18-004143
Department Of Financial Services, Division Of Workers&Apos; Compensation vs.
Fuentes Masonry, Inc.
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, December 14, 2018.
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, December 14, 2018.
16. On June 13, 2019, the Department reinstated Employer's Stop-Work Order based
13on Employer's failure to comply with the terms of the Conditional Release.
257. The factual allegations contained in the Stop- Work Order and the Amended Order
39of Penalty Assessment are adopted as the Department's findings of fact in this case .
54CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
578. Based upon the findings of fact adopted herein, the Department concludes
69Employer violated the specific statutes and rules as alleged in the Stop- Work Order and the
85Amended Order of Penalty Assessmen t.
91Accordingly:
92a. Fuentes Masonry, Inc., shall immediately cease all business operations in the
104State of Florida; and
108b. Employer shall immediately pay the total penalty of$693,319.65 in full to the
122Department.
123DONEandORDEREDtbis /5-Ht dayof ' 2019.
128Division of Workers' Compensation
132NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL
137A party adversely affected by this final order may seek judicial review as provided in section
153120.68, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9 . 190. Judicial review is
168initiated by filing a notice of appeal with the Agency Clerk, and a copy of the notice of appeal,
187accompanied by the filing fee, with the appropriate district court of appeal . The notice of appeal
204must conform to the requirements of Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9 . 11 0( d), and must be
223filed (i.e., received by the Agency Clerk) within thirty days of rendition of this final order.
239Filing with the Department ' s Agency Clerk may be accomplished via U.S. Mail, express overnight
255delivery, hand delivery, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail. The address for overnight
267delivery or hand delivery is Julie Jones, DFS Agency Clerk, Department of Financial Services, 612
282Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street , Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0390. The facsimile number is
295(850) 488-0697. The email address is Julie.Jones@myfloridacfo.com .
303COPIES FURNISHED TO :
307ADRIAN MIDDLETON, ESQ.
310MIDDLETON & MIDDLETON P.A.
3141469 MARKET STREET
317TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32312
320MAILED
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- Date
- Proceedings
- PDF:
- Date: 12/07/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Cancellation of Telephonic Deposition filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 12/05/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Cancellation of Telephonic Deposition filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/07/2018
- Proceedings: Order Granting Continuance and Rescheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 19, 2018; 9:00 a.m., Central Time; Pensacola and Tallahassee, FL).
- PDF:
- Date: 10/22/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Amended Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Thomas Home Corp) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/22/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Amended Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Celebrity Home Builders) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/22/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Amended Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Luis Ram) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/22/2018
- Proceedings: (Amended) Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Russel Home Builders) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/22/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Nellums Construction) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/02/2018
- Proceedings: Order Granting Continuance and Rescheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for November 14, 2018; 9:00 a.m., Central Time; Pensacola and Tallahassee, FL).
- PDF:
- Date: 09/26/2018
- Proceedings: (Amended) Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Mike Talbot) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/25/2018
- Proceedings: (Amended) Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Thomas Home Corporation) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/25/2018
- Proceedings: (Amended) Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Celebrity Home Builders) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/21/2018
- Proceedings: (Amended) Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Nellums Construction) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/18/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Service of Respondent's Answers to Department of Financial Services' First Discovery Requests filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/13/2018
- Proceedings: Departments Amended Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Scott Keyser) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/12/2018
- Proceedings: (Amended) Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Celebrity Home Builders) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/12/2018
- Proceedings: (Amended) Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Luis Ramirez) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/11/2018
- Proceedings: (Amended) Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Jayne Meggs) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Thomas Home Corporation) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Nellums Construction) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Russel Home Builders) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Celebrity Home Builders) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Jayne Meggs) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Scott Keyser) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (John Corbett) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Lee Turner) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Luis Ramirez) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Notice of Taking Telephonic Deposition (Hugo Fuentes) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/16/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Service of Department of Financial Services' First Discovery Requests filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/13/2018
- Proceedings: Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for October 24, 2018; 9:30 a.m., Central Time; Pensacola and Tallahassee, FL).
- PDF:
- Date: 08/07/2018
- Proceedings: Department's Agreed Motion to Accept Qualified Representative filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/07/2018
- Proceedings: Respondent's Petition for Formal Hearing under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Request for Abeyance, and Waiver of 15 Day Referral filed.
Case Information
- Judge:
- SUZANNE VAN WYK
- Date Filed:
- 08/07/2018
- Date Assignment:
- 08/09/2018
- Last Docket Entry:
- 07/15/2019
- Location:
- Pensacola, Florida
- District:
- Northern
- Agency:
- Other
Counsels
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Tabitha G. Harnage, Esquire
Address of Record -
Steven Hart, Esquire
Address of Record -
Adrian Shawn Middleton, Esquire
Address of Record -
Steven Hart
Address of Record -
Tabitha G. Jackson, Esquire
Address of Record