Florida Middle District Court
Judge:Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe
Referred: Daniel C Irick
Case #: 6:25-cv-00998
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause28:1331 Fed. Question: Civil Rights Violation
Case Filed:Jun 06, 2025
Last checked: Monday Jul 21, 2025 4:59 AM EDT
Defendant
John Doe I-X
Defendant
Nicole Miller
Represented By
Siegmund F. Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Defendant
United States of America
Represented By
Siegmund F. Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Movant
Henry Mishkoff
4062 Windhaven Lane
Dallas, TX 75287
Plaintiff
Joseph Biggs
Represented By
Augustus Sol Invictus
The Invictus Law Firm, P.A.
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Thomas F. Ranieri, Sr.
Ranieri & Associates, PLC
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Plaintiff
Ethan Nordean
Represented By
Augustus Sol Invictus
The Invictus Law Firm, P.A.
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Thomas F. Ranieri, Sr.
Ranieri & Associates, PLC
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Plaintiff
Dominic Pezzola
Represented By
Augustus Sol Invictus
The Invictus Law Firm, P.A.
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Thomas F. Ranieri, Sr.
Ranieri & Associates, PLC
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Plaintiff
Zachary Rehl
Represented By
Augustus Sol Invictus
The Invictus Law Firm, P.A.
contact info
Thomas F. Ranieri, Sr.
Ranieri & Associates, PLC
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Plaintiff
Enrique Tarrio
Represented By
Augustus Sol Invictus
The Invictus Law Firm, P.A.
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Thomas F. Ranieri, Sr.
Ranieri & Associates, PLC
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Docket last updated: 11/30/2025 11:59 PM EST
Thursday, November 20, 2025
41 41 motion Hearing / Conference Thu 11/20 11:54 PM
MOTION for Hearing on Westfall Act Certification by All Plaintiffs.(Ranieri, Thomas)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Bertino Affidavit
40 40 motion Withdraw as Attorney Thu 11/20 8:23 PM
MOTION for Augustus Invictus to Withdraw as Attorney by All Plaintiffs. (Invictus, Augustus)
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Monday, November 03, 2025
39 39 motion Report and Recommendations Mon 11/03 4:09 PM
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION re 32 Motion to Stay Case Management Conference, Filing of Case Management Report, and All Discovery Until Court Rules of Pending Motions to Dismiss. It is RECOMMENDED that the Court GRANT the Motion to Stay (Doc. 32) such that the case is STAYED pending the resolution of the motions to dismiss. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick on 11/3/2025. (TNP)
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Friday, October 31, 2025
38 38 utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Fri 10/31 11:52 AM
Case Reassigned to Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe. New case number: 6:25-cv-998-AGM-DCI. Judge Wendy W. Berger no longer assigned to the case. (AJS)
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Thursday, October 09, 2025
37 37 order Order on Motion for Leave to File Document Thu 10/09 3:57 PM
ENDORSED ORDER denying 35 Motion for Leave to File Reply. It is improper for a party request affirmative relief in a response, and the Court regularly rejects attempts to do so. Further, to the extent Plaintiffs' response may be construed as requesting affirmative relief, they have clarified that they were not making such a request. See Doc. 36. Accordingly, no reply is necessary. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick on 10/9/2025. (Irick, Daniel)
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Tuesday, October 07, 2025
36 36 respm Response in Opposition to Motion Tue 10/07 8:20 PM
RESPONSE in Opposition re35 MOTION for Leave to File Reply Brief filed by Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Zachary Rehl, Enrique Tarrio. (Ranieri, Thomas)
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
35 35 motion Leave to File Document Tue 09/23 4:34 PM
MOTION for Leave to File Reply Brief by Nicole Miller, United States of America. (Fuchs, Siegmund)
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Monday, September 15, 2025
34 34 20 pgs respm Memorandum in opposition Mon 09/15 10:11 PM
MEMORANDUM in opposition re30 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Zachary Rehl, Enrique Tarrio. (Invictus, Augustus)
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33 33 9 pgs respm Memorandum in opposition Mon 09/15 10:09 PM
MEMORANDUM in opposition re31 Motion to Dismiss / Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Zachary Rehl, Enrique Tarrio. (Invictus, Augustus)
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Monday, August 25, 2025
32 32 motion Stay Discovery Mon 08/25 9:50 PM
Unopposed MOTION to Stay Discovery and Case Management Conference by Nicole Miller, United States of America. (Fuchs, Siegmund)
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31 31 motion Dismiss / Lack of Jurisdiction Mon 08/25 9:48 PM
MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim by United States of America.(Fuchs, Siegmund)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Scope Certification
30 30 motion Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Mon 08/25 9:44 PM
MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by Nicole Miller. (Fuchs, Siegmund)
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Friday, August 22, 2025
29 29 notice Notice of appearance Fri 08/22 10:57 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Augustus Sol Invictus on behalf of Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Zachary Rehl, Enrique Tarrio(Invictus, Augustus)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing
Thursday, August 21, 2025
28 28 order Order on Motion to File Excess Pages Thu 08/21 3:21 PM
ENDORSED ORDER denying 27 Defendant SA Miller's Motion for Leave for an Extension of the Page Limitation. The Court does not find good cause that an extension of the page limitation provided by Local Rule 3.01(a) is necessary for Defendant to brief the relevant issues in this case. Signed by Judge Wendy W. Berger on 8/21/2025. (ADL)
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27 27 motion File Excess Pages Thu 08/21 10:55 AM
Unopposed MOTION for Leave for an Extension of the Page Limitation by Nicole Miller. (Fuchs, Siegmund) Modified text on 8/21/2025 (BD)
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
26 26 order Order on Motion for Leave to File Document Wed 08/13 8:21 AM
ENDORSED ORDER denying without prejudice 13 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. There is no pending motion or other matter before the Court concerning which an amicus brief would assist the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick on 8/13/2025. (Irick, Daniel)
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
25 25 service Summons returned executed Tue 07/22 12:18 PM
RETURN of service executed on 07/14/25 by Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, Joseph Biggs, Enrique Tarrio, Dominic Pezzola as to United States of America. (Ranieri, Thomas)
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Thursday, July 10, 2025
24 24 service Summons issued as to USA Thu 07/10 11:45 AM
SUMMONS issued as to United States of America, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (FLY)
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Tuesday, July 08, 2025
23 23 misc Disclosure Statement - LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1 Tue 07/08 8:36 PM
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Joseph Biggs. (Ranieri, Thomas)
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22 22 misc Disclosure Statement - LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1 Tue 07/08 8:35 PM
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Ethan Nordean. (Ranieri, Thomas)
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21 21 misc Disclosure Statement - LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1 Tue 07/08 8:35 PM
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Dominic Pezzola. (Ranieri, Thomas)
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20 20 misc Disclosure Statement - LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1 Tue 07/08 8:34 PM
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Zachary Rehl. (Ranieri, Thomas)
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19 19 misc Disclosure Statement - LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1 Tue 07/08 8:31 PM
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Enrique Tarrio. (Ranieri, Thomas)
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18 18 service Proposed summons Tue 07/08 5:58 PM
PROPOSED summons to be issued by Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Zachary Rehl, Enrique Tarrio. (Ranieri, Thomas)
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Monday, July 07, 2025
17 17 order Order Mon 07/07 11:38 AM
ENDORSED ORDER 9 Order to Show Cause. According to the records of the Court, it appears that lawyer Augustus Sol Invictus is suspended from the Middle District bar by operation of Local Rule 2.04(b)(2). Accordingly, the Clerk is directed to terminate Mr. Invictus as counsel in this case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick on 7/7/2025. (Irick, Daniel)
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16 16 notice Notice of Lead Counsel Designation Mon 07/07 10:45 AM
NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Thomas F. Ranieri, Sr on behalf of Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Zachary Rehl, Enrique Tarrio. Lead Counsel: Thomas F. Ranieri. (Ranieri, Thomas)
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Thursday, July 03, 2025
15 15 misc Disclosure Statement - LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1 Thu 07/03 3:34 PM
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Nicole Miller, United States of America. (Fuchs, Siegmund)
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14 14 notice Notice of appearance Thu 07/03 3:28 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Siegmund F. Fuchs on behalf of Nicole Miller, United States of America (Fuchs, Siegmund)
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Wednesday, July 02, 2025
13 13 motion Leave to File Document Thu 07/03 12:29 PM
MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief of Henry Mishkoff by Henry Mishkoff. (e-portal) (JG)
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Att: 1 Amicus Brief
12 12 misc Supplement Wed 07/02 4:40 PM
SUPPLEMENTTAL Report by Counsel Thomas F. Ranieri re10 Unopposed MOTION for Thomas F. Ranieri to appear pro hac vice by All Plaintiffs.(JG)
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Att: 1 Exhibit
Tuesday, July 01, 2025
11 11 order Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice Tue 07/01 9:25 AM
ENDORSED ORDER granting 10 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Thomas F. Ranieri is granted special admission to practice in the Middle District for purposes of this action pursuant to Local Rule 2.01(c), provided counsel shall register for and use the electronic filing system as adopted by the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick on 7/1/2025. (Irick, Daniel)
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
10 10 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice Wed 06/25 4:11 PM
Unopposed MOTION for Thomas F. Ranieri to appear pro hac vice by All Plaintiffs. (ARL)
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Thursday, June 12, 2025
9 9 2 pgs order Order to show cause Thu 06/12 12:56 PM
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: On or before 6/26/2025, Lawyer Augustus Sol Invictus must show cause in writing why he has not violated Local Rule 2.04(b)(1) and why he is not currently suspended from the Middle District bar by operation of Local Rule 2.04(b)(2). Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick on 6/12/2025. (Irick, Daniel)
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
8 8 notice Notice to Counsel of Local Rule Wed 06/11 4:29 PM
NOTICE of Local Rule 3.02(a)(2), which 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. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (RMF)
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7 7 order Order Wed 06/11 4:28 PM
NOTICE TO COUNSEL AND PARTIES: The Middle District of Florida's revised Local Rules become effective April 1, 2024, and can be found on the Court's public website https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/local-rules. Additionally, the undersigned has issued a Standing Order, available at https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/judges/wendy-berger, that apply to all proceedings before the undersigned. For a just and efficient resolution of this case, the parties are DIRECTED to read and comply with the Middle District of Florida's Local Rules and this Court's Standing Orders. See Local Rule 1.01(a). Failure to comply with ANY Local Rules or Court Orders may result in the imposition of sanctions including, but not limited to, the dismissal of this action or entry of default without further notice. Signed by Judge Wendy W. Berger on 6/11/2025. (RMF)
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6 6 order Standing Order Wed 06/11 11:50 AM
ORDER ON DISCOVERY MOTIONS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick on 1/2/2020. (TNP)
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
5 5 order Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice Tue 06/10 11:10 AM
ENDORSED ORDER denying without prejudice 2 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, for a failure to address Local Rule 2.01(c)(4). A sample motion is available on the Court's website at https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/form/motion-special-admission. If there is nothing to list in response to Local Rule 2.01(c)(4), counsel can simply state "none." Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick on 6/10/2025. (Irick, Daniel)
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Monday, June 09, 2025
4 4 notice Notice to Counsel of Local Rule Mon 06/09 10:24 AM
NOTICE TO COUNSEL Thomas F. Ranieri 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)
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3 3 utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Mon 06/09 9:01 AM
NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Wendy W. Berger and Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick. New case number: 6:25-cv-998-WWB-DCI. Motion(s) REFERRED:2 MOTION for Thomas F. Ranieri to appear pro hac vice, Special Admission fee paid, Receipt No. AFLMDC-23452867 for $150 . Motion(s) referred to Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick. (ARL)
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Friday, June 06, 2025
2 2 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice Fri 06/06 2:10 PM
MOTION for Thomas F. Ranieri to appear pro hac vice, Special Admission fee paid, Receipt No. AFLMDC-23452867 for $150 by All Plaintiffs. (Invictus, Augustus)
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1 1 cmp Complaint Fri 06/06 1:42 PM
COMPLAINT against All Defendants with Jury Demand (Filing fee $405 receipt number AFLMDC-23452252) filed by All Plaintiffs.(Invictus, Augustus)
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