Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-01949

#1

Jun 10, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Jaime Vega Salmon. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

#2

Jun 10, 2026

MEMORANDUM in support re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Jaime Vega Salmon. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

#3

Jun 10, 2026

MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Jaime Vega Salmon. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(JTM) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. (Entered: 06/12/2026)

#4

Jun 15, 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 6/22/2026. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/15/2026. (TDC) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

#5

Jun 15, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER granting 3 Petitioner's application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs. The court has reviewed the application submitted by Petitioner under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and finds Petitioner qualifies to proceed in forma pauperis. Petitioner may proceed without paying the filing fee. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell on 6/15/2026. (TLP) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

Jun 15, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#6

Jun 20, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Genevieve Refuveille on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center (Refuveille, Emma) (Entered: 06/20/2026)

#7

Jun 20, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance and Designation of Lead Counsel by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center (Meros, Nicholas) Modified text on 6/22/2026 (JDR). (Entered: 06/20/2026)

#8

Jun 22, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Emden, Christopher) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

#9

Jun 22, 2026

NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by U.S. Attorney General. Related case(s): Yes (Emden, Christopher) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

#10

Jun 22, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

#11

Jun 23, 2026

ENDORSED ORDER denying Respondent Warden of Florida Soft Side South Detention Center's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 10). "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 6/23/2026. (SAP) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

Jun 23, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

#13

Jun 29, 2026

OPINION AND ORDER. Jaime Vega Salmon's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is DENIED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate any pending motions and deadlines, enter judgment, and close this case. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/29/2026. (SAP)

#14

Jun 30, 2026

Judgment