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Brown v. Florida Department of Corrections

26-cv-60866
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Case Summary

Brown is suing the Florida Department of Corrections in federal court, docket 26-cv-60866. The court recently granted or considered an extension of time at docket entry 11, suggesting a party needed additional time to respond to an early filing — likely a complaint, motion to dismiss, or initial discovery request. Suits against state corrections departments typically involve civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, conditions of confinement, or deliberate indifference to medical needs. The early docket stage means the core legal theories have not yet been tested.

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1:26-cr-00067-1 USA v. BROWN

Hearing · April 20, 2026

A hearing was scheduled or rescheduled in USA v. Brown, No. 1:26-cr-00067, a federal criminal matter in which the government is prosecuting at least one defendant named Brown. The docket entry — a standard scheduling utility action — signals the court reset a hearing date, though the filing gives no reason for the change.

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Key Issues

  • • Underlying civil rights or tort claims against state corrections department
  • • Exhaustion of Prison Litigation Reform Act administrative remedies
  • • Basis for extension of time at entry 11
  • • Potential Eleventh Amendment immunity defenses
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A hearing was scheduled or rescheduled in USA v. Brown, No. 1:26-cr-00067, a federal criminal matter in which the government is prosecuting at least one defendant named Brown. The docket entry — a standard scheduling utility action — signal
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Other April 20, 2026

0:25-cv-62696 Russell, Charles v. Florida Department of Corrections

A Notice of CHANGE OF ADDRESS was filed.

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Hearing April 20, 2026

1:26-cr-00067-1 USA v. BROWN

A hearing was scheduled or rescheduled in USA v. Brown, No. 1:26-cr-00067, a federal criminal matter in which the government is prosecuting at least one defendant named Brown. The docket entry — a standard scheduling utility action — signals the court reset a hearing date, though the filing gives no reason for the change.

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Other April 20, 2026

0:26-cv-60866 Brown v. Florida Department of Corrections

A party in Brown v. Florida Department of Corrections, Case No. 0:26-cv-60866, received an extension of time, likely to file a pleading, response, or other required document. The court granted the extra time, pushing back a deadline that would otherwise have passed.

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1 hour, 57 minutes ago

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