MICHAEL C. ARLINE, and ALGERINE THOMAS v. ESCOBAR ASSOCIATION, and DEE ANN ATHAN

• Court: District Court, M.D. Florida
• Decided: November 14, 2025
• Docket: 8:25-cv-01684
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION

MICHAEL C. ARLINE, and ALGERINE THOMAS,

Plaintiffs,

v. Case No. 8:25-cv-1684-KKM-AAS

ESCOBAR ASSOCIATION, and DEE ANN ATHAN,

Defendants.

ORDER The United States Magistrate Judge recommends denying Arline and Thomas’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissing the complaint without prejudice. R&R (Doc. 15). The deadline to object to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation has passed without any party lodging an objection. I adopt the Report and Recommendation. After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject, or modify a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). If a party files a timely and specific objection to a finding of fact by a magistrate judge, the district court must conduct a de novo review with respect to that factual issue. Stokes v. Singletary, 952 F.2d 1567, 1576 (11th Cir. 1992). The district court reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Houston v. S. Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994); Ashworth v.

Glades Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Comm’rs, 379 F. Supp. 3d 1244, 1246 (M.D. Fla. 2019). In the absence of any objection and after reviewing the factual allegations and legal conclusions, I adopt the Report and Recommendation. As

the Magistrate Judge noted, plaintiffs may only proceed in forma pauperis if their complaint states a claim upon which relief can be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). While courts must liberally construe pro se pleadings, the pleadings still must comply with the pleading standard. I agree with the

Magistrate Judge’s conclusion that plaintiffs’ complaint fails to state a claim for which relief can be granted. And, after multiple warnings, plaintiffs failed to file a timely amended complaint as permitted by the Magistrate Judge. Because of the above, I dismiss the complaint without prejudice and deny all

remaining motions as moot. Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 1. The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 15) is ADOPTED and made a part of this Order for all purposes.

2. The Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. 8) is DENIED. 3. This case is DISMISSED without prejudice. 4. The clerk is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT, which shall read: “This case is dismissed with prejudice.” 5. The clerk is further directed to TERMINATE any pending motions and deadlines, and to CLOSE this case. ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on November 14, 2025.

pate Kinki Mizelle United States District Judge