Thomas Pepe v. Sheriff of Lee County, Florida, et al
Plaintiff: THOMAS PEPE
Defendant: SHERIFF OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BETH RAKESTRAW, TIM COCHRAN, MIKE PETERSON, GARY SMITH, LEE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE and LEE COUNTY CREMATORY
Case Number: 25-13341
Filed: September 25, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 3, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER: Motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Appellant Thomas Pepe is DENIED. [ # 6 ] RJL (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 03/03/2026 03:56 PM]
December 8, 2025 Filing 14 Notice that no action will be taken on Brief filed by Appellant Thomas Pepe. Reason(s) no action being taken on filing(s): You have failed to comply with this Court's rules on Certificates of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statements. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1. [Entered: 12/08/2025 04:08 PM]
December 8, 2025 Filing 12 Notice that no action will be taken on Motion for Leave to File Out of Time [ # 11 ] filed by Appellant Thomas Pepe. Reason(s) no action being taken on filing(s): The motion in question is unknown. [Entered: 12/08/2025 03:37 PM]
November 26, 2025 Filing 13 Appellant's brief filed by Thomas Pepe. [Entered: 12/08/2025 04:06 PM]
November 26, 2025 Filing 11 MOTION for leave to file Unknown documents out of time filed by Appellant Thomas Pepe. Opposition to Motion is Unknown [11] [Entered: 12/08/2025 03:16 PM]
November 10, 2025 Filing 10 Notice of receipt: request for a status update as to Appellant Thomas Pepe.. [Entered: 11/24/2025 12:52 PM]
November 10, 2025 Filing 9 MOTION Motion to Designate Master Filing filed by Appellant Thomas Pepe. Opposition to Motion is Unknown [9] [Entered: 11/24/2025 12:39 PM]
October 30, 2025 Filing 8 Notice that no action will be taken on Motion to designate master filing [ # 7 ] filed by Appellant Thomas Pepe. Reason(s) no action being taken on filing(s): The filing is deficient for failure to comply with this Court's rules on Certificates of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statements. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1. [Entered: 10/30/2025 11:29 AM]
October 29, 2025 Filing 7 MOTION "Motion to designate master filing..." filed by Appellant Thomas Pepe. Opposition to Motion is Unknown [7] [Entered: 10/30/2025 11:28 AM]
October 22, 2025 Filing 6 MOTION to proceed IFP filed by Appellant Thomas Pepe. Opposition to Motion is Unknown [6] [Entered: 10/23/2025 09:34 AM]
October 22, 2025 Filing 5 Appellant's Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Appellant Thomas Pepe. [Entered: 10/23/2025 09:32 AM]
October 14, 2025 Filing 4 Notice of receipt: Returned Ltr as to Appellant Thomas Pepe. [Entered: 10/23/2025 09:16 AM]
October 14, 2025 Filing 3 Notice of receipt: Returned Ltr as to Appellant Thomas Pepe. [Entered: 10/23/2025 09:12 AM]
October 2, 2025 Filing 2 USDC order denying IFP as to Appellant Thomas Pepe was filed on 09/30/2025. Docket Entry 58. [Entered: 10/02/2025 12:04 PM]
September 25, 2025 Filing 1 CIVIL APPEAL DOCKETED. Notice of appeal filed by Appellant Thomas Pepe on 09/22/2025. Fee Status: IFP Pending. USDC motion pending: MOTION to Appeal In Forma Pauperis, DE 56 filed on 09/22/2025. Awaiting Appellant's Certificate of Interested Persons due on or before 10/14/2025 as to Appellant Thomas Pepe. [Entered: 09/26/2025 03:08 PM]

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Plaintiff: THOMAS PEPE
Represented By: Thomas Pepe
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Defendant: SHERIFF OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Defendant: BETH RAKESTRAW
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Defendant: TIM COCHRAN
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Defendant: MIKE PETERSON
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Defendant: GARY SMITH
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Defendant: LEE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE
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