16-006144 Rebekah Werth vs. Ann Wittman And Ronald Wittman Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.

STAT E O F FLORID A

COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

REBEKA H WERTH , HU D Cas e No . 04-16-4526- 8

Petitioner , FCH R Cas e No . 2017H000 4

v . DOA H Cas e No . 16-614 4

AN N WITTMA N AN D RONAL D N WITTMA FCH R Orde r No . 17-04 3

Respondents .

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FINA L ORDE R DISMISSIN G PETITIO N FO R

RELIE F FRO M A DISCRIMINATOR Y HOUSIN G PRACTIC E

Thi s n consideratio r fo Commissio e n e befor s i r matte th o f Recommende th e Secon d d

Orde r o f Dismissa l an d Relinquishmen t o f , Jurisdiction date d Marc h 28 , 2017 , th issue d i n e

above-style d matte r b y Administrativ e w La Judg e Rober t L . Kilbride .

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

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

Administrativ e La w Judge . Specifically , Judg e e Kilbrid r Orde d Amende d a o Reman issue n n d

notifyin g th e partie s o f a Marc h 20 , , 2017 Reman telephoni r Orde d Amende hearing Th . o c e n d

alerte d th e partie s tha t thei r e failur t o cal l g n i t n an d atten d resul i hearin d coul sanctions th e ,

includin g r n Petitio s Petitioner' fo tha n determinatio a t Relie f wa s deeme d withdrawn . Petitione r

signe d Orde r fo an d receive d th e Amende d n r Reman d a s evidence d b a y o Certifie d Retur n

Receipt . Petitione r di d no t cal l o r i n r appea a t th e hearing . Consequently , e Judg Kilbrid e

conclude d tha t Petitione r ha s "withdraw n r fo n Petitio r d an he abandone d Relief , an d th e cas e

shoul d f o r d Recommende Orde Secon " dismissed. e b d Dismissa l o an d Relinquishmen t f

Jurisdiction , ] j 2 throug h f 5 , an d f 9 .

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 w La e Judg th amount s t o a voluntar y dismissa l o f e

Petitio n fo r Relief . See , generally , , Apartments l Marshal . v a Varon LLC , FCH R Orde r No . 15 -

06 2 (Octobe r 14 , 2015) , Noe l C . v S an d Wholesal Services , Inc. e , FCH R Orde r No . 15-04 4

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

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

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

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

09-04 5 (Ma y 12 , 2009) , Riversid e Shoo k v . l Nationa Bank , FCH R Orde r No . 6 08-02 9 (Ma y ,

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

Gree n , Association m Condominiu r Inc. e th t a Heathe r R Orde , FCH No . 07-01 0 (Februar y 14 ,

FCH R Orde r No . 17-04 3

Pag e 2

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

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

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

an d Corrections f o t a Departmen . v y Kenn Florid r FCH R 02-02 No . . 0 Orde (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 filed s exception w La e Administrativ t th o e Judge' s Secon d

Recommende d Orde r o f Dismissa l an d Relinquishmen t o f Jurisdiction .

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 revie Order th d an n Commissio e Th . s thi f o w e

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

Orde r i s filed wit h o th f o k Cler . th e Commission e Explanatio f o n th t righ e t appea l d foun i i s 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 5 J da y o f \\t_U4uO 2017 .

FO R TH E FLORID A COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATIONS :

Commissione r Rebecc a Steele , Pane l Chairperson ;

Commissione r Deric k Daniel ; an d

Commissione r Sandr a Turne r

File d thi s _[ 5 da y o f K/fuLftJi-J 2017 ,

i n Tallahassee , Florida .

Cler k (

Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s

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Tallahassee , F L 3239 9

(850 ) 488-708 2

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