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Click to open document 05/19/2016 REQUEST-ADVISORY OPINION (ATTY GEN) PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Pamela Jo Bondi 886440
05/20/2016 No Fee Required
Click to open document 05/20/2016 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
05/20/2016 ORDER-CONSOLIDATION The above cases are hereby consolidated, on the Court's own motion, for all purposes.
Click to open document 05/20/2016 ORDER-BRIEF SCHED (AG ADVISORY OPIN) Pursuant to the provisions of article IV, section 10, Florida Constitution, and section 16.061, Florida Statutes, the Attorney General of Florida has requested this Court's opinion as to whether the text of the proposed amendment by Voter Control of Gambling in Florida complies with article XI, section 3, Florida Constitution, and whether the proposed ballot title and substance comply with section 101.161, Florida Statutes. Section 16.061, Florida Statutes, requires the Attorney General, within thirty days after receipt of the proposed amendment or revision to the State Constitution by initiative petition, to petition this Honorable Court for an advisory opinion regarding compliance of the text of the proposed amendment with article XI, section 3, Florida Constitution, and compliance of the proposed ballot title and substance with section 101.161, Florida Statutes. The full text of the Attorney General's letter is attached hereto as an exhibit and made a part thereof. IT IS, THEREFORE, the order of the Court that interested parties shall file their briefs on or before June 9, 2016, and serve a copy thereof on the Attorney General. Answer briefs shall be filed on or before June 29, 2016. Briefs submitted will be placed on the Court's Internet site (http://www.floridasupremecourt.org).
05/23/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE PT Voters In Charge BY: Dan Gelber 512877 FILED AS "NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL AND DESIGNATION OF EMAIL ADDRESSES"
06/09/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS John M. Lockwood 28056 BY: John M. Lockwood 28056 FILED AS "INITIAL BRIEF OF OPPONENTS JACKSONVILLE KENNEL CLUB, INC., DANIA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, INVESTMENT CORPORATION OF PALM BEACH, WEST FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD., BONITA-FORT MYERS CORPORATION, AND MELBOURNE GREYHOUND PARK, LLC"
06/09/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE John M. Lockwood 28056 BY: John M. Lockwood 28056 FILED AS "NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL AND DESIGNATION OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES"
Click to open document 06/09/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT John M. Lockwood 28056 BY: John M. Lockwood 28056 FILED AS "REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT"
06/09/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS PT Voters In Charge BY: Dan Gelber 512877 INITIAL BRIEF OF SPONSOR, VOTERS IN CHARGE
Click to open document 06/09/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PT Voters In Charge BY: Dan Gelber 512877 FILED AS "SPONSOR'S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT"
Click to open document 06/10/2016 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS Marc W. Dunbar 8397 BY: Marc W. Dunbar 8397 FILED AS "BRIEF OF INTERESTED PARTY FLORIDIANS FOR CLARITY IN GAMING CONTROL"
Click to open document 06/10/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE Marc W. Dunbar 8397 BY: Marc W. Dunbar 8397 FILED AS "NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL AND DESIGNATION OF EMAIL ADDRESSES"
06/13/2016 NOTICE-APPEARANCE Marc W. Dunbar 8397 BY: Marc W. Dunbar 8397 FILED AS "NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL AND DESIGNATION OF EMAIL ADDRESSES"
Click to open document 06/20/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT Marc W. Dunbar 8397 BY: Marc W. Dunbar 8397 FLORIDIANS FOR CLARITY IN GAMING CONTROL'S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
06/29/2016 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS PT Voters In Charge BY: Adam Schachter 647101 ANSWER BRIEF OF SPONSOR, VOTERS IN CHARGE
06/29/2016 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS John M. Lockwood 28056 BY: John M. Lockwood 28056 ANSWER BRIEF OF OPPONENTS JACKSONVILLE KENNEL CLUB, INC., DANIA ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, LLC., INVESTMENT CORPORATION OF PALM BEACH, WEST FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD., BONITA-FORT MYERS CORPORATION AND MELBOURNE GREYHOUND PARK, LLC.
06/29/2016 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS Marc W. Dunbar 8397 BY: Marc W. Dunbar 8397 ANSWER BRIEF OF INTERESTED PARTY FLORIDIANS FOR CLARITY IN GAMING CONTROL
07/08/2016 ORDER-OA SCHED The above cases are hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 2, 2016. A maximum of twenty 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.
07/08/2016 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
07/15/2016 MAIL RETURNED Daniel J. Mcginn BY: Daniel J. Mcginn 7/8/16 Order 7/15/16 -- Resent to corrected address
07/15/2016 MAIL RETURNED Daniel R. Russell 63445 BY: Daniel R. Russell 63445 7/8/16 Order 7/15/16 -- Resent to the corrected address
10/17/2016 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY Marc W. Dunbar 8397 BY: Marc W. Dunbar 8397 FILED AS "JOINT NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY"
11/02/2016 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 04/20/2017 DISP-APPROVED FSC-OPINION: For the reasons explained above, we approve the Voter Control of Gambling in Florida Initiative for placement on the ballot. It is so ordered.
05/12/2017 PUBLISH FULL