O'CONNOR v. FORD et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PANAMA CITY DIVISION
SEAN O’CONNOR,
a/k/a SEAN O’CONNER,
Plaintiff,
v. 	Case No. 5:24-cv-273-MCR-MJF
TOMMY FORD, et al.
Defendants.
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ORDER
The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation dated June 24,
2025. 	ECF 	No. 	20. 	Plaintiff 	was 	furnished 	a 	copy 	of 	the 	Report 	and
Recommendation and was afforded an opportunity to file objections pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The Court has made a de novo determination of all timely filed
objections.
Having considered the Report and Recommendation and all timely objections,
the Court concludes that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. 	The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 20, is
adopted and incorporated by reference into this Order.
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2. 	Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant Judge Stevenson are DISMISSED
with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(iii) and 1915A(b)(2), based
on judicial immunity.
3. 	Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants Bay County and Sheriff Tommy
Ford challenging the constitutionality of Plaintiff’s child-support enforcement and
contempt proceedings are DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§
1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) and 1915A(b)(1), because Plaintiff’s allegations fail to state a
claim on which relief can be granted.
4. 	Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants Bay County and Sheriff Tommy
Ford challenging the constitutionality of Plaintiff’s forced labor and strip searches
in 2018 and 2019 are DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§
1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) and 1915A(b)(1), because these claims are barred by the statute of
limitations and thus fail to state a claim on which relief can be granted.
5. 	This case is returned to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further
proceedings on Plaintiff’s involuntary servitude and forced labor claims against
Defendants Bay County, Sheriff Tommy Ford, and “Bay County Food Vendor”
arising from Plaintiff being forced to work without compensation in the Jail’s food
service department in 2021 and 2022.
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DONE AND ORDERED this 15 th day of December 2025.
M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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