Mlinek et al v. Judd et al
Plaintiff: RANDY MLINEK and JOYCE MLINEK
Defendant: Sheriff Grady Judd, Deputy Parker Dunn Smith and Deputy Thomas McTeer Goethe
Pretrial Services: Neal O'Toole
Case Number: 8:2026cv01820
Filed: June 23, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: John L Badalamenti
Referring Judge: Sean P Flynn
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 19, 2026 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer Higley Spath on behalf of Thomas McTeer Goethe, Grady Judd (Spath, Jennifer)
August 19, 2026 Filing 20 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Thomas McTeer Goethe, Grady Judd, Parker Dunn Smith. (Trohn, Jonathan)
August 19, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 11/2/2026, Joinder of Parties due by 11/2/2026, Discovery due by 6/4/2027, Dispositive motions due by 7/2/2027, Pretrial statement due by 11/15/2027, All other motions due by 11/3/2027, Plaintiff disclosure of expert report due by 3/5/2027, Defendant disclosure of expert report due by 4/9/2027, Final Pretrial Conference set for 11/19/2027 at 01:30 PM in Zoom Video Conference before Judge John L. Badalamenti, Jury Trial set for term commencing 12/1/2027 in Tampa Courtroom 9 B before Judge John L. Badalamenti, Conduct mediation hearing by 7/1/2027. Lead counsel to coordinate dates. Signed by Judge John L. Badalamenti on 8/19/2026. (BGS)
August 18, 2026 Filing 18 CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Faherty, Daniel)
August 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 TEXT ORDER denying as moot Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. #15) in light of the filing of Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint (Doc. #16). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B). Signed by Judge John L. Badalamenti on 8/10/2026. (CAR)
August 10, 2026 Filing 16 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Thomas McTeer Geothe, Grady Judd, Parker Dunn Smith with Jury Demand. filed by Randy Mlinek, Joyce Mlinek.(Faherty, Daniel)
July 21, 2026 Filing 15 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint by All Defendants. (Trohn, Jonathan)
July 16, 2026 Filing 14 RETURN of service executed on July 6, 2026 by Randy Mlinek, Joyce Mlinek as to Thomas McTeer Geothe. (Faherty, Daniel)
July 16, 2026 Filing 13 RETURN of service executed on July 9, 2026 by Randy Mlinek, Joyce Mlinek as to Parker Dunn Smith. (Faherty, Daniel)
July 16, 2026 Filing 12 RETURN of service executed on July 1, 2026 by Randy Mlinek, Joyce Mlinek as to Grady Judd. (Faherty, Daniel)
June 25, 2026 Filing 11 NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Joyce Mlinek, Randy Mlinek. Related case(s): Yes (Faherty, Daniel)
June 25, 2026 Filing 10 NOTICE of Citizenship by Joyce Mlinek, Randy Mlinek (Faherty, Daniel) Modified text on 6/25/2026 (BD).
June 25, 2026 Filing 9 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Joyce Mlinek, Randy Mlinek. (Faherty, Daniel)
June 25, 2026 Filing 8 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Daniel Patrick Faherty on behalf of Joyce Mlinek, Randy Mlinek. Lead Counsel: Daniel P. Faherty. (Faherty, Daniel) Modified on 6/25/2026 to edit text. (JVC)
June 25, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 CIVIL Action Order. Signed by Judge John L. Badalamenti on 6/25/2026. (BGS)
June 25, 2026 Filing 6 NOTICE informing the parties that they may consent to the jurisdiction of a United States magistrate judge by filing Form AO 85 Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge using the event Consent to Jurisdiction of US Magistrate Judge. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (BGS)
June 25, 2026 Filing 5 NOTICE of Local Rule 1.07(c), Local Rule 3.02(a)(2), and Local Rule 3.03. -Local Rule 1.07(c) requires lead counsel to file promptly a Notice of a Related Action identifying and describing any related action either pending or closed in the Middle District or elsewhere. -Local Rule 3.02(a)(2) requires the parties in every civil proceeding, except those described in subsection (d), to file a case management report (CMR) using the uniform form at www.flmd.uscourts.gov. The CMR must be filed (1) within forty days after any defendant appears in an action originating in this court, (2) within forty days after the docketing of an action removed or transferred to this court, or (3) within seventy days after service on the United States attorney in an action against the United States, its agencies or employees. Judges may have a special CMR form for certain types of cases. These forms can be found at www.flmd.uscourts.gov under the Forms tab for each judge. -Local Rule 3.03 requires each party to file a disclosure statement. Counsel must make their disclosures using the standard court form. The Disclosure Statement form can be found at www.flmd.uscourts.gov. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (BGS)
June 24, 2026 Filing 4 NOTICE TO COUNSEL Daniel Patrick Faherty of Local Rule 2.02(a), which states, "The first paper filed on behalf of a party must designate only one lead counsel who - unless the party changes the designation - remains lead counsel throughout the action." Counsel must file a Notice of Lead Counsel Designation identifying lead counsel. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (LD)
June 24, 2026 Filing 3 SUMMONS issued as to All Defendants. (LD)
June 24, 2026 Filing 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge John L. Badalamenti and Magistrate Judge Sean P. Flynn. New case number: 8:26-cv-01820-JLB-SPF. (LD)
June 23, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants with Jury Demand (Filing fee $405 receipt number AFLMDC-25149934) filed by Randy Mlinek, Joyce Mlinek. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet #2 Proposed Summons -Sheriff, #3 Proposed Summons -Smith, #4 Proposed Summons-Goethe)(Faherty, Daniel) Modified on 6/24/2026 to edit text. (LD).

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Plaintiff: RANDY MLINEK
Represented By: Daniel Patrick Faherty
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Defendant: Sheriff Grady Judd
Represented By: Jennifer Higley Spath
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Pretrial services: Neal O'Toole
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