Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01801

#1

Jun 01, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

#2

Jun 01, 2026

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 to Habeas Petition

#5

Jun 07, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Genevieve Refuveille on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South (Refuveille, Emma) (Entered: 06/07/2026)

#6

Jun 07, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/07/2026)

#7

Jun 09, 2026

Response to habeas petition

#8

Jun 09, 2026

Dismiss

#9

Jun 15, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South'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 6/15/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

#10

Jun 15, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER. Before the Court is Petitioner Jorge Valdez Rodriguez's second Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1). United States District Judge Kyle C. Dudek denied Valdes Rodriguez's first petition and is thus familiar with the factual and procedural background of this case. Per Middle District of Florida Local Rule 1.07(a)(2)(A), this related, later-filed action is transferred to the Honorable Kyle C. Dudek, with his consent, for all further purposes. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to REASSIGN this case to United States District Judge Kyle C. Dudek. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/15/2026. (NMC) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

Jun 15, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

Jun 15, 2026

Order Reassigning Case to Another Judge w/in Division

#11

Jun 16, 2026

Case Reassigned to District Judge Kyle C. Dudek. New case number: 2:26-cv-1801-KCD-KRH. Judge Sheri Polster Chappell no longer assigned to the case. (RPB) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

Jun 16, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

#12

Jun 18, 2026

Order

#13

Jun 18, 2026

Judgment