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Click to open document 09/30/2009 NOTICE-APPEAL (BOND VALID) AA New Hope Sugar Company BY: AA Juancarlos Antorcha 523305 W/AATACHMENTS
10/01/2009 Filing Fee $300 2009 - 1011947 Amount: $300
10/01/2009 Fee Paid In Full - $300
Click to open document 10/01/2009 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. FOR GENERAL FILING INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. AOSC04-84, PLEASE VISIT THE CLERK'S OFFICE WEBSITE AT http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/index.shtml.
10/05/2009 MOTION-EXPEDITE AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Jason Mark Breth 40742 REVIEW OF THE LOWER COURT VALIDATION JUDGMENT BY REQUIRING THE PARTIES TO ADHERE TO THE BRIEFING AND APPENDIX SCHEDULE AS PROVIDED IN RULE 9.110(i) AND EXPEDITING THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR A SPPEDY RESOLUTION - (SEE ORDER DATED 10/21/2009: DENIED)
10/06/2009 RESPONSE AA New Hope Sugar Company BY: AA Joseph P. Klock, Jr. 156678 OF NEW HOPE AND OKEELANTA TO APPELLEE, SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S MOTION TO EXPEDITE REVIEW (0&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 10/06/2009 MOTION-STAY (PROCEEDINGS BELOW) AA New Hope Sugar Company BY: AA Joseph P. Klock, Jr. 156678 PENDING DISPOSITIVE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD DISTRICT (0&8 & E-MAIL)
10/06/2009 APPENDIX AA Okeelanta Corporation BY: AA Joseph P. Klock, Jr. 156678 TO EMERGENCY MOTION OF NEW HOPE AND OKEELANTA TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING DISPOSITIVE PROCEEDING BEFORE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD DISTRICT (0&8 & E-MAIL)
10/07/2009 RESPONSE AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Christine E. Lamia 745103 FILED AS "SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO NEW HOPE'S EMERGENCY MOTION TO STAY" (E-MAIL) 10/08/2009: 0&8 COPIES FILED)
10/07/2009 RESPONSE IT2 Audubon Of Florida BY: IT2 Noah Daniels Valenstein 57773 (O&8 & E-MAIL) FILED AS "INTERVENORS' OBJECTION AND RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO EMERGENCY MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING DISPOSITIVE PROCEEDING BEFORE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD DISTRICT"
Click to open document 10/08/2009 NOTICE-APPEAL (CROSS) AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Christine E. Lamia 745103 (SEE ORDER DATED 10/21/2009: GRANTED) **WITHDRAWN** - SEE PAGE 6 OF SFWMD'S CONSOL ANSWER BRIEF FILED 11/03/2009
10/08/2009 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (MISC) AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Christine E. Lamia 745103 NOTICE OF CROSS-APPEAL (0&8 & E-MAIL) - SEE ORDER DATED 10/21/2009: GRANTED
10/09/2009 NOTICE-RELATED CASE(S) AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Christine E. Lamia 745103 O&8 (E-MAIL)
10/09/2009 RESPONSE IT2 Audubon Of Florida BY: IT2 Edwin Thom Rumberger 69480 INTERVENORS' RESPONSE IN SUPPORT OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S MOTION TO EXPEDITE REVIEW (0&8 & E-MAIL)
10/14/2009 APPENDIX Dexter W. Lehtinen 265551 BY: Dexter W. Lehtinen 265551 TO INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS (SHARED W/CASE NO. SC09-1817) O&8 & CD - (CONSISTING OF 30 VOLUMES) - (SEE ORDER DATED 10/21/2009: GRANTED
10/15/2009 REPLY TO RESPONSE AA New Hope Sugar Company BY: AA Joseph P. Klock, Jr. 156678 FILED AS "REPLY TO INTERVENORS' RESPONSE IN SUPPORT OF SFWMD'S MOTION TO EXPEDITE REVIEW (0&8 & E-MAIL) - SEE ORDER DATED 10/21/2009: ** STRICKEN AS UNAUTHORIZED
10/15/2009 REPLY TO RESPONSE AA New Hope Sugar Company BY: AA Joseph P. Klock, Jr. 156678 FILED AS "REPLY TO SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO NEW HOPE'S EMERGENCY MOTION TO STAY (0&8 & E-MAIL) - SEE ORDER DATED 10/21/2009: ** STRICKEN AS UNAUTHORIZED
10/19/2009 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE Dexter W. Lehtinen 265551 BY: Dexter W. Lehtinen 265551 FILED AS "MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDA'S AND NEW HOPE SUGAR COMPANY'S AND OKEELANTA CORPORATION'S JOINT MOTION TO FILE JOINT APPENDIX" (O&3 & E-MAIL) - SEE ORDER DATED 10/21/2009: GRANTED
Click to open document 10/19/2009 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS AA New Hope Sugar Company BY: AA Joseph P. Klock, Jr. 156678 O&8 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 10/20/2009 MOTION-CONSOLIDATION AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Jason Mark Breth 40742 (UNOPPOSED) WITH SC09-1817 (0&8 & E-MAIL)
10/21/2009 Cross Notice 2009 - 1012060 Amount: $295
10/21/2009 ORDER-CONSOLIDATION GR South Florida Water Management District's Unopposed Motions to Consolidate filed in the above cases is hereby granted and said cases are hereby consolidated for all appellate purposes. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida's and New Hope Sugar Company's, and Okeelanta Corporation's Joint Motion to File Joint Appendix is hereby granted and said Appendix was filed with this Court on October 14, 2009. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida's Motion to Order Transmission of Record and to Set Briefing Schedule is hereby denied. South Florida Water Management District's Motion to Accept Cross-Appeal in Case No. SC09-1818 is hereby granted. South Florida Water Management District's Motion to Expedite Review is hereby denied. Reply of Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida to Intervenor Florida Audubon Society's "Response in Support of Motion to Expedite Review" and New Hope Sugar Company and Okeelanta Corporation's Reply to Intervenors' Response in Support of SFWMD's Motion to Expedite and Reply to South Florida Water Management District's Response in Opposition to New Hope's Emergency Motion to Stay are hereby stricken as unauthorized. (SEE SC09-1817 TO VIEW ORDER)
Click to open document 10/29/2009 ORDER-STAY PROCEEDINGS BELOW DY Emergency Motion of New Hope and Okeelanta to Stay Proceedings Pending Dispositive Proceeding Before District Court of Appeal, Third District is hereby denied.
10/29/2009 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE ME Florida Association Of District School Superintendents, Inc. BY: ME Major B. Harding 33657 O&8 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 11/02/2009 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Frederick J. Springer 982164 O&8 & E-MAIL (2 BOXES CONTAINING COPIES OF BRIEF & APP) **BRIEF STRICKEN - SEE 11/24/2009 ORDER
11/02/2009 APPENDIX AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Frederick J. Springer 982164 TO SFWM ANSWER BRIEF (0&8 & CD) (VOLS 31 - 33)
Click to open document 11/02/2009 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS IT2 Audubon Of Florida BY: IT2 Edwin Thom Rumberger 69480 (CONSOLIDATED) O&8 & E-MAIL (1 BOX CONTAINING COPIES OF BRIEF & APP_
11/02/2009 APPENDIX IT2 Florida Audubon Society BY: IT2 Edwin Thom Rumberger 69480 O&8 & CD
Click to open document 11/03/2009 ANSWER AMD BRIEF-MERITS AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Frederick J. Springer 982164 (CONSOLIDATED) O&8 & E-MAIL
11/03/2009 MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Jason Mark Breth 40742 O&8 (NOT E-MAILED)
11/06/2009 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS IT2 Office of the State Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit BY: IT2 Maureen Hackett Ackerman 260551 W/APPENDIX (0&8) & E-MAILED "PDF" FORMAT (11/12/209: E-MAILED WORD) - **STRICKEN - SEE 11/13/2009 ORDER**
11/09/2009 ANSWER AMD BRIEF-MERITS IT2 Maureen Hackett Ackerman 260551 BY: IT2 Maureen Hackett Ackerman 260551 O&8 (NOT E-MAILED) 11/12/09: E-MAILED - **STRICKEN - SEE 11/13/2009 ORDER**
11/09/2009 MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT IT2 Office of the State Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit BY: IT2 Maureen Hackett Ackerman 260551 O&8 (NOT E-MAILED)
11/12/2009 MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT IT2 Office of the State Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit BY: IT2 Maureen Hackett Ackerman 260551 (2ND) ORIG ONLY (NOT E-MAILED) 11/10/09: REQ'D 8 COPIES AND E-MAIL (11/18/2009: 8 COPIES FILED)
Click to open document 11/12/2009 ANSWER AMD BRIEF-MERITS IT2 Office of the State Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit BY: IT2 Maureen Hackett Ackerman 260551 (CONSOLIDATED) (2ND) W/APPENDIX - ORIG ONLY & E-MAIL (11/12/09: REQ'D 8 COPIES) (11/18/2009: 8 COPIES FILED)
11/13/2009 ORDER-BRIEF PAGE ENLARGEMENT GR State Attorney's unopposed motion to file amended answer brief and unopposed motion for leave to file second amended answer brief are granted and said amended answer brief was filed with this Court on November 9, 2009, and said second amended answer brief was filed with this Court on November 12, 2009. State Attorney's answer brief filed with this Court on November 6, 2009 and amended answer brief filed November 9, 2009, are hereby stricken. (SEE SC09-1817 TO VIEW ORDER)
11/24/2009 ORDER-BRIEF AMENDMENT GR The District's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amended Consolidated Answer Brief is granted and said amended consolidated answer brief was filed with this Court on November 3, 2009. The District's consolidated answer brief filed with this Court on November 2, 2009, is hereby stricken. (SEE SC09-1817 TO VIEW ORDER)
11/24/2009 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE AA Okeelanta Corporation BY: AA Gabriel Ernesto Nieto 147559 FILED AS "MOTION OF NEW HOPE AND OKEELANTA TO SUBMIT A CONSOLIDATED REPLY BRIEF OF UP TO 45 PAGES" (O&8 & E-MAIL) - (11/30/2009: AMENDED MOTION FILED (O&8 & E-MAIL))
11/30/2009 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE GR Florida School Boards Association, Inc., and Florida Association of District School Superintendents, Inc., Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief is hereby granted and they are allowed to file brief only in support of Appellee/Cross-Appellants. The brief by the above referenced amicus curiae was filed with this Court on November 5, 2009. (SEE SC09-1817 TO VIEW ORDER) (12/03/2009: order corrected showing in support of Appellee/Cross-Appellants).
Click to open document 12/01/2009 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS AA New Hope Sugar Company BY: AA Gabriel Ernesto Nieto 147559 (CONSOLIDATED) 0&8 & E-MAIL
12/22/2009 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE GR The Amended Motion of New Hope and Okeelanta to Submit a Consolidated Reply Brief of Up to 30 Pages is hereby granted and said consolidated reply brief was filed with this Court on December 1, 2009 (SEE SC 09-1817 TO VIEW ORDER)
01/11/2010 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT AA Okeelanta Corporation BY: AA Joseph P. Klock, Jr. 156678 O&8 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 01/12/2010 MOTION-EXPEDITE AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Jason Mark Breth 40742 (O&8 & E-MAIL) FILED AS "DISTRICT'S SUGGESTION TO EXPEDITE AND DISPENSE WITH ORAL ARGUMENT"
01/19/2010 ORDER-EXPEDITE DY The District's Suggestion to Expedite and Dispense with Oral Argument is hereby denied (SEE SC09-1817 TO VIEW ORDER)
02/01/2010 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
02/01/2010 ORDER-OA SCHED TO VIEW ORDER SEE SC09-1817.
03/25/2010 APPENDIX AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Christine E. Lamia 745103 SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX VOLUMES 34 & 35 (CONSISTING OF MASTER LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT & MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT)
04/05/2010 LETTER-CANON NOTIFICATION RE: JUSTICE JUSTICE CANADY & THOMAS D. HALL (RESPONSES DUE 04/06/10)
04/05/2010 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE AA Okeelanta Corporation BY: AA Joseph P. Klock, Jr. 156678 (W/ATTACHMENTS) FILED AS "NOTICE OF ORDER IN RELATED CASE AND SUGGESTION OF MOOTNESS" (O&8)
04/06/2010 MOTION-STRIKE AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Christine E. Lamia 745103 APPELLANTS' NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY, NOTICE OF ORDER IN RELATED CASE AND SUGGESTION OF MOOTNESS - (O&8 & E-MAIL)
04/07/2010 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
08/16/2010 STATUS REPORT AE South Florida Water Management District BY: AE Randall W. Hanna 398063 (0&10 & E-MAIL)
11/18/2010 ORDER-STRIKE GR South Florida Water Management District's Motion to Strike Notice of Supplemental Authority, Notice of Order in Related Case and Suggestion of Mootness is hereby granted and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida's Notice of Supplemental Authority (April 1, 2010), and New Hope Sugar Company and Okeelanta Corporation's Notice of Order in Related Case and Suggestion of Mootness are stricken. (SEE SC 09-1817 TO VIEW ORDER)
Click to open document 11/18/2010 DISP-AFFIRMED/REVERSED IN PART Accordingly, we affirm in part and reverse in part the circuit court's order of final judgment validating $650 million in certificates of participation to finance the land acquisition.
12/02/2010 WEST CORRESPONDENCE CORRECTED OPINION - On page 48, added additional counsel previously omitted for appellees.
12/09/2010 MANDATE CC: COUNSEL
02/17/2011 ARCHIVES File