LUIS ALAIN NAVARRO PERERA
v.
PAMELA BONDI ET AL.
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The court denied the petitioner's motion for clarification of service requirements, stating it would not serve the additional respondents named.
[1] In a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. …
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Court citing Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 435 (2004) to explain the framework governing habeas actions
Petitioner, detained and represented by counsel, filed a habeas action naming five federal and state officials as respondents. The court previously or…
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The statutes and rules governing habeas actions reflect "that there is generally only one proper respondent to a given prisoner's habeas petition.” Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 435 (2004). The petitioner muddied the waters here by naming five officials as respondents. [fn 2] The Court ordered service under Section 2254 Rule 4, which does not contemplate multiple respondents. The Court will not take any action to serve the other officials named in the petition. Nor will it speculate on the potential consequences of the petitioner's litigation strategy in an unbriefed, ex parte opinion. Accordingly, the petitioner's motion (Doc. 6) is denied.
DONE AND ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on November 24, 2025.
Sheri Polster Rappell
SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SA: FTMP-1
[fn 1]: The Court applies the rules to this case under Section 2254 Rule 1(b) ("The district court may apply any or all of these rules to a habeas corpus petition not covered by Rule 1(a)").
[fn 2]: To be sure, some confusion about the proper respondent is reasonable. The Supreme Court has not yet clarified whether habeas challenges to immigration detention should be directed at the Attorney General or the immediate custodian. See Padilla, 542 U.S. at 435 n.8.