Garcia Perez v. Vitello et al
Plaintiff: Ivan Garcia Perez
Defendant: Caleb Vitello, kelly walker, KRISTI NOEM and Pam Bondi
Case Number: 0:2025cv62639
Filed: December 22, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: William P Dimitrouleas
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1651 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 NOTICE of Compliance by Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Caleb Vitello, kelly walker re #15 Order to Show Cause (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Notice of 1/13 Hearing, #2 Exhibit B - Order Granting Bond) (Laux, Zakarij)
January 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE of Compliance re #13 Order Dismissing/Closing Case. Order sent. (ksr)
January 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re #13 Order Dismissing/Closing Case. Show Cause Response due by 1/20/2026. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 1/16/2026. See attached document for full details. (ksr)
January 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 14 TRANSCRIPT of Writ Hearing held on January 7, 2026 before Judge William P. Dimitrouleas, 1-8 pages, Court Reporter: Patricia Bailey-Entin, 305-523-5631 / [email protected]. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased by contacting the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 2/2/2026. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 2/10/2026. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 4/10/2026. (Bailey-Entin, Patricia)
January 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER GRANTING IN PART PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS / Closing Case. (Without Prejudice) Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 1/7/2026. See attached document for full details. (ksr)
January 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 PAPERLESS Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge William P. Dimitrouleas: Writ Hearing held on 1/7/2026. Court heard arguments from both parties. Order to follow. Total time in court: 10 minutes. Attorney Appearance(s): Zakarij Neil Laux, Noticing INS Attorney, Inna Shapovalov, Louize Muller Fiore, Court Reporter: Patricia Bailey-Entin, 305-523-5631 / [email protected]. (rbu)
January 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Inna Shapovalov on behalf of Ivan Garcia Perez. Attorney Inna Shapovalov added to party Ivan Garcia Perez(pty:pla). (Shapovalov, Inna)
December 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER SETTING HEARING Motion Hearing set for 1/7/2026 01:15 PM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge William P. Dimitrouleas. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 12/30/2025. See attached document for full details. (ksr)
December 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER REQUIRING COUNSEL TO MEET, FILE JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT AND JOINT DISCOVERY REPORT Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 12/29/2025. See attached document for full details. (ksr)
December 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re #6 Order,, Set Response/Answer Due Deadline, by PAM BONDI, Kristi Noem, Caleb Vitello, kelly walker. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(Laux, Zakarij)
December 23, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE of Compliance re #6 Order,, Set Response/Answer Due Deadline, - copy sent to the parties. (ksr)
December 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER REQUIRING EXPEDITED RESPONSE FROM RESPONDENTS re #1 Application/Petition (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, filed by Ivan Garcia Perez, PAM BONDI response due 12/29/2025; KRISTI NOEM response due 12/29/2025; Caleb Vitello response due 12/29/2025; kelly walker response due 12/29/2025. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 12/22/2025. See attached document for full details. (ksr)
December 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Summons Issued as to PAM BONDI, KRISTI NOEM, Caleb Vitello, kelly walker, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (ksr)
December 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Summons(es) for Defendants by Ivan Garcia Perez re #1 Application/Petition (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, filed by Ivan Garcia Perez (Attachments: #1 Summon(s), #2 Summon(s), #3 Summon(s)) (Fiore, Louize)
December 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Clerk's Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case. Documents Improperly Arranged. The Filer did not properly attach the Complaint and Exhibits. Future filings must comply with the CM/ECF Civil Case Opening Guide. It is not necessary to re-file this document. (ksr)
December 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge William P. Dimitrouleas. (ksr)
December 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 First APPLICATION/PETITION (Complaint) for Writ of Habeas Corpus . Filing fee $ 5.00. Pay.gov Agency Tracking ID FLSDC-AFLSDC-19057984, payment transferred from : 0:25-cv-62629-XXXX Garcia Perez v. Walker et al, filed by Ivan Garcia Perez. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s), #3 Summon(s), #4 Summon(s), #5 Summon(s), #6 Certification VERIFICATION OF COUNSEL)Case restricted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2. (Fiore, Louize) (Main Document 1 replaced on 12/22/2025) (ksr). (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/22/2025: #7 Exhibit) (ksr). Modified images on 12/22/2025 (ksr).

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Plaintiff: Ivan Garcia Perez
Represented By: Louize Muller Fiore
Represented By: Inna Shapovalov
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Defendant: Caleb Vitello
Represented By: Noticing INS Attorney
Represented By: Zakarij Neil Laux
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