The Honorable H. Lee Moffitt Speaker House of Representatives 420 Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Dear Representative Moffitt: You state that there appears to be a great deal of confusion over the powers of the Legislature and the counties relative to the creation of special districts and that you are repeatedly asked to create special districts by local act although it appears that the Legislature has authorized the creation of such districts by county ordinance. In order to clarify this matt..

911 So. 2d 187 (2005) Thomas Bernard BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 5D05-114. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. September 13, 2005. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Meghan Ann Collins, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. Thomas B. Brown, Crestview, pro se. Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Bonnie Jean Parrish, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See State v. Causey, ..

651 So. 2d 1182 (1995) THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. James Alfred GARLAND, Respondent. No. 81981. Supreme Court of Florida. March 9, 1995. John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and Bonnie L. Mahon, Bar Counsel, Tampa, for complainant. James A. Garland, pro se. *1183 Donald A. Smith, Tampa, and Donald B. Hadsock, Bradenton, for respondent. PER CURIAM. We have for review the complaint of The Florida Bar and the referee's report regarding alleged..

This case went to hearing on the Amended Petition for Award of Attorney Fees and Costs filed by the Petitioner, Alice P. White, d/b/a Miss Patty's Day Care Center, under Section 57.111, Fla. Stat. (1993), the Florida Equal Access to Justice Act. The issues are: (1) whether the Respondent, the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS), was "substantially justified" in filing the Administrative Complaint against the Petitioner in Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) Case No. 92-7148 and in denying the Petitioner's application to renew her day care license (DOAH Case No. 92-7447); (2) if not, whether HRS waived any dispute as to the reasonableness of the amount of attorney fees for which the Petitioner has applied by failing to file an affidavit raising the issue properly under Section 57.111(4)(c), Fla. Stat. (1993), and F.A.C. Rule 60Q-2.035(4); (3) if not, the amount of reasonable attorneys fees; and (4), if the amount of reasonable attorneys fees and costs exceeds $15,000, whether a "double" statutory $15,000 cap on fees and costs (one each for both DOAH Case No. 92-7148 and DOAH Case No. 92-7447) applies, for a total statutory cap of $30,000, or whether a single statutory cap applies to both underlying cases, for a total of $15,000, under Section 57.111(4)(d)2., Fla. Stat. (1993).One $15K cap though two cases; AC license renewal. No waiver as to amount though no affidavit. No contigent fee multiplier. Substantial justification.

Whether allegations in the Administrative Complaint dated September 21, 1992, constitute grounds for revoking or failure to renew the license of Alice White, d/b/a Miss Patty's Day Care Center.Class III discrepancies timely corrected can not be the basis for revocation of license of day care center.