PEPE v. LAJQI et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
THOMAS PEPE,
Plaintiff,
vs. 	Case No.: 3:25-cv-565-MCR-ZCB
LUKE UKE LAJQI, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
The Magistrate Judge issued an Amended Report and Recommendation on
August 1, 2025. 	See ECF No. 21. The Court furnished the Plaintiff a copy of the
Amended 	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 Amended Report and Recommendation and the record,
I have determined the Amended Report and Recommendation should be adopted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. 	The Magistrate Judge’s Amended Report and Recommendation, ECF
No. 21, is adopted and incorporated by reference in this order.
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2. 	Plaintiff’s § 1983 and RICO claims are DISMISSED under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted.
3. 	Supplemental jurisdiction is declined over Plaintiff’s state law claims,
and those claims are DISMISSED without prejudice to refiling in state court.
4. 	Plaintiff’s “Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and
Preliminary Injunction,” ECF No. 17, is DENIED.
5. 	Plaintiff’s second “Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis,” ECF No. 16
is DENIED as moot.
6. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this
order and close the case.
DONE AND ORDERED this 15 th day of December 2025.
M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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