The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
JAVIER MANDRY MERCADO,
Plaintiff,
v. Case No.: 6:26-cv-00568-PGB-LHP
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
ATTORNEY GENERAL PAMELA
BONDI, HARMEET DHILLON,
FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND
MANAGMENT BOARD FOR
PUERTO RICO, JENNIFFER
GONZALEZ-COLON, AND
LOURDES GOMEZ,
Defendants,
ORDER
Before the Court is a Notice of Substitution of Party Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.
P. 25(d), which has been construed as a motion to substitute a party. Doc. No. 14.
By the present motion, Plaintiff seeks to substitute as a party United States Attorney
General Todd Blanche, in his official capacity, for former United States Attorney
General Pamela Bondi, in her official capacity. Id. On review, the motion (Doc. No.
14) is GRANTED, and Todd Blanche, in his official capacity as United States
Attorney General, is substituted as a Defendant in place of former United States
Attorney General Pamela Bondi. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). The Clerk of Court is
DIRECTED to update the case caption accordingly. See Singh v. Garland, No. 3:20-
cv-899-TJC-MCR, 2021 WL 1516066, at *1 n.1 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 16, 2021).
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on April 9, 2026.
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LESLIE AN PRICE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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