Southern District of Florida • 1:26-cv-26026

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Sep 01, 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 Mario Gonzalez Gonzalez. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law, # 2 Exhibit)Case restricted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2. (kma) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

Judge Assignment to Judge K. Michael Moore (kma) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

Sep 01, 2026

Judge Assignment

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Sep 02, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Respondents' deadline to respond is September 5, 2026. Signed by Judge K. Michael Moore on 9/2/2026. See attached document for full details. (srn) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

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Sep 03, 2026

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Chantel Doakes Shelton on behalf of Miami Federal Detention Center. Attorney Chantel Doakes Shelton added to party Miami Federal Detention Center(pty:dft). (Doakes Shelton, Chantel) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

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Sep 04, 2026

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to Order to Show Cause by Miami Federal Detention Center. Attorney Michele S. Vigilance added to party Miami Federal Detention Center(pty:dft). Responses due by 9/18/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix)(Vigilance, Michele) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

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Sep 08, 2026

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re 3 Order to Show Cause by Miami Federal Detention Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Doakes Shelton, Chantel) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

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Sep 08, 2026

PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon sua sponte review of the record. On September 8, 2026, Respondents represented to this Court that Petitioner was released from immigration detention pursuant to an order of supervision and is no longer in Respondents' custody. See (ECF No. 6) at 1. "Article III of the Constitution limits the jurisdiction of federal courts to 'cases' and 'controversies,' and the justiciability doctrine's main components include mootness." Djadju v. Vega, 32 F.4th 1102, 1106 (11th Cir. 2022) (cleaned up and citation omitted). "The doctrine of mootness derives directly from the case or controversy limitation because 'an action that is moot cannot be characterized as an active case or controversy.'" Soliman v. United States ex rel. INS, 296 F.3d 1237, 1242 (11th Cir. 2002) (citation omitted). A case is moot "when it no longer presents a live controversy with respect to which the court can give meaningful relief." Id. (citation omitted). "If events that occur subsequent to the filing of a lawsuit or an appeal deprive the court of the ability to give the plaintiff or appellant meaningful relief, then the case is moot and must be dismissed." Al Najjar v. Ashcroft, 273 F.3d 1330, 1336 (11th Cir. 2001). Here, Petitioner alleges that his detention was unlawful pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See (ECF No. 1). As Petitioner is no longer in Respondents' custody, the Court no longer has jurisdiction over his Petition because it no longer presents a live controversy. See (ECF No. 44) at 1; see also Mehmood v. U.S. Att'y Gen., 808 F. App'x 911, 913 (11th Cir. 2020) ("[Petitioner's] petition for habeas corpus seeks relief from immigration detention, and that is relief we simply cannot provide because he is no longer detained by ICE."). Accordingly, this case is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. All pending motions, if any, are DENIED AS MOOT. The Order to Show Cause (ECF No. 3) is DISCHARGED. The Clerk of Court is INSTRUCTED to CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge K. Michael Moore on 9/8/2026. (srn) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

Sep 08, 2026

Order Dismissing/Closing Case or Party

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Sep 10, 2026

Clerks Notice of Receipt of Filing Fee received on 9/9/2026 in the amount of $ 5.00, receipt number FLS322360. (vt) (Entered: 09/10/2026)