Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Respondent: LAWRENCE MICHAEL LOMBARDI
Judges: STEPHEN F. DEAN
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Jul. 23, 2002
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, August 11, 2003.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
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vs. DBPR Case Number: 2001-08463
LAWRENCE MICHAEL LOMBARDI,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT.
Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
(hereinafter “Petitioner”), files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Funeral
Directors and Embalmers (hereinafter “Board”) against LAWRENCE MICHAEL LOMBARDI,
(hereinafter “Respondent”), and alleges:
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of funeral
directing and embalming, pursuant to section 20.165, Florida Statutes, and chapters 455 and 470,
Florida Statutes.
| 2. At all times material hereto, Respondent was licensed in the State of Florida as a
funeral embalmer, license number EM 0003144.
3. Respondent’s address of record is United State Prison - Allenwood, Post Office
Box 3500, White Deer, Pennsylvania 17887.
4. On or about September 2001, Respondent was convicted and sentenced to life
imprisonment for planting explosives on the Florida A. & M. University (FAMU) campus.
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5. Section 470.036(1)(d), Florida Statutes, states that being convicted or found guilty
of acrime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the practice of, or the ability to practice,
any of the activities regulated under chapter 470, Florida Statutes, constitutes grounds for
disciplinary action.
6. Based upon the foregoing and pursuant to section 470.036(1)(d), Florida Statutes,
Respondent is subject to disciplinary action for being convicted and being found guilty of
planting explosives on the FAMU campus.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Board enter an order imposing one or
more of the following penalties: revocation or suspension of Respondent's license, imposition of
an administrative fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for each count or separate
offense, issuance of a reprimand, placement of Respondent on probation, restriction of
Respondent’s authorized scope of practice, assessment of costs associated with investigation and
prosecution, imposition of any or all penalties delineated within section 455.227(2), Florida
Statutes, and/or any other relief that the Board is authorized to impose pursuant to chapters 455
and/or 470, Florida Statutes, and/or the rules promulgated thereunder.
Signed this ZZ 4_ day of ee 2002.
GaifSqott-Hill
Chief Professions Attorney
Florida Bar Number 0909289
COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT: Ff | L E D
CHARLES F. TUNNICLIFF @ a of Business and Professional Regulation
Florida Bar Number 0153831 Dea OE PUTY CLERK
Department of Business and , ;
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Docket for Case No: 02-002931PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Aug. 11, 2003 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 08, 2003 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Jun. 24, 2003 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for August 22, 2003; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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May 16, 2003 |
Notice of Hearing Availability (filed by C. Pellegrini via facsimile).
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Apr. 23, 2003 |
Joint Motion to Approve Stipulation (filed via facsimile).
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Apr. 01, 2003 |
Motion to Set Case for Hearing (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Jan. 27, 2003 |
Order issued (case will be abated until the Petitioner moves to set the case for hearing, whereupon, notice will be provided to the Respondent)
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Jan. 21, 2003 |
Letter to Judge Adams from L. Lombardi enclosing document in regards to the status of federal case filed.
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Jan. 10, 2003 |
Letter to Judge Adams from C. Pellegrini requesting the status of case filed.
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Aug. 05, 2002 |
Letter to Judge Adams from L. Lombardi responding to initial order filed.
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Aug. 01, 2002 |
Response to Initial Order (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Jul. 24, 2002 |
Initial Order issued.
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Jul. 23, 2002 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 23, 2002 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jul. 23, 2002 |
Agency referral filed.
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