Petitioner: FLORIDA ENGINEERS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Respondent: W. R. COVER, P. E.
Judges: WILLIAM R. CAVE
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Lakeland, Florida
Filed: Jun. 27, 2000
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, August 29, 2000.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
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Petitioner,
v. FEMC Case No. 99-00098
W.R. COVER, P.E.,
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Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
COMES NOW the Florida Engineers Management Corporation, hereinafter
referred to as “Petitioner,” and files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of
Professional Engineers against W.R. Cover, P.E., hereinafter referred to as “Respondent”.
This Administrative Complaint is issued pursuant to Sections 120.60 and 471.038,
Florida Statutes. Any proceeding concerning this complaint shall be conducted pursuant
. ) ‘to | Section 120. 57, Florida Statutes. In n support of this complaint, Petitioner alleges the
following:
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2 Respondent is and has been at all time “material hereto a licensed
professional engineer in the State of Florida, having been issued license number PE 7734.
Respondent’s address of record is 2011 Airport Road, Lakeland, Florida 33811-1020.
3. On or about July 6, 1998, Subject signed and sealed a gable end / flat
ceiling section on Sheet 4 of 4 of a residential plan for the Mitch Underwood
Construction New Lakewood Model.
4. The gable end / flat ceiling section is missing essential details.
5. The gable end / flat ceiling section, as presented in the drawing, will not
resist code-specified wind loads.
6. Based on the foregoing, Respondent is charged with violating Section
471.033(1)(g), Florida Statutes, for engaging in negligence in the practice of engineering.
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner respectfully requests the Board of Professional
Engineers to > enter an onder imposing one or more of the following Penalties: permanent
revocation or st ion n of the Respondent’ S license, "restri tion of the Respondent? s
practice, imposition of an administrative fine, issuance of a a reprimand, placement of the
Respondent on probation, the assessment of costs related to the investigation and
prosecution of this ¢ case, 3, other than costs associated with an 1 attorney’: s s time, as provided
de Florida Statutes, and/or a any ‘other relief that the Board deems
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SIGNED this day of , 2000.
Dennis Barton
Executive Director
Prosecuting Attorney
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‘Department of Business and Professional Regulation
DEPUTY CLERK Florida £ FILED
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COUNSEL FOR FEMC:
Natalie A. Lowe
Prosecuting Attorney
Florida Board of Professional Engineers
1208 Hays Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
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PCP: May 16, 2000
PCP Members: Coby, Rebane, Seckinger
Docket for Case No: 00-002615
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Aug. 29, 2000 |
Order Closing File issued. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 28, 2000 |
(Petitioner) Motion to Close File filed.
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Aug. 21, 2000 |
Order of Pre-Hearing Instructions issued.
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Jul. 13, 2000 |
Notice of Hearing sent out. (hearing set for October 4, 2000; 9:00 a.m.; Lakeland, FL)
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Jul. 10, 2000 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jun. 30, 2000 |
Initial Order issued. |
Jun. 27, 2000 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jun. 27, 2000 |
Agency Referral filed.
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Jun. 27, 2000 |
Election of Rights filed.
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