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Click to open document 08/19/2008 CERTFD JUDGMENT FROM TRIAL COURT PT Florida Department Of State DOS BY: PT Louis F. Hubener, Iii 140084
08/19/2008 No Fee - State
08/19/2008 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Florida Department Of State DOS BY: PT Louis F. Hubener 140084 - NOTICE OF APPEAL
08/19/2008 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Vote Yes On 5 For Property Relief, Inc. BY: PT Mark Herron 199737 - NOTICE OF JOINDER (08/21/2008: FEE PAID - R2008-1009351)
08/19/2008 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Vote Yes On 5 For Property Relief, Inc. BY: PT Mark Herron 199737 - CONSENTED SUGGESTION FOR CERTIFICATION
08/19/2008 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Vote Yes On 5 For Property Relief, Inc. BY: PT Mark Herron 199737 - CONSENTED EMERGENCY MOTION TO EXPEDITE APPEAL
08/19/2008 ORDER-DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL DATED 08/19/2008 - IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.125(A), ON THIS COURT'S OWN MOTION, WE CERTIFY THAT THE ISSUES PENDING IN THIS CASE ARE OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE REQUIRING IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION BY THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA.
08/19/2008 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY FINAL JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS
Click to open document 08/19/2008 ORDER-HIGH PROFILE
08/19/2008 ORDER-OA&BRIEF SCHED/JURIS ACCEPTED (CERT JUDGMT) The First District Court of Appeal has certified, pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(5) of the Constitution of Florida, that the trial court passes upon a question of great public importance requiring immediate resolution by this Court. We accept jurisdiction. Briefs shall be FILED as follows: Petitioners' brief on the merits shall be FILED on or before noon, Thursday, August 21, 2008; respondents' answer brief on the merits shall be FILED on or before noon, Monday, August 25, 2008; and petitioners' reply brief on the merits shall be FILED on or before noon, Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Please file an original and eight copies of all briefs. UNLESS BRIEFS ARE TIMELY FILED, THE PRIVILEGE OF ORAL ARGUMENT WILL BE FORFEITED. The Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit in and for Leon County, Florida shall file the original record which shall be properly indexed and paginated on or before by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, August 21, 2008. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Monday, September 8, 2008, with a maximum of twenty minutes to the side allowed for the argument. NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP.
08/20/2008 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk BY: Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk 1 VOLUME ROA
Click to open document 08/20/2008 ORDER-RESPONSE/REPLY REQUESTED (SPEC ISSUE) The parties are requested to file a response on or before noon, Monday, August 25, 2008, to advise when this Court's decision has to be rendered to allow for timely ballot distribution in accordance with all applicable laws.
Click to open document 08/21/2008 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS IT Vote Yes On 5 For Property Relief, Inc. BY: IT Mark Herron 199737 O&8 & E-MAIL (FILED AS "JOINT INITIAL BRIEF OF PETITIONERS DEPT OF STATE AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND VOTE YES ON 5 FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, INC.)
08/21/2008 Notice of Joinder 2008 - 1009351 Amount: $295
Click to open document 08/21/2008 APPENDIX IT Vote Yes On 5 For Property Relief, Inc. BY: IT Mark Herron 199737 O&8 & MAIL (FILED AS "APPENDIX TO JOINT INITIAL BRIEF OF PETITIONERS DEPT OF STATE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND VOTE YES ON 5 FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, INC.)
08/21/2008 Fee Paid in Full IT Vote Yes On 5 For Property Relief, Inc. BY: IT Mark Herron 199737 R2008-1009351 IN THE AMOUNT OF $295.00 FOR NOTICE OF JOINDER
Click to open document 08/25/2008 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS RS Beverly Slough BY: RS Barry S. Richard 105599 O&8 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 08/25/2008 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MR Florida Taxwatch Research Institute, Inc. BY: MR Robert Evans Weissert 47822 FILED AS "FLORIDA TAXWATCH'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF" (O&8 & E-MAIL) (NO CERT.OF SERVICE) 08/25/2008: AMENDED MOTION FILED (O&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 08/25/2008 RESPONSE PT Florida Department Of State DOS BY: PT Hon. Scott Douglas Makar, Judge 709697 FILED AS "DEPARTMENT OFSTATE'S RESPONSE TO THIS COURT'S AUGUST 20, 2008 ORDER (O&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 08/25/2008 RESPONSE RS Beverly Slough BY: RS Barry S. Richard 105599 FILED AS "RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER REGARDING BALLOT DEADLINE" (O&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 08/25/2008 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE GR The motion for leave to file brief as amicus curiae filed by Florida TaxWatch Research Institute, Inc., is hereby granted and they are allowed to file brief only in support of the respondents. The brief by the above referenced amicus curiae shall be FILED on or before 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Please file the original and eight copies of brief. Per this Court's Administrative Order In Re: Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, AOSC04-84, dated September 13, 2004, counsel are directed to transmit a copy of all documents, including any attachments and appendices, in an electronic format as required by the provisions of that order.
Click to open document 08/25/2008 RESPONSE IT Vote Yes On 5 For Property Relief, Inc. BY: IT Mark Herron 199737 FILED AS "VOTE YES ON 5 FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, INC.'S RESPONSE TO THIS COURT'S AUGUST 20, 2008 ORDER: (O&8 & E-MAIL) FILED LATE - MOTION TO ACCEPT REQUESTED (08/26/2008: MOT ACCEPT FILED)
08/26/2008 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (RESPONSE/REPLY) IT Vote Yes On 5 For Property Relief, Inc. BY: IT Mark Herron 199737 FILED AS "MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PERMIT FILING OF RESPONSE TO COURT'S ORDER OF AUGUST 20, 2008 BY VOTE YES ON 5 FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, INC." (O&8)
Click to open document 08/26/2008 ORDER-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED GR (RESP/REPLY) The Motion for Leave to Permit Filing of Response to Court's Order of August 20, 2008 by Vote Yes on 5 for Property Tax Relief, Inc., is granted and said response was filed with this Court on August 25, 2008.
Click to open document 08/27/2008 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS IT Vote Yes On 5 For Property Relief, Inc. BY: IT Mark Herron 199737 JOINT REPLY BRIEF OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE & VOTE YES ON 5 FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF (O&8 & E-MAIL)
08/27/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
08/27/2008 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE At the direction of the Court, the above case which was scheduled for oral argument on September 8, 2008, has been rescheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 3, 2008. A maximum of twenty minutes to the side is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary.
Click to open document 08/27/2008 AMICUS CURIAE ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS MR Florida Taxwatch Research Institute, Inc. BY: MR Robert Evans Weissert 47822 O&8 & E-MAIL
08/28/2008 NOTICE-APPEARANCE PT Florida Department Of State DOS BY: PT Hon. Scott Douglas Makar, Judge 709697 BY SCOTT D. MAKER ON BEHALF OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE, STATE OF FLORIDA
Click to open document 09/03/2008 DISP-AFFIRMED
09/03/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 09/15/2008 DISP-AFFIRMED
09/26/2008 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT RETURNED Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk BY: Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk 1 VOLUME
12/22/2008 ARCHIVES