STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CHERYL T. WASHINGTON, Petitioner, CASE NO. 08-4151SED 4 RENDITION NO. DCF-08-33'/ -FO Vv. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Respondent. / FINAL ORDER THIS CAUSE is before me for entry of a Final Order. The Division of Administrative Hearings has entered an Order of Dismissal which finds that petitioner’s instant request for an administrative hearing is barred by the terms of a settlement agreement between the parties in a civil lawsuit. The Order of Dismissal is treated as a Recommended Order and is approved and adopted. Accordingly, petitioner's request for an administrative proceeding to contest the reclassification of her former position with the Department from career service to select exempt service is DISMISSED DONE AND ORDERED at Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, this 24. day of ee Li L, -_, 2008. ad Sheldon, Secretary RIGHT TO APPEAL A PARTY WHO IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS FINAL ORDER IS ENTITLED TO JUDICIAL REVIEW WHICH SHALL BE INSTITUTED BY FILING ONE COPY OF A NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH THE AGENCY CLERK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND A SECOND COPY ALONG WITH FILING FEE AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW, IN THE FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OR IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL WHERE A PARTY RESIDES. REVIEW PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE, THE NOTICE OF APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RENDITION OF THE ORDER TO BE REVIEWED. Copies furnished to: Lisa Bosch Cheryl T. Washington Assistant Regional Legal Counsel Department of Children and Families 210 North Palmetto Ave., Suite 412 120 Carolina Lake Drive, Apt. 205 Daytona Beach, FL 32114 North Miami, FL 33169 Daytona Beach, FL 32117 COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER Claudia Llado, Clerk Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Bldg. 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, FL 32399-3060 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE | HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of this Final Order was provided to the above- named individuals at the listed addresses, by U.S. Mail, this 3} day of comber , 2008. , Agency Clerk rent of Children and Families 1317 Winewood Blvd. Bldg. 2, Rm. 204-X Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 Ph: (850) 488-2381

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