18-002141
Florida Audubon Society, Inc., And Town Of Fort Myers Beach, Florida vs.
Texas Holdem, Llc, Squeeze Me Inn, Llc, And Department Of Environmental Protection
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
Recommended Order on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
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Summary: The Applicant demonstrated their entitlement to construct a dune walkover to provide access to the Gulf of Mexico, including issuance of an ERP permit, a consent to use sovereign land, a CCCL permit, and a CCL permit application timing waiver.
- Document: Agency Final Order
- Issued: 05/09/2019
- Document: Recommended Order
- Issued: 03/20/2019
- Summary: The Applicant demonstrated their entitlement to construct a dune walkover to provide access to the Gulf of Mexico, including issuance of an ERP permit, a consent to use sovereign land, a CCCL permit, and a CCL permit application timing waiver.
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- Proceedings
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- Date: 03/20/2019
- Proceedings: Recommended Order (hearing held September 18-20, 2018). CASE CLOSED.
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- Date: 03/20/2019
- Proceedings: Recommended Order cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
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- Date: 12/10/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents Texas Hold'Em, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn LLC Joint Proposed Recommended Final Order filed.
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- Date: 12/10/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner's Florida Audubon Society, Proposed Recommended Order (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 12/10/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner's Town of Ft. Myers Beach, Proposed Recommended Order (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 12/10/2018
- Proceedings: Department of Environmental Protection's Proposed Recommended Order (filed in Case No. 18-002141).
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- Date: 12/05/2018
- Proceedings: Department of Environmental Protection's Motion to Expand Page Limit (filed in Case No. 16-007149).
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- Date: 12/05/2018
- Proceedings: Department of Environmental Protection's Motion to Expand Page Limit filed.
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- Date: 11/13/2018
- Proceedings: Motion for Extension of Time to File Proposed Recommended Orders (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
- Date: 11/06/2018
- Proceedings: Transcript of Proceedings (not available for viewing) filed.
- Date: 09/18/2018
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Hearing Held.
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- Date: 09/12/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents, Texas Hold'Em, LLC, and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's Objections to Petitioners' Florida Audubon Society and Town of FT. Myers Beach Exhibit List filed.
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- Date: 09/12/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents' Texas Hold'Em, LLC, and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC Limited Objections to the Joint Exhibit List filed.
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- Date: 09/12/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioners', Florida Audubon Society, Inc. and Town of FT. Myers Beach, Notice of Objections to Amended Joint Pre-hearing Stipulation (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 09/12/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of the Department of Environmental Protections' Objections to Petitioners' Exhibit List dated September 11, 2018, and Objections filed.
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- Date: 09/11/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents', Texas Hold'Em, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's Response to Petitioner, Town of Ft. Myers Beach's Third Request for Production of Documents filed.
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- Date: 09/07/2018
- Proceedings: Notice and Certificate of Service of Respondent, Department of Environmental Protection's, Response to the Petitioner, Town of Fort Myers Beach's, Second Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/31/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancelling Deposition Duces Tecum (Alex Reed; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/29/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancelling Deposition Duces Tecum (Jennifer Cowart; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/29/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancelling Deposition Duces Tecum (Jon Iglehart; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/29/2018
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for September 18 through 21, 2018; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Myers, FL; amended as to Venue).
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- Date: 08/28/2018
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum and Amended Notice of Taking Deposition of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.310(b)(6) Telephonic Deposition (Tony McNeal; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/27/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancellation of Deposition of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.310(b)(6) (Cheryl McCall-DEP Corp Rep; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/27/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancelling Deposition Duces Tecum (Cheryl McCall; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/24/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancelling Deposition Duces Tecum (Valerie Jones; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/24/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancelling Deposition Duces Tecum (Kathy Griffin; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/23/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancelling Deposition Duces Tecum (Megan Mills; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/21/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents', Texas Hold'Em, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's Amended Final Witness Disclosure filed.
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- Date: 08/21/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition Duces Tecum (Robert Case; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/21/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition Duces Tecum (Seth Behn; filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/20/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner, Florida Audubon Society's, Response to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's First Request for Production of Documents (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/20/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner, Town of Ft. Myers Beach, Response to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's First Request for Production of Documents (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/20/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner, Florida Audubon Society's, Notice of Serving Verified Answers to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's First Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/20/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner's, Town of Ft. Myers Beach, Notice of Serving Verified Answers to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's First Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/17/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioners, Florida Audubon Society, Inc., and Town of Ft. Myers Beach, Witness Disclosure (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/17/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents', Texas HoldEm, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's Final Witness Disclosure filed.
- Date: 08/17/2018
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Pre-Hearing Conference Held.
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- Date: 08/16/2018
- Proceedings: Motion In Limine to Preclude Seth Behn from Testifying at the Final Hearing filed.
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- Date: 08/09/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Telephonic Case Management Conference (status conference set for August 17, 2018; 10:00 a.m.).
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- Date: 08/09/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition Duces Tecum (Robert Young) filed.
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- Date: 08/08/2018
- Proceedings: Squeeze Me Inn, LLC and Texas Hold'Em, LLC's, Request for Copies filed.
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- Date: 08/08/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner's, Town of Ft. Myers Beach, Third Request for Production of Documents to Respondents, Texas Holdem, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC filed.
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- Date: 08/08/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner's, Town of Ft. Myers Beach, Second Request for Production of Documents to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection filed.
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- Date: 08/08/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner's, Town of Ft. Myers Beach, Notice of Serving Second Set of Interrogatories to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection filed.
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- Date: 08/08/2018
- Proceedings: (Amended) Respondent, Department of Environmental Protection's, Motion Requesting Case Management Conference filed (amended as to date; filed in case 16-7148).
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- Date: 08/08/2018
- Proceedings: Respondent, Department of Environmental Protection's Motion Requesting Case Management Conference (filed in Case No. 18-002141).
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- Date: 08/07/2018
- Proceedings: Respondent's Response to Petitioner's Notice of Taking Depositions Pursuant to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.310(B)(6) (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 08/07/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.310(b)(6) filed.
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- Date: 08/03/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents', Texas Hold'Em, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's Amended Expert Witness Disclosure filed.
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- Date: 07/31/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum and Notice of Taking Deposition of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.310(b)(6) (Alex Reed) filed.
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- Date: 07/26/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 07/26/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum and Notice of Taking Deposition of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.310(b)(6) (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 07/26/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 07/26/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 07/24/2018
- Proceedings: Respondent, Department of Environmental Protection's, Notice of Receipt of Petitions Requesting an Administrative Hearing (filed in Case No. 18-002141).
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- Date: 07/23/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioners', Florida Audubon Society, Inc. and Town of Ft. Myers Beach, Expert Witness Disclosure filed.
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- Date: 07/20/2018
- Proceedings: Notice and Certificate of Service of Respondent, Department of Environmental Protection's, First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner, Town of Fort Myers Beach, Florida (filed in Case No. 18-002141).
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- Date: 07/20/2018
- Proceedings: Notice and Certificate of Service of Respondent, Department of Environmental Protection's, First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner, Florida Audubon Society, Inc. (filed in Case No. 18-002141).
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- Date: 07/20/2018
- Proceedings: Notice and Certificate of Service of Respondent, Department of Environmental Protection's, First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner, Florida Audubon Society, Inc (filed in Case No. 18-002141).
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- Date: 07/20/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents', Texas Hold'Em, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's Expert Witness Disclosure filed.
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- Date: 06/28/2018
- Proceedings: Department of Environmental Protection's, Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's and Texas Holdem, LLC's, Joint Notice of Revisions to Draft Environmental Resource Permit and State Owned Submerged Lands Authorization filed.
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- Date: 06/28/2018
- Proceedings: Department of Environmental Protection's, Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's and Texas Holdem, LLC's, Joint Notice of Revisions to Draft Environmental Resource Permit and State Owned Submerged Lands Authorization (filed in Case No. 16-007149).
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- Date: 06/01/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner's, Town of Fort Myers Beach, Response to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Second Request for Production of Documents filed.
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- Date: 05/31/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Serving Respondents', Texas Hold'Em, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's Answers to Petitioner,Town of Ft. Myers Beach's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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- Date: 05/31/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents', Texas Hold'Em, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's Response to Petitioner, Town of Ft. Myers Beach's Second Request for Production of Documents filed.
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- Date: 05/31/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents', Texas Hold'Em, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's Response to Petitioner, Town of Ft. Myers Beach's Request for Admissions filed.
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- Date: 05/31/2018
- Proceedings: Respondents', Texas Hold'Em, LLC and Squeeze Me Inn, LLC's Response to Petitioner, Town of Ft. Myers Beach's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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- Date: 05/29/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner, Florida Audubon Society's, Notice of Serving Verified Answers to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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- Date: 05/29/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner, Florida Audubon Society's, Response to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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- Date: 05/29/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner's, Town of Fort Myers Beach, Response to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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- Date: 05/29/2018
- Proceedings: Petitioner's, Town of Fort Myers Beach, Notice of Serving Verified Answers to Respondent, Florida Department of Environmental Protection's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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- Date: 05/18/2018
- Proceedings: Department of Environmental Protection's Response to Town of Fort Myers Beach's First Request for Production of Documents (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 05/17/2018
- Proceedings: Department of Environmental Protection's Notice of Serving Answers to Town of Fort Myers Beach Florida's First Set of Interrogatories (filed in 16-7148)
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- Date: 05/17/2018
- Proceedings: Department of Environmental Protection's Notice of Serving Answers to Town of Fort Myers Beach Florida's First Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 16-007149).
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- Date: 05/17/2018
- Proceedings: Department of Environmental Protection's Notice of Serving Answers to Town of Fort Myers Beach Florida's First Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 05/17/2018
- Proceedings: Department of Environmental Protection's Notice of Serving Answers to Town of Fort Myers Beach Florida's First Set of Interrogatories (filed in 18-2141). Department of Environmental Protection's Notice of Serving Answers to Town of Fort Myers Beach Florida's First Set of Interrogatories (filed in Case No. 18-002141) (filed in Case No. 18-002141).
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- Date: 05/15/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancelling Deposition of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.310(b)(6) (filed in Case No. 18-001451).
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- Date: 05/10/2018
- Proceedings: Order Canceling Hearing (parties to advise status by September 18, 2018).
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- Date: 05/10/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Hearing (hearing set for September 18 through 21, 2018; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Myers, FL).
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- Date: 04/27/2018
- Proceedings: Petition for Administrative Hearing (Florida Audubon Society, Inc.) filed.
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- Date: 04/27/2018
- Proceedings: Petition for Administrative Hearing (Town of Fort Myers Beach, Florida) filed.
Case Information
- Judge:
- E. GARY EARLY
- Date Filed:
- 04/27/2018
- Date Assignment:
- 05/01/2018
- Last Docket Entry:
- 05/09/2019
- Location:
- Fort Myers, Florida
- District:
- Middle
- Agency:
- ADOPTED IN PART OR MODIFIED
Counsels
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Andrew J. Baumann, Esquire
Suite 1500
515 North Flagler Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 640-0820 -
Martha Collins, Esquire
1110 North Florida Avenue
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 273-9166 -
Matthew J. Knoll, Esquire
Mail Stop 35
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 245-2204 -
Allen Bills Marine, Inc.
3853 East River Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33916 -
Amy Taylor Petrick, Esquire
515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 1500
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 640-0820 -
Marianna Sarkisyan, Esquire
Mail Stop 35
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 245-2263 -
John S. Turner, Esquire
2525 Estero Boulevard
Fort Myers, FL 33931
(239) 765-0202 -
Marianna R. Sarkisyan, Esquire
Address of Record