Leal v. State of Florida et al
Plaintiff: Erica Leal
Defendant: State of Florida, The Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida in and for Maimi Dade County, The Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida, Judge Richard Hersch, Judge Marina Garcia-Woods, State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Vanessa Baptista, City of North Miami Beach Police Department, Miami-Dade Probation and Pretrial Services, State Attorney Harold F. Pryor, Darren De Freitas and Broward County Sheriff Office
Case Number: 1:2025cv24049
Filed: September 5, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Beth Bloom
Referring Judge: Lauren Fleischer Louis
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Show Cause Response due by 2/27/2026. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 1/23/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls)
September 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS TO PRO SE LITIGANT Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 9/19/2025. See attached document for full details. (ksr)
September 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER REQUIRING SCHEDULING REPORT AND CERTIFICATES OF INTERESTED PARTIES Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 9/19/2025. See attached document for full details. (ksr)
September 17, 2025 Filing 8 Judge Assignment to Judge Beth Bloom and Magistrate Judge Lauren Fleischer Louis Per DE 7 . (cqs)
September 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 PAPERLESS ORDER granting Plaintiff's #5 Emergency Motion to Reassign to Article III District Judge. Plaintiff has objected to the assignment of a Magistrate Judge to preside over her case. I therefore ORDER the Clerk of Court to randomly reassign this case to a United States District Judge, keeping the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge assigned to the case in accordance with Administrative Order 2025-11. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lauren Fleischer Louis on 9/17/2025. (wwn)
September 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 PAPERLESS ORDER denying Plaintiff's #4 Emergency Motion Notice of Removal and striking designation of Plaintiff's Motion Notice of Removal as an emergency motion. The Motion does not comply with, and constitutes an improper use of, emergency filing procedures under the Local Rules. S.D. Fla. L.R. 7.1(d)(1). Under the Local Rules, the filer of an emergency motion "must set forth in detail the nature of the emergency, the date by which a ruling is necessary, and the reason the ruling is needed by the stated date," and must properly certify that the matter is a true emergency. Plaintiff's Motion does not satisfy these requirements. Further, Plaintiff's #4 Motion is denied, as it presents no relief for the Court to grant. The Court interprets Plaintiff's filing as a Notice of Removal. A Notice of Removal is self-effectuating and does not require a decision of the Court to take effect. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lauren Fleischer Louis on 9/17/2025. (wwn)
September 8, 2025 Filing 5 EMERGENCY MOTION to Reassign to Article III District Judge by Erica Leal. (ksr)
September 5, 2025 Filing 4 MOTION Emergency Motion Notice of Removal by Erica Leal. (Attachments: #1 Supplemental Attachment, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(nan)
September 5, 2025 Filing 3 Clerks Notice of Receipt of Filing Fee received on 9/5/2025 in the amount of $ 405.00, receipt number FLS307330. (vt)
September 5, 2025 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Magistrate Judge Lauren Fleischer Louis. Pro se (NON-PRISONER) litigants may receive Notices of Electronic Filings (NEFS) via email after filing a Consent by Pro Se Litigant (NON-PRISONER) to Receive Notices of Electronic Filing. The consent form is available under the forms section of our website. (nan)
September 5, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Circuit Court of Broward County, Circuit Court of Miami-Dade, Judge Garcia-Wood, Judge Hersch, State of Florida. Filing fees $ 405.00, filed by Erica Leal. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(nan)

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Plaintiff: Erica Leal
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Defendant: The Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida in and for Maimi Dade County
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