14-005351 Patricia M. Fox vs. Orange County School Board Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.

STAT E O F FLORID A

COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

PATRICI A M . FOX , EEO C Cas e No . 15D20140042 3

Petitioner , FCH R Cas e No . 2014-0053 4

v . DOAHCaseNo . 14-535 1

ORANG E COUNT Y SCHOO L BOARD , FCH R Orde r No . 15-03 4

Respondent .

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ORDE R REMANDIN G PETITIO N FO R

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

Thi s g Closin r fo matte r i e befor s th e r n consideratio f o n th e Orde Commissio Fil e an d

Relinquishin g Jurisdiction , date d Apri l 8 , , 2015 d above-style e b d i n issue matte th r y

Administrativ e La w Judg e Linzi e F . Bogan .

Preliminar y Matter s

Judg e Bogan' s Orde r Closin g Fil e d an Relinquishin g Jurisdictio n states , "Thi s caus e i s

befor e d Renewe s n Respondent' d undersigne e th o Motio n fo r Reconsideration/Rehearin g

(Motion) . Responden t contend s tha t a disput e o f l materia fac t doe s no t exis t wit h t respec t o

Petitioner' s allegation s an d request s tha t n jurisdictio b e relinquishe d t o th e Florid a Commissio n

o n Huma n Relations . Petitione r di d no t fil e a e respons t o th e Motion . Th e undersigne d bein g

full y , , is t i , therefore e th f o d premises advise ORDERE D : that 1 . Responden t (sic ) Motio n i s

GRANTED... "

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

Th e Orde r Closin g Fil e an d Relinquishin g n Jurisdictio e th o t s s r unclea reasonin i a g

behin d th e grantin g o f Respondent' s . Motion Specifically , th i t i s unclea r whethe r e

Administrativ e La w Judg e grante d th e Motio n e becaus Petitione r di d no t file a respons e th t o e

Motio n o r becaus e th e Administrativ e La w e Judg d i n containe s argument accepte th d th e e

Motion .

Wit h regar d t o Petitioner' s failur e t o file a e respons e th t o Motion , w e not e tha t th e

applicabl e rul e make s th e filing o f a respons e o a t motio n permissive , bu t no t obligatory , an d

contain s n o statemen t o f an y e advers effec t g resultin fro m no t filing a respons e t o a motion . Se e

Fla . Admin . Cod e R . 28-106.204(1 ) d an Florid a o/b/ Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s o

Bahiwi h Watso n v . Viering , r Orde FCH R No . 10-07 0 (Septembe r 7 , 2010) .

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Wit h regar d t o Respondent' s o n t n contentio tha e issu o f materia l i t w exists tha e not , t fac e t

i s appropriat e fo r th e Divisio n o f Administrativ e o t Hearing s relinquis h jurisdictio n o f a cas e o t a

referrin g agenc y i f n o issu e o f l materia fac t exists . See , Sectio n 120.57(l)(i) , Florid a Statute s

(2014) . However , i n discriminatio n case s s i t ha bee n questio th stated , "Th e ultimat e n o f e

existenc e o f discriminatio n i s a questio n o f " fact. Florid a Departmen t o f Communit y Affair s v .

Bryant . 58 6 So . 2 d 1205 , a t 120 9 . (Fla 1 s t DC A 1991) ; accord , Taylo r v . Universa l Studios ,

FCH R Orde r No . 2014) , 26 , (Marc 7 14-00 h Eave s v . B IMT-L Centra l Florid a Portfolio . LLC .

FCH R Orde r No . 11-02 9 (Marc h 17 , 2011) , d an Cole y v . Ba y Count y Boar d o f Count y

Commissioners . FCH R Orde r No . y ver s i t i , Therefore , 2010) 17 h (Marc 7 10-02 . difficul t t o

conclud e i n a cas e t instan e th h a suc s , case r prio t o hearing , tha t n o issu e o f materia l t exists fac .

Readin g th e Petitio n fo r Relie f i n conjunctio n h wit th e Complaint , w e conclud e tha t a t th e

ver y leas t s Petitioner' allegation n i s th t Complain e an r d Petitio 3 s unde an d 5 f o " th e "Question n

fo r Relie f sugges t a n issu e f o materia l s t fac o a s whethe exist t f o t th e assignmen r s classe i n

Augus t o f 201 3 t o amounte d unlawfu l t treatmen disparat e discriminatio n o n th e s basi o f

Petitioner' s se x an d age , a s wel l n a existenc s a f o e e th issu e o f materia l o t s a whethe t fac r

Petitione r wa s unlawfull y constructively discharged .

Whil e i t ma y b e argue d tha t a e chang n i jo b assignmen t i s no t a n advers e employmen t

action , o r matte a s i t no r o s i t i r whethe f t fac unde r th e circumstance s o f h eac cas e and , i n ou r

view , e n give e th d shoul r Petitione b opportunit y allegations t o prov e he r .

Fo r th e abov e reasons , includin g e th o t s uncertaint y e th a Administrativ e La w Judge' s

reaso n fo r grantin g Respondent' s , Motion o e matte e shoul d remande e th th d t b believ e w r e

Administrativ e La w Judg e fo r furthe r r fo n Petitio e proceeding n o s Relief th .

Exception s

Neithe r part y file d exception s t o th e e Administrativ La w Judge' s Orde r Closin g Fil e an d

Relinquishin g Jurisdiction .

Reman d

Th e Petitio n fo r Relie f f o t d an Complain Discriminatio n ar e REMANDE D th t o e

Administrativ e La w Judg e fo r furthe r r fo n Petitio e n o s proceeding th Relie f consisten t wit h thi s

Order .

DON E AN D ORDERE D thi s JV_ da y O V^ILUUJ , 2015 .

FO R TH E FLORID A COMMISSIO N ON%UMA N RELATIONS :

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

Commissione r Ton y Jenkins ; an d

Commissione r Rebecc a Steel e

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