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17-001160 Scarlett Rabalais vs. Salt Springs Resort Assoc. Inc., And Bosshardt Property Management, Inc.
 Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.

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1STAT E O F FLORID A

7COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

15SCARLET T RABALAIS , HU D Cas e No . 04-16-5004- 8

26Petitioner , FCH R Cas e No . 2016H039 4

35v . DOA H Cas e No . 17-116 0

45SAL T SPRING S RESOR T ASSOC. , FCH R Orde r No . 17-05 0

60INC . AN D BOSSHARD T PROPERT Y

68MANAGEMENT , INC. ,

70Respondents .

72FINA L ORDE R DISMISSIN G PETITIO N R FO RELIE F FRO M A N UNLAWFU L

90HOUSIN G PRACTIC E

94Preliminar y Matter s

98Petitione r Scarlet t Rabalai s filed f o t complain a discriminatio n pursuan t t o th e

118Florid a Fai r Housin g Act , , 760.23 Sectio n Florid a Statute s (2015) , allegin g tha t

137Respondent s y Propert t Bosshard d an . Inc , Association t Resor s Spring t Sal Management ,

155Inc. , committe d a n unlawfu l e th n o practic g housin e basi s o f Petitioner' s disabilit y b y

180imposin g imprope r fines o n Petitioner .

189Thi s Orde r dismisse s al l pendin g motions .

201Th e allegation s se t fort h r e 7 t wer complain investigated , and th o n Decembe , n i e ,

2242016 , th e Executiv e Directo r issue d a detenninatio n finding tha t ther e wa s n o reasonabl e

247caus e e o believ t tha t a n unlawfu l ha occurred housin g practic e d .

267Petitione r file d a Petitio n fo r Relie f m fro a n Unlawfu l th Housin g Practice , an d e

291cas e wa s transmitte d t o th e Divisio n f o Administrativ e Hearing s fo r f th e conduc t o a

318forma l proceeding .

322Judg e R . Bruc e McKibbe n d a issue Fina l f o Orde r Dismissal , date d Apri l 25 , 2017 ,

346whic h d recommende a s a g treatin s i n Commissio e th order .

363Thi s cas e wa s dismisse d t withou merits a hearin g o n th e .

382Th e f o d recor e th considere d belo d designate l pane n Commissio w thi s an matte r d

406detennine d e th o n take e n o t n actio e th b Administrativ e w La Judge' s Fina l Orde r o f

434Dismissal .

436Finding s o f Fac t

442W e find th e Administrativ e La w Judge' s s finding o f fac t b t o b e supporte d y

467competen t substantia l evidence .

473W e adop t th e Administrativ e w La Judge' s finding s o f fact .

491FCH R Orde r No . 17-05 0

499Pag e 2

502Conclusion s o f La w

508W e find th e Administrativ e La w s Judge' w la e i f o n applicatio th o th e o s t t resul t fact n

539a correc t dispositio n o f th e matter .

550W e adop t th e Administrativ e w La Judge' s conclusion s o f law .

568Exception s

570O n Ma y 13 , 2017 , Petitione r filed e n exceptio a n th o t Administrativ e La w Judge' s

593Recommende d Orde r i n a documen t entitle d n "Motio fo r Reconsideratio n o f It s Motio n fo r

618Dismissa l Untimeliness. e t Du Thi s exceptio " n o take s e issu wit h e th Administrativ e La w

641Judge' s conclusio n tha t th e Petitio n fo r Relie f y untimel s wa filed. W e not e tha t w e hav e

670adopte d th e Administrativ e La w s Judge' o f findings fac t an d conclusion s o f . law Petitioner' s

695exception s ar e rejected .

701Dismissa l

703Th e Petitio n fo r Relie f f o t Complain d an Discriminatio n ar e DISMISSE D wit h

725prejudice .

727Th 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

755an d th e appropriat e Distric t f o t Cour Appea l notic t receiv e appea f o e l mus withi n 3 0 day s

785o 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

818t o appea l i s foun d i n Sectio n , 120.68 a Florid Statutes , Rule an d i n th e Florid a s o f

846Appellat e Procedur e 9.110 .

852DON E AN D ORDERE D thi s ) |? da y o f , 2017 .

868FO R TH E FLORID A COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATIONS :

882Commissione r Rebecc a Steele , Pane l Chairperson ;

890Commissione r Donn a Elam ; an d

897Commissione r Ja y Pichar d

903File d thi s \ _ da y o f \\ju~L <1 201="">

914i n Tallahassee , Florida . »

920Cler k

922Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s

930407 5 Esplanad e Way , Roo m 11 0

939Tallahassee , F L 323 9

944(850)488-708 2

946FCH R Orde r No . 17-05 0

954Pag e 3

957COPIE S FURNISHED :

961Scarlet t Rabalai s

965Pos t Offic e Bo x 522 4

973Sal t Springs , Florid a 3213 4

980Sal t Spring s Resor t Association , Inc .

989c/ o Bradfor d J . Tropello , Esquir e

998Blanchard , Merriam , Ade l & Kirkland , P.A .

1006Pos t Offic e Bo x 186 9

1014Ocala , Florid a 3447 8

1019Bosshard t Propert y Management , Inc .

1026c/ o Charle s J . Meltz , Esquir e

1035Grower , Ketcham , Eide , Tela n & Meltz , P A

1044Pos t Offic e Bo x 53806 5

1052Orlando , Florid a 3285 3

1057R . Bruc e McKibben , Administrativ e La w judg e

1068Radhik a Puri , Lega l Adviso r Commissio n Pane l

1079I HEREB Y CERTIF Y tha t a co6)ho f th g e foregoin s ha bee n maile d t o th e e abov liste d

1107Cler k o f th e Commissio n

1115Florid a Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s

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Proceedings
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Date: 03/12/2018
Proceedings: Mandate filed.
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Date: 02/20/2018
Proceedings: Opinion (Per Curiam Affirmed.)
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Date: 12/18/2017
Proceedings: Answer Brief of Apellee, Salt Springs Resort Association, Inc. filed.
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Date: 12/18/2017
Proceedings: Answer Brief of Appellee, Bosshardt Property Management, Inc., filed.
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Date: 11/28/2017
Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Order to Show Cause is discharged.
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Date: 11/27/2017
Proceedings: Brief for Appellant filed.
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Date: 11/22/2017
Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Appellant shall file with this Court and show cause, why the above-styled case should not be dismissed for failure to file an initial brief in this case.
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Date: 11/21/2017
Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Appellant's Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal is denied.
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Date: 11/20/2017
Proceedings: Appellant, Scarlett Rabalais Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal filed.
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Date: 09/27/2017
Proceedings: Index to the Record on Appeal filed.
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Date: 09/27/2017
Proceedings: Index to the Record on Appeal filed.
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Date: 09/18/2017
Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Appellee's motion for review of determination of indigent status is denied.
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Date: 08/25/2017
Proceedings: Defendant's Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims Answer filed.
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Date: 08/25/2017
Proceedings: Appellant, Scarlett Rabalais, Response to Petitin for Review of Determination of Indigent Status Based on Financial Discrepancies filed.
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Date: 08/21/2017
Proceedings: Appellee's Petition for Review of Determination of Indigent Status Based on Financial Discrepancies filed.
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Date: 08/15/2017
Proceedings: Appellant Scarlett Rabalais Second Admended Notice of Appeal filed.
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Date: 08/15/2017
Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Appellant's Amended Notice of Appeal does not contain Appellant's signature. Appellant's Amended Notice of Appeal is stricken with prejudice.
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Date: 08/14/2017
Proceedings: Appellant, Scarlett Rablais, Amended Notice of Appeal filed.
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Date: 08/09/2017
Proceedings: Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status filed.
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Date: 08/08/2017
Proceedings: Final Order Dismissing Petition for Relief from an Unlawful Housing Practice filed.
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Date: 08/08/2017
Proceedings: Acknowledgment of New Case, Fifth DCA Case No. 5D17-2520 filed.
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Date: 08/07/2017
Proceedings: Notice of Appeal filed.
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Date: 07/13/2017
Proceedings: Agency Final Order
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Date: 07/13/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais Motion for Reconsideration of It's Motion for Dismissal Due to Untimeliness (Exceptions 2) filed.
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Date: 07/13/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Response to Dismissal (Exceptions 1) filed.
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Date: 07/13/2017
Proceedings: Agency Final Order Dismissing Petition for Relied from and Unlawful Housing Practice filed.
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Date: 05/15/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais Motion for Reconsideration of It's Motion for Dismissal Due to Untimeliness filed.
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Date: 05/03/2017
Proceedings: Letter to Judge McKibben from Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Regarding Unserved Subpoena Ad Testificandum filed.
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Date: 04/28/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Wayne Barr) filed.
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Date: 04/26/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Response to Dismissal filed.
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Date: 04/25/2017
Proceedings: Respondent, Bosshardt Property Management LLC's Notice of Filing Proposed Exhibits filed.
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Date: 04/25/2017
Proceedings: Respondent, Bosshardt Property Management LLC's Exhibit List filed.
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Date: 04/25/2017
Proceedings: Respondent, Bosshardt Property Management, LLC's Witness List filed.
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Date: 04/25/2017
Proceedings: Final Order of Dismissal CASE CLOSED.
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Date: 04/25/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner's Response, Bosshardt's Motion of Objection to Petitioner's (Second) Request for Continuance filed.
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Date: 04/25/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Paul Green Subpoena) filed.
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Date: 04/25/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner's Witness and Exhibit List in an Attempt to Comply with Court Order to Supply all Witnesses and Documents Seven Days Prior to Trial filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Cindy Nelson) filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (David A. Hascue Sr.) filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (William H. Shaw) filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Phillip Braeunig) filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Respondent, Bosshardt Property Management, Inc.'s Notice of Objection to Petitioner's (Second) Request for Continuance filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Laura Braeunig) filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Respondent's Supplemental Witness List and Production of Exhibits filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Notice of USPS Tracking filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Response to Bosshardt Property Management, Inc.'s Motion for Reconsideration of It's Motion for Dismissal Due to Untimeliness of Petition for Relief and Lack of Jurisdiction filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Respondent, Bosshardt Property Management, Inc.'s Notce of Filing Authorities In Support of Motion for Reconsideration filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Respondent, Bosshardt Property Management, Inc.'s Notice of Filing United States Postal Service Tracking Results for Certified Mail Number Associated with Certified Mailing of Notice of Determination filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Respondent, Bosshardt Property Management, Inc.'s. Motion for Reconsideration of It's Motion for Dismissal Due to Untimeliness of Petition for Relief and Lack of Jurisdiction filed.
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Date: 04/24/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Response to Respondent's Request to Go to Bosshart for Production of Documents filed.
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Date: 04/21/2017
Proceedings: Respondent, Salt Springs Resort Association, Inc.'s, Response to Petitioner's Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Date: 04/21/2017
Proceedings: Order Allowing Testimony by Telephone.
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Date: 04/21/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner's Response to Bosshardt's Objection for Discovery Documents filed.
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Date: 04/20/2017
Proceedings: Bosshardt Property Management, Inc.'s Response To Scarlett Rabalais' Request for Discovery Documents filed.
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Date: 04/19/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Request for Continuance Due to Lack of Ability to Comply with Courts Full Disclosure Order filed.
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Date: 04/19/2017
Proceedings: Amended Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Request for Telephone Interviews with Following Witnesses filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Request for Telephone Hearings with Following Witnesses filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Dave Beck) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (James Ortagus) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Gary Genberg) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Sondra Vargo) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Belinda Dendulk) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Edward Mayer) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Charles Johnston) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Diane Cassidy) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (William Cassidy) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Pamela Wingfield) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Alama Martin) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Randy Anderson) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service (Jennifer Patton) filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Return of Service filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner's Response to Conferring with Respondent for Revocation of Petitioner's Certificate of Indigence filed.
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Date: 04/17/2017
Proceedings: Respondent's Notice of Conferring with Petitioner and Motion for Revocation of Petitioner's Certificate of Indigency filed.
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Date: 04/14/2017
Proceedings: Order Regarding Pending Motions.
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Date: 04/13/2017
Proceedings: Subpoena ad Testificandum (Thomas Balfour) filed.
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Date: 04/13/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Motion for Revocation of Petitioner's Certificate of Indigency filed.
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Date: 04/13/2017
Proceedings: Amendment to Petitioner's Response to Motion to Revoke Certificate of Indigence filed.
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Date: 04/12/2017
Proceedings: Reply to Petitioner's Response to Motion to Revoke Certificate of Indigency filed.
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Date: 04/12/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner's Response to Motion to Revoke Certificate of Indigence filed.
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Date: 04/12/2017
Proceedings: Letter to Judge McKibben from Charles Johnston regarding Subpoena Ad Testificadum filed.
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Date: 04/11/2017
Proceedings: Respondent's Motion for Revocation of Petitioner's Certificate of Indigency filed.
Date: 04/04/2017
Proceedings: Additional Documents to Petition for Relief filed.  Confidential document; not available for viewing.
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Date: 04/03/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner Response to Order to Show Cause (with exhibits unavailbale for viewing) filed.
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Date: 04/03/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Request for Motion to Compel Motion for Discovery Documents filed.
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Date: 04/03/2017
Proceedings: Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for May 2, 2017; 9:00 a.m.; Ocala, FL).
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Date: 03/31/2017
Proceedings: Respondent's Witness and Exhibit List filed.
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Date: 03/31/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner's Response to Order to Show Cause filed.
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Date: 03/31/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner's, Scarlett Rabalais's, Response to Dismissal of Administrative Proceeding Requests filed.
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Date: 03/28/2017
Proceedings: Order to Show Cause.
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Date: 03/28/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Request for Continuance filed.
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Date: 03/24/2017
Proceedings: Petitioner, Scarlett Rabalais, Request for Discovery Documents filed.
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Date: 03/21/2017
Proceedings: Certificate of Indigency.
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Date: 03/21/2017
Proceedings: Affidavit of Indigent Status Request filed. (Page 2)
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Date: 03/21/2017
Proceedings: Affidavit of Indigent Status filed. (Page 1)
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Date: 03/20/2017
Proceedings: Affidavit of Indigent Status Request (written declaration only) filed.
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Date: 02/28/2017
Proceedings: Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Date: 02/28/2017
Proceedings: Notice of Hearing (hearing set for April 11, 2017; 1:00 p.m.; Ocala, FL).
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Date: 02/24/2017
Proceedings: Respondent, Salt Springs Resort Association, Inc's, Motion for Dismissal of Administrative Proceeding and Response to Initial Order filed.
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Date: 02/23/2017
Proceedings: Respondent, Bosshardt Property Management, Inc.'s Motion for Dismissal of Administrative Proceeding and Response to Initial Order filed.
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Date: 02/23/2017
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Charles Meltz) filed.
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Date: 02/17/2017
Proceedings: Initial Order.
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Date: 02/17/2017
Proceedings: Housing Discrimination Complaint filed.
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Date: 02/17/2017
Proceedings: Notice of Determination of No Cause filed.
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Date: 02/17/2017
Proceedings: Determination filed.
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Date: 02/17/2017
Proceedings: Petition for Relief filed.
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Date: 02/17/2017
Proceedings: Transmittal of Petition filed by the Agency.

Case Information

Judge:
R. BRUCE MCKIBBEN
Date Filed:
02/17/2017
Date Assignment:
02/17/2017
Last Docket Entry:
03/12/2018
Location:
Ocala, Florida
District:
Northern
Agency:
ADOPTED IN TOTO
 

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