GUTTERMAN et al v. CITY OF LYNN HAVEN FLORIDA et al
| Florida Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Allen C Winsor |
| Referred: | Michael J Frank |
| Case #: | 5:25-cv-00230 |
| Nature of Suit | 440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights |
| Cause | 42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Case Filed: | Sep 01, 2025 |
| Last checked: Saturday Feb 28, 2026 2:35 AM EST |
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Defendant
AUSTIN CROSBY
Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405 |
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Defendant
RALPH GRAINGER
Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405 |
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Defendant
JOSH NEWSOM
Lynn Haven Police Department 825 Ohio Ave
Lynn Haven, FL 32444 |
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Defendant
MICHAEL RUTHVEN
Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405 |
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Defendant
JOHN SUMERALL
Lynn Haven Police Department 825 Ohio Ave
Lynn Haven, FL 32444 |
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Defendant
DERRICK SWANN
Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405 |
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Defendant
UNKNOWN CAPTAIN
Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405 |
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Plaintiff
BENJAMIN GUTTERMAN
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Plaintiff
JASON GUTTERMAN
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Defendant
TOMMY FORD
Terminated: 02/26/2026
IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SHERIFF OF THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405 |
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Defendant
CITY OF LYNN HAVEN FLORIDA
Terminated: 02/26/2026
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| Docket last updated: 07/16/2026 11:59 PM EDT |
| Wednesday, July 01, 2026 | ||
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INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER signed by CHIEF JUDGE ALLEN C WINSOR on 7/1/26. Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 7/27/2026 . Discovery due by 12/1/2026 . Jury Trial set for 4/20/2027 at 08:30 AM in the Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building, Courtroom 5 South, 111 North Adams Street, Tallahassee, Florida, before CHIEF JUDGE ALLEN C WINSOR. (tss) |
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| Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | ||
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ANSWER to43 Amended Complaint by RALPH GRAINGER. (HAWKINS, JENNIFER) |
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