HOUTSMA v. SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION
JOHN HOUTSMA,
Petitioner,
v. 	Case No. 1:25cv112-MCR-HTC
SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
Respondent.
O R D E R
The magistrate judge issued a Report and Recommendation dated October 7,
2025 (ECF No. 23), which recommends the Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 19) be
granted and this case be dismissed with prejudice as untimely and procedurally
defaulted. 	The parties were furnished 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 duly filed
objections, I have determined that the Report and Recommendation should be
adopted.
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Accordingly, it is now ORDERED as follows:
(1) 	The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (ECF Doc. 23) is
adopted and incorporated by reference in this order.
(2) 	The Motion to Dismiss (ECF Doc. 19) is GRANTED.
(3) 	The 	petition 	under 	28 	U.S.C. 	§ 	2254 	is 	DISMISSED 	WITH
PREJUDICE.
(4) 	All pending motions are DENIED as moot.
(5) 	A certificate of appealability is DENIED.
(6) 	The Clerk is directed to close the file.
DONE AND ORDERED this 15 th day of January 2026.
M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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