HUDSON v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
SELENA JANAE HUDSON,
Plaintiff,
vs. 	Case No.: 3:25cv1854/TKW/ZCB
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN & FAMILIES,
et al.,
Defendants.
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
This 	pro se 	civil rights case is before the Court on Plaintiff’s
“Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order & Preliminary
Injunction.” (Doc. 11). 	For the reasons below, Plaintiff’s motion should
be denied.
To receive a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction,
a movant must show that: (1) there is a substantial likelihood of success
on the merits; (2) an irreparable injury will be suffered if the injunction
is not granted; (3) the threatened injury to the movant outweighs any
injury the proposed injunction might cause the opposing party; and (4)
the injunction would not disserve the public interest. 	In re Gateway
Radiology Consultants, P.A., 983 F.3d 1239, 1254 (11th Cir. 2020). 	“A
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preliminary injunction is an extraordinary and drastic remedy not to be
granted unless the movant clearly establishes the burden of persuasion
as to the four requisites.” All Care Nursing Serv., Inc. v. Bethesda Mem’l
Hosp., Inc., 887 F.2d 1535, 1537 (11th Cir. 1989). 	Plaintiff has not met
that burden here.
The 	Court 	issued 	a 	separate 	order 	on 	December 	22, 	2025,
discussing the reasons why Plaintiff’s factual allegations fail to state a
plausible claim for relief against any Defendant.1 At the conclusion of the
order, the Court directed Plaintiff to either file an amended complaint
that cured the pleading deficiencies or a notice of voluntary dismissal.
Because 	Plaintiff’s 	complaint 	fails 	to 	state 	a 	claim 	against 	any
Defendant, she has failed to demonstrate a substantial likelihood of
success on the merits of her claims. 	Accordingly, it is respectfully
RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff’s “Emergency Motion for Temporary
Restraining Order & Preliminary Injunction,” (Doc. 11), be DENIED.
At Pensacola, Florida this 2nd day of January 2026.
/s/ Zachary C. Bolitho
Zachary C. Bolitho
United States Magistrate Judge
1 The Court has a statutory duty to screen Plaintiff’s complaint because
she is proceeding in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B).
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Notice to the Parties
Objections to these proposed findings and recommendations must
be 	filed 	within 	fourteen 	days 	of 	the 	date 	of 	this 	Report 	and
Recommendation. 	Any 	different 	deadline 	that 	may 	appear 	on 	the
electronic docket is for the Court’s internal use only and does not
control. 	An objecting party must serve a copy of the objections on all
other parties. 	A party who fails to object to the magistrate judge’s
findings or recommendations contained in a report and recommendation
waives the right to challenge on appeal the district court’s order based on
unobjected-to factual and legal conclusions. 	See 11th Cir. Rule 3-1; 28
U.S.C. § 636.
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