WADE v. UNIVERSAL PROPERTY CASUALTY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
CATHERINE WADE,
Plaintiff,
v. 	Case No.: 3:25cv194/MCR/ZCB
UNIVERSAL PROPERTY &
CASUALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendant.
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ORDER
The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation on October 14,
2025, recommending dismissal without prejudice for the failure to effect service.
See ECF No. 19. 	The Court furnished the Plaintiff 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). Plaintiff filed a timely objection, ECF No.
20, and an untimely objection, ECF No. 23, as well as a “Motion Release of All
Claims,” ECF No. 21, and a “Motion to Supplement Report,” ECF No. 22. 	The
Court has considered the record and made a de novo determination of all objections.
Plaintiffs’ filings indicate that she believes service has been perfected but no proper
proof of service appears on the record, despite the Clerk having mailed her the
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summons and the October 14, 2025, Report and Recommendation having set out
explicitly the manner by which a corporation can be served under federal and Florida
law. Plaintiff’s objections do not show that she complied with that process, and the
record still does not reflect that proper service has been effected. 	Even Plaintiff’s
subsequently filed motions and the latest untimely objection rely on her initial
ineffective attempts at service and prematurely argue the merits of her claim. Having
considered the Report and Recommendation, and the subsequently filed objections,
the Court has determined that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. 	The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 19, is
adopted and incorporated by reference in this order.
2. 	This case is DISMISSED without prejudice under Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 4(m) because Plaintiff has failed to timely serve Defendant.
3. 	All pending motions are DENIED as moot.
4. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case.
DONE AND ORDERED this 20th day of January 2026.
M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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