Cardenas Gomez v. Woodall et al
Petitioner: Javier Cardenas Gomez
Respondent: Warden Ronnie Woodall, Field Office Dir. Garrett J. Ripa, Acting Director Todd M. Lyons, Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pamela Bondi
Case Number: 3:2026cv00631
Filed: March 24, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Patricia D Barksdale
Referring Judge: Marcia Morales Howard
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 8, 2026 Filing 19 JUDGMENT granting Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus as to Count One, and denying Respondent Warden's Motion to Dismiss. (Signed by Deputy Clerk) (WLB)
May 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER granting #1 Petition as to Count One and denying #11 Respondent Warden's Motion to Dismiss, directions to the Clerk. Respondents shall release Petitioner within 24 hours of this Order. Signed by Judge Marcia Morales Howard on 5/7/2026. (SM)
April 22, 2026 Filing 17 NOTICE of Striking Document #15 by Javier Cardenas Gomez (Burgos, Alice) Modified text on 4/23/2026 (BD).
April 22, 2026 Filing 16 REPLY re #12 Response to habeas petition by Javier Cardenas Gomez. (Burgos, Alice)
April 22, 2026 Filing 15 REPLY to #12 Response to #1 habeas petition filed by Javier Cardenas Gomez. (Burgos, Alice) Modified text on 4/23/2026 (Duplicate of doc. #16 Reply) (BD).
April 21, 2026 Filing 14 PROOF of service - Attorney General of the United States served on 04/06/2026. (JOS)
April 20, 2026 Filing 13 RESPONSE in Opposition re #11 MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Javier Cardenas Gomez. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Burgos, Alice)
April 8, 2026 Filing 12 RESPONSE to #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Garrett J. Ripa. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Notice to Appear, #2 Exhibit B - Petitioner's I-213, #3 Exhibit C - Notice of Custody Determination, #4 Exhibit D - IJ Order Denying Bond, #5 Exhibit E - Notice of Hearing, #6 Exhibit F - Detention History, #7 Exhibit G - Federal Respondent's Redacted Response (Gomez-Pena))(Tran, Mai)
April 8, 2026 Filing 11 MOTION to Dismiss #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Ronnie Woodall. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas) Modified on 4/9/2026 as to docket text(LJC).
April 8, 2026 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Genevieve Refuveille on behalf of Ronnie Woodall (Refuveille, Emma)
April 8, 2026 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Ronnie Woodall (Meros, Nicholas)
April 2, 2026 Filing 8 PROOF of service - Director of Enforcement and Removal of Operations Miami Field Office served. (JOS)
April 2, 2026 Filing 7 PROOF of service - Warden or Facility Director North Florida Detention Center served on March 30, 2026. (JOS)
March 31, 2026 Filing 6 NOTICE of change of address by Alice Carmen Burgos (Burgos, Alice)
March 25, 2026 Filing 5 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Alice Carmen Burgos on behalf of Javier Cardenas Gomez. Lead Counsel: Ilia Garrity Lopez. (Burgos, Alice)
March 25, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER to respond and show cause why the petition should not be granted. The Clerk is directed to serve the petition. Response to petition due by 4/8/2026. The Petitioner has 14 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge Marcia Morales Howard on 3/25/2026. (CAW)
March 24, 2026 Filing 3 NOTICE TO COUNSEL Ilia Carolina Garrity Lopez and Alice Carmen Burgos of Local Rule 2.02(a), which states, "The first paper filed on behalf of a party must designate only one lead counsel who - unless the party changes the designation - remains lead counsel throughout the action." Counsel must file a Notice of Lead Counsel Designation identifying lead counsel. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (JOS)
March 24, 2026 Filing 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Marcia Morales Howard and Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale. New case number: 3:26-cv-631-MMH-PDB. (AA)
March 24, 2026 Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24654849) filed by Javier Cardenas Gomez. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit Table of Exhibits, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit 5, #8 Exhibit 6, #9 Exhibit 7)(Burgos, Alice)

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Petitioner: Javier Cardenas Gomez
Represented By: Alice Carmen Burgos
Represented By: Ilia Carolina Garrity Lopez
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Respondent: Warden Ronnie Woodall
Represented By: Emma Genevieve Refuveille
Represented By: Nicholas John Peter Meros
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Respondent: Field Office Dir. Garrett J. Ripa
Represented By: Mai Tran
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Respondent: Acting Director Todd M. Lyons
Represented By: Mai Tran
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Respondent: Secretary Kristi Noem
Represented By: Mai Tran
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Respondent: Attorney General Pamela Bondi
Represented By: Mai Tran
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