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03/28/2011 PETITION-QUO WARRANTO PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 03/30/2011: 8 COPIES FILED & E-MAIL
03/28/2011 APPENDIX-PETITION PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 03/30/2011: 8 COPIES FILED & E-MAIL
03/28/2011 MOTION-IN FORMA PAUPERIS PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 03/30/2011: 8 COPIES FILED
03/29/2011 No Fee - Insolvent SEE ORDER DATED MARCH 29, 2011
Click to open document 03/29/2011 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. All electronic documents filed shall be accessible to persons with disabilities in the manner required by Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, sections 282.601 through 282.606, Florida Statutes, and any related regulations or guidelines. 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.
Click to open document 03/29/2011 ORDER-IN FORMA PAUPERIS GR Petitioner's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is hereby granted.
03/30/2011 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (AMD) O&8 PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041
04/01/2011 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MP Florida Audubon Society BY: PT Edwin Thom Rumberger 69480 O&8 & E-MAIL
04/01/2011 RESPONSE RS Rick Scott BY: RS Jesse M. Panuccio 31401 O&8 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 04/04/2011 ORDER-RESPONSE/REPLY REQUESTED (SPEC ISSUE) Petitioner has filed a petition for a writ of quo warranto. Respondent is requested to serve a response to the above-referenced petition and briefs of amicus, if any, on on or before April 25, 2011. The petitioner may serve her reply on or before May 5, 2011.
04/04/2011 NOTICE RS Rick Scott BY: RS Jesse M. Panuccio 31401 OF CORRECTION TO CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (O&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 04/04/2011 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE GR Upon consideration of Florida Audubon Society's Motion for Leave to Appear as Amicus Curiae and File Brief in Support of Petition for Quo Warranto, it is ordered that said motion is granted and movant is allowed to file a brief only in support of petitioner. It is further ordered that the Request for Extension of Time to Serve Amicus Brief is granted; however, movant is only allowed to and including April 8, 2011, in which to file the amicus brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED FOR THE FILING OF THE ABOVE REFERENCED AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF ON THE MERITS.
04/04/2011 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MP Disability Rights Florida BY: PT Edith E. Sheeks 470503 E-MAIL
Click to open document 04/05/2011 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE GR Upon consideration of Disability Rights Florida's Motion for Leave to Appear as Amicus Curiae and File Brief in Support of Petition for Quo Warranto, it is ordered that said motion is granted and movant is allowed to file a brief only in support of petitioner. It is further ordered that the Request for Extension of Time to Serve Amicus Brief is granted; however, movant is only allowed to and including April 8, 2011, in which to file the amicus brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED FOR THE FILING OF THE ABOVE REFERENCED AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
04/08/2011 AMICUS CURIAE INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS MP Florida Audubon Society BY: PT Anna Holt Upton 35932 O&8 & E-MAIL
04/11/2011 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (BRIEF) MP Disability Rights Florida BY: PT Edith E. Sheeks 470503 FILED AS "NOTICE OF FILING DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA'S AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR QUO WARRANTO (O&8 & E-MAIL)
04/11/2011 AMICUS CURIAE INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS MP Disability Rights Florida BY: PT Edith E. Sheeks 470503 O&9 & E-MAIL
04/19/2011 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY RS Rick Scott BY: RS Jesse M. Panuccio 31401 O&8 & E-MAIL
04/20/2011 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (RESPONSE) RS Rick Scott BY: RS Erik M. Figlio 745251 O&8 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 04/21/2011 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (RESPONSE)
04/25/2011 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MP The Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. BY: MP Ellen Sue Morris 850306 ORIGINAL ONLY - (REQ'D 8 COPIES) (E-MAIL) (04/29/2011: 8 COPIES FILED)
Click to open document 04/26/2011 ORDER-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED GR (BRIEF) The Notice of Filing Disability Rights Florida's Amicus Brief in Support of Petition for Quo Warranto has been treated as a motion to accept brief as timely filed, and said motion is granted and Disability Rights Florida's amicus curiae brief was filed with this Court on April 11, 2011.
04/26/2011 RESPONSE RS Rick Scott BY: RS Jesse M. Panuccio 31401 FILED AS "RESPONDENT'S OPPOSITION TO THE ACADEMY OF FLORIDA ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS' AND ELDER LAW SECTION OF THE FLORIDA BAR'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF OUT OF TIME" (O&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 04/27/2011 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE GR The motion for leave to file brief as amicus curiae filed by The Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys and Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar are hereby granted and they are allowed to file brief only in support of petitioner. The Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys and Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar's "Request for Extension of Time to Serve Amicus Brief" filed within the above amicus motion is granted. The above referenced amici curiae have up to and including May 2, 2011, to file said amicus brief.
04/29/2011 ADDENDUM/SUPPLEMENT FILED AS "AMENDMENT TO ACADEMY OF FLORIDA ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS AND ELDER LAW SECTION OF THE FLORIDA BAR'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR AS AMICUS CURIAE AND FILE BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR QUO WARRANTO" (O&8 & E-MAIL SENT IN WRONG FORMAT) MP Academy Of Florida Elder Law Attorneys BY: MP Jack Michael Rosenkranz 815152 - 04/29/2011: AMENDED E-MAIL RECEIVED
05/02/2011 AMICUS CURIAE INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS MP The Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. BY: MP Jack Michael Rosenkranz 815152 O&9 & E-MAIL
05/12/2011 MOTION-RESPONSE/REPLY PAGE ENLARGEMENT RS Rick Scott BY: RS Charles M. Trippe 69760 O&7 & E-MAIL
05/12/2011 RESPONSE RS Rick Scott BY: RS Charles M. Trippe 69760 TO COURT'S ORDER DATED 04/04/2011 (O&7 & E-MAIL)
05/12/2011 APPENDIX-RESPONSE RS Rick Scott BY: RS Charles M. Trippe 69760 TO COURT'S ORDER DATED 04/04/2011 (O&8 & CD)
Click to open document 05/13/2011 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE Because of significant public and media interest in this matter and per this Court's Administrative Order In Re: Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, AOSC04-84, dated September 13, 2004, respondent is directed to transmit a copy of the appendix to the response to this Court's order dated April 4, 2011, in an electronic format as required by the provisions of that order. All electronic documents filed shall be accessible to persons with disabilities in the manner required by Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, sections 282.601 through 282.606, Florida Statutes, and any related regulations or guidelines. 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.
Click to open document 05/16/2011 ORDER-RESPONSE/REPLY PAGE ENLARGEMENT GR Respondent's "Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Brief in Excess of Page Limitations" has been treated as a Motion for an Enlarged Response and said motion is granted. Respondent's response consisting of sixty-seven pages was filed with this Court on May 12, 2011.
05/17/2011 MOTION-RESPONSE/REPLY PAGE ENLARGEMENT PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 O&8 & E-MAIL
05/18/2011 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MR State Of Florida state1 BY: MRI Hon. Scott Douglas Makar, Judge 709697 O&8 & E-MAIL
05/18/2011 AMICUS CURIAE ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS MR State Of Florida state1 BY: MRI Hon. Scott Douglas Makar, Judge 709697 O&8 & E-MAIL
05/19/2011 RESPONSE PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 FILED AS "PETITIONER'S OBJECTION TO FILING OF AMICUS BRIEF BY ATTORNEY GENERAL" (O&8 & E-MAIL)
05/20/2011 RESPONSE RS Rick Scott BY: RS Charles M. Trippe 69760 FILED AS "RESPONDENT'S RESPONSE TO PETITIONER'S OBJECTION TO THE FILING OF AN AMICUS BRIEF BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL" (O&8 & E-MAIL & CD)
05/23/2011 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (REPLY TO RESPONSE) PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 O&9 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 05/23/2011 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE GR The motion for leave to file brief as amicus curiae filed by the Attorney General is hereby granted and they are allowed to file brief only in support of respondent. The brief by the above referenced amicus curiae was filed with this Court on May 18, 2011.
Click to open document 05/23/2011 ORDER-RESPONSE/REPLY PAGE ENLARGEMENT GR Petitioner's motion to file an enlarged reply to response is granted.
05/23/2011 REPLY TO RESPONSE PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 O&8 & E-MAIL
05/23/2011 APPENDIX SUPPLEMENT-RESPONSE PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 TO PETITIONER'S REPLY TO RESPONSE (O&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 05/23/2011 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (REPLY TO RESPONSE) Upon consideration of the Petitioner's Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief or Order Denying the Attorney General's Request to File as Amicus, it is ordered that the motion is granted, and Petitioner's Reply to Response to Petition for Writ of Quo Warranto was filed with this Court on May 23, 2011. In light of this Court's order dated May 23, 2011, granting the Attorney General's Motion to Appear as Amicus Curiae, petitioner is allowed to and including June 13, 2011, in which to serve an amended reply to response, if they so choose.
06/02/2011 REPLY TO RESPONSE (AMD) PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 O&9 & E-MAIL
06/02/2011 APPENDIX SUPPLEMENT-RESPONSE PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 TO PETITIONER'S AMENDED REPLY TO RESPONSE (O&8 & E-MAIL)
06/02/2011 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Kathy Newman Grunewald 513090 FILED AS "PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED ORAL ARGUMENT" (O&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 06/02/2011 ORDER-STRIKE In light of the filing of Petitioner's Amended Reply to Respondent's Response to Petition for Writ of Quo Warranto and Amicus Brief of the Attorney General and Petitioner's Amended Supplemental Appendix filed with this Court on June 2, 2011, it is ordered that Petitioner's Reply to Respondent's Response to Petition for Writ of Quo Warranto and Petitioner's Supplemental Appendix filed with this Court on May 23, 2011, are hereby stricken.
06/03/2011 RESPONSE RS Rick Scott BY: RS Charles M. Trippe 69760 FILED AS "RESPONDENT'S OBJECTION TO PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED ORAL ARGUMENT" (O&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 06/17/2011 ORDER-OA SCHED Petitioner's motion for expedited oral argument is hereby granted. The above case is hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. A maximum of twenty minutes to each side is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary. In addition to any other matters raised in this case, the parties should be prepared to address the following issues: the basis for the Court's jurisdiction; assuming jurisdiction, whether the Court should exercise discretionary writ jurisdiction or transfer the petition to the circuit court; and the underlying merits raised by the petition.
06/17/2011 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
06/27/2011 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY RS Rick Scott BY: RS Charles M. Trippe 69760 O&7 & E-MAIL
06/29/2011 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
07/26/2011 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY RS Rick Scott BY: RS Jesse M. Panuccio 31401 O&10 & E-MAIL
07/28/2011 RESPONSE PT Rosalie Whiley BY: PT Cindy Leann Huddleston 383041 TO NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (O&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 08/16/2011 DISP-GRANTED We grant Whiley's petition but withhold issuance of the writ of quo warranto. We trust that any provision in Executive Order 11-72 suspending agency compliance with the APA, i.e., rulemaking, will not be enforced against an agency at this time, and until such time as the Florida Legislature may amend the APA or otherwise delegate such rulemaking authority to the Executive Office of the Governor.
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