15-005990 Tim Mccormick vs. Coastal Comfort Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, November 18, 2015.

STAT E O F FLORID A

COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

TI M MCCORMICK . EEO C Cas e No . 15D20150027 6

Petitioner , FCH R Cas e No . 2015-0056 7

v . DOA H Cas e No . 15-599 0

COASTA L COMFORT . FCH R Orde r No . 16-00 4

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

Preliminar y Matter s

Petitione r Ti m MeCormic k file d f o t complain a discriminatio n pursuan t t o th e

Florid a Civi l - 1 760.0 s , 1992 Section o t Ac s Right f 760.11 , Florid a Statute s (2013) ,

allegin g tha t Responden t Coasta l t Comfor committe d unlawfu l o employmen t practice s n

th e base s o f Petitioner' s ag e an d y disabilit b y subjectin g Petitione r t o a hostil e wor k

environmen t an d b y terminatin g Petitione r fro m employment .

Th e allegation s se t fort h n wer n i th , and o , investigated e complain t e Septembe r 15 ,

2015 , determinatio a d issue r n e Executiv e th Directo findin g t tha ther e wa s n o reasonabl e

caus e a t tha n believ o t e unlawfu l occurred employmen t practic e ha d .

Petitione r file d a Petitio n fo r Relie f m fro a n Unlawfu l Employmen t Practice , an d

th e cas e e d t o th s wa transmitte Divisio n f o Administrativ e Hearing s fo r conduc th e t o f a

forma l proceeding .

Th e cas e wa s assigne d t o e Administrativ La w Judg e Rober t L . Kilbride .

Upo n consideratio n o f "Respondent' s n Motio t o Dismis s Petitio n fo r Relief, "

Judg e Kilbrid e f r Orde d o a d issue Pvecommende Dismissal , date d Novembe r 18 , 2015 .

Th e f o d recor e th considere d belo d designate l pane n Commissio w thi s an matte r d

determine d n actio e t o b e take n o n th e Recommende d Orde f o r th Dismissal .

Finding s o f Fac t

W e find th e Administrativ e La w Judge' s s finding o f fac t b t o b e supporte d y

competen t substantia l evidence .

W e adop t th e Administrativ e w La Judge' s finding s o f fact .

FCH R Orde r No . 16-00 4

Pag e 2

Conclusion s o f La w

W e find th e Administrativ e La w s Judge' o t s fact e th o t f la e th resul o n applicatio w t

i n a correc t dispositio n o f th e matter . '

W e adop t th e Administrativ e w La Judge' s conclusion s o f law .

Exception s

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

Recommende d Orde r o f Dismissal .

Dismissa l

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

prejudice .

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

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

o f th e dat e i r s s thi Orde filed wit h . e th f o n Explanatio Commission e th f o k Cler th e righ t

t o appea l i s foun d i n Sectio n , 120.68 a Florid Statutes , an d i n th e Florid a Rule s o f

Appellat e Procedur e 9.110 .

DON E AN D ORDERE D thi s _ £] da y o f \\Ja *uxMJ? 2016 .

FO R TH E FLORID A COMMISSIO N O N HUMAN&ELATIONS :

Commissione r Michae l Keller , Pane l Chairperson ;

Commissione r Gilber t M . Singer ; an d

Commissione r Sandr a Turne r

File d this <^ l="" da="" y="" o="" f="" yft="" w="">

i n Tallahassee , Florida .

Cler k

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 . 16-00 4

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Copie s furnishe d to :

Ti m McCormic k

c/ o Thoma s L . Hunker , Esq .

Th e Hunke r La w Group , P.A .

179 2 Bel l Towe r Lan e

Weston , F L 3332 6

Coasta l Comfor t

c/ o Ren e M . Fix , Esq .

Roger s Towers , P,A .

130 1 Riverplac e Blvd. , Ste . 150 0

Jacksonville , F L 3220 7

Coasta l Comfor t

c/ o Kriste n D . Perkins , Esq .

Roger s Towers , P.A .

Fift h Thir d Cente r

1335 0 Metr o Pkwy. , Ste . 30 2

For t Myers , F L 3396 6

Rober t L . Kilbride , Administrativ e La w Judge , DOA H

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

I HEREB Y CERTIF Y tha t a copyd f s ha g foregoin e th bee n maile d t o th e abov e

Florid a Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s