12-001849 Pinellas County Sheriff&Apos;S Office vs. Samuel Mitchem
 Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, March 11, 2013.


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1BOARD OF COUNTY

4COMMISSIONERS

5Charlie justice Pinellas

8Susan Latvala

10janet C. Long (ounty

14john Morroni ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

18Norm Roche FILED

21Karen Williams Seel

24Kenneth T. Welch ?nB APR 12 Pfl12 33 James L. Bennett

35April 10, OF County Attorney

40ADMINISTRATIVE

41HEARINGS

42Linzie F. Bogan, Administrative Law Judge

48Division of Administrative Hearings

52The DeSoto Building

551230 Apalachee Parkway

58Tallahassee, FL 32399-3060

61Re: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office vs. Kenneth Burroughs, Robert Harmer,

71Samuel Mitchem and Christopher Metro

76DOAH Case Nos. 12-1846, 12-1847,12-1848, 12-1849

83Dear Judge Bogan:

86Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 120.57(l)(m), please find enclosed a copy of the

99signed Final Order rendered by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Civil Service Board in the above­

114referenced matter.

116Sincerely,

117Senior Assistant County Attorney

121CS/cad

122Enclosure

123cc: Tracy K. Jaensch, Esquire

128Shannon Rose Kennedy, Esquire

132Robert F. McKee, Esquire

136Steven G. Wenzel, Esquire PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO:

144Matthew F. Fenton, Esquire 315 Court Street

151Members of the Sheriff's Civil Service Board .(via email) Clearwater, Florida 33756

163Phone: (727) 464-3354

166h:luserslatykb03lwpdocslcslsheriff civil service appeall04-1 0-13 transmittal of final order to doah.doc FAX: (727) 464-4147

180TOO: (727) 464-4431

183Website: www.pinellascounty.org

185o

186r-II r"r\\

189PINELLAS ccitntrrLS)lEB,lFF'S OFFICE

193CIVIL SERVICE BOARD

? 196f11 1 APR 12 PfTl" ') 33

203PINELLAS COUNTY IlL

206DiVISION OF

208Petitioner, ADMINISTRATiVE DOAH Case Nos. 12-1846,

21412-1847, 12-1848, 12-1849

217vs. HEARINGS

219KENNETH BURROUGHS, ROBERT HARMER,

223SAMUEL MITCHEM and CHRISTOPHER

227METRO,

228Respondents.

229------------------',

230FINAL ORDER

232WHEREAS, Respondents appealed their terminations to the Pinellas County Sheriffs

242Civil Service Board (the "Board"); and

249WHEREAS, those appeals were transmitted to the Department of Administrative

259Hearings Administrative Law Judge for evidentiary hearing and recommended order; and

270WHEREAS, during the appeal Petitioner, Pinellas County Sheriffs Office, filed a

281Motion in Limine seeking to bar Respondents from introducing evidence of alleged comparators

294who Petitioner argued were not similar to Respondents and seeking a finding that no genuine

309issue of material fact exists; and

315: WHEREAS, the Administrative Law Judge, after hearing argument from the parties,

327issti,ed an order (attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference) granting such Motion in

342Limine concluding that there no longer exists in the proceeding a dispute of material fact, closing

358its files oli the appeals, and relinquishing jurisdiction to the Board; and

370Petitioner filed a Notice of Filing Hearing Transcript and Order of the

382Administrative Law Judge for the Disposition of Appeals to Sustain Terminations of

394Respondents requesting this Board take final agency action to accept the Administrative Law

407disposition of the appeals; and

412WHEREAS, Respondents have advised counsel for the Board that they have no

424objection to Petitioner's request or the Board's acceptance of the Administrative Law Judge's

437reconunendation disposing of the appeals, and

443WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.E of the Board's Ru1es of Procedure, where no party

457flIes exceptions to a recommended order, the Chairperson shall be authorized to adopt the

471Administrative Law Judge's Recommended Order as the final order.

480Page 1 of2

483NOW, THEREFORE, the Chairperson enters this, the Board's Final Order, adopting the

495Administrative Law Judge's March 11, 2013 Order as its Final Order in this cause in its entirety

512and dismissing the appeals of Kenneth Burroughs, Robert Hanner, Samuel Mitchem and

524Christopher Metro.

526IT IS SO ORDERED this "tr11 day of 2013.

535Lt Col. Neal A. White, Chairman

541Pinellas County Sheriffs Civ\\! Service Board

547CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

550I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the above Final Order has been

566furnished by U.S. Regular Mail to:

572Tracey K. J aensch, Esquire Sharron Rose Kennedy, Esquire

581Bradley R. Hall, Esquire Pinellas County Sheriffs Office

589Ford & Harrison, LLP 10750 Ulmerton Road

596101 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 900 Largo, FL

604Tampa, FL 33602

607RobertF. McKee, Esquire Steven G. Wenzel, Esquire

614Kelley & McKee, 1b P.A. Wenzel, Fenton, Cabass8, P.A.

6231 718 East 7 Avenue, Suite 311 11 I0 North Florida Avenue

635Tampa, FL 33602 Tampa, FL 33602

641this lofAday of April, 2013.

646Senior Assistant County th Attorney

651315 Court Street, 6 Floor

656Clearwater, FL 33756

659Phone: 727-464-3354/Fa.x: 727-464-4147

662Attorney for Sheriff s Civil Service Board

669Copy to:

671Members of the Sheriffs Civil Service Board

678Linzie F. Bogan, Administrative Law Judge

684h:\\userslatykbOJIW)ldocs\\eslsheriIT eivil service boordlappenls\\final order draft 04-08-13.oocx

691Page 2 of2

, 694. I• ;",,:

697STATE OF FLORIDA

700'DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

704PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S )

708OFFICE, )

710)

711Petitioner, )

713)

714VB. ) Case No. 12-1846

719)

720KENNETH BURROUGHS, )

723)

724Respondent. )

726)

727PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S )

731OFFICE, )

733)

734Petitioner, )

736)

737VS. ) Case No. 12-1847

742)

743ROBERT HARMER, )

746)

747'Respondent. )

749)

750PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF1S )

754OFFICE, )

756)

757Petitioner, )

759)

760VS. ) Case NO. 12-1848

765)

766CHRISTOPHER METRO, . )

770. )

772Resp.ondent. )

774)

, 775. , .

777PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S )

781OFFICE, )

783)

784Peti tioner, )

787)

788vs. ) Case No. 12-1846

,793)

794SAMUEL MITCHEM, )

797)

798Respondent. )

800)

801ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER 1 S MOTION IN LIMINE,.

810CLOSING FILES AND RELINQUISHING JURISDICT:I;ON

816This cause having come before the llnoersigned on

824Petitioner's Motion in Limine, and the undersigned being fully

833advised,i t is, there'fore,

838ORDERED that:

8401. Petitioner's Motion in Limine is GRANTED.

8472. The final hearing scheduled for March 12 and 13, 2013,

858is canceled.

8603. Opon review of the pleadings, depositions, answers to

869interrogatories, and adm;i.ssions on file, the undersigned has

878determined that there no longerex-istsin this proceeding a'

886di$pute of material fact. Accordingly, the files of the

895Oi vision of "Administrative HearinrJs ar.e closed. . Jurisdict;i.on is

906relinquished to the Pinel1aiS county Sheriff's Civil Se:rvice

914Board.

915DONE AND ORDERED ,this 11th day of March, 2013, in

925Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.

929.

930LINZIE F. BOGAN

933Administrative Law Judge

936Division of Administrative Hearings

940The DeSoto Building

943123.0 ,Apalachee Parkway

946Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060

949(850) 488-9675

951Fax (SSO) 921-6847

954www.doah.state.fl.us

955Fiied with the Clerk of the

961Division of Administrative Hearings

965this 11th day of March" 2013.

971COPIgS FURNISHED:

973Steven Gregory Wenzel, Esquire

977Wenzel, Fenton, Cabassa, P.A.

981suite 300

9831110 North Florida Avenue

987Tampa, Florida 33602­

990swenzel@wfclaw.com

991Tracey K. Jaensch, Esquire

995Ford and Harrison, LLP

999Suite 900

1001101 East Kennedy Boulevard

1005Tampa, Florida 33602

1008tjaensch@fordharrison.com

1009Robert F. McKee, Esquire

1013Kelly and McKee'

1016Post Office Box 75638

1020Tampa, Florida 3?67 5

1025bdj@kellyandmckee.com

1026Matthew K. Fenton, Esquire

1030Wenzel, Fenton, and Cabassa, P.A.

1035suite 300

1037Florida Avenue

1039Tampa, Florida 33602

1042mfenton@wfclaw.com,

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Proceedings
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Date: 04/12/2013
Proceedings: Agency Final Order filed.
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Date: 04/09/2013
Proceedings: Agency Final Order
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Date: 03/19/2013
Proceedings: Transmittal letter from Claudia Llado Petitioner's Motion in Limine to Petitioner.
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Date: 03/11/2013
Proceedings: Order Granting Petitioner's Motion in Limine, Closing Files and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
Date: 03/06/2013
Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Motion Hearing Held.
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Date: 03/06/2013
Proceedings: Supplement to Petitioner's Motion in Limine filed.
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Date: 03/05/2013
Proceedings: Respondents Kenneth Burroughs' and Samuel Mitchem's Position Statement, Witness List and (Proposed) Exhibit List (filed in Case No. 12-001849).
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Date: 03/05/2013
Proceedings: Respondents Kenneth Burroughs' and Samuel Mitchem's Position Statement, Witness List and (Proposed) Exhibit List filed.
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Date: 03/05/2013
Proceedings: Respondents' Robert Harmer and Christopher Metro Statement of Their Position (filed in Case No. 12-001847).
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Date: 03/05/2013
Proceedings: Respondents' Robert Harmer and Christopher Metro Statement of Their Position (filed in Case No. 12-001848).
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Date: 03/04/2013
Proceedings: Joint Pre-hearing Stipulation filed.
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Date: 03/01/2013
Proceedings: Respondent's Memorandum in Opposition to Petitioner's Motion in Limine filed.
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Date: 02/26/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Telephonic Motion Hearing (motion hearing set for March 6, 2013; 11:00 a.m.).
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Date: 02/26/2013
Proceedings: Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for March 12 and 13, 2013; 9:00 a.m.; Largo, FL; amended as to consolidation and date of hearing).
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Date: 02/26/2013
Proceedings: Order of Consolidation for Final Hearing (DOAH Case Nos. 12-1848).
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Date: 02/25/2013
Proceedings: Petitioner's Motion in Limine filed.
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Date: 02/22/2013
Proceedings: Joint Stipulation to Consolidate Related Matters filed.
Date: 02/20/2013
Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Status Conference Held.
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Date: 02/19/2013
Proceedings: Motion for Short Continuance Because of Key Witness Unavailability filed.
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Date: 02/14/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Telephonic Case Management Conference (status conference set for February 20, 2013; 11:00 a.m.).
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Date: 02/05/2013
Proceedings: Respondent's Robert Harmer Cross Notice of Taking Depositions (of W. Morris, D. Simovich, G. Hansel, T. Pupke, D. Danzig, and K. Bennett; filed in Case No. 12-001847).
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Date: 02/01/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Taking Depositions (of W. Morris, D. Simovich, G. Hansel, T. Pupke, D. Danzig, and K. Bennett) filed.
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Date: 11/05/2012
Proceedings: Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for March 6 through 8, 2013; 9:00 a.m.; Largo, FL; amended as to location of hearing).
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Date: 11/02/2012
Proceedings: Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for March 6 through 8, 2013; 9:00 a.m.; Largo, FL).
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Date: 10/30/2012
Proceedings: Order Consolidating Cases for Discovery Purposes Only (12-1846, 12-1847, 12-1848, and 12-1849).
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Date: 10/30/2012
Proceedings: Joint Motion for Continuance (filed in Case No. 12-001849).
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Date: 10/30/2012
Proceedings: Joint Motion for Continuance (filed in Case No. 12-001847).
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Date: 10/30/2012
Proceedings: Joint Motion for Continuance filed.
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Date: 10/15/2012
Proceedings: Petitioner's Objections and Responses to Respondent's Second Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 12-001847).
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Date: 10/08/2012
Proceedings: Petitioner's Objections and Responses to Respondent's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Date: 10/08/2012
Proceedings: Petitioner's Objections and Responses to Respondent's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Date: 09/24/2012
Proceedings: Petitioner's Objections and Responses to Respondent's First Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 12-001849).
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Date: 09/21/2012
Proceedings: Petitioner's Objections and Responses to Respondent's First Request for Production of Documents (filed in Case No. 12-001849).
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Date: 09/17/2012
Proceedings: Respondent's Response to First Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 12-001847).
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Date: 09/14/2012
Proceedings: Respondent's Notice of Service of Second Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner (filed in Case No. 12-001847).
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Date: 08/22/2012
Proceedings: Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for November 14 through 16, 2012; 9:00 a.m.; Largo, FL; amended as to date of hearing).
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Date: 08/21/2012
Proceedings: Petitioner's Notice of Service of First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent Robert Harmer (filed in Case No. 12-001847).
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Date: 08/21/2012
Proceedings: Petitioner's Notice of Service of First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent Samuel Mitchem (filed in Case No. 12-001849).
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Date: 08/21/2012
Proceedings: Petitioner's Notice of Service of First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent Kenneth Burroughs filed.
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Date: 08/16/2012
Proceedings: Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for November 13 through 15, 2012; 9:00 a.m.; Largo, FL).
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Date: 08/15/2012
Proceedings: Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 12-1846, 12-1847, and 12-1849).
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Date: 08/09/2012
Proceedings: Joint Motion to Consolidate Related Matters and Request for In-person Hearing filed.
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Date: 08/02/2012
Proceedings: Order Denying Motion to Dismiss.
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Date: 07/25/2012
Proceedings: Respondent's Memorandum in Opposition to Petitioner's Motion to Dismiss filed.
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Date: 07/24/2012
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Robert McKee) filed.
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Date: 07/03/2012
Proceedings: Order Granting Motion to Withdraw and Extension of Time.
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Date: 06/26/2012
Proceedings: Motion to Withdraw as Attorney of Record and for Extension of Time filed.
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Date: 06/22/2012
Proceedings: Order Granting Extension of Time.
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Date: 06/22/2012
Proceedings: Respondent's Motion for Extension of Time filed.
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Date: 06/18/2012
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Bradley Hall) filed.
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Date: 06/12/2012
Proceedings: Petitioner's Motion to Dismiss Respondent's Request for Civil Service Hearing for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction filed.
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Date: 06/05/2012
Proceedings: Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Date: 06/05/2012
Proceedings: Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for September 27 and 28, 2012; 9:30 a.m.; St. Petersburg and Tallahassee, FL).
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Date: 05/30/2012
Proceedings: Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Date: 05/22/2012
Proceedings: Initial Order.
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Date: 05/18/2012
Proceedings: Inter-Office Memorandum filed.
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Date: 05/18/2012
Proceedings: Request for Civil Service Board Hearing filed.
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Date: 05/18/2012
Proceedings: Agency referral filed.

Case Information

Judge:
LINZIE F. BOGAN
Date Filed:
05/18/2012
Date Assignment:
05/22/2012
Last Docket Entry:
04/12/2013
Location:
Largo, Florida
District:
Middle
Agency:
Other
 

Counsels

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