RUTLEDGE v. DIXON et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION
TROY D. RUTLEDGE,
Plaintiff,
v. 	Case No.: 1:25cv228-MCR-ZCB
WILLIAM E. FLETCHER, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
The magistrate judge issued a Report and Recommendation dated June 1,
2026. 	ECF No. 20. 	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). I have made a de novo determination of all
timely filed objections.
Having considered the Report and Recommendation, and any timely filed
objections thereto, I have determined 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 in this order.
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2. 	The Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claims in Count 3 of
the amended complaint, ECF No. 17, are 	DISMISSED 	under 28 U.S.C. §§
1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)-(iii), 1915A(b)(1)-(2) for failure to state a plausible claim for relief
and for seeking monetary relief against an immune Defendant.
3. 	As 	to 	Defendants 	Collins, 	Jones, 	Singh, 	and 	Tanner, 	the 	First
Amendment retaliation claims in Count 1 of the amended complaint, ECF No. 17,
are DISMISSED under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), 1915A(b)(1) for failure to
state a plausible claim for relief.
4. 	This case is recommitted to the magistrate judge for further proceedings
on the claims against Defendants Fletcher and Keaton in Count I (retaliation), and
the claims against Defendants Collins, Jones, Singh, Bond, and Kennedy in Count
II (failure to protect) of the amended complaint, ECF No. 17.
DONE AND ORDERED this 11 th day of September 2026.
M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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