Pridgen v. US Bank Trust National Association et al
| Irene J. Pridgen |
| US Bank Trust National Association and Melisa Manganelli |
| 8:2025cv03003 |
| October 31, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
| Kathryn Kimball Mizelle |
| Amanda Arnold Sansone |
| Consumer Credit |
| 15 U.S.C. § 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 23 NOTICE of Local Rule 1.11(e), which provides that, unless an order states another time, a seal under Rule 1.11 expires ninety days after a case is closed and all appeals are exhausted. To prevent the content of a sealed item from appearing on the docket after the seal expires, a party or interested non-party must move for relief before the seal expires. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (ARL) |
| Filing 22 JUDGMENT dismissing this action without prejudice ( Signed by Deputy Clerk) (ARL) |
Filing 21
ENDORSED ORDER: Plaintiff's #20 Motion for Extension of Time is DENIED. Plaintiff's second amended complaint was dismissed as a shotgun pleading over two months ago, and since that time Plaintiff has received three separate extensions to obtain counsel and file a third amended complaint. The Court's previous order warned Plaintiff that failure to timely file a third amended complaint would subject the action to dismissal without further notice. See (Doc. 19). Because Plaintiff failed to file a complaint, this action is DISMISSED. The Clerk is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT, which shall read, "This action is dismissed without prejudice," TERMINATE any pending motions and deadlines, and to CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 4/1/2026. (PBH)
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| Filing 20 MOTION for Brief Extension of Time(5 Days) as to 19 Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Amend by Irene J. Pridgen. (AW) |
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Filing 19
ENDORSED ORDER: Plaintiff's #18 Motion for Extension of Time is GRANTED in part. Plaintiff has received numerous extensions of time to obtain counsel and file her third amended complaint after previous versions were dismissed as shotgun pleadings. See (Docs. 15, 17). If Plaintiff chooses to file a third amended complaint, she must do so no later than March 31, 2026, or this action will become subject to dismissal without further notice. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 3/24/2026. (PBH)
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| Filing 18 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Amended Complaint re 17 Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File, Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief by Irene J. Pridgen. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(AW) Modified text on 3/23/2026 (MCB). |
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Filing 17
ENDORSED ORDER: Plaintiff's #16 Motion for Extension of Time is GRANTED. No later than March 20, 2026, Plaintiff must file an amended complaint, or this action will become subject to dismissal without further notice. Plaintiff's #16 Motion for Leave to use CM/ECF is DENIED. The Court declines to grant an exception to the general rule that pro se litigants must file paper documents with the Court because Plaintiff has failed to "make[] a showing of good cause or extenuating circumstances justifying such relief." Hooker v. Wilkie, No. 8:20-CV-1248-T-02CPT, 2020 WL 6947482, at *1 (M.D. Fla. June 4, 2020). The Court notes that any member of the public can access electronic records of the federal courts by registering online with PACER, and pro se litigants may file paper documents by mail. Finally, Plaintiff is warned that unwarranted designation of motions as emergencies can result in sanctions. See Local Rule 3.01(e). Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 3/11/2026. (PBH)
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| Filing 16 EMERGENCY MOTION for Extension of Time to Obtain Counsel, and MOTION for Leave to Use CM/ECF for Electronic Filing by Irene J. Pridgen. (EGP) |
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Filing 15
ENDORSED ORDER granting Plaintiff's #14 Motion for Extension of Time. Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint must be filed no later than March 6, 2026. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 2/12/2026. (PBH)
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| Filing 14 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Third Amended Complaint by Irene J. Pridgen. (AW) |
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Filing 13
ENDORSED ORDER: Upon review, the Court finds that Plaintiff's #12 Second Amended Complaint constitutes an impermissible shotgun pleading. See Weiland v. Palm Beach Cnty. Sheriff's Off., 792 F.3d 1313, 1324 (11th Cir. 2015). Specifically, the complaint's allegations are not listed in individually numbered paragraphs, Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(b), and contain "conclusory, vague, and immaterial facts not obviously connected to any particular cause of action," Weiland 792 F.3d at 1322. For example, Plaintiff alleges that defendant Melisa Mangelli used Plaintiff's "privacy and personal ID" to file a "fraudulent Affidavit of Grantor in official court records" but does not allege facts showing harm from that action where the "Plaintiff did not own" the property in question. 2d Am. Compl. at 5. Separately, Plaintiff includes facts and claims about a seemingly unrelated transaction from two years later, in which defendant US Bank National Trust National Association made "harassing calls" and issued "billing correspondence addressed in a deceased name." Id. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a) "precludes a plaintiff from joining unrelated claims against various defendants unless the claims arose out of the same transaction." Smith v. Owens, 625 F. App'x 924, 928 (11th Cir. 2015) (per curiam). Accordingly, Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice, and the Plaintiff is granted leave to amend her complaint one final time no later than February 13, 2026. If the Plaintiff fails to amend the complaint or submits another shotgun pleading that joins unrelated claims against unrelated defendants, this action will be dismissed without further notice. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 1/30/2026. (PBH)
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| Filing 12 Second AMENDED COMPLAINT against Melisa Manganelli, US Bank Trust National Association filed by Irene J. Pridgen. Related document: #3 Amended Complaint filed by Irene J. Pridgen.(AM) (Main Document 12 replaced on 1/29/2026) (AM). |
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Filing 11
ORDER: Pridgen's Rule 60(b) Motion (Doc. #10) is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to VACATE the judgment (Doc. #6) and REOPEN the case. No later than January 27, 2026, Pridgen may file a second amended complaint that remedies the shotgun pleading issues identified in this Court's previous order. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 1/13/2026. (PBH)
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| Filing 10 Emergency MOTION for Reconsideration re 5 Order. MOTION to Reopen Case, by Irene J. Pridgen. (TPA team e-mailed) (AM) |
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Filing 9
ENDORSED ORDER: Plaintiff's #8 Motion for Extension of Time to File an Amended Complaint is DENIED because a final judgment has been entered, and the case is closed. If plaintiff seeks to assert her previous claims against the defendants, she may do so by filing a new action. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 12/30/2025. (PBH)
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| Filing 8 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Amended Complaint by Irene J. Pridgen. (AM) |
| Filing 7 NOTICE of Local Rule 1.11(e), which provides that, unless an order states another time, a seal under Rule 1.11 expires ninety days after a case is closed and all appeals are exhausted. To prevent the content of a sealed item from appearing on the docket after the seal expires, a party or interested non-party must move for relief before the seal expires. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (BD) |
| Filing 6 ***VACATED PURSUANT TO #11ORDER*** JUDGMENT: Pursuant to this Court's Order, entered December 22, 2025, this action is dismissed without prejudice. (Signed by Deputy Clerk) (BD) Modified on 1/14/2026 (LSS). |
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Filing 5
ENDORSED ORDER dismissing action without prejudice because the earlier 4 Order striking the Complaint as a shotgun pleading has now become a final order. See Auto. Alignment & Body Serv., Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 953 F.3d 707, 719-22 (11th Cir. 2020) ("Hertz [Corp. v. Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc., 16 F.3d 1126 (11th Cir. 1994)] establishes that an order dismissing a complaint with leave to amend within a specified time becomes a final judgment if the time allowed for amendment expires without the plaintiff seeking an extension. And when the order becomes a final judgment, the district court loses 'all its prejudgment powers to grant any more extensions' of time to amend the complaint." (citations omitted)). The Clerk is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT, which shall read "This action is dismissed without prejudice," TERMINATE any pending motions and deadlines, and to CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 12/22/2025. (PBH)
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Filing 4
ENDORSED ORDER: Upon review, the Court finds this complaint constitutes an impermissible shotgun pleading. See Weiland v. Palm Beach Cnty. Sheriff's Off., 792 F.3d 1313, 1324 (11th Cir. 2015). Specifically, each count improperly "incorporates and adopts by reference the allegations in" the prior counts leading to a situation where counts II through VII contain irrelevant factual allegations and legal conclusions. See id. at 1321 ("The most common type [of shotgun pleading]--by a long shot--is a complaint containing multiple counts where each count adopts the allegations of all preceding counts, causing each successive count to carry all that came before and the last count to be a combination of the entire complaint."). Accordingly, the Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED, and the Plaintiff is granted leave to amend their complaint no later than December 18, 2025. If the Plaintiff fails to amend the complaint or submits another shotgun pleading, this action will be dismissed without further notice. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 12/4/2025. (PBH)
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| Filing 3 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Melisa Manganelli, US Bank Trust National Association with Jury Demand. filed by Irene J Pridgen. Related document: #1 Complaint filed by Irene J Pridgen.(AA) |
| FEES Paid by Irene J Pridgen (Filing fee $405.00, Receipt Number TPA-73266). (KME) |
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Filing 2
ENDORSED ORDER: Plaintiff has failed to pay the $405 filing fee, see https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/fees-table; 28 U.S.C. 1914, or to move to proceed In Forma Pauperis, see 28 U.S.C. 1915. Plaintiff must either pay the filing fee or move to proceed In Forma Pauperis by November 17, 2025, or this action will become subject to dismissal without further notice. See Local Rule 3.10. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 11/3/2025. (PBH)
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| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Melisa Manganelli, US Bank Trust National Association with Jury Demand filed by Irene J Pridgen (No IFP filed - Filing Fee Not Paid). (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(EGP) |
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