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06/19/2014 CERTFD JUDGMENT FROM TRIAL COURT Jon S. Wheeler BY: Jon S. Wheeler
06/19/2014 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS INITIAL BRIEF OF NON-PARTIES DATA TARGETING, INC., PAT BAINTER, MATT MITCHELL, AND MICHAEL SHEEHAN (FILED IN 1DCA ON 5/19/2014)***CONFIDENTIAL PER 1ST DCA ORDER***
06/19/2014 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS ANSWER BRIEF OF THE PLAINTIFFS (FILED IN 1DCA ON 5/20/2014)***CONFIDENTIAL PER 1ST DCA ORDER***
06/19/2014 ANSWER AMD BRIEF-MERITS AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS CORRECTED ANSWER BRIEF OF THE PLAINTIFFS (FILED IN 1DCA ON 5/21/2014)***CONFIDENTIAL PER 1ST DCA ORDER***
06/19/2014 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS REPLY BRIEF OF NON-PARTIES DATA TARGETING, INC., PAT BAINTER, MATT MITCHELL, AND MICHAEL SHEEHAN (FILED IN 1DCA ON 5/21/2014)***CONFIDENTIAL PER 1ST DCA ORDER***
06/19/2014 NOTICE-APPEAL (MISC) AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED IN DCA ON 5/14/2014
06/19/2014 No Fee Required
06/20/2014 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
06/20/2014 ORDER-HIGH PROFILE Because of significant public and media interest in this matter, this case has been designated as a high profile case and all material must be filed through the Florida Courts eFiling Portal. All documents filed will be posted on the Supreme Court web page. Parties are directed to ensure that all documents filed are in compliance with rules 2.420, 2.425 and 2.526 of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration.
06/20/2014 COPY OF THE LOWER TRIBUNAL ORDER/ACTION BEING APPEALED AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 (FILED IN 1DCA ON 5/15/14)
06/20/2014 APPENDIX-AMENDED-MERIT BRIEF AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS AMENDED APPENDIX TO INITIAL BRIEF AND REPLY BRIEF OF NON-PARTIES DATA TARGETING, INC., PAT BAINTER, MATT MITCHELL, AND MICHAEL SHEEHAN (FILED IN 1DCA ON 5/21/14)***CONFIDENTIAL PER 1ST DCA ORDER***
06/20/2014 APPENDIX-MERIT BRIEF AE Common Cause Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS APPENDIX TO PLAINTIFFS' ANSWER BRIEF (FILED IN 1DCA ON 5/20/2014) (UNSEALED BY DCA)
06/20/2014 APPENDIX-SUPPLEMENTAL-MERIT BRIEF AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS NOTICE OF FILING UNDER SEAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX TO PAT BAINTER, MATT MITCHELL, MICHAEL SHEEHAN, AND DATA TARGETING, INC.'S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR STAY OF ORDER REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF CONSTITUTIONALLY PRIVILEGED AND TRADE SECRET INFORMATION PENDING FILING AND RESOLUTION OF A PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (FILED IN 1DCA ON 5/19/2014)***CONFIDENTIAL PER 1ST DCA ORDER***
06/20/2014 APPENDIX-MERIT BRIEF AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS APPENDIX TO INITIAL BRIEF OF NON-PARTIES DATA TARGETING, INC., PAT BAINTER, MATT MITCHELL, AND MICHAEL SHEEHAN (FILED IN 1DCA ON 5/19/2014) (UNSEALED BY DCA)
06/24/2014 ORDER-BRIEF SCHED/JURIS ACCEPTED (CERT JUDGMT) The First District Court of Appeal has certified, pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(5), of the Florida Constitution, that the trial court has passed upon a question of great public importance requiring immediate resolution by this Court. See Non-Parties v. League of Women Voters of Fla., 2014 WL 2770013, at *1 (Fla. 1st DCA June 19, 2014). In light of this Court's decision in League of Women Voters of Florida v. Data Targeting, Inc., 39 Fla. L. Weekly S355, 2014 WL 2186202 (Fla. May 27, 2014), which contemplated this Court's eventual exercise of jurisdiction over this case, we accept jurisdiction. The parties are advised that, absent further motion, we are treating as confidential only those filings that were treated as confidential by the First District. We hereby accept the initial, corrected answer, and reply briefs, as well as the corresponding appendices, filed by the parties in the First District as, respectively, the Appellants' brief on the merits, the Appellees' answer brief on the merits, the Appellants' reply brief on the merits, and the corresponding appendices. We direct that supplemental briefs in this Court shall be filed as follows: Appellants' supplemental brief on the merits shall be filed on or before July 9, 2014; Appellees' supplemental answer brief on the merits shall be filed on or before July 21, 2014; and Appellants' reply brief on the merits shall be filed on or before July 31, 2014. The supplemental brief on the merits and supplemental answer brief on the merits shall not exceed twenty-five pages. The supplemental reply brief on the merits shall not exceed fifteen pages. 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 July 7, 2014. The Court will make a determination at a later date as to whether to set oral argument.
07/09/2014 SUPP INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF OF PAT BAINTER, MATT MITCHELL, MICHAEL SHEEHAN, AND DATA TARGETING, INC.
07/11/2014 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS THE COALITION PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SANCTIONS (FILED IN 1DCA ON 7/3/14)
07/11/2014 RESPONSE AE The Florida Senate BY: AE Raoul G. Cantero 552356 FILED AS THE LEGISLATIVE PARTIES' RESPONSE TO THE COALITION PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SANCTIONS (FILED IN 1DCA ON 7/7/14)
07/11/2014 ORDER-DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL Upon consideration of this court's opinion of June 19, 2014, and the Supreme Court of Florida's order of June 24, 2014, accepting jurisdiction over this cause, the motion for sanctions filed July 3, 2014, and any response(s) thereto are transferred to the Supreme Court of Florida for its consideration and disposition. (Issued by 1DCA on 7/10/14)
07/11/2014 RESPONSE AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS NON-PARTIES' RESPONSE TO THE COALITION PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
07/16/2014 ORDER-DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL Upon consideration of the court's opinion of June 19, 2014, and the Supreme Court of Florida's order of June 24, 2014, accepting jurisdiction over this cause, the clerk is directed to forego the issuance of mandate by the court in this cause. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.340(a). (Issued by 1DCA on 7/16/14)
07/16/2014 ORDER-SANCTIONS DY The Coalition Plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions is hereby denied.
07/21/2014 APPENDIX-SUPPLEMENTAL-MERIT BRIEF AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX TO ANSWER BRIEF OF PLAINTIFFS (FILED IN 1DCA ON 5/20/14)****CONFIDENTIAL PER 1ST DCA ORDER****
07/21/2014 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719
07/21/2014 SUPP ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719
07/21/2014 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE ME The Associated Press BY: ME Allison Sinclair Lovelady 70662
07/21/2014 APPENDIX-SUPPLEMENTAL-MERIT BRIEF AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX TO ANSWER BRIEF OF PLAINTIFFS ****CONFIDENTIAL PER 1DCA ORDER****
07/21/2014 APPENDIX-SUPPLEMENTAL-MERIT BRIEF AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX TO PLAINTIFFS' ANSWER BRIEF
07/22/2014 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE GR The motion for leave to file brief as amicus curiae filed by The Associated Press; The Bradenton Herald, Inc.; the First Amendment Foundation; The Florida Press Association; the Florida Society of News Editors; Halifax Media Group, LLC; Media General Operations, Inc.; Miami Herald Media Company; Morris Communications Corporation; Orlando Sentinel Communications, LLC; Scripps Media, Inc.; and Sun-Sentinel Company, LLC are hereby granted and they are allowed to file brief only in support of appellees. The brief by the above referenced amicus curiae shall be served pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.370(c).
07/22/2014 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE ME The Associated Press BY: ME Allison Sinclair Lovelady 70662 FILED AS MOTION FOR LEAVE OF ADDITIONAL AMICI TO JOIN AMICI CURIAE BRIEF
07/23/2014 ORDER-OA SCHED (PREV ACCEPTED) The Appellees' request for oral argument is hereby granted. The Court will hear oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Friday, September 19, 2014, subject to reconsideration if the posture of this case is affected by any subsequent developments in the underlying circuit court litigation. 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. NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP.
07/23/2014 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
07/24/2014 RESPONSE AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS NON-PARTIES' RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO THE MEDIA'S REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE AS AMICI CURIAE AND REQUEST TO CLARIFY JULY 22, 2014 ORDER
07/25/2014 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE GR The Motion for Leave of Additional Amici to Join Amici Curiae Brief is hereby granted. The Associated Press; The Bradenton Herald, Inc.; the First Amendment Foundation; The Florida Press Association; the Florida Society of News Editors; Halifax Media Group, LLC; Media General Operations, Inc.; Miami Herald Media Company; Morris Communications Corporation; Orlando Sentinel Communications, LLC; Scripps Media, Inc.; Sun-Sentinel Company, LLC; Gannett Broadcasting, Inc.; and Gannett Co., Inc. are hereby granted, without prejudice to the appellants filing a motion to strike if the amici raises issues beyond those raised on appeal, and the amici curiae are allowed to file one brief only in support of appellees. The brief by the above referenced amici curiae shall be served pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.370(c).
07/25/2014 MOTION-STRIKE AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS NON-PARTIES' MOTION TO STRIKE EXTRA-RECORD REFERENCES AND REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE A REPLY BRIEF (UNSEALED PURSUANT TO LETTER BY NON-PARTIES DATED 7/29/14)
07/25/2014 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk BY: Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk ****CONFIDENTIAL SEALED BY CIRCUIT COURT**** **UNSEALED BY 12/8/2014 COURT ORDER IN CASE SC14-1905**
07/28/2014 EXHIBITS Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk BY: Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk INDEX OF ROMO PLAINTIFFS EXHIBITS (05/16/2014 - 06/04/2014) (4 ENVELOPES, ONE OF WHICH WAS SEALED BY CIRCUIT COURT) (11/25/2014: UNSEALED BY ORDER OF THE COURT)
07/28/2014 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk BY: Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk FILED ELECTRONICALLY
07/28/2014 EXHIBITS Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk BY: Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk SEALED EXHIBITS FROM NON-JURY TRIAL ON 05/19/2014 (1 ENVELOPE) ***CONFIDENTIAL***
07/28/2014 EXHIBITS Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk BY: Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk EXHIBITS FROM NON-JURY TRIAL ON 05/19/2014 (JOINT EXHIBITS-CDS)
07/28/2014 EXHIBITS Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk BY: Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk EXHIBITS FROM NON-JURY TRIAL ON 05/19/2014 (PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBITS-CDS)
07/28/2014 EXHIBITS Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk BY: Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk EXHIBITS FROM NON-JURY TRIAL ON 05/19/2014 (DEFENDANT'S EXHIBITS-CDS)
07/29/2014 RESPONSE AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TO NON-PARTIES' MOTION TO STRIKE
07/29/2014 LETTER AA Non-Parties BY: AA Mohammad O. Jazil 72556 (LETTER TO UNSEAL MOTION TO STRIKE FILED BY THE NON-PARTIES ON JULY 25, 2014) (COPY FILED 7/30/14)
07/31/2014 MOTION-TOLL TIME AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939
07/31/2014 AMICUS CURIAE ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS ME The Associated Press BY: ME Deanna Kendall Shullman 514462 BRIEF AMICI CURIAE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE BRADENTON HERALD, THE FIRST AMENDMENT FOUNDATION, THE FLORIDA SOCIETY OF NEWS EDITORS, GANNETT BROADCASTING, GANNETT CO., HALIFAX MEDIA GROUP, MEDIA GENERAL OPERATIONS, MIAMI HERALD MEDIA COMPANY, MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS, ORLANDO SENTINEL COMMUNICATIONS, SCRIPPS MEDIA, AND SUN-SENTINEL COMPANY IN SUPPORT OF APPELLEES
07/31/2014 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT ME The Associated Press BY: ME Deanna Kendall Shullman 514462
07/31/2014 MOTION-ATTORNEYS FEES AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS THE COALITION PLAINTIFFS' RENEWED MOTION FOR APPELLATE ATTORNEY'S FEES AND MOTION FOR REHEARING ON ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
08/04/2014 ORDER-TOLLING DY The appellants have filed a motion to toll the time in which to file their supplemental reply brief based on their pending motion to strike. Upon consideration of the motions and a review of the supplemental briefs, we defer ruling on the motion to strike at this time. We further deny the motion to toll time and direct that the supplemental reply brief is due no later than Friday, August 8, 2014. The appellant may include as a part of the supplemental reply brief additional arguments pertaining to the motion to strike and whether the contested references to the record should be limited or not considered by this Court.
08/06/2014 RESPONSE AA Pat Bainter BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS NON-PARTIES' RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' RENEWED MOTION FOR FEES AND FOR REHEARING ON ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
08/08/2014 SUPP REPLY BRIEF-MERITS AA Pat Bainter BY: AA Mohammad O. Jazil 72556
08/08/2014 ORDER-DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL In light of the opinion issued herewith, consideration and disposition of appellees' amended motion for appellate attorney's fees is deferred to the Supreme Court of Florida. Appellants' emergency motion to issue expedited opinion filed May 28, 2014, and appellees' motion for rehearing or, alternatively, to relinquish jurisdiction filed June 6, 2014, are denied as moot. (Issued by 1DCA on 6/19/14)
08/08/2014 MAIL RETURNED AE Rene Romo BY: Karen Caudill Dyer 716324 FROM KAREN CAUDELL DYER - ORDER DATED 07/22/2014 (08/11/2014: RESENT TO ADDRESS ON FILE)
08/08/2014 MAIL RETURNED AE Rene Romo BY: Karen Caudill Dyer 716324 FROM KAREN CAUDELL DYER - ORDER DATED 07/23/2014 (08/11/14) RESENT TO ADDRESS ON FILE AND ON THE FLORIDA BAR WEBSITE
08/11/2014 MOTION-STRIKE AA Pat Bainter BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 MOTION TO STRIKE AMICI'S BRIEF AND RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO AMICI'S REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT
08/12/2014 ORDER-STRIKE DY The Non-Parties' Motion to Strike is hereby denied without prejudice to this Court considering arguments that its review of the issues raised in this appeal should be limited to the record in place at the time the Non-Parties' notice of appeal was filed.
08/13/2014 ORDER-STRIKE DY The Non-Parties' Motion to Strike the brief filed by the Media as amici curiae is hereby denied.
08/13/2014 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE The Media, as amici curiae in support of the Appellees, have filed a request to participate in oral argument. The parties are hereby advised that no additional time will be allocated by the Court for oral argument. If the Appellees consent to amici curiae participating in the argument, the Appellees and amici curiae shall agree on the division of time for their argument. The Appellees shall inform the Court no later than September 1, 2014, as to whether amici curiae will participate in the argument and, if so, the agreed-upon division of time.
08/15/2014 MOTION-COUNS SUBSTITUTION AE Florida House Of Representati BY: AE George N. Meros 263321 THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
08/18/2014 ORDER-COUNS SUBSTITUTION GR The motion for substitution of counsel filed in the above cause is hereby granted and Matthew J. Carson is hereby substituted for Daniel E. Nordby as counsel for Appellees, The Florida House of Representatives.
08/29/2014 NOTICE AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 APPELLEES' NOTICE REGARDING AMICI'S REQUEST TO PARTICPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT
09/02/2014 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE To assist the Court in considering the trade secret privilege asserted, the Appellants are hereby directed to inform the Court, no later than noon on September 8, 2014, of any specific documents for which they continue to claim trade secret protection. The Appellants shall identify the Bates stamp numbers of any documents that they assert are protected trade secrets, as well as the PDF page numbers of their sealed Supplemental Appendix where these documents are located.
09/02/2014 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE GR Upon further consideration, the motion to participate in oral argument filed by the Media, as amici curiae in support of the appellees, is hereby granted. A maximum of ten minutes has been allocated for the above-mentioned amici's argument and an additional ten minutes for the appellants' response to the amici's argument.
09/08/2014 OTHER RESPONSE AA Pat Bainter BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED RESPONSE REQUIRED BY COURT'S SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 ORDER AND MOTION TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS DURING SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 ORAL ARGUMENT
09/10/2014 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719
09/11/2014 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE The Non-Parties' Motion to Close the Courtroom During Oral Argument is hereby denied. The Court is cognizant of the fact that the challenged documents are currently under seal and their contents have been treated as confidential during these proceedings, unless and until the Court orders otherwise.
09/19/2014 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 NON-PARTIES' NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY
09/19/2014 ORDER-SUPP AUTHORITY STRICKEN Non Parties' Notice of Supplemental Authority does not comply with Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.225 and is hereby stricken as it does not contain a copy of the cited authorities. Non Parties' Corrected Notice of Supplemental Authority was filed with this Court on September 19, 2014.
09/19/2014 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 NON-PARTIES' CORRECTED NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY
09/19/2014 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
09/26/2014 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719
09/26/2014 NOTICE-RELATED CASE(S) AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719
09/26/2014 NOTICE AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS NON-PARTIES' NOTICE OF CLARIFICATION
10/02/2014 MOTION-BRIEF SUPPLEMENTATION AA Non-Parties BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939
10/03/2014 RESPONSE AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TO NON-PARTIES' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFS
10/10/2014 ORDER-BRIEF SUPPLEMENTATION DY The non-parties' motion for leave to file supplemental briefs seeking to raise new issues not previously raised in the trial court or discussed in the briefs on appeal is hereby denied.
11/13/2014 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE Pursuant to the opinion of this Court issued November 13, 2014, the Clerk of the Court is hereby directed, upon the finality of the opinion, to unseal all portions of the record in this case that are currently under seal, including the appellate briefs and appendices containing the sealed trial transcript and disputed documents.
11/13/2014 DISP-AFFIRMED Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's ruling requiring production of the 538 pages of disputed documents. For all these reasons, and in accordance with the overriding public interest in openness to judicial proceedings and records, we direct that the sealed portions of the trial transcript, as well as the sealed documents themselves, should be and hereby are ordered unsealed. It is so ordered.
11/18/2014 MOTION-STAY (USSC APPLICATION REVIEW) AA Michael Sheehan BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 FILED AS MOTION FOR STAY OF MANDATE PENDING FILING AND RESOLUTION OF A PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
11/20/2014 RESPONSE AE League of Women Voters of Florida BY: AE John S. Mills 107719 FILED AS PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR STAY OF MANDATE PENDING FILING AND RESOLUTION OF A PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
11/20/2014 ORDER-STAY PROCEEDINGS USSC GR The Appellants' Motion for Stay of Mandate Pending Filing and Resolution of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari is granted in part. The Court hereby stays the issuance of its mandate for 10 days from the date of this order to allow the Appellants to seek review in the Supreme Court of the United States and obtain any further stay from that Court. The Appellants having not filed a motion for rehearing, the Court's November 13, 2014, opinion is hereby final. No further stay will be granted by the Court. Unless a stay is issued by the Supreme Court of the United States, the sealed documents and record shall be unsealed at 3 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2014. I agree with granting a limited stay of this Court's mandate to provide the Appellants with an opportunity to seek a stay from the United States Supreme Court. I note, however, that the Appellants' motion to stay strikes me as consistent with the entire way they have litigated this case, including the belated assertion of a qualified First Amendment privilege almost as an afterthought in their months-long efforts to avoid production of the subject documents. Even their assertion that waiver of a qualified First Amendment privilege is governed by federal law was itself waived by the Appellants' failure to even raise that issue until oral argument in this case and, for that reason, was summarily rejected. A week ago, this Court ruled that, through the Appellants' actions during the entire course of the discovery dispute, they have waived any First Amendment privilege. I fail to see any federal question as a basis for obtaining certiorari review in the Supreme Court. This Court clearly held that the Appellants' objections to producing the documents were waived and that this holding "constitutes an adequate and independent basis under Florida law to reject [their] First Amendment challenge to the trial court's rulings requiring production of the documents." Bainter v. League of Women Voters of Fla., No. SC14-1200, 2014 WL 5856169, at *16 (Fla. Nov. 13, 2014). It is only out of deference to the United States Supreme Court that I concur in granting a limited stay of an additional 10 days before this Court unseals the documents and the trial testimony of Pat Bainter. This Court has unanimously concluded that the documents and testimony must be unsealed, and the public's right to view these materials that the trial court relied on in rendering its final judgment has been delayed long enough.
11/21/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY AA Data Targeting, Inc. BY: AA D. Kent Safriet 174939 COPY OF EMERGENCY APPLICATION FOR STAY OF THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT'S DECISION REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENTS ASSOCIATIONAL PRIVILEGE AT 3 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2014
11/21/2014 USSC CERTIORARI 14A539 ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY RELEASE OF RECORDS IN THE FSC
11/24/2014 ORDER-SHOW CAUSE (MISC) In light of the United States Supreme Court's November 21, 2014, denial of the Appellants' motion to stay, and the widespread public dissemination of the documents under seal of the Court, the Appellants are hereby ordered to show cause by noon tomorrow, November 25, 2014, why this Court should not vacate its November 20, 2014, stay order; issue its mandate; and immediately unseal the confidential filings, including the trial testimony of Pat Bainter, as of 3 p.m. tomorrow, November 25, 2014.
11/25/2014 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE No response to the Court's November 24, 2014, order to show cause having been filed, the stay ordered by the Court on November 20, 2014, is hereby lifted. The mandate shall issue immediately. The Clerk of the Court is hereby directed to immediately unseal all portions of the record in this case that are currently under seal, pursuant to the November 13, 2014, opinion of the Court.
11/25/2014 MANDATE CC: COUNSEL (12/09/2014: AMENDED TO REFLECT CIRCUIT COURT INSTEAD OF DISTRICT COURT)
12/12/2014 ORDER-ATTY FEES DY (J/M/O) The "Coalition Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Appellate Attorney's Fees and Motion for Rehearing on Order Denying Motion for Sanctions," dated July 31, 2014, is denied.
04/26/2016 EXHIBITS RETURNED Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk BY: Hon. Bob Inzer, Clerk EXHIBITS FROM NON-JURY TRIAL ON 05/19/2014 (DEFENDANT'S EXHIBITS-CDS), EXHIBITS FROM NON-JURY TRIAL ON 05/19/2014 (PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBITS-CDS), EXHIBITS FROM NON-JURY TRIAL ON 05/19/2014 (JOINT EXHIBITS-CDS) SEALED EXHIBITS FROM NON-JURY TRIAL ON 05/19/2014 (1 ENVELOPE) ***CONFIDENTIAL*** (HAND DELIVERED)