May 26, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance and Designation of Lead Counsel by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, South Florida Detention Facility (Meros, Nicholas) Modified on 5/27/2026 to add text. (LD). (Entered: 05/26/2026)

#6

May 27, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden, South Florida Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

#7

May 27, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Attorney General of the United States. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E)(Keefe, Sean) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

#8

May 28, 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 5/28/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 05/28/2026)

May 28, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#9

Jun 03, 2026

Opinion and order

#10

Jun 04, 2026

Judgment

#11

Jun 09, 2026

Proof of Service