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17-2093 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Morales (2017)

District Court of Appeal of Florida Filed: Dec. 27, 2017

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed December 27, 2017. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. _ No. 3D17-2093 Lower Tribunal No. 07-16277 _ R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Petitioner, vs. Barbara Morales, Respondent. On Petition for Writ of Certiorari from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Bronwyn Miller, Judge. King & Spalding LLP, and William L. Durham II (Atlanta, GA); Scott Michael Edson (Washington, D.C.); Carlton Fields Jorden Burt..

15-000659TTS SUWANNEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs MELISSA MAPP-FRANCISCO (2015)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Feb. 09, 2015

Whether just cause exists to terminate Respondent's employment with the Suwannee County School Board.Petitioner failed to demonstrate that Respondent allowed students to cheat during her proctoring of industry certification examinations. Recommend dismissal of administrative complaint.

13-001234 PUSPA RATH vs SCHOOL BOARD OF LEON COUNTY (2013)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Apr. 09, 2013

Whether Respondent violated the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, as alleged in the Employment Complaint of Discrimination filed by Petitioner on August 27, 2012.Petitioner did not satisfy burden of proof to establish discrimination on the basis of race, age, gender, or national origin.

10-008570 RONALD D. JONES vs GADSDEN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (2010)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 31, 2010

Whether Respondent Gadsden County School Board (the School Board or Respondent) discriminated against Petitioner Ronald D. Jones by terminating him on the basis of his gender in violation of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, sections 760.01–760.11 and 509.092, Florida Statutes Petitioner failed to prove that Respondent discriminated against him in employment based on gender.

09-002551 MAURICE ALLEN vs GOLD`S GYM (2009)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: May 14, 2009

The issue to be determined is whether Respondent has committed an unlawful employment practice in violation of Chapter 760, Florida Statutes (2007), and if so, what remedy should be ordered?Petitioner did not demonstrate that his termination from employment was based upon race discrimination or that racial slurs created a hostile work envionrment.

93-005816 GADSDEN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs MARY L. MARTIN (1993)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Oct. 12, 1993

The issues in this case are: (1) whether the School Board of Gadsden County (the School Board) should transfer the Respondent, Mary L. Martin, a full-time elementary education teacher through the end of the 1992/1993 school year, to a position teaching adult education to clients of a local mental health services center; and (2) whether the School Board should be required to pay her attorney fees and costs.School Board transferred elementary teacher to position teaching in adult mental health center. Not a similar position. Recommended Order reinstate or transfer to similar.

92-006043 TONI J. MASON vs SCHOOL BOARD OF LEON COUNTY AND RUTH S. MITCHELL (1992)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Oct. 05, 1992

Is the Petitioner handicapped? Was the Petitioner capable of performing her duties satisfactorily? Did Respondent take adverse personnel actions against the Respondent? Were the adverse personnel actions which were taken against the Petitioner based upon her disability? Did the Respondent have a legitimate nondiscriminatory basis for taking the adverse actions against Petitioner? Were the reasons articulated by the Respondent pretextual? Did the Respondent provide reasonable accommodations for the Petitioner? To what relief is the Petitioner entitled if she prevails? Are the Petitioner's rights limited by her status as a non-tenured employee on annual contract status? Is the Petitioner entitled to costs and reasonable attorneys fees?Employer discriminated against employee by not providing reasonable accomodation. Employee failed to mitigate damages by accepting offer job.

92-002375 GADSDEN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs CHARLIE C. DAVIS (1992)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Apr. 17, 1992

The issues are whether there were good and sufficient reasons to support the termination of Respondent, Charlie C. Davis (Davis), from his employment with the maintenance department of the Petitioner, Gadsden County School Board (the Board), and if not, whether Davis is entitled to relief, including back pay, reinstatement and attorney's fees and costs.Non-instructional employee entitled to reinstatement and back pay when no good and sufficient reason for termination was proven.

91-008229BID HAMMILL AND ASSOCIATION, INC. vs LEON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (1991)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Dec. 24, 1991

The issues here concern the question of whether Missco Corporation d/b/a Interstate of Florida submitted a responsive bid to Bid Number 3286 advertised by the School Board of Leon County, Florida and if found nonresponsive whether Hammill & Associates would thus become the lowest responsive bidder in that project and entitled to the contract award.Bid dispute on seats for schools. Issues whether owner clear in stating requirements in response by apparent low bidder.

20-003820 ELISHA EVANGELISTO vs STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION (2020)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 21, 2020

The issues in this case are whether Petitioner was provided incorrect, inaccurate, and erroneous information, and, if so, if she may transfer to the Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan (Pension Plan) by paying a “buy-in” amount of $2,418.55, consistent with the amount quoted to Petitioner in January 2020.Petitioner did not prove that she should be entitled to pay an expired buy-in amount. Moreover, SBA has no authority to amend the buy-in amount or require the application of an expired amount when completing Petitioner’s second election transfer.

Deborah Stephens Minnis