LORUSSO v. SECRETARY OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN SERVICES

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION
MICHAEL LORUSSO,
Petitioner,
vs. 	Case No.: 1:25cv263/MCR/ZCB
SECRETARY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
Respondent.
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ORDER
The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation on September 19,
2025. See ECF No. 7. The Court furnished the petitioner 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.1
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 Plaintiff has filed two “Motions for Reconsideration”, ECF Nos. 10 and 11, which the Court
construes as his objection(s) to the Report and Recommendation.
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1. 	The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 7, is
adopted and incorporated by reference in this order.
2. 	The amended habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, ECF No. 4, is
DISMISSED without prejudice as duplicative and based on Younger abstention.
3. 	All pending motions are DENIED as moot.
4. 	A certificate of appealability is DENIED.
DONE AND ORDERED this 6th day of January 2026.
M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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