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13-004168 Nellie Pierce vs. Bright Horizons Children's Centers, Llc
 Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, January 22, 2014.

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1STATE OF FLORIDA

4COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS

8NELLIE PIERCE , EEOC Case No. 15D201300223

14Petitioner, FCHR C a s e No. 2013 - 00505

24v. DOAH Case No. 13 - 416 8

32BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDRENÓS FCHR Order No. 14 - 010

41CENTERS , LLC,

43Respondent.

44__________________________________/

45FINAL ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR

50RE LIEF FROM A N UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE

58This matter is before the Commission for consideration of th e Recommended Order of

72Dismissal , dated Jan uary 22 , 2014 , issued in the above - styled matter by Administ rat iv e Law

91Judge Lynne A. Quimby - Pennock .

98Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

105Judge Quimby - PennockÓs order reflects that Petitioner failed to comply with order s of the

121Administrati ve Law Judge. Specifically, on November 18 , 2013, Judge Quimby - Pennock issued

135a n order granting RespondentÓs motion for continuance which required the parties to respond

149with available dates for the hearing to be rescheduled. Petitioner did not respond t o this order.

166On December 30, 2013, Judge Quimby - Pennock issued an Order to Show Cause to Petitioner

182requiring Petitioner to respond to the above - referenced order of continuance and indicating that if

198a response was not received by January 15, 2014, an or der closing the file would be issued by

217January 22, 2014 . Petitioner did not respond to the Order to Show Cause .

232W e note that, generally, Commission panels have concluded that a PetitionerÓs failure to

246respond to orders of an Administrative Law Judge amounts to a voluntary dismissal of the

261Petition for Relief. See, generally, Herard v. MasTec, Inc. , FCHR Order No. 13 - 034 (May 1,

2782013), Cawley v. Primrose Center, Inc. , FCHR Order No. 12 - 009 (February 21, 2012),

293Roundtree, et al. v. Advenir at Sto nelake, LLC , FCHR Order No. 11 - 069 (August 30, 2011),

311Biggers v. Rooms To Go , FCHR Order No. 09 - 045 (May 12, 2009), Shook v. Riverside National

329Bank , FCHR Order No. 08 - 029 (May 6, 2008), Clifton v. Krys, et al. , FCHR Order No. 07 - 062

350(November 7, 2007), Bo rdonaro v. The Green at the Heather Condominium Association, Inc. ,

364FCHR Order No. 07 - 010 (February 14, 2007), Butler v. The Pepsi Bottling Group , FCHR Order

381No. 06 - 107 (December 4, 2006), Castellanos v. Express Net Airlines Pilots Association , FCHR

396Order N o. 05 - 061 (June 15, 2005), Mayfield v. KarlÓs Haberdashery of Florida, Inc. , FCHR

413FCHR Order No. 14 - 010

419Page 2

421Order No. 04 - 020 (March 10, 2004), and Kenny v. Florida Department of Corrections , FCHR

437Order No. 02 - 020 (June 3, 2002).

445Based on the fo regoing, we conclude that the Petition for Relief should be dismissed.

460Exceptions

461On February 3, 2014, Petitioner filed a docume nt with the Division of Administrative

475Hearings, with a copy to the Commission, which referenced the right to file exceptions to the

491Recommended Order.

493Judge Quimby - Pennock considered the document to be a Motion for Reconsideration, and

507on February 7, 2014, issued an Order denying PetitionerÓ s motion .

519Further action on Petit i onerÓs filing w ould not be within the substantive jurisdiction of the

536Commission. See Section 120.57(1)(l), Florida Statutes (2013).

543Dismissal

544The Petition for Relief and Complaint of Discrimination are DISMISSED with prejudice.

556The parti es have the right to seek judicial review of this Order. The Commission and the

573appropriate District Court of Appeal must receive notice of appeal within 30 days of the date this

590Order is filed with the Clerk of the Commissi on. Explanation of the right t o appeal is found in

610Section 120.68, Florida Statutes , and in the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.110.

623DONE AND ORDERED this 26 th day of March , 2014 .

634FOR THE FLORIDA COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS:

641Commissi oner Mario M. Valle , Panel Chairperson;

648Commissioner Donna Elam ; and

652Comm is sioner Michael Keller

657Filed this 26 th day of March , 2014 ,

665in Tallahassee, Florida.

668/s/

669Violet Crawford, Clerk

672Commission on Human Relations

6762009 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 1 00

682Tallahassee, FL 32301

685(850) 488 - 7082

689FCHR Order No. 14 - 010

695Page 3

697Copies furnished to:

700Nellie Pierce

7021901 21 st Street South

707St. Petersburg, FL 33712

711Bright Horizons ChildrenÓs Centers, LLC

716c/o Carlos J. Burruezo , Esq.

721c/o Jason Matthew Leo, Es q.

727Littler Mendelson, PC

730111 North Magnolia Avenue, Suite 1250

736Orlando, FL 32801

739Lynne A. Quimby - Pennock , Administrative Law Judge, DOAH

748James Mallue, Legal Advisor for Commission Panel

755I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been mailed to the above listed

771addressees this 26 th day of March , 2014 .

780By: /s/

782Clerk of the Commission

786Florida Commission on Human Relations

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Proceedings
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Date: 03/26/2014
Proceedings: Agency Final Order
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Date: 03/26/2014
Proceedings: Agency Final Order filed.
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Date: 02/07/2014
Proceedings: Order (on Petitioner's correspondence filed on February 3, 2014).
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Date: 02/03/2014
Proceedings: Petitioner's response to notice of right to submit exceptions filed.
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Date: 01/22/2014
Proceedings: Recommended Order of Dismissal. CASE CLOSED.
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Date: 01/16/2014
Proceedings: Notice of Cancellation of Deposition of Petitioner filed.
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Date: 01/03/2014
Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition of Petitioner filed.
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Date: 12/30/2013
Proceedings: Order to Show Cause.
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Date: 12/20/2013
Proceedings: Reply to the Order Granting Continuance filed.
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Date: 11/18/2013
Proceedings: Respondent's First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner filed.
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Date: 11/18/2013
Proceedings: Order Granting Continuance (parties to advise status by December 19, 2013).
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Date: 11/18/2013
Proceedings: Respondent's Motion for Continuance of Final Hearing filed.
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Date: 11/13/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Service of Respondent's First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner filed.
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Date: 11/13/2013
Proceedings: Respondent's First Request for Production of Documents to Petitioner filed.
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Date: 11/13/2013
Proceedings: Reply to Division's Initial Order filed.
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Date: 11/08/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Jason Leo) filed.
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Date: 11/05/2013
Proceedings: Court Reporter Notice filed.
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Date: 11/04/2013
Proceedings: Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Date: 11/04/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 23, 2013; 9:00 a.m.; St. Petersburg and Tallahassee, FL).
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Date: 10/24/2013
Proceedings: Initial Order.
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Date: 10/23/2013
Proceedings: Employment Complaint of Discrimination filed.
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Date: 10/23/2013
Proceedings: Determination: No Cause filed.
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Date: 10/23/2013
Proceedings: Notice of Determination: No Cause filed.
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Date: 10/23/2013
Proceedings: Petition for Relief filed.
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Date: 10/23/2013
Proceedings: Transmittal of Petition filed by the Agency.

Case Information

Judge:
LYNNE A. QUIMBY-PENNOCK
Date Filed:
10/23/2013
Date Assignment:
10/24/2013
Last Docket Entry:
03/26/2014
Location:
St. Petersburg, Florida
District:
Middle
Agency:
ADOPTED IN TOTO
 

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