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94-377 Cotton v. State (1995)

District Court of Appeal of Florida Filed: Apr. 07, 1995 Citations: 652 So. 2d 1260

652 So. 2d 1260 (1995) Cornelius COTTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 94-377. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. April 7, 1995. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Nada M. Carey, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant. Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., William J. Bakstran, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee. ERVIN, Judge. The trial court erroneously considered appellant's juvenile adjudications of delinquency as predicate offenses to support ..

99-002309 DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs CHRISTOPHER A. PAULK (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: May 24, 1999

Whether the Respondent committed the violations set forth in the Notice of Specific Charges dated August 13, 1999, and, if so, the penalty which should be imposed.A school security monitor`s employment with the School Board should be terminated for using excessive physical force to restrain students, which constituted violations of School Board rules, gross insubordination, and misconduct in office.

97-001469 DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs HELEN F. RUBY (1997)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Mar. 25, 1997

The issue for determination is whether Respondent's professional service contract should be re-newed.Petitioner demonstrated that Respondent failed to correct deficiencies identified through the TADS for two consecutive years. Not renew Respondent's professional service contract; dismiss Respondent from employment; and deny back pay.

98-005111BID DANVILLE-FINDORFF, INC. vs DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (1998)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 20, 1998

As set forth by the parties in the Prehearing Stipulation and in their proposed recommended orders, the issue in this case is whether the bid submitted by Pass International, Inc., on the Booker T. Washington Middle School Project No. A-0557 is responsive with respect to compliance with the Minority/Women Business Enterprise Assistance Levels subcontracting requirement contained in the Invitation to Bid.Apparent low bidder failed to make meaningful inquiry into qualifications of Minority/Women`s Business Enterprise subcontractor. Bid should be declared non-responsive and compliance review begun on next lowest bidder.

97-004171 DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs PHILIP PETERSON (1997)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Sep. 05, 1997

Whether Respondent committed the offenses alleged in the Amended Notice of Specific Charges and, if so, the penalties that should be imposed.School monitor, who made sexually inappropriate statements to twelve year-old and who subsequently hit a teacher, should be fired for misconduct.

96-004738 DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs GALE SCOTT (1996)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Oct. 07, 1996

Whether the Respondent's employment with the School Board of Dade County should be terminated.Employment of school custodian should be terminated because employee's job performance was deficient, and she both accumulated excessive days of unauthorized leave and abandoned her job.

95-003362RX MARY ANN TALMADGE AND DUNBAR ELECTRIC SUPPLY, INC. vs DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (1995)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 05, 1995

As to Case 95-3362RX: 1. Whether the portion of School Board Rule 6Gx13-3C-1.08 pertaining to vendors who have defaulted on contracts for commodities is an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority. 2. Whether the instructions to bidders issued by the School Board as part of its invitation to bid on commodities constitute inadequate, unpromulgated rules. As to Case 95-4834Rx: Whether an amendment to School Board Rule 6Gx13-3C-1.08 (adopted July 12, 1995) that purports to disqualify as bidders for 14 months the principals of defaulted vendors is an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority.Challenged rules found to be valid. Portions of instructions to bidders are unpromulgated rules.

94-004316 DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs ELOISA SACERIO (1994)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 04, 1994

The issue presented is whether Respondent should be terminated from her employment by Petitioner based upon the allegations contained in Petitioner's Amended Notice of Specific Charges as Corrected.Affirm suspension and dismiss respondent for incompetency, gross insubordination and willful negligence.

96-001372RU THOMAS W. TALMADGE vs DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (1996)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Mar. 18, 1996

Whether Petitioner, Thomas W. Talmadge, has standing to bring this rule challenge. Whether the statements identified in the petition filed by Thomas W. Talmadge constitute an unpromulgated rule and an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority.Agency statements are not rules. Petitioner lacks standing.

95-003832 DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs ROBERT ROLLE (1995)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 31, 1995

Whether Respondent engaged in the conduct (to: wit: "conduct unbecoming a School Board employee" and "misconduct in office") alleged in the Notice of Specific Charges? If so, whether such conduct provides the School Board of Dade County, Florida, just or proper cause to take disciplinary action against him? If so, what specific disciplinary action should be taken?School Board had just cause to dismiss school monitor who threw a radio at a chain link gate behind which were students, one of whom was injured.

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