UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION

VIVECA HUDSON

Plaintiff,

v. Case No: 6:24-cv-1886-JSS-LHP

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES,

Defendant. ___________________________________/ ORDER On Defendant’s motion, the court dismissed Plaintiff’s amended complaint without prejudice, granting her leave to amend on or before April 18, 2025. (See Dkt. 22.) The court then twice sua sponte extended the deadline for Plaintiff to file an amended complaint, (see Dkts. 25, 27), giving Plaintiff until May 9, 2025, to amend. The court expressly advised Plaintiff that “failure to timely file a second amended complaint will render the court’s order dismissing her complaint without prejudice a final judgment.” (Dkt. 25 (internal citation omitted).) Plaintiff did not timely amend her complaint or ask for additional time to do so. Accordingly, the court’s April 3, 2025 order dismissing the amended complaint has become a final judgment. See Auto. Alignment & Body Serv., Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.,

, 719–20 (11th Cir. 2020) (“[A]n order dismissing a complaint with leave to amend within a specified time becomes a final judgment if the time allowed for amendment expires without the plaintiff seeking an extension.”). The court therefore lacks jurisdiction over this matter to grant anything other than post- judgment relief. See

(“The only recourse for a plaintiff who seeks to set aside the final judgment is to appeal, Fed. R. App. P. 3, move to alter or amend the judgment, Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e), or move for relief from the final judgment, Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b).”); Bessent v. Biden, No. 8:22-cv-1865-KKM-CPT,

, at *] (M.D. Fla. Feb. 15, 2023) (“Of course, a plaintiff may also refile the action if the dismissal was without prejudice and is not otherwise barred by the statute of limitations.”). Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED without prejudice. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment accordingly, terminate any pending motions and deadlines, and to close this case. ORDERED in Orlando, Florida, on May 13, 2025.

( as Sheek JUVIE S. SNEED UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies furnished to: Unrepresented Party Counsel of Record

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