17-000023 Celeste Schroeder-Suarez vs. State Of Florida Department Of Children And Families Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, April 4, 2017.

STAT E O F FLORID A

COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

CELEST E SCHROEDER-SUAREZ , EEOCCaseNo . 15D20160036 8

Petitioner , FCH R Cas e No . 2016-0069 0

v . DOA H Cas e No . 17-002 3

STAT E O F FLORID A DEPARTMEN T F O FCH R Orde r No . 17-04 4

CHILDRE N AN D FAMILIES ,

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

Relinquishin g Jurisdiction , date d Apri l 4 , , 2017 d above-style e b d i n issue matte th r y

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

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

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

Administrativ e La w Judge . Specifically , y b y a n orde r entere d o n Februar 13 , 2017 , thi s matte r

wa s place d i n abeyanc e l unti Marc h 15 , , 2017 t o s o s a allo w Petitione r tim e t o secur e service th e s

o f a n attorney . O n Marc h 17 , 2017 , Judg e s Boga n reviewe d th e matter' cas e th docket g notin , e

absenc e o f a n appearanc e l counse o f fo r an Petitioner a d issue r n , d Orde o Sho w t , Cause directin g

Petitione r e befor r n o w sho o t o Marc h , 30 2017 , wh y jurisdictio n o f b th e matte r shoul d no t e

relinquishe d t o th e Commission .

Petitione r d di no t respon d t o th e Orde o t r Sho w Cause .

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 . See , Norri s v . a Florid Gul f Coas t University , FCH R Orde r No . 17-00 6

(Januar y 19 , 2017 ) an d Michael s Watkin s v . s Art an d Crafts , FCH R Orde r No . 15-06 3 (Octobe r

14 , 2015) . , , generally , See also Noe l e Inc. , d C . v S Services Wholesal an , FCH R Orde r No . 15 -

04 4 (Jul y 31 , 2015) , Morga n v . Ski n Associates Cance r , FCH R Orde r No . 15-03 5 (Jun e 10 ,

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

Center , 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 (Augus t 30 , 2011) , Bigger s v . Room s T o Go FCH , R

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

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

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

FCH R Orde r No . 17-04 4

Pag e 2

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

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

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

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

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 exception s w La e Administrativ t th o e Judge' s Closin Orde r g

Fil e an d Relinquishin g 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 see k l judicia th d an n Commissio e Th . s thi f o w revie Order 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 file d wit h o f e o th f th . Commission e Cler k n righ t e o t th Explanatio 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 ] 5 da y otwjlUL^ 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

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 . 17-04 4

Pag e 3

Copie s furnishe d to :

Celest e Schroeder-Suare z

21 9 Amhers t Avenu e

Sarasota , F L 3423 2

Stat e o f Florid a Departmen t o f

Childre n an d Familie s

c/ o Gle n A . Bassett , Esq .

c/ o Bria n J . Staley , Esq .

Offic e o f th e Attorne y Genera l

Th e Capitol , Plaz a Leve l 0 1

Tallahassee , F L 32399-105 0

Linzi e F . Bogan , 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 th£ta ] s ha foregoin e g f o y cop th bee n e th o d maile t abov e liste d

addressee s thi s \\ & da y o f , 2017 .

By :

Cler k o f th e Corpfmissio n

Florid a Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s