GREEN v. SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER

3:25-cv-01502FlndMay 1, 2026

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
JONATHAN GARRETT GREEN,
Plaintiff,
vs. 	Case No.: 3:25-cv-1502/MCR/ZCB
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW
CENTER,
Defendant.
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ORDER
The magistrate judge issued a Report and Recommendation on December 8,
2025. 	(Doc. 10). 	The Court furnished the parties 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). There have been no timely filed objections.
Having considered the Report and Recommendation and the record, I have
determined the Report and Recommendation should be adopted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. 	The magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 10) is
adopted and incorporated by reference in this order.
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2. 	Defendant’s motion to dismiss, (Doc. 5), is GRANTED to the extent
that it seeks dismissal because Plaintiff’s complaint is an impermissible shotgun
pleading.
3. 	Plaintiff has fourteen days from the date of this order to file a second
amended complaint that complies with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Failure
to file a second amended complaint by the deadline will result in dismissal of his
case.
4. 	This 	case 	is 	recommitted 	to 	the 	magistrate 	judge 	for 	further
proceedings.
DONE AND ORDERED this 1 st day of May 2026.
M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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