Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01904

#1

Jun 08, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5.00, receipt number 17747) filed by Nordeis Delgado Rodriguez. (Attachments: # 1 Attachments, # 2 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) (Entered: 06/10/2026)

#2

Jun 11, 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 6/18/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/11/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 06/11/2026)

#3

Jun 17, 2026

Notice of Lead Counsel Designation

#4

Jun 17, 2026

Dismiss

#5

Jun 18, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South Detention Center's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 4). "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 6/18/2026. (SAP) Modified on 6/18/2026 (SAP). (Entered: 06/18/2026)

#6

Jun 18, 2026

Response to habeas petition

Jun 18, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#8

Jun 25, 2026

OPINION AND ORDER. Nordeis Delgado Rodriguez's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is GRANTED. The respondents shall release Delgado Rodriguez within 24 hours of this Order and provide him telephone access so he can arrange transportation from the facility, unless he is returned to state custody. The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate any pending motions and deadlines, enter judgment, and close this case. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/25/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

#9

Jun 25, 2026

Judgment