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Click to open document 01/05/2016 REQUEST-ADVISORY OPINION (ATTY GEN) PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Pamela Jo Bondi 886440
01/05/2016 No Fee Required
Click to open document 01/05/2016 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.
Click to open document 01/05/2016 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
Click to open document 01/06/2016 MOTION-CONSOLIDATION PT Consumers For Smart Solar BY: PT Quinshawna Landon 99835
Click to open document 01/06/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE PT Consumers For Smart Solar BY: PT Quinshawna Landon 99835
Click to open document 01/07/2016 ORDER-CONSOLIDATION GR The motion to consolidate filed by Consumers for Smart Solar, Inc., in the above cases is hereby granted and said cases are hereby consolidated for all purposes. From this date forward, all documents pertaining to the above consolidated cases should be filed electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal using case number SC15-2150 only.
01/11/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS Florida Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. FECA BY: William Bartow Willingham 879045 INITIAL BRIEF OF The Florida Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (Filed in Support of the Initiative Petition)
01/11/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE 60 Plus Association BY: Daniel E. Nordby 14588
01/11/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS 60 Plus Association BY: Daniel E. Nordby 14588 INITIAL BRIEF OF INTERESTED PARTY 60 PLUS ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THE INITIATIVE
01/11/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE Progress Florida, Inc. BY: Bradley I. Marshall 98008 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL AND DESIGNATION OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES
01/11/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE Floridians For Solar Choice, Inc. BY: William C. Garner 577189
01/11/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS Florida Power & Light Company FPL BY: Alvin B. Davis 218073 INITIAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF INITIATIVE PETITION BY DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., GULF POWER COMPANY, and TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
01/11/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS Floridians For Solar Choice, Inc. BY: Robert L. Nabors 97421 INITIAL BRIEF OF OPPONENT FLORIDIANS FOR SOLAR CHOICE, INC.
Click to open document 01/11/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT Floridians For Solar Choice, Inc. BY: Robert L. Nabors 97421
01/11/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS PT Consumers For Smart Solar BY: PT Raoul G. Cantero 552356 INITIAL BRIEF OF SPONSOR CONSUMERS FOR SMART SOLAR, INC.
Click to open document 01/11/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS Progress Florida, Inc. BY: Bradley I. Marshall 98008 INITIAL BRIEF FOR INTERESTED PARTIES PROGRESS FLORIDA, INC., ENVIRONMENT FLORIDA, INC., AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONFEDERATION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC. IN OPPOSITION TO THE INITIATIVE PETITION (copy rec'd 01/12/2016)
01/12/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE The Florida Solar Energy Industries Association BY: Ennis Leon Jacobs, Jr. 714682
Click to open document 01/12/2016 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) The Florida Solar Energy Industries Association BY: Ennis Leon Jacobs, Jr. 714682
01/12/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS The Florida Solar Energy Industries Association BY: Ennis Leon Jacobs, Jr. 714682 INITIAL BRIEF OF OPPONENT: FLORIDA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
01/12/2016 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Florida Solar Energy Industries Association's motion for extension of time is granted and their initial brief was filed with this Court on January 12, 2016.
Click to open document 01/21/2016 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE Florida Energy Freedom, Inc. BY: Warren Lee Rhea 115579
01/21/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS Florida Energy Freedom, Inc. BY: Warren Lee Rhea 115579 **STRICKEN 02/09/2016**
01/22/2016 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY The motion to appear as amicus curiae filed in the above cause by Florida Energy Freedom, Inc., is hereby denied as moot. Pursuant to this Court's order issued December 18, 2015, interested parties were allowed to file initial briefs in the above case on or before January 11, 2016. Florida Energy Freedom, Inc.'s brief was filed with this Court on January 21, 2016, however, said brief was not timely. Please immediately file a motion to accept as timely with this Court.
Click to open document 01/29/2016 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (BRIEF) Florida Energy Freedom, Inc. BY: Warren Lee Rhea 115579
Click to open document 01/29/2016 MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT Florida Energy Freedom, Inc. BY: Warren Lee Rhea 115579
01/29/2016 INITIAL AMD BRIEF-MERITS Florida Energy Freedom, Inc. BY: Warren Lee Rhea 115579 FLORIDA ENERGY FREEDOM, INC.
01/29/2016 RESPONSE PT Consumers For Smart Solar BY: PT Quinshawna Landon 99835
02/01/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE Florida Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. FECA BY: David Bruce May, Jr. 354473
02/01/2016 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS Floridians For Solar Choice, Inc. BY: Robert L. Nabors 97421 ANSWER BRIEF OF OPPONENT FLORIDIANS FOR SOLAR CHOICE, INC.
02/01/2016 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS Florida Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. FECA BY: David Bruce May, Jr. 354473 ANSWER BRIEF OF The Florida Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (Filed in Support of the Initiative Petition)
02/01/2016 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS 60 Plus Association BY: Daniel E. Nordby 14588 ANSWER BRIEF OF INTERESTED PARTY 60 PLUS ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THE INITIATIVE
02/01/2016 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS Florida Power & Light Company FPL BY: Alvin B. Davis 218073 ANSWER BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF INITIATIVE PETITION BY DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., GULF POWER COMPANY, and TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY ***STRICKEN 02/17/2016***
02/01/2016 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS PT Consumers For Smart Solar BY: PT Raoul G. Cantero 552356 ANSWER BRIEF OF SPONSOR CONSUMERS FOR SMART SOLAR, INC.
02/01/2016 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS Progress Florida, Inc. BY: Bradley I. Marshall 98008 ANSWER BRIEF FOR INTERESTED PARTIES PROGRESS FLORIDA, INC., ENVIRONMENT FLORIDA, INC., AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONFEDERATION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC. IN OPPOSITION TO THE INITIATIVE PETITION
Click to open document 02/01/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT Progress Florida, Inc. BY: Bradley I. Marshall 98008
02/02/2016 REPLY TO RESPONSE Florida Energy Freedom, Inc. BY: Warren Lee Rhea 115579
02/09/2016 ORDER-BRIEF AMENDMENT GR Florida Energy Freedom's Motion to File a Corrected Brief is granted and said amended brief was filed with this Court on January 29, 2016. Florida Energy Freedom's initial brief filed with this Court on January 21, 2016, is hereby stricken.
02/09/2016 ORDER-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED GR (BRIEF) Florida Energy Freedom's motion to accept brief as timely filed is granted and Florida Energy Freedom's amended initial brief was filed with this Court on January 29, 2016.
Click to open document 02/11/2016 MOTION-BRIEF SUPPLEMENTATION PT Consumers For Smart Solar BY: PT Raoul G. Cantero 552356 CONSUMERS FOR SMART SOLAR INC'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF
02/11/2016 SUPP ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS PT Consumers For Smart Solar BY: PT Raoul G. Cantero 552356 SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER BRIEF OF SPONSOR CONSUMERS FOR SMART SOLAR, INC.
02/11/2016 ORDER-BRIEF SUPPLEMENTATION GR Consumers for Smart Solar Inc.'s motion to file supplemental brief is granted and said brief was filed with this Court on February 11, 2016.
02/15/2016 ORDER-OA SCHED The requests for oral argument are granted. The above cases are hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Monday, March 7, 2016. A maximum of thirty minutes to the side as consolidated is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary. 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. Due to the deadline imposed by Article IV, section 10, Florida Constitution, no continuances will be granted. ***AMENDED 02/17/2016 TO REFLECT NEW OA DATE, ADDITIONAL TIME ALLOWED, AND ADDED LANGUAGE***
02/15/2016 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
Click to open document 02/17/2016 MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT Florida Power & Light Company FPL BY: Alvin B. Davis 218073 MOTION TO FILE CORRECTED ANSWER BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF INITIATIVE PETITION BY DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, GULF POWER COMPANY and TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
Click to open document 02/17/2016 ANSWER AMD BRIEF-MERITS Florida Power & Light Company FPL BY: Alvin B. Davis 218073 CORRECTED ANSWER BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF INITIATIVE PETITION BY DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., GULF POWER COMPANY, and TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
02/17/2016 ORDER-BRIEF AMENDMENT GR The Motion to File Corrected Answer Brief in Support of Initiative Petition by Duke Energy Florida, Florida Power & Light Company, Gulf Power Company and Tampa Electric Company is granted and said corrected brief was filed with this Court on February 17, 2016. Duke Energy Florida, Florida Power & Light Company, Gulf Power Company and Tampa Electric Company's answer brief filed with this Court on February 1, 2016, is hereby stricken.
02/22/2016 SUPP INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS Florida Energy Freedom, Inc. BY: Warren Lee Rhea 115579 SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF OF FLORIDA ENERGY FREEDOM, INC. ***STRICKEN 02/23/2016***
Click to open document 02/22/2016 MOTION-BRIEF SUPPLEMENTATION Florida Energy Freedom, Inc. BY: Warren Lee Rhea 115579 FLORIDA ENERGY FREEDOM INC'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF
02/23/2016 ORDER-BRIEF SUPPLEMENTATION DY Florida Energy Freedom's motion to file supplemental brief is hereby denied. Florida Energy Freedom's supplemental brief filed with this Court on February 22, 2016, is hereby stricken.
02/24/2016 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE At the direction of the Court, the above case which was scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., has been rescheduled for oral argument at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 7, 2016. A maximum of thirty minutes to the side is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary.
Click to open document 03/02/2016 MOTION-COUNS SUBSTITUTION PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: Rachel Nordby 56606
03/02/2016 ORDER-COUNS SUBSTITUTION GR The motion for substitution of counsel filed in the above cause is hereby granted and Rachel E. Nordby is hereby substituted as counsel for petitioner.
03/07/2016 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 03/31/2016 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 of the Florida Constitution, and section 101.161(1), Florida Statutes (2015). Further, the Financial Impact Statement complies with section 100.371(5), Florida Statutes (2015). Therefore, we approve the proposed amendment and Financial Impact Statement for placement on the ballot. It is so ordered.
04/21/2016 PUBLISH FULL Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
Click to open document 11/02/2016 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE The Florida Solar Energy Industries Association BY: Benedict P. Kuehne 233293 MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT OR ORDER, OR ALTERNATIVE MOTION TO REOPEN CASE DUE TO FRAUD OR OTHER MISCONDUCT ON THE COURT ON THE PART OF PROPONENTS OF CITIZEN INITIATIVE
Click to open document 11/02/2016 MOTION-EXPEDITE The Florida Solar Energy Industries Association BY: Benedict P. Kuehne 233293 MOTION TO EXPEDITE CONSIDERATION OF MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT OR ORDER, OR ALTERNATIVE MOTION TO REOPEN CASE DUE TO FRAUD OR OTHER MISCONDUCT ON THE COURT ON THE PART OF PROPONENTS OF CITIZEN INITIATIVE
11/03/2016 RESPONSE PT Consumers For Smart Solar BY: PT Raoul G. Cantero 552356 RESPONSE OF AMENDMENT SPONSOR CONSUMERS FOR SMART SOLAR, INC. TO MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO REOPEN CASE
11/04/2016 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY The "Motion for Relief from Judgment or Order, or Alternative Motion to Reopen Case Due to Fraud or Other Misconduct on the Court on the Part of Proponents of Citizen Initiative" is hereby denied.
11/04/2016 ORDER-EXPEDITE DY The "Motion to Expedite Consideration of Motion for Relief from Judgment or Order, or Alternative Motion to Reopen Case Due to Fraud or Other Misconduct on the Court on the Part of Proponents of Citizen Initiative" is hereby denied as moot.
11/04/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE The Florida Solar Energy Industries Association BY: Benedict P. Kuehne 233293