GOODWIN v. FORD et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PANAMA CITY DIVISION
CHRISTOPHER GOODWIN,
Plaintiff,
v. Case No. 5:25-cv-324-AW-MJF
STATE OF FLORIDA and TOMMY
FORD,
Defendants.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order. ECF
No. 2. The magistrate judge recommends denying the motion. ECF No. 5. Having
carefully considered the matter, and having carefully considered de novo the issues
raised in Plaintiff’s objections (ECF No. 6), I now adopt the report and
recommendation and incorporate it into this order.1 The emergency motion (ECF
No. 2) is DENIED without prejudice.
1 There is one exception. The report and recommendation found three bases
to deny the motion. One was because the motion did not comply with Rule 65’s
requirement for a TRO. One was because the cursory motion was devoid of any
analysis of the preliminary-injunction factors. And one was because the motion did
not include a case style, which is required by the local rules. In his objection, Plaintiff
insists he did include a case style and that there was a clerk scanning error. It appears
he is correct, and the clerk has re-scanned ECF No. 2, which now includes a case
style. Accordingly, I will deny the motion based solely on the other bases identified
in the report and recommendation. And I do not adopt Section A.2 of the report and
recommendation.
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SO ORDERED on December 9, 2025.
s/ Allen Winsor
Chief United States District Judge
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