Pro Bono Case: 9:26-cv-80089-MD

Updated: 10/09/2026 05:05 AM

U.S. District Court
Southern District of Florida
Docket for Case Number: 9:26-cv-80089-MD

Case Title: Glover v. The GEO Group, Inc. et al
Assigned To: Judge Melissa Damian
Filed: 01/27/26
Terminated:
Nature of Suit: 555 Habeas Corpus (Prison Condition)
Cause: 42:1983 State Prisoner Civil Rights

Plaintiff: Charles Lee Glover	represented by	Charles Lee Glover T08861 South Bay Correctional Facility Inmate Mail/Parcels 600 U S Highway 27 South South Bay, FL 33493-2233 PRO SE
Defendant: The GEO Group, Inc.
Defendant: Hipolito Matos Being sued in his individual and official capacities

Case Number	Filed	Entered	Document Number	Docket Text
9:26-cv-80089-MD	01/27/26	01/27/26	1	Complaint pursuant to 42 USC 1983 against Hipolito Matos, The GEO Group, Inc.. Filing fee $ 405.00 (not paid/ IFP Motion not filed), filed by Charles Lee Glover. (Attachments: # (1) Summon(s))(kma) (Entered: 01/27/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	01/27/26	01/27/26	2	Judge Assignment to Judge Melissa Damian (kma) (Entered: 01/27/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	01/27/26	01/27/26	3	PAPERLESS ORDER ON COURT PRACTICE IN CASES WITH MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon a sua sponte review of the record. To better manage the orderly progress of the case, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. Plaintiff shall file proof of service, as to each Defendant, within seven (7) days of perfecting service on each Defendant. 2. Defendants shall file their responses and motions jointly. a. If there are conflicts of position, the co-Defendants shall file a motion for leave to file separate responses or motions, in which they must describe what those conflicts are. b. If the co-Defendants need more than twenty (20) pages for their joint responses or motions, they shall file a motion for leave to file excess pages, which the Court will consider expeditiously. 3. The co-Defendants may file separate answers to the Complaint. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the time for responsive pleadings--for all Defendants--begins to run once all Defendants have either (1) been served or (2) waived service. If the Defendants face response periods of different lengths--say, because one Defendant has been personally served whereas another has waived service--all Defendants will be subject to the longest of those response periods. 4. Although all Defendants will be subject to the longest of all response periods, each served Defendant must still file a notice of appearance within twenty-one (21) days of being served with the Complaint (or sixty (60) days if service is waived). 5. Failure to comply with these procedures may result in sanctions, including the striking of the motion(s) or response(s). Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 1/27/2026. (mul) (Entered: 01/27/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	03/05/26	03/05/26	4	ORDER REQUIRING PAYMENT OF FILING FEE OR FILING OF MOTION TO PROCEED IFP WITH DETAILED AFFIDAVIT: Filing Fee due by 4/3/2026. Motions due by 4/3/2026. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 3/4/2026. See attached document for full details. (Attachments: # (1) Supplement IFP Motion (Short-Form)) (ls) (Entered: 03/05/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	03/05/26	03/05/26	5	CLERK'S NOTICE of Compliance re [4] Order Requiring Payment of Filing Fee or Filing IFP Motion. (ls) (Entered: 03/05/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	04/06/26	04/06/26	6	Clerk's Notice of Receipt of Filing Fee received on 4/6/2026 in the amount of $405.00, receipt number FLS316059. (jes) (Entered: 04/06/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	05/12/26	05/12/26	7	ORDER Regarding Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 5/12/2026. See attached document for full details. (Attachments: # (1) Supplement IFP Short-Form) (ls) (Entered: 05/12/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	05/27/26	05/28/26	8	ORDER re [1] Complaint 42 USC 1983 or Bivens shall Proceed in Part. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 5/26/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls) (Entered: 05/28/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	07/13/26	07/13/26	9	NOTICE of Filing Proposed Summonses by Charles Lee Glover. (scn) (Entered: 07/13/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	07/13/26	07/13/26	10	Summons Issued as to Hipolito Matos (2). (scn) (Entered: 07/13/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	07/29/26	07/29/26	11	ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re [1] Complaint 42 USC 1983 or Bivens filed by Charles Lee Glover. Show Cause Response due by 8/7/2026. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 7/29/2026. See attached document for full details. (Attachments: # (1) AO 398 form, # (2) AO 399 form) (drz) (Entered: 07/29/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	08/11/26	08/11/26	12	RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re [11] Order to Show Cause, by Charles Lee Glover. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit)(pcs) (Entered: 08/11/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	08/13/26	08/14/26	13	NOTICE of Filing Proposed Summons(es) by Charles Lee Glover (ls) (Entered: 08/14/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	08/14/26	08/14/26	14	Summons Issued as to Hipolito Matos. (ls) (Entered: 08/14/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	08/24/26	08/24/26	15	ORDER regarding Service of Process. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 8/24/2026. See attached document for full details. (Attachments: # (1) Summons, # (2) Request to Waive Service of a Summons, # (3) Waiver of the Service of Summons) (ls) (Entered: 08/24/26)
9:26-cv-80089-MD	08/27/26	08/27/26	16	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Volunteer Attorney Program. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 8/27/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls) (Entered: 08/27/26)