Florida Northern District Court
Judge:Allen C Winsor
Referred: Michael J Frank
Case #: 5:25-cv-00230
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:Sep 01, 2025
Last checked: Saturday Feb 28, 2026 2:35 AM EST
Defendant
AUSTIN CROSBY
Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405
Represented By
ALYSSA M YARBROUGH
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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WILLIAM G WARNER
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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JENNIFER ALANE HAWKINS
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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Defendant
RALPH GRAINGER
Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405
Represented By
ALYSSA M YARBROUGH
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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WILLIAM G WARNER
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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JENNIFER ALANE HAWKINS
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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Defendant
JOSH NEWSOM
Lynn Haven Police Department 825 Ohio Ave
Lynn Haven, FL 32444
Represented By
CHAD WAYNE DUNN
Pennington Pa - Tallahassee Fl
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BEN A ANDREWS
Pennington Pa - Tallahassee Fl
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Defendant
MICHAEL RUTHVEN
Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405
Represented By
ALYSSA M YARBROUGH
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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WILLIAM G WARNER
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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JENNIFER ALANE HAWKINS
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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Defendant
JOHN SUMERALL
Lynn Haven Police Department 825 Ohio Ave
Lynn Haven, FL 32444
Represented By
JOSHUA BRIAN WALKER
Walker Revels Greninger Pllc - Orlando Fl
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Defendant
DERRICK SWANN
Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405
Represented By
ALYSSA M YARBROUGH
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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WILLIAM G WARNER
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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JENNIFER ALANE HAWKINS
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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Defendant
UNKNOWN CAPTAIN
Bay County Sheriffs Office 3421 N Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405
Plaintiff
BENJAMIN GUTTERMAN
Represented By
KEVIN ROBERT ALVAREZ
Law Office Of Kevin Alvarez PA
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Plaintiff
JASON GUTTERMAN
Represented By
KEVIN ROBERT ALVAREZ
Law Office Of Kevin Alvarez PA
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TERMINATED PARTIES
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
Represented By
ALYSSA M YARBROUGH
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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WILLIAM G WARNER
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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JENNIFER ALANE HAWKINS
Warner Law Firm - Panama City Fl
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Defendant
CITY OF LYNN HAVEN FLORIDA
Terminated: 02/26/2026
Represented By
JEFFREY JAMES GROSHOLZ
Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell Pa - Tallahassee Fl
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KAYLA ELIZABETH PLATT RADY
Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell Pa - Tallahassee Fl
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JOHN DAVID MARSEY
Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell Pa - Tallahassee Fl
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Docket last updated: 07/16/2026 11:59 PM EDT
Wednesday, July 01, 2026
70 70 4 pgs order Scheduling Order Wed 07/01 3:30 PM
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
69 69 20 pgs answer Answer to Amended Complaint Wed 06/24 3:45 PM
ANSWER to43 Amended Complaint by RALPH GRAINGER. (HAWKINS, JENNIFER)
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