15-003265 Terry Watkins vs. Michaels Arts And Crafts Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, July 30, 2015.

STAT E O F FLORID A

COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

TERR Y WATKINS , EEO C Cas e No . NON E

Petitioner , FCH R Cas e No . 2015-0031 4

v . DOAHCaseNo . 15-326 5

MICHAEL S ART S AN D CRAFT S FCH R Orde r No . 15-06 3

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 Closin r Orde e th f o n consideratio r n Commissio e th e befor s i r matte fo File , date d

Jul y y b r matte above-style e th d i d issue , 2015 , 30 n e Administrativ La w Judg e Lawrenc e P .

Stevenson .

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

Judg e Stevenson' s orde r reflect s tha t Petitione r d faile t o compl y wit h th a n orde r o f e

Administrativ e La w Judge . Specifically , , y 10 n o Jul 2015 , Judg e Orde Peterso n issue d a n r

Grantin g Continuanc e directin g th e partie s t o advis e Judg e Stevenso n n o late r tha n Jul y 20 , 2015 ,

a s t o th e statu s f o , e matter th th f o lengt e h tim e a r fo require d final mutuall severa hearing , an d l y

agreeabl e date s fo r re-schedulin g th e hearing . Judg e Stevenson' s orde r state s tha t i t appear s tha t

Responden t mad e a goo d fait h effor t compl y t o wit h wa th e Orde r Grantin g Continuanc e bu t s

unabl e t o obtai n ful l cooperatio n o f . Petitioner Judg e s Stevenson' orde r als o state s Petitione tha t r

". . .ha s file d t o nothin g dat e o tha s t responsiv Continuance. Orde th i g Grantin r e " t e Judg e

Stevenson' s orde r concludes , "A t d undersigne th e point s thi , see s littl e th alternativ e t o closin g e

fil e i n thi s case , t interes e i n th f o g maintainin t respec fo r th e order s o f thi s tribunal. " Judg e

Stevenson' s orde r relinquishe s jurisdictio n h o t Commissio th r "fo n e suc furthe r b actio n a s ma y e

appropriate. "

W e not e that , generally , Commissio n s panel e hav conclude d tha t a Petitioner' s failur e t o

respon d t o order s o f a n Administrativ e La w e Judg amount s t o a voluntar y dismissa l o f th e

Petitio n fo r Relief . , generally See , Noe l e Inc. , Services Wholesal C d an . v S No , FCH R Orde r .

15.04 4 (Jul y 31 , 2015) , Morga n v . Ski n Associates Cance r , FCFI R r Orde No . 15-03 5 (Jun e 10 ,

2015) , Herar d v . MasTec , Inc. , FCH R Orde r . No 13-03 4 (Ma y 1 , 2013) , Cawle y v . Primros e

Center , Inc. , FCH R Orde r No . y (Februar 12-00 9 , 21 2012) , Roundtree , e t al . v . Adveni r a t

Stonelake , LLC , FCH R Orde r No . 11-06 9 t , 30 (Augus 2011) , Go Bigger s v . Room s T o FCH , R

Orde r No . 09-04 5 (Ma y 12 , 2009) , Shoo . v k Riversid e Nationa l Bank , FCH R Orde r No . 08-02 9

FCH R Orde r No . 15-06 3

Pag e 2

(Ma y 6 , 2008) , Clifto n v . Krys , e t al , FCH R , 2007) , 7 r (Novembe Orde 07-06 r No . 2 Bordonar o

v . Th e Gree n a t th e r Heathe Inc. , m Condominiu Association , FCH R Orde r No . 07-01 0 (Februar y

14 , 2007) , Butle r v . Th e i Peps Bottlin g Group (Decembe , FCH R Orde r No . 06-10 7 r 4 , 2006) ,

Castellano s v . Expres s Ne t Airline s Pilot s Association r Orde , FCH R No . 05-06 1 (Jun e 2005) 15 , ,

Mavfiel d v . Karl' s Haberdasher y f o Florida , Inc. h (Marc 0 04-02 . , r Orde R FCH No 10 , 2004) ,

an d Kenn y v . Florid a Departmen t o f Corrections Orde , FCH R r No . 02-02 0 (Jun e 3 2002) , .

Base d n th e w , foregoing e conclud e tha t th f Relie r fo n Petitio e shoul d b e o dismissed .

Exception s

Neithe r o f th e partie s file d s exception w La e Administrativ t th o e Judge' s Closin Orde r g

File .

Dismissa l

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

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

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

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

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

DON E AN D ORDERE D thi s f Jj da y o f UchlM 2015 .

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 Sandr a Turne r

i n Tallahassee , Florida .

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 . 15-06 3

Pag e 3

Copie s furnishe d to :

Terr y Watkin s

331 2 Rayfor d Street , Apt . 1

Jacksonville , F L 3220 5

Michael s Art s an d Craft s

c/ o Am y M . Scott , Esq .

Michael s Stores , Inc .

800 0 Ben t Branc h Driv e

Irving , T X 7506 3

Lawrenc e P . Stevenson , Administrativ e La w Judge , D O A H

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

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

Cler k o f th e Commissio n

Florid a Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s