03-001957
Department Of Financial Services vs.
Pamela Jean Coleman
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Friday, October 17, 2003.
Recommended Order on Friday, October 17, 2003.
1STATE OF FLORIDA
4DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
8DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL )
12SERVICES, )
14)
15Petitioner, )
17)
18vs. ) Case No. 03 - 1957
25)
26PAMELA JEAN COLEMAN, )
30)
31Respondent. )
33)
34RECOMMENDED ORDER
36Pursu ant to notice and in accordance with Sections 120.569
46and 120.57(1), Florida Statutes, a formal hearing was held in
56this case, on August 12, 2003, in Bartow, Florida, before
66Fred L. Buckine, the designated Administrative Law Judge of the
76Division of Admin istrative Hearings.
81APPEARANCES
82For Petitioner: Dickson E. Kesler, Esquire
88Department of Financial Services
92401 Northwest Second Avenue, Suite N - 321
100Miami, Florida 33128
103For Respondent: James R. Franklin, Esquire
109The Franklin & Carmichael Law Firm, P.A.
116301 East Main Street
120Post Office Box 50
124Bartow, Florida 33806
127STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE
131The issue for determination is whether Respondent violated
139Subsections 648.44(8)(a), 648.44(8)(b), 648.45(2), 648.45(2)(e),
144648.45(2)(j), 648.45(2)(k), 648.45(3), 648.45(3)(c),
148648.45(3)(e), 648.30(1), 648.30(2), 648.30(3), and 648.30(4),
154Florida Statutes.
156PRELIMINA RY STATEMENT
159On May 27, 2003, the Department of Financial Services
168(Department) referred, to the Division of Administrative
175Hearings (DOAH), its letter dated April 1, 2003, informing
184Respondent of its First Amended Notice of Intent to Issue Cease
195and Desis t Order (Notice of Intent) against Respondent.
204Respondent denied the allegations and elected for a formal
213adversarial proceeding to be heard before DOAH pursuant to
222Subsection 120.57(1), Florida Statutes.
226The parties filed a joint Pre - Hearing Stipulation with DOAH
237on August 4, 2003.
241On June 10, 2003, a Notice of Hearing, scheduling the final
252hearing for August 12, 2003, and an Order of Pre - Hearing
264Instructions were entered.
267At the final hearing on August 12, 2003, six witnesses
277testified on behalf of the D epartment: Special Investigator
286Constance Castor; Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent
293Michael P. Kreis (by deposition); Frances Ann Parish; Luis
302Rivera; Noel Elizabeth "Nikki" Collier; and Clarence Luther
310Cephas, Sr. On the advice and consent of couns el, Respondent
321asserted her Fifth Amendment privilege and did not testify.
330Respondent called no witnesses and presented no testimony.
338The Department offered ten exhibits (P - 1 through P - 10),
350including the deposition of Michael P. Kreis, which were
359accept ed in evidence. Respondent offered four exhibits (R - 1
370through R - 4), which were accepted in evidence.
379The Department, in its final order rendered on July 30,
3892003, adopted in toto the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
400Law of the Administrative Law Judge in a related case,
410Department of Financial Services v. Clarence Luther Cephas, Sr. ,
419DOAH Case No. 03 - 0798PL, of which the undersigned took official
431recognition.
432On August 12, 2003, the 30 - day appeal period had not
444expired, and counsel for Respondent, who w as also counsel for
455Respondent, Clarence Luther Cephas, Sr., in DOAH Case
463No. 03 - 0798PL, represented that an appeal on behalf of Clarence
475Luther Cephas, Sr., would be timely filed in DOAH Case
485No. 03 - 0798PL.
489Counsel for Respondent was counsel of record f or both
499Respondent and Clarence Luther Cephas, Sr., in their joint
508criminal trial by jury in Case No. CF02 - 00597A - XX, State of
522Florida vs. Pamela Jean Coleman, W/F, 9/17/58, XXX - XX - 9751 , in
535the Tenth Judicial Circuit in and for Polk County, Florida. In
546th at proceeding, the jury found Clarence Luther Cephas, Sr., not
557guilty as charged and found Respondent guilty of violating
566Subsection 648.44(8), Florida Statutes. The allegations
572contained in Case No. CF02 - 00597A - XX were identical to the
585allegations contai ned in count one of Petitioner's Notice of
595Intent. Respondent's counsel stipulated for the record that
603Respondent, Pamela Jean Coleman, W/F, DOB September 17, 1958,
612XXX - XX - 9751, also known as Deborah Lee Diehl, Pamela Jean Jones,
626Pamela Jones, Pamela Cole man, Pam Jones, and Pamela J. Coleman,
637was the person he represented and the person who was convicted
648in Case No. CF02 - 00597A - XX and entered into evidence, as
661Respondent's Exhibit R - 3, a certified copy of the Notice of
673Appeal filed on behalf of Respondent in the Second District
683Court of Appeal.
686On August 27, 2003, the Transcript was filed. An order
696dated September 5, 2003, granting Respondent's Motion for
704Extension of Time to File Proposed Recommended Order and
713extending the filing deadline was entered. P etitioner's
721Proposed Recommended Order was filed on September 2, 2003.
730Respondent's Proposed Recommended Order was filed on
737September 22, 2003. All Proposed Recommended Orders have been
746considered.
747Official Recognition was taken of Chapters 624 through 632,
756634, 635, 641, 648, and 651, Florida Statutes, which constitute
766the "Florida Insurance Code." See Section 624.01, Florida
774Statutes. All statutory citations are to Florida Statutes
782(2003), unless otherwise indicated.
786FINDINGS OF FACT
7891. Pursuant t o Chapter 648, the Department has
798jurisdiction over bail bond licensure, appointments, and related
806activities.
8072. Respondent, Pamela Jean Coleman, appeared before the
815undersigned in this proceeding, identified herself as Pamela
823Jean Coleman, and admitted that she is the Respondent in this
834matter and that the Department has jurisdiction over her and the
845subject matter involved in the Notice of Intent.
8533. At all times relevant to the dates and occurrences
863referred to in the Notice of Intent, Respondent was also known
874as Deborah Lee Diehl, Pamela Jean Jones, Pamela Jones, Pamela
884Coleman, Pam Jones, and Pamela J. Coleman.
8914. At all times relevant to the dates and occurrences
901referred to in the Notice of Intent, Respondent was not licensed
912as a bail bond agent in the State of Florida.
9225. On March 28, 1975, in Case Number 75 - 239CF, in the
935Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida
945(Criminal Division), Respondent pled guilty and was adjudged
953guilty of buying or receiving or aiding in concea lment of stolen
965property, a felony (a crime of moral turpitude).
9736. On October 22, 1975, in Case Number 75 - 2390CF,
984Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida
994(Criminal Division), Respondent, a/k/a Deborah Lee Diehl, pled
1002guilty and w as adjudged guilty of the felony of violation of
1014drug abuse law.
10177. Records of the State of Florida Department of Law
1027Enforcement (FDLE) show that the conviction set forth in
1036paragraph 6 above included convictions on March 28, 1975, and
1046July 17, 1975, for parole violation. At the final hearing
1056counsel for Respondent stated:
1060Mr. Franklin: . . . I don't think there is
1070any dispute as to those underlying facts
1077about what happened in 1975 --
1083Ms. Coleman: Correct.
1086Mr. Franklin: -- and what happened
1092subsequ ent. And the subsequent event was
1099that Ms. Coleman was -- received the grace
1107of executive clemency. She did receive a
1114limited restoration of civil rights that
1120granted to her the restoration of all of her
1129civil rights with the exception of a
1136specific stat utory authority to own or
1143possess a firearm, at least as to all of the
1153'75 convictions. . . .
11588. By Executive Order Number 80 - C - 0 filed with the Florida
1172Secretary of State on March 7, 1980, Respondent was granted
1182restoration of civil rights, except to sp ecific authority for
1192possession or owning a firearm, for any and all felony
1202convictions in the State of Florida and/or restoration of civil
1212rights in the State of Florida for any and all felony
1223convictions in any state other than Florida, or in any United
1234States court or military court for which this person has been
1245duly discharged from imprisonment and/or parole, adult community
1253control or probation, and for which this person has not been
1264heretofore granted clemency. This grant of clemency included,
1272but w as not limited to, Case Nos. 75 - 239CF and 75 - 2390CF, in the
1289Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach, Florida.
12989. On April 16, 1991, in Case Number CF91 - 1923AI - XX, Tenth
1312Judicial Circuit in and for Polk County, Florida, Respondent,
1321a/k/a Pamela J ean Jones, was charged with grand thief. On or
1333about November 25, 1991, Respondent pled nolo contendere to the
1343reduced charge of petit theft and was found guilty and convicted
1354of petit theft. 1 Petit theft is a first - degree misdemeanor,
1366which constitutes a crime of moral turpitude.
137310. Record of the Delaware Secretary of State, dated
1382May 5, 1997, confirmed that the Clarence Luther Cephas, Ltd.,
1392Inc. (Cephas Bail Bond Agency) was duly incorporated under the
1402laws of the State of Delaware, was in good stand ing, and had a
1416legal corporate existence as of May 5, 1997.
142411. Record of the Florida Secretary of State, Application
1433for Reinstatement, confirmed that the Cephas Bail Bond Agency
1442applied as a corporation qualified to do bail bond business in
1453Florida an d was reinstated to do bail bond business as of
1465January 19, 1999. The Cephas Bail Bond Agency's application
1474listed Pamela J. Coleman, 2353 Mammoth Grove Road, Lake Wales,
1484Florida, as its president, secretary, director, and registered
1492agent. The applicati on dated October 26, 2000, bore the
1502signature of Respondent and listed her telephone number as
1511(863) 533 - 0405.
151512. Two Uniform Business Reports (UBR) of the Cephas Bail
1525Bond Agency were filed with the Florida Secretary of State on
1536August 6, 2001, and M arch 29, 2002. Both reports bore the
1548signature of Respondent as President of the Cephas Bail Bond
1558Agency.
155913. Testimony of Petitioner's witnesses conclusively
1565established, without dispute, that Respondent participated in
1572the bail bond business of the C ephas Bail Bond Agency during the
1585approximate period of March 1997 to November 27, 2002. During
1595that span of time, Respondent did on various occasions act and
1606represent herself to the public as one having power to act in
1618several capacities and positions w ith the Cephas Bail Bond
1628Agency. Her activities included acting as a registered agent, a
1638director, a bail bond agent, a temporary bail bond agent, a
1649runner, a bail enforcement agent, and a bounty hunter.
165814. Clarence Luther Cephas, Sr., under oath on
1666November 27, 2002, gave the following statement:
1673I have known Pamela Coleman/Jones for
1679approximately four years and she has been
1686affiliated with me for most of the time that
1695I have been in the bail bond business. I
1704had asked her if she had ever been conv icted
1714of a felony and she said that she had been
1724convicted as a teenager. She has a
1731Certificate of Restoration of Civil Rights
1737from the Office of Executive Clemency that
1744is dated March 7, 1980. I was under the
1753impression that if her rights had been
1760resto red, that it would not be a problem
1769with her working for me. I named Pamela as
1778an officer in my corporation because I did
1786not have any family that I could list as an
1796officer except for my daughter, who is a
1804deputy sheriff and could not be an officer
1812of th e corporation.
181615. Records of the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial
1826Circuit in and for Polk County, Florida, show that on or about
1838December 16, 2002, an Amended Information was filed in Case
1848No. CF02 - 00597A - XX, State of Florida vs. Pamela Jean Coleman ,
1861W/F, 09/17/1958, XXX - XX - 9751 , charging that between November 27,
18732000, and January 25, 2002, in Polk County, Florida, Respondent,
1883having been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to a
1895felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or a crime
1905punishable by imprisonment of one year or more under the law of
1917any state, territory, or county, regardless of whether
1925adjudication of guilt was withheld, did participate as a
1934director, officer, manager, or employee of a bail bond agency or
1945office thereof, or exerci se direct or indirect control in any
1956manner in such agency or office, or own shares in a closely held
1969corporation which had an interest in a bail bond business,
1979contrary to Section 684.44.
198316. The testimonial and documentary evidence clearly and
1991convinc ingly, during the period of November 2000 through
2000December 2001, identified Respondent as the person who, on
2009various occasions, did act in several capacities and positions
2018as a bail bond agent and performed functions, duties, or powers
2029prescribed for licen sed bail bond agents.
203617. Undisputed evidence identified Respondent as the
2043person who, early in 2001, presented herself to another and
2053engaged in conduction and solicitation of bail bond business in
2063the office of the Cephas Bail Bond Agency.
207118. Undisput ed evidence identified Respondent as the
2079person who, on June 19, 2001, presented herself and identified
2089herself as Pamela Jean Coleman, Vice - President of Clarence
2099Cephas Bail Bonds, to Noel Collier who was working in her
2110husband's law office as a paralegal . Respondent presented to
2120Ms. Collier bond release paperwork from the Cephas Bail Bond
2130Agency and requested that a mutual client facing criminal
2139charges sign the paperwork.
214319. Undisputed evidence demonstrated that on or about
2151September 2001, Respondent held herself out as the person with
2161whom to conduct bail bond business with Constance Castro in or
2172about the home of Clarence Luther Cephas, Sr., that served also
2183as the Cephas Bail Bond Agency office.
219020. The records of Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicia l
2201Circuit in and for Polk County, Florida, show that on or about
2213January 31, 2003, in criminal Case No. CF02 - 00597A - XX,
2225Respondent (a/k/a Deborah Lee Diehl, a/k/a Pamela Jean Jones,
2234a/k/a Pamela Jones, a/k/a Pamela Coleman, a/k/a Pam Jones, and
2244a/k/a Pamel a J. Coleman) was tried, found guilty, and
2254adjudicated guilty of a violation of Subsection 648.44(8),
2262acting as a bail bondsman while being a convicted felon, a
2273felony of the third degree, as charged in the aforesaid Amended
2284Information.
228521. Respondent was sentenced by the court to 60 days in
2296county jail (to be served on weekends) and placed on probation
2307for a period of five years. The conditions of Respondent's
2317probation required her to: (1) Pay restitution in the amount of
2328$457.99 to the Department o f Insurance within two years; (2) pay
2340court costs of $400.00 within two years; and (3) not to be
2352employed as a bail bondsman or to have any contact with her
2364husband's (Clarence Luther Cephas, Sr.) business.
237022. Counsel for Respondent represented on this record
2378that: (1) he was counsel of record in Case No. CF02 - 00597A - XX
2393and that Respondent, in this proceeding, was the person charged,
2403tried, convicted, and adjudicated guilty; and (2) he has filed a
2414timely appeal of the conviction and sentence on behalf o f
2425Respondent in Case No. CF02 - 00597A - XX, in the Second District
2438Court of Appeal.
2441CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
244423. The Division of Administrative Hearings has
2451jurisdiction over the parties to and the subject matter of these
2462proceedings pursuant to Subsection 120.57( 1).
246824. Petitioner has jurisdiction over the insurance - related
2477activities and eligibility for insurance licensure of Respondent
2485pursuant to Chapters 624, 626, and 648.
249225. Petitioner alleged that Respondent, who had been
2500convicted of or who had pled guil ty or no contest to a felony or
2515a crime involving moral turpitude, participated as a director,
2524officer, manager, or employee of a bail bond agency in violation
2535of Subsections 648.44(8)(a), 648.44(8)(b), 648.45(2),
2540648.45(2)(e), 648.45(2)(j), 648.45(2)(k), 648.45(3),
2544648.45(3)(c), and 648.45(3)(e).
254726. Subsection 648.44(8)(a) and (b) reads as follows:
2555(a) A person who has been convicted or
2563who has pleaded guilty or no contest to a
2572felony or a crime involving moral turpitude
2579or a crime punishable by impri sonment of 1
2588year or more under the law of any state,
2597territory, or country, regardless of whether
2603adjudication of guilt was withheld may not
2610participate as a director, officer, manager,
2616or employee of any bail bond agency or
2624office thereof or exercise dir ect or
2631indirect control in any manner in such
2638agency or officer or own shares in any
2646closely held corporation which has any
2652interest in any bail bond business. Such
2659restrictions on engaging in the bail bond
2666business shall continue to apply during a
2673pendin g appeal. (emphasis added)
2678(b) Any person who violates the
2684provisions of paragraph (a) or any person
2691who knowingly permits a person who has been
2699convicted of or who has pleaded guilty or no
2708contest to a crime as described in paragraph
2716(a) to engage in the bail bond business as
2725prohibited in paragraph (a) commits a felony
2732of the third degree, punishable as provided
2739in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084
274727. Subsection 648.45(2) reads, in pertinent part:
2754(2) The department shall deny, suspend,
2760rev oke, or refuse to renew any license or
2769appointment issued under this chapter or the
2776insurance code, and it shall suspend or
2783revoke the eligibility of any person to hold
2791a license or appointment under this chapter
2798or the insurance code, for any violation of
2806the laws of this state relating to bail or
2815any violation of the insurance code or for
2823any of the following causes:
2828* * *
2831(e) Demonstrated lack of fitness or
2837trustworthiness to engage in the bail bond
2844business.
2845* * *
2848(j) Willful failure to comply with or
2855willful violation of any proper order or
2862rule of the department or willful violation
2869of any provision of this chapter or the
2877insurance code.
2879(k) Has been found guilty of, or has
2887pleaded guilty or no contest to a felony, a
2896c rime involving moral turpitude, or a crime
2904punishable by imprisonment of 1 year or more
2912under the law of any state, territory, or
2920country, whether or not a judgment or
2927conviction has been entered.
293128. Subsection 648.45(3) reads, in pertinent part:
2938(3) The department may deny, suspend,
2944revoke, or refuse to renew any license or
2952appointment issued under this chapter or the
2959insurance code, or it may suspend or revoke
2967the eligibility of any person to hold a
2975license or appointment under this chapter or
2982the i nsurance code, for any violation of the
2991laws of this state relating to bail or any
3000violation of the insurance code or for any
3008of the following causes:
3012* * *
3015(c) Violation of any law relating to the
3023business of bail bond insurance or violation
3030of any provision of the insurance code.
3037* * *
3040(e) Being found to be a source of injury
3049or loss to the public or detrimental to the
3058public interest or being found by the
3065department to be no longer carrying on the
3073bail bond business in good fai th.
308029. Respondent argues that Executive Order number 80 - C - 0
3092restored her civil rights; thus, she was not disqualified to be
3103a bail bond agent by means of her prior criminal convictions.
3114However, Respondent's full civil rights were not restored. Cf.
3123Sa ndlin v. Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission ,
3132531 So. 2d 1344 (Fla. 1988) (A full pardon removes all
3143disabilities resulting from a crime.).
314830. Assuming arguendo that the pre - 1980 criminal
3157convictions are not a bar to participating in bail bond agent
3168activities, Respondent's 1992 conviction of petit theft is a
3177bar. Petit theft is a crime involving moral turpitude. See The
3188Florida Bar v. Davis , 361 So. 2d 159, 161 (Fla. 1978).
319931. Petitioner has established by clear and convincing
3207evidence that Respondent violated Subsections 648.44(8)(a);
3213648.45(2)(e), (j), and (k); 648.45(3)(c); and 648.45(3)(e).
322032. The evidence is clear and convincing that during the
3230approximate period of time of March 1997 through December 2002,
3240Respondent was a convi cted felon and/or had pled nolo contendere
3251to a crime involving moral turpitude, a first degree misdemeanor
3261crime; was employed and/or did, on various occasions, act in the
3272capacity of a bail bond agent, temporary bail bond agent, or
3283runner, and/or perform ed the functions, duties, or powers
3292prescribed for bail bond agents or runners as set forth in
3303Chapter 648; and participated as a director, officer, manager,
3312or employee of a bail bond agency or office thereof.
332233. In Count two of the Notice of Intent, Pe titioner
3333alleged that Respondent was unlicensed and acted in the capacity
3343of a bail bond agent, temporary bail bond agent, or runner, or
3355performed any of the functions, duties, or powers thereof.
3364Petitioner alleged that Respondent's unlicensed activities were
3371in violation of Subsections 648.30(1), 648.30(2), 648.30(3),
3378648.30(4), 648.45(2), 648.45(2)(e), 648.45(2)(j), 648.45(3),
3383648.45(3)(c), and 648.45(3)(e).
338634. Section 648.30 reads as follows:
3392Licensure and appointment required. --
3397(1) A person ma y not act in the capacity
3407of a bail bond agent , temporary bail bond
3415agent, or runner or perform any of the
3423functions duties, or powers prescribed for
3429bail bond agents or runners under this
3436chapter unless that person is qualified,
3442licensed and approved as p rovided in this
3450chapter.
3451(2) No person shall represent himself or
3458herself to be a bail enforcement agent,
3465bounty hunter, or other similar title in
3472this state.
3474(3) No person, other than a certified law
3482enforcement officer, shall be authorized to
3488app rehend, detain or arrest a principal on a
3497bond, wherever issued, unless that person is
3504qualified, licensed, and appointed as
3509provided in this chapter or licensed as a
3517bail bond agent by the state where the bond
3526was written.
3528(4) Any person who violates any provision
3535of this section commits a felony of the
3543third degree, punishable as provided in s.
3550775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
3556(emphasis added)
355835. Petitioner has established by clear and convincing
3566evidence that Respondent was unlicensed and acte d in the
3576capacity of a bail bond agent, temporary bail bond agent, and
3587runner between March 1997 to December 2001. Thus, Petitioner
3596has, by clear and convincing evidence, established that
3604Respondent violated Subsections 648.30(1) through (4),
3610648.45(2)(e) , 648.45(2)(j), 648.45(3)(c), and 648.45(3)(e).
3615RECOMMENDATION
3616Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
3626Law, it is
3629RECOMMENDED that Petitioner enter a final order as follows:
36381. Finding that Respondent, Pamela Jean Coleman, is
3646disqualifi ed from participation in bail bond - related activities
3656by a prior conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; and
3667that Respondent is guilty of participating in the bail bond
3677business, in violation of Subsections 648.30(1) through (3);
3685648.44(8)(a); 648 .45(2)(e), (j), and (k); and 648.45(3)(a), (c),
3694and (e).
36962. Enter a Cease and Desist Order pursuant to
3705Section 626.9581 and the Florida Insurance Code, directing
3713Respondent, Pamela Jean Coleman, to immediately cease and desist
3722any and all bail bond - relat ed activities in the State of
3735Florida.
3736DONE AND ENTERED this 17th day of October, 2003, in
3746Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.
3750S
3751FRED L. BUCKINE
3754Administrative Law Judge
3757Division of Administrative Hearings
3761The DeSoto B uilding
37651230 Apalachee Parkway
3768Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 3060
3773(850) 488 - 9675 SUNCOM 278 - 9675
3781Fax Filing (850) 921 - 6847
3787www.doah.state.fl.us
3788Filed with the Clerk of the
3794Division of Administrative Hearings
3798this 17th day of October, 2003.
3804ENDNOTE
38051/ Respondent's Social Security number listed in the court
3814records contained in Petitioner's Exhibit 5 is the same Social
3824Security number identifying Respondent in Petitioner's
3830Exhibit 6, which contains court records relating to Respondent's
3839conviction in Ca se No. CF02 - 00597A - XX.
3849COPIES FURNISHED :
3852James R. Franklin, Esquire
3856The Franklin & Carmichael Law Firm, P.A.
3863301 East Main Street
3867Post Office Box 50
3871Bartow, Florida 33806
3874Dickson E. Kesler, Esquire
3878Department of Financial Services
3882401 Northwest Second Avenue, Suite N - 321
3890Miami, Florida 33128
3893Honorable Tom Gallagher
3896Chief Financial Officer
3899Department of Financial Services
3903The Capitol, Plaza Level 11
3908Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 0300
3913Mark Casteel, General Counsel
3917Department of Financial Services
3921The Capitol, Plaza Level 11
3926Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 0300
3931NOTICE OF RIGHT TO SUBMIT EXCEPTIONS
3937All parties have the right to submit written exceptions within
394715 days from the date of this recommended order. Any exceptions
3958to this recommended order shoul d be filed with the agency that
3970will issue the final order in this case.
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- Date: 11/02/2004
- Proceedings: Letter to Judge Cohen from Respondent submitting formal complaint and requesting an investigation (filed via facsimile).
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- Date: 04/19/2004
- Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Appellant`s motion for rehearing of this court`s order of March 22, 2004, is granted; this appeal is reinstated and the court`s order to show cause of January 15, 2004, is discharged.
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- Date: 03/24/2004
- Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT: This appeal is dismissed because appellant failed to comply.
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- Date: 02/04/2004
- Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Appellant`s motion for extension of time to respond to this court`s January 15, 2004, order is granted for 30 days.
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- Date: 01/20/2004
- Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Appellant shall show cause within fifteen days why this appeal should not be dismissed as untimely.
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- Date: 12/26/2003
- Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Attorney for appellant shall forward the required 250.00 filing fee or, if applicable, an order of the agency clerk, finding appellant insolvent pursuant to section 57.081, Florida Statues (2002), within twenty days from the date of this order filed.
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- Date: 10/17/2003
- Proceedings: Recommended Order cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
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- Date: 10/17/2003
- Proceedings: Condensed Transcript Deposition of Frances Parish (filed via facsimile).
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- Date: 10/15/2003
- Proceedings: Condensed Transcript of Deposition of Constance Castro and Deposition of Nikki Collier (filed by Respondent via facsimile).
- Date: 09/17/2003
- Proceedings: Notice of Filing, Memorandum of Law (filed by Respondent via facsimile).
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- Date: 09/05/2003
- Proceedings: Order Granting Extension of Time to File Proposed Recommended Orders. (the parties shall have until September 19, 2003, at 5:00 p.m., to file proposed recommended orders)
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- Date: 09/04/2003
- Proceedings: (Proposed) Order Granting Respondent`s Motion for Extension of Time to File Proposed Recommended Order filed.
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- Date: 09/04/2003
- Proceedings: Motion for Extension of Time to File Proposd Recommended Order filed by Respondent.
- Date: 08/27/2003
- Proceedings: Transcript filed.
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- Date: 08/25/2003
- Proceedings: Letter to Judge Buckine from D. Kesler responding to order to show cause filed.
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- Date: 08/13/2003
- Proceedings: Order to Show Cause. (Respondent, within ten (10) days from the date of this order, show cause, in writing, why this case should not be dismissed)
- Date: 08/12/2003
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Hearing Held.
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- Date: 07/01/2003
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition, M. Kreis (filed via facsimile).
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- Date: 06/10/2003
- Proceedings: Notice of Hearing (hearing set for August 12, 2003; 9:00 a.m.; Bartow, FL).
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- Date: 06/05/2003
- Proceedings: Letter to Holifield from D. Kesler (reply to Initial Order) filed.
Case Information
- Judge:
- FRED L. BUCKINE
- Date Filed:
- 05/27/2003
- Date Assignment:
- 08/05/2003
- Last Docket Entry:
- 11/02/2004
- Location:
- Bartow, Florida
- District:
- Middle
- Agency:
- Department of Financial Services
Counsels
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James R Franklin, Esquire
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Dickson E Kesler, Esquire
Address of Record