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04/24/2015 REQUEST-ADVISORY OPINION (ATTY GEN) PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Pamela Jo Bondi 886440
04/28/2015 No Fee Required
04/28/2015 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.
04/28/2015 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
04/29/2015 NOTICE-APPEARANCE PT Re: Limits Or Prevents Barriers To BY: SPR Gregory Thomas Stewart 203718 FILED AS NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL FOR PROPONENT
05/08/2015 MOTION-EXPEDITE PT Re: Limits Or Prevents Barriers To BY: SPR Gregory Thomas Stewart 203718 FILED AS MOTION TO EXPEDITE BY SPONSOR, FLORIDIANS FOR SOLAR CHOICE
05/12/2015 ORDER-EXPEDITE DY The Motion to Expedite by Sponsor, Floridians for Solar Choice is hereby denied.
05/21/2015 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 June 10, 2015, and serve a copy thereof on the Attorney General. Answer briefs shall be filed on or before June 30, 2015. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the response must be a brief electronically filed via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal in accordance with In re: Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb 18, 2013). If filed by a non-lawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the response must be in the form of a signed original letter that is mailed or hand-delivered to this Court; no additional copies are required or will be accepted. Oral argument is scheduled for 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 1, 2015. 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.
05/21/2015 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
06/08/2015 NOTICE-APPEARANCE OP Stephen H Grimes 32005 BY: OP Stephen H Grimes 32005 FILED AS NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL
06/08/2015 NOTICE-APPEARANCE OP Raoul G. Cantero 552356 BY: OP Raoul G. Cantero 552356 FILED AS "NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL AND DESIGNATION OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES"
06/09/2015 NOTICE-APPEARANCE OP Florida League Of Cities, Inc. BY: OP Dan R. Stengle 352411 OF COUNSEL
06/09/2015 NOTICE-APPEARANCE PO City Of Coral Gables BY: PO Floyd R. Self 608025 FILED AS "NOTICE OF APPEARANCE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES" (AMENDED)
06/09/2015 NOTICE-APPEARANCE PO City Of Coral Gables BY: PO Floyd R. Self 608025 FILED AS "NOTICE OF APPEARANCE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES"
06/10/2015 NOTICE-APPEARANCE OP Florida League Of Cities, Inc. BY: OP Dan R. Stengle 352411 FILED AS "AMENDED NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL"
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida Chapter Of The National Congress Of Black Women, Inc. BY: OP M. Stephen Turner 95691 FILED AS "BRIEF OF OPPONENT FLORIDA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF BLACK WOMEN, INC."
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP Orlando Utilities Commission BY: OP W. Christopher Browder 883212 FILED AS "INITIAL BRIEF OF INTERESTED PARTY ORLANDO UTILITIES COMMISSION"
06/10/2015 NOTICE-APPEARANCE OP National Black Chamber Of Commerce BY: OP Donna E. Blanton 948500 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP National Black Chamber Of Commerce BY: OP Donna E. Blanton 948500 FILED AS "INITIAL BRIEF OF OPPONENT NATIONAL BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE"
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida State Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce BY: PO Javier Luis Vazquez 861121 FILED AS "INITIAL BRIEF OF OPPONENT FLORIDA STATE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE"
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS PT Re: Limits Or Prevents Barriers To BY: SPR Gregory Thomas Stewart 203718 FILED AS "INITIAL BRIEF OF SPONSOR FLORIDIANS FOR SOLAR CHOICE, INC."
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida Chamber Of Commerce BY: OP Raoul G. Cantero 552356 FILED AS "INITIAL BRIEF OF FLORIDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN OPPOSITION TO THE INITIATIVE PETITION"
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida Electric Cooperatives BY: OP Stephen H Grimes 32005 FILED AS "INITIAL BRIEF OF THE FLORIDA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES ASSOCIATION, INC. (FILED IN OPPOSITION TO THE INITIATIVE PETITION)"
06/10/2015 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Florida Electric Cooperatives BY: OP Stephen H Grimes 32005 FLORIDA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES ASSOCIATION, INC.
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida Power And Light Co. BY: OP Barry S. Richard 105599 FILED AS "INITIAL BRIEF OF OPPONENTS FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, GULF POWER COMPANY, and TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY"
06/10/2015 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Florida Power And Light Co. BY: OP Barry S. Richard 105599 FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, GULF POWER COMPANY, and TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS PO City Of Coral Gables BY: PO Floyd R. Self 608025 FILED AS "INITIAL BRIEF OF THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES"
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Allen Winsor 16295 FILED AS "ATTORNEY GENERAL'S INITIAL BRIEF"
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida Council For Safe Communities BY: OP Carlos G. Muniz 535001 FILED AS "INITIAL BRIEF OF OPPONENT FLORIDA COUNCIL FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES"
Click to open document 06/10/2015 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida League Of Cities, Inc. BY: OP Dan R. Stengle 352411 FILED AS "BRIEF OF INTERESTED PARTIES FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, INC., and FLORIDA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC."
06/11/2015 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OP Florida League Of Cities, Inc. BY: OP Dan R. Stengle 352411 FILED AS "NOTICE OF FILING AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE"
Click to open document 06/30/2015 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS OP Orlando Utilities Commission BY: OP W. Christopher Browder 883212 ORLANDO UTILITIES COMMISSION ANSWER BRIEF
Click to open document 06/30/2015 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS OP National Black Chamber Of Commerce BY: OP Donna E. Blanton 948500 FILED AS "ANSWER BRIEF OF OPPONENT NATIONAL BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE"
Click to open document 06/30/2015 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida Electric Cooperatives BY: OP Stephen H Grimes 32005 FILED AS "ANSWER BRIEF OF THE FLORIDA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES ASSOCIATION, INC. (FILED IN OPPOSITION TO THE INITIATIVE PETITION)"
Click to open document 06/30/2015 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Rachel Nordby 56606 FILED AS "ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ANSWER BRIEF"
06/30/2015 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Rachel Nordby 56606 FILED AS PETITIONER'S REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT
Click to open document 06/30/2015 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS OP Florida Power And Light Co. BY: OP Barry S. Richard 105599 FILED AS ANSWER BRIEF OF OPPONENTS FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, GULF POWER COMPANY, and TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY (DUPLICATE PAPER COPY FILED 7/1/15)
Click to open document 06/30/2015 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS PO City Of Coral Gables BY: PO Floyd R. Self 608025 FILED AS "ANSWER BRIEF OF THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES"
Click to open document 06/30/2015 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS PT Re: Limits Or Prevents Barriers To BY: SPR Gregory Thomas Stewart 203718 FILED AS "ANSWER BRIEF OF SPONSOR FLORIDIANS FOR SOLAR CHOICE, INC."
07/01/2015 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Florida Power And Light Co. BY: OP Barry S. Richard 105599 FILED AS "RENEWED REQUEST OF FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, GULF POWER COMPANY, AND TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY TO BE HEARD AT ORAL ARGUMENT"
07/02/2015 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PT Re: Limits Or Prevents Barriers To BY: SPR Gregory Thomas Stewart 203718 FILED AS "SPONSOR FLORIDIANS FOR SOLAR CHOICE, INC.'S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT"
09/01/2015 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 10/22/2015 DISP-APPROVED For the reasons set forth above, we conclude that the initiative petition and ballot title and summary meet the legal requirements of article XI, section 3, Florida Constitution, and section 101.161(1), Florida Statutes. Further, the Financial Impact Statement complies with section 100.371(5), Florida Statutes. Therefore, we approve the proposed amendment and Financial Impact Statement for placement on the ballot. It is so ordered.