Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01784

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May 29, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number 17709) filed by Jose Gregorio Perez. (Attachments: # 1 Grounds for Petition, # 2 Exhibit Index, Exhibits A - D, # 3 Mailing Envelope)(SJD) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

#2

Jun 03, 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 6/10/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/3/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#3

Jun 09, 2026

Notice of appearance

#4

Jun 09, 2026

Response to habeas petition

#5

Jun 10, 2026

NOTICE TO COUNSEL Katherine Blankenship of Local Rule 2.01(b)(2)(B), which requires members of the Middle District bar to maintain with the clerk a current telephone number, mailing address, and email address. Update your contact information for the Middle District through PACER. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (ABM) (Entered: 06/10/2026)

#6

Jun 10, 2026

Notice of appearance

#7

Jun 10, 2026

Notice of appearance

#8

Jun 10, 2026

Dismiss

Jun 10, 2026

Notice to Counsel of Local Rule

#9

Jun 11, 2026

Notice of appearance

#10

Jun 12, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of South Florida Detention Facility'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 6/12/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

#11

Jun 12, 2026

Reply to response to petition

Jun 12, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#12

Jun 16, 2026

Opinion and order

#13

Jun 17, 2026

Judgment - Prisoner