Holmes V Ivey
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
DAVIED HOLMES,
Plaintiff,
v. Case No: 6:25-cv-1287-JSS-NWH
SHERIFF WAYNE IVEY and
ARAMARK CORPORATION,
Defendants.
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ORDER
On July 11, 2025, Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a document titled
“W.A.H.P. 1 Kill-Civil Motion for Declaratory, Injunctive, and Monetary Relief
Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.” (Dkt. 1.) Plaintiff has neither paid the filing fee nor moved
to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914, 1915(e)(2).
Because Plaintiff cites section 1983 and sets forth allegations related to the
conditions of his confinement, it appears he is attempting to initiate a civil rights
action. (See Dkt. 1.) However, Plaintiff did not use the required prisoner civil rights
form to initiate this action. See M.D. Fla. R. 6.04(a)(3) (requiring pro se plaintiff
prisoners to use the standard form to file a civil complaint). The complaint is therefore
missing certain required information, such as a detailed description of Plaintiff’s
litigation history, and is subject to dismissal without prejudice on that basis.
Plaintiff’s complaint must also comply with the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, see, e.g., Fed. R. Civ. P. 3, 8, 10, 11, which requires a complaint to contain,
among other things, a brief and concise statement of each claim raised and the factual
basis for the claims against each named defendant. See Fed. R. Civ. 8. Plaintiff briefly
described claims that Defendants violated his rights under the First, Sixth, Eighth, and
Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, but these claims do not
satisfy the applicable standard.
Additionally, Plaintiff summarily requests a temporary restraining order
directing the replacement of jail staff. (See id. at 8.) A court’s issuance of a temporary
restraining order “is an extraordinary and drastic remedy not to be granted unless the
movant clearly establishe[s] the ‘burden of persuasion’ as to each of the four
prerequisites.” Siegel v. LePore, 234 F.3d 1163, 1176 (11th Cir. 2000) (quoting
McDonald’s Corp. v. Robertson, 147 F.3d 1301, 1306 (11th Cir. 1998)). A party seeking
a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction must demonstrate: (1) a
substantial likelihood of success on the merits, (2) irreparable injury if the injunction
is not granted, (3) that the threatened injury outweighs the harm the relief would inflict
on the non-movant, and (4) that the entry of relief would serve the public interest. See
Chavez v. Fla. SP Warden, 742 F.3d 1267, 1271 (11th Cir. 2014) (citing Parker v. State
Bd. of Pardons & Paroles, 275 F.3d 1032, 1034–35 (11th Cir. 2001)). Further, Plaintiff
must comply with Local Rule 6.01 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 in drafting
a motion for temporary restraining order, which govern the court’s decision as to
whether an injunction shall issue. Plaintiff has not filed a motion for a temporary
restraining order, an affidavit, or other evidence demonstrating an entitlement to relief.
(See Dkt. 1.) M.D. Fla. R. 6.01(a)(2), (a)(6). Thus, Plaintiff has not complied with
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 or Local Rule 6.01 in seeking a temporary
restraining order, and so his request is denied.
Accordingly, this case will be dismissed without prejudice to allow Plaintiff an
opportunity to properly file a civil rights complaint on the required form and to either
pay the filing fee or submit an affidavit of indigency.
Accordingly:
1. This case is DISMISSED without prejudice.
2. The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate any pending motions and
deadlines and to close this case.
3. The Clerk is FURTHER DIRECTED to mail Plaintiff an affidavit of
indigency form and a prisoner civil rights complaint form. If Plaintiff
chooses to file a civil rights complaint, he must complete and submit those
forms. Plaintiff should not place the instant case number on the forms as
the Clerk will assign a new case number in the event Plaintiff chooses to
pursue an action.
ORDERED in Orlando, Florida, on July 22, 2025.
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