Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-02043
Diaz v. Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center
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Case Information
Filed: June 17, 2026
Assigned to:
Kyle C. Dudek
Referred to:
Kevin R. Huguelet
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity:
July 02, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Jun 17, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal filed by Alberto Diaz. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(LAW) (Entered: 06/22/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Jun 17, 2026
MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis / Affidavit of Indigency by Alberto Diaz. (Attachments: # 1 Mailing Envelope)(LAW) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet. (Entered: 06/22/2026)
Main Document:
Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#3
Jun 22, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER granting 2 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Huguelet on 6/22/2026. (BRH) (Entered: 06/22/2026)
Jun 22, 2026
Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#4
Jun 23, 2026
ORDER to show cause why Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) should not be granted. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Order, the Petition, with exhibits (Doc. 1) electronically to Respondents at USAFLM.Alcatraz@usdoj.gov and OPLAORLFEDLIT@ice.dhs.gov and by first-class mail to the Attorney General of the United States in Washington, D.C (U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20530-0001). Petitioner is also directed to serve this order on Respondents by 6/30/2026, and file proof of service. Petitioner does not need to obtain a summons to do so. Respondents are DIRECTED to Show Cause by 7/13/2026. Signed by District Judge Kyle C. Dudek on 6/23/2026. (CGW) (Entered: 06/23/2026)
Main Document:
Order to show cause
#5
Jul 01, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance and Lead Counsel Designation by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center (Meros, Nicholas) Modified text on 7/1/2026 (BD). (Entered: 07/01/2026)
Main Document:
Notice of appearance
#6
Jul 01, 2026
MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ Habeas Corpus by Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) Modified text on 7/2/2026 (LAW). (Entered: 07/01/2026)
Main Document:
Dismiss
#7
Jul 02, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER denying 6 Respondent Warden's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus for the reasons set forth in Jimenez v. Mordant, No. 2:26-cv-451-KCD-NPM, 2026 WL 820536 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 25, 2026). Petitioner seeks, among other relief, immediate release from custody. As the immediate custodian of Petitioner, Warden is a proper respondent to his habeas petition. Signed by District Judge Kyle C. Dudek on 7/2/2026. (Dudek, Kyle) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
Jul 02, 2026
Order on Motion to Dismiss
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Diaz
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Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center
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