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Click to open document 02/26/2008 REQUEST-ADVISORY OPINION (ATTY GEN) PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Hon. Bill Mccollum 112233 O&8 & E-MAIL
02/26/2008 No Fee Required
Click to open document 02/26/2008 ORDER-HIGH PROFILE Because of significant public and media interest in this matter, counsel for the parties are directed to hereafter file an original and eight copies of all pleadings filed with this Court. 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.
03/03/2008 NOTICE-APPEARANCE SPR Floridians For Smarter Growth, Inc. BY: PT Susan L. Kelsey 772097 FILED AS "NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF CO-COUNSEL FOR THE SPONSOR" (E-MAIL)
03/10/2008 NOTICE-APPEARANCE SPR Floridians For Smarter Growth, Inc. BY: PT Stephen H Grimes 32005 FILED AS "NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF CO-COUNSEL FOR THE SPONSOR" (O&8 & E-MAIL)
04/23/2008 ORDER-OA&BRIEF SCHED (AG ADVISORY OPIN) IT IS, THEREFORE, the order of the Court that the above cases are hereby consolidated for the purpose of oral argument and interested parties shall file their briefs on or before May 12, 2008, and serve a copy thereof on the Attorney General. Answer briefs shall be filed on or before June 2, 2008. Please file an original and eight copies of all briefs. Oral argument is scheduled for 9:00 a.m., Thursday, September 11, 2008. A maximum of twenty minutes to the side is allowed for the argument. All parties who have filed a brief and have asked to be heard may, in the Court's discretion, be permitted to participate in oral argument.
04/23/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
04/29/2008 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) SPR Floridians For Smarter Growth, Inc. BY: PT Susan L. Kelsey 772097 (O&8)FILED AS " SPONSOR'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME"
04/29/2008 MOTION-TOLL TIME SPR Floridians For Smarter Growth, Inc. BY: PT Susan L. Kelsey 772097 (O&8)FILED AS "SPONSOR'S REQUEST TO TOLL TIME"
Click to open document 05/09/2008 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc. BY: OP Ross Stafford Burnaman 397784 W/APPENDIX (O&8 & E-MAIL)
05/21/2008 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS)
Click to open document 06/11/2008 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS SPR Floridians For Smarter Growth, Inc. BY: PT Stephen H Grimes 32005 W/APPENDIX (O&6 & E-MAIL) (06/12/2008: 2 COPIES FILED)
Click to open document 07/01/2008 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc. BY: OP Ross Stafford Burnaman 397784 O&9 & E-MAIL
07/03/2008 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS) SPR Floridians For Smarter Growth, Inc. BY: PT Stephen H Grimes 32005 (O&8 & E-MAIL) FILED AS " SPONSOR'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME"
07/03/2008 MOTION-TOLL TIME SPR Floridians For Smarter Growth, Inc. BY: PT Stephen H Grimes 32005 (O&8 & E-MAIL) FILED AS "SPONSOR'S REQUEST TO TOLL TIME"
07/11/2008 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS) Sponsor's motion for extension of time is granted and sponsor is allowed to and including July 17, 2008, in which to file the answer brief. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO SPONSOR FOR THE FILING OF THE ANSWER BRIEF.
Click to open document 07/17/2008 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS SPR Floridians For Smarter Growth, Inc. BY: PT Stephen H Grimes 32005 O&8 & E-MAIL (07/18/2008: REQUESTED ADDITIONAL COPY)
09/11/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
10/03/2008 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc. BY: OP Ross Stafford Burnaman 397784 O&8 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 12/18/2008 DISP-APPROVED For the reasons set forth above, we conclude that the proposed amendment complies with the single-subject requirement of article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution, that the ballot title and summary comply with section 101.161(1), Florida Statutes (2008), and that the financial impact statement complies with section 100.371, Florida Statutes (2008). This opinion should not be construed as favoring or opposing the passage of the proposed amendment.
01/05/2009 MOTION-REHEARING OP Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc. BY: OP Ross Stafford Burnaman 397784 (RC) (O&8 & E-MAIL) FILED AS "INTERESTED PERSON FLORIDA HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY, INC.'S MOTION FOR REHEARING AND/OR CLARIFICATION"
01/05/2009 NOTICE-APPEARANCE MRI Florida Military Families Speak Out BY: MRI Ralf Brookes 778362 (O&8 & E-MAIL)
01/05/2009 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MRI Florida Military Families Speak Out BY: MRI Ralf Brookes 778362 (O&8 & E-MAIL) FILED AS "FLORIDA MILITARY FAMILIES SPEAK OUT, ET AL.'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICI CURIAE/INTERESTED PERSONS' BRIEF"
01/05/2009 AMICUS CURIAE ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS MRI Florida Military Families Speak Out BY: MRI Ralf Brookes 778362 (O&8 & E-MAIL) FILED AS "AMICI CURIAE/INTERESTED PERSONS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF RECONSIDERATION" ***STRICKEN. SEE ORDER DATED 01/20/2009***
01/20/2009 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY The Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiae/Interested Persons' Brief filed by Florida Military Families Speak Out; Central Florida Veterans for Peace, Chapter 136; and Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Chapter 15, Tallahassee on behalf of Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc. is denied and the brief of said amici curiae, filed with this Court on January 5, 2009, is hereby stricken.
01/20/2009 RESPONSE SPR Floridians For Smarter Growth, Inc. BY: PT Stephen H Grimes 32005 OPPOSING REHEARING (O&8 & E-MAIL)
01/29/2009 DISP-REHEARING DY Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc.'s Motion for Rehearing and/or Clarification is hereby denied. (RC)
04/15/2009 ARCHIVES