14-005353 Lakiija Miller vs. Wal-Mart Supercenter Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, January 12, 2016.

STAT E O F FLORID A

COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

LAKIIJ A MILLER , EEO C Cas e No . NON E

Petitioner , FCH R Cas e No . 2014-0065 1

v . DOAHCaseNo . 14-535 3

WAL-MAR T SUPERCENTER , FCH R Orde r No . 16-01 5

Respondent .

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FINA L ORDE R DISMISSIN G PETITIO N FO R

RELIE F FRO M A N UNLAWFU L EMPLOYMEN T PRACTIC E

Thi s g Grantin r Orde e th f o n consideratio r n Commissio e th e befor s i r matte fo Motio n fo r

Sanction s an d Recommende d Orde r o f Dismissal , d date Januar y 12 , 2016 , above issue d i n th e -

style d matte r b y Administrativ e w La Judg e Willia m F . Quattlebaum .

Finding s o f Fac t an d Conclusion s o f La w

Judg e Quattlebaum' s Orde r dismisse s e th e cas becaus e o f Petitioner' s failur e t o cooperat e

i n discovery .

Th e Administrativ e Procedur e Ac t states , e "Th g presidin office r ha s th e power. . .t o effec t

discover y o n th e writte n reques t part f o an an y b y y y mean s availabl th n i d an s court o th t e e e

manne r o s Rule a Florid f th n i d provide e Civi l , Procedure includin g th e impositio n sanctions o f ,

excep t contempt. " Sectio n 120.569(2)(f) , Florid a Statute s (2015) .

Th e applicabl e administrativ e rul e states , g presidin "Th e office r ma y issu e appropriat e

order s t o effectuat e th e purpose s f o d discover y an t preven delay , o t includin g e th impositio n o f

sanction s i n accordanc e wit h f o s a th Rule Florid e Civi l " Procedure , excep t contempt. Fla .

Admin . Cod e R . 28-106.206 .

Th e Florid a Rule s o f Civi l Procedur e y specificall provid e fo r sanction s i n instance s i n

whic h a part y fail s t o compl y wit h See , discovery . . Fla . P R . . Civ 1.380 . Th e sanction s possibl e

fo r a party' s failur e t o compl y wit h e includ discover y ". . .dismissin g o th e actio n o r proceeding , r

an y par t o f it... " . P . Civ Fla R . . 1.380(b)(2)(C) .

Base d o n th e foregoing , e th e e w not Administrativ e La w Judge' s findin g regardin g

Petitioner' s failur e t o compl y h wit y b d impose l dismissa f o d sanctio e th th an y discover n e

Administrativ e La w Judge , r fo n Petitio e e conclud d an th Relie f dismissed shoul d b e .

FCH R Orde r No . 16-01 5

Pag e 2

Exception s

Petitione r file d exception s t o th e e Administrativ La w Judge' s Orde r Grantin g Motio n fo r

Sanction s an d Recommende d Orde r o f l Dismissa i n a documen t entitled , "Petitioner' s

Oppositio n Orde o t r Grantin g Exception d an s n Motio fo r Orde Sanction s an d Recommende d r o f

Dismissal. "

I n response , Responden t file d t "Responden Wal-Mar t Supercenter' s Respons e t o

Petitioner' s g Grantin r o t Orde Exception d an n Oppositio s Motio n an fo r Sanction s d

Recommende d Orde r o f Dismissal. "

Petitioner' s exception s documen t argue s o tha t th n e sanctio l dismissa i s no t f e appropriat i n

thi s matter .

Fo r reason s o discusse n i d f t s Finding e th d Conclusion f o s an Fac w La sectio n o f thi s order ,

above , Petitioner' s exception s ar e rejected .

Dismissa l

Th e Petitio n fo r Relie f f o t d an Complain Discriminatio n ar e DISMISSE D wit h prejudice .

Th e partie s hav e th e right o t see k judicia l f o revie w thi s an th Order . Th e Commissio n d e

appropriat e Distric t Cour t o f Appea l l mus t notic f e o e appea receiv withi n 3 0 s day o f th e dat e thi s

Orde r i s file d wit h e th f o n Explanatio Commission . th e f o k Cler e th t righ i o f appea l i s foun d n

Sectio n 120.68 , Florid a Statutes , f o s e an n i d a Florid Rule th Appellat e Procedur e 9.110 .

DON E AN D ORDERE D thi s _ _2 da y o f dpte-i-. 2016 .

FO R TH E FLORID A COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATIONS :

Commissione r Gilber t M . Singer , Pane l Chairperson ;

Commissione r Ton y Jenkins ; an d

Commissione r Ja y Pichar d

File d thi s J_ da y o f ClpA^L^ 2016 ,

i n Tallahassee , Florida .

Cler k

Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s

407 5 Esplanad e Way , Roo m 11 0

Tallahassee , F L 3239 9

(850)488-708 2

FCH R Orde r No . 16-01 5

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Copie s furnishe d to :

Lakiij a Mille r

c/ o Jacint a Mari e Mathis , Esq .

532 3 Milleni a Lake s Blvd. , Ste . 30 0

Orlando , F L 3283 9

Wal-Mar t Supercente r

c/ o Lind a Noel , Esq .

Little r Mendelson , P C

33 3 Southeas t 2 n d Ave. , Ste . 270 0

Miami , F L 3313 1

Wal-Mar t Supercente r

c/ o Jeffre y B . Jones , Esq .

Little r Mendelson , P C

11 1 Nort h Magnoli a Ave. , Ste . 125 0

Orlando , F L 3280 1

Willia m F . Quattlebaum , Administrativ e La w Judge , DOA H

Jame s Mallue , Lega l Adviso r fo r Commissio n Pane l

I HEREB Y CERTIF Y tha t cop foregoin o y th a f ha s g e bee n e th o d maile t e abov liste d

Cler k o f th e Con/missio n

Florid a Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s