Southern District of Florida • 1:26-cv-25673
Lopez Alvarez v. U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement
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Case Information
Filed: August 20, 2026
Assigned to:
Darrin Phillip Gayles
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity:
September 30, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Aug 20, 2026
APPLICATION/PETITION (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. Filing fee $ 5.00 (not paid/ IFP Motion not filed), filed by Miguel Angel Lopez Alvarez.Case restricted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2. (kma) (Entered: 08/20/2026)
Main Document:
Application/Petition (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Aug 20, 2026
Judge Assignment to Judge Darrin P. Gayles (kma) (Entered: 08/20/2026)
Aug 20, 2026
Judge Assignment
#3
Aug 21, 2026
ORDER REQUIRING PAYMENT OF FILING FEE OR MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Filing Fee due by 9/4/2026. Motions due by 9/4/2026. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles on 8/21/2026. See attached document for full details. (cwc) (Entered: 08/21/2026)
Main Document:
Order Requiring Payment of Filing Fee or Filing IFP Motion
#4
Aug 21, 2026
Clerk's NOTICE of Compliance re DE 3 ORDER REQUIRING PAYMENT OF FILING FEE OR MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Copy of Order DE 3 and Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Short Form) mailed to Petitioner at Miami FDC. (cwc) (Entered: 08/21/2026)
Aug 21, 2026
Notice of Compliance
#5
Aug 24, 2026
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Esther Lyette Alcaraz on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement. Attorney Esther Lyette Alcaraz added to party U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement(pty:dft). (Alcaraz, Esther) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
Main Document:
Notice of Attorney Appearance
#6
Sep 15, 2026
VACATED ORDER DISMISSING PETITION WITHOUT PREJUDICE. This case is CLOSED. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles on 9/15/2026. See attached document for full details. (cwc) Per DE 9 Modified Text Vacating on 9/23/2026 (cwc). (Entered: 09/15/2026)
Main Document:
Order Dismissing/Closing Case or Party
#7
Sep 15, 2026
Clerk's NOTICE of Compliance re DE 6 ORDER DISMISSING PETITION WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Copy of Order DE 6 mailed to Petitioner at Miami FDC. (cwc) (Entered: 09/15/2026)
#8
Sep 15, 2026
Clerks Notice of Receipt of Filing Fee received on 9/9/2026 in the amount of $ 5.00, receipt number FLS322536. (vt) (Entered: 09/15/2026)
Main Document:
Clerk's Receipt (combines Filing Fee and Partial Filing Fee)
Sep 15, 2026
Notice of Compliance
#10
Sep 18, 2026
MOTION to Redact Petition of Habeas Corpus by Miguel Angel Lopez Alvarez. Responses due by 10/2/2026. (cwc) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
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Miscellaneous Relief
#9
Sep 23, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND VACATING DE 6 ORDER DISMISSING PETITION WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles on 9/23/2026. See attached document for full details. (cwc) (Entered: 09/23/2026)
Main Document:
Order Reopening Case AND Order to Show Cause AND Order to Vacate
#11
Sep 24, 2026
PAPERLESS ORDER granting 10 Motion. Petitioner has moved the Court to "redact" his underlying Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2241 "based on [the] immigration judge granting [Petitioner's] voluntary departure[]... on 9/14/26[.]" [ECF No. 10 at 1]. The Court liberally construes this pro se Motion as a Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss the Petition, see Winthrop-Redin v. United States, 767 F.3d 1210, 1215 (11th Cir. 2014) (citation omitted), and finds good cause to grant the requested relief. Accordingly, the Petition [ECF No. 1] is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to CLOSE this case and DENY AS MOOT all pending motions. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles on 9/24/2026. (gat) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
Sep 24, 2026
Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
Sep 30, 2026
Administrative Order
Parties
Lopez Alvarez
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U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement
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