LORUSSO v. BLANCHE

1:25-cv-00224FlndJan 6, 2026

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION
MICHAEL LORUSSO,
Petitioner,
v. 	Case No.: 1:25cv224/MCR/ZCB
TODD BLANCHE,
Respondent.
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ORDER
The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation dated August 28,
2025. See ECF No. 8. The Court furnished the petitioner a copy of the Report and
Recommendation and afforded an opportunity to file objections pursuant to Title 28,
United States Code, Section 636(b)(1). I have made a de novo determination of all
timely filed objections.
Having considered the Report and Recommendation, and any timely filed
objections thereto, I have determined the Report and Recommendation should be
adopted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. 	The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 8, is
adopted and incorporated by reference in this order.
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2. 	The amended habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. 5) is
DISMISSED without prejudice as frivolous and based on Younger abstention.
3. 	All pending motions are DENIED as moot.
4. 	A certificate of appealability is DENIED.
DONE AND ORDERED this 6th day of January 2026.
M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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