Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01805
Linares Calafell v. Warden, Florida Soft Side South
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Case Information
Filed: May 29, 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: June 16, 2026
Last Activity:
June 17, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
May 29, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Arlex Alexis Linares Calafell. 1 service copy provided. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(LAW) (Entered: 06/01/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
May 29, 2026
MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis / Affidavit of Indigency by Arlex Alexis Linares Calafell. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(LAW) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet. (Entered: 06/01/2026)
Main Document:
Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#3
Jun 01, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet on 6/1/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 06/01/2026)
Jun 01, 2026
Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#4
Jun 02, 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 6/9/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/2/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 06/02/2026)
Main Document:
Order to Respond to Habeas Petition
#5
Jun 08, 2026
Notice of appearance
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Notice of appearance
#6
Jun 08, 2026
Dismiss
Main Document:
Dismiss
#7
Jun 09, 2026
Response to habeas petition
Main Document:
Response to habeas petition
#8
Jun 09, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South'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 6/9/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/09/2026)
Jun 09, 2026
Order on Motion to Dismiss
#10
Jun 17, 2026
Judgment
Main Document:
Judgment
Parties
Linares Calafell
Party
Warden, Florida Soft Side South
Party