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19-000184CON Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., D/B/A Florida Hospital Orlando, D/B/A Florida Hospital Altamonte, D/B/A Florida Hospital Apopka, D/B/A Florida Hospital Celebration Health, D/B/A Florida Hospital East Orlando, D/B/A Florida Hospital, Et Al. vs. Agency For Health Care Administration
 Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, July 11, 2019.

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1ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM/ DOAH NO. 19-0184CON

7SUNBELT, INC. d/b/a FLORIDA CON NO. 10549

14HOSPITAL ORLANDO, d/b/a FLORIDA AHCA NO. 2019000383

21HOSPITAL ALTAMONTE, d/b/a

24FLORIDA HOSPITAL APOPKA, d/b/a

28FLORIDA HOSPITAL CELEBRATION

31HEALTH, d/b/a FLORIDA HOSPITAL

35EAST ORLANDO, d/b/a FLORIDA

39HOSPITAL KISSIMMEE and d/b/a

43WINTER PARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,

47Petitioner,

48vs.

49STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR

54HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, and

58ORLANDO HEALTH, INC. d/b/a

62ORLANDO HEALTH SOUTH SEMINOLE

66HOSPITAL,

67Respondents.

68------------------------------------ I

70CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL DOAH NO. 19-0185CON

76HOSPITAL, INC., CON NO. 10549

81AHCA NO. 2018018737

84Petitioner,

85vs.

86STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR

91HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, and

95ORLANDO HEALTH, INC., d/b/a

99ORLANDO HEALTH SOUTH SEMINOLE

103HOSPITAL,

104Respondents.

105------------------------------------ I

107FINAL ORDER

109THIS CAUSE is before the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration ("the

124Agency") concerning the preliminary approval of Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc.'s

136("CFRH") Certificate of Need ("CON") application No. 10548 to establish a 40-bed acute care

154hospital and the preliminarily approval of Orlando Health, Inc.'s ("Orlando Health") CON

168application No. 10549 to establish a 1 00-bed acute care hospital in District 7, Sub-district 4,

184Seminole County, Florida.

1871. The Agency published a notice of its decision granting the preliminarily approvals

200of CON applications Nos. 10548 and 10549 in the Florida Administrative Register, Volume 45,

214Number 112, on December 10,2018.

2202. On December 21,2018, CFRH filed a petition contesting the approval of CON No.

23510549 for Orlando Health.

2393. On December 28, 2018, Orlando Health filed a petition contesting the approval of

253CON No. 10548 for CFRH.

2584. On December 28, 2018, Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. ("Adventist

269Health'') on behalf of its hospitals in District 7, filed Petitions for Formal Administrative Hearing

284contesting the preliminary approval of CON No. 10548 to Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc.

298and contesting the approval of CON No. 10549 to Orlando Health. All four petitions were referred

314to the Division of Administrative Hearings for a de novo review of the decisions. On January 14,

3312019, Adventist Health filed an amended petition contesting approval of CON 10549, after its

345initial petition had been referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings.

3565. On July 3, 2019, the Agency filed a Motion to Dismiss and Memorandum of Law

372based on the lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to mootness as HB 21, now 2019-136, Laws

389ofFlorida, amended the Florida certificate of need law to remove general hospital projects such as

404those proposed in these matters from CON review. An Order to Show Cause was entered as to

421why the consolidated cases should not be dismissed for the reasons stated in the Agency's motion.

4376. On July 8, 2019, Orlando Health and CFRH filed Notices of Voluntary Dismissal.

4517. On July 11,2019, Adventist Health filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal.

4648. On July 11, 2019, the Administrative Law Judge entered an Order Closing Case

478File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction to the Agency.

485It is therefore, ORDERED

4891. The petitions for formal hearing are dismissed.

4972. The approvals of CON applications No. 10548 and No. 10549 are now moot. As

512of July 1, 2019, general acute care hospital projects are not subject to CON review. See 2019-136

529Laws of Florida § 13.

534ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida, on this 5 day of

543Mary ayhew, Secretar

546Agency for Health Care Administration

551NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW

557A party who is adversely affected by this Final Order is entitled to judicial review, which shall be instituted

576by filing the original Notice of Appeal with the Agency Clerk of AHCA, and a copy along with the filing

596fee prescribed by law with the District Court of Appeal in the appellate district where the Agency maintains

614its headquarters or where a party resides. Review of proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the

631Florida appellate rules. The Notice of Appeal must be filed within 30 days of the rendition of the order to

651be reviewed.

653CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

656I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Final Order has been

672furnished by the method designated to the persons named below on this of

685Richard J. Shoop, Agency Clerk

690Agency for Health Care Administration

6952727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #3

701Tallahassee, Florida 32308

704(850) 4 I 2-3630

708RobertS. Cohen

710Administrative Law Judge

713Division of Administrative Hearings

717(Electronic Filing)

719Mia L. McKown, Esquire

723315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 600

729Tallahassee, Florida 32301

732mia.mckown@hklaw .com

734jennifer.gillis@hklaw.com

735(Electronic Mail)

737Stephen Boone, Esquire

740I 001 A venida Del Circo

746Post Office Box 1596

750Venice, Florida 34284

753sboone@boone-law .com

755pwilliamson@boone-law. com

757(Electronic Mail)

759Karen Putnal, Esquire

762Ian Waldick, Esquire

765118 N Gadsden St

769Tallahassee FL, 32301

772kputnal@moylelaw.com

773iwaldick@moylelaw.com

774mqualls@moylelaw. com

776(Electronic Mail)

778Stephen A. Ecenia, Esquire

782Craig D. Miller, Esquire

786Jennifer Hinson, Esquire

789Gabriel Warren, Esquire

792Rutledge Ecenia, P .A.

796119 South Monroe Street, Suite 202

802Tallahassee, Florida 32301

805steve@reuphlaw .com

807cmiller@rutledge-ecenia.com

808jennifer@rutledge-ecenia.com

809gwarren@rutledge-ecenia.com

810Lauren@rutl ed ge-ecenia. com

814vicki@rutledge-ecenia.com

815(Electronic Mail)

817Julia E. Smith, Assistant General Counsel

823Office of the General Counsel

828Agency for Health Care Administration

833(Electronic Mail)

835JaniceK. Mills, Government Analyst II

840Facilities Intake Unit

843Agency for Health Care Administration

848(Electronic Mail)

850Marisol M. Fitch, Unit Manager

855Certificate ofNeed Unit

858Agency for Health Care Administration

863(Electronic Mail)

865Jack Plagge, Unit Manager,

869Hospital and Outpatient Services Unit

874Agency for Health Care Administration

879(Electronic Mail)

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Proceedings
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Date: 08/28/2019
Proceedings: Agency Final Order filed.
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Date: 08/05/2019
Proceedings: Agency Final Order
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Date: 07/11/2019
Proceedings: Order Closing Files and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Date: 07/11/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. Notice of Voluntary Dismissal filed.
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Date: 07/08/2019
Proceedings: Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc.'s Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (filed in Case No. 19-000185CON).
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Date: 07/08/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc. Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (filed in Case No. 19-000183CON).
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Date: 07/05/2019
Proceedings: Order to Show Cause.
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Date: 07/03/2019
Proceedings: The Agency for Health Care Administration's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction Due to Mootness and Memorandum of Law in Support Thereof filed.
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Date: 04/08/2019
Proceedings: Order Granting Continuance and Rescheduling Hearing (hearing set for August 19 through 23 and 26 through 30, 2019; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Date: 04/04/2019
Proceedings: Agreed Joint Motion for Brief Continuance filed.
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Date: 04/01/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Responses and Objections to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Date: 04/01/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc. d/b/a Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital's Notice of Service of Response and Objections to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s First Set of Interrogatories and First Request to Produce Documents filed.
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Date: 03/28/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s Responses and Objections to Central Florida Regional Hospital's Request for Production filed.
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Date: 03/20/2019
Proceedings: Advent Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s First Request for Production of Documents to Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc., filed.
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Date: 03/18/2019
Proceedings: Central Florida Regional Hospital's Preliminary Witness List filed.
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Date: 03/18/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Preliminary Witness List filed.
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Date: 03/18/2019
Proceedings: AdventHealth's Preliminary Witness List filed.
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Date: 03/15/2019
Proceedings: The Agency for Health Care Administration's Preliminary Witness List filed.
PDF:
Date: 03/08/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Responses and Objections to Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc.'s First Request for Production of Documents filed.
PDF:
Date: 03/08/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc. d/b/a Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital's Notice of Service of Response and Objections to Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc.'s First Set of Interrogatories and First Request to Produce Documents filed.
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Date: 03/04/2019
Proceedings: Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc.'s Response to Orlando Health, Inc. First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Date: 03/04/2019
Proceedings: Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc.'s Notice of Services of Unverified Answers and Objections to Orlando Health, Inc. First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Date: 03/01/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s Notice of Service of Answers and Objections to Orlando Health, Inc.'s First Set of Interrogatories to Adventist Health filed.
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Date: 03/01/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s Responses and Objections to Orlando Health Inc.'s Eighth Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., filed.
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Date: 03/01/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s Responses and Objections to Orlando Health, Inc.'s Seventh Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., d/b/a AdventHealth Winter Park filed.
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Date: 03/01/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s Responses and Objectons to Orlando Health, Inc.'s Sixth Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., d/b/a AdventHealth Kissimmee filed.
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Date: 03/01/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s Responses and Objections to Orlando Health, Inc.'s Fifth Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.; d/b/a/ AdventHealth East Orlando filed.
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Date: 03/01/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s Responses and Objections to Orlando Health, Inc.'s Fourth Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., d/b/a AdventHealth Celebration filed.
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Date: 03/01/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s Responses and Objections to Orlando Health, Inc.'s Third Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., d/b/a AdventHealth Apopka filed.
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Date: 03/01/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s Responses and Objections to Orlando Health, Inc.'s Second Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Healthy System/Sunbelt, Inc., d/b/a AdventHealth, Altamonte filed.
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Date: 03/01/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s Responses and Objections to Orlando Health, Inc.'s First Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital Orlando filed.
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Date: 02/28/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.'s First Request for Production of Documents to Orlando Health, Inc. d/b/a Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital filed.
PDF:
Date: 02/28/2019
Proceedings: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc's First Interrogatories to Orlando Health, Inc. filed.
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Date: 02/25/2019
Proceedings: Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Date: 02/22/2019
Proceedings: Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc.'s First Request for Production of Documents to AdventHealth filed.
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Date: 02/22/2019
Proceedings: Notice of Filing Joint Proposed Order of Prehearing Instructions filed.
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Date: 02/15/2019
Proceedings: Order Granting Extension of Time.
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Date: 02/14/2019
Proceedings: Joint Motion for Extension of Time filed.
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Date: 02/11/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Eighth Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. filed.
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Date: 02/07/2019
Proceedings: Order Granting Extension of Time.
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Date: 02/06/2019
Proceedings: Joint Motion for Extension of Time filed.
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Date: 02/05/2019
Proceedings: Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc.'s First Request for Production of Documents to Orlando Health, Inc. filed.
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Date: 02/05/2019
Proceedings: Central Florida Regional Hospital's Notice of Service of First Set of Interrogatories to Orlando Health, Inc. filed.
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Date: 02/04/2019
Proceedings: Notice of Retaining Court Reporter filed.
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Date: 02/01/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Notice of Service of First Interrogatories to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. filed.
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Date: 02/01/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Seventh Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Winter Park Memorial Hospital filed.
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Date: 02/01/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Sixth Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital Kissimmee filed.
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Date: 02/01/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Fifth Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital East Orlando filed.
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Date: 02/01/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Forth Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital Celebration filed.
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Date: 02/01/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Third Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital Apopka filed.
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Date: 02/01/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Second Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital Altamonte filed.
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Date: 02/01/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s First Request for Production of Documents to Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital Orlando filed.
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Date: 02/01/2019
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Karen Putnal) filed.
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Date: 01/31/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s First Request for Production of Documents to Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc. filed.
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Date: 01/31/2019
Proceedings: Orlando Health, Inc.'s Notice of Service of First Interrogatories and First Request to Produce Documents to Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc. filed.
PDF:
Date: 01/31/2019
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Ian Waldick) filed.
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Date: 01/25/2019
Proceedings: Order Requesting Proposed Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Date: 01/25/2019
Proceedings: Notice of Hearing (hearing set for June 3 through 7, 10 through 14, 17, 18, July 9, and 10, 2019; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Date: 01/25/2019
Proceedings: Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 19-0182CON, 19-0183CON, 19-0184CON, and 19-0185CON).
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Date: 01/24/2019
Proceedings: Joint Response to Initial Orders and Joint Motion to Consolidate filed.
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Date: 01/15/2019
Proceedings: Notice of Transfer.
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Date: 01/14/2019
Proceedings: Amended Notice of Appearance (Karen Putnal, Ian Waldick, and John Moyle) filed.
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Date: 01/14/2019
Proceedings: Motion for Leave to File Amended Petition for Formal Administrative Proceeding filed.
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Date: 01/14/2019
Proceedings: Amended Petition for Formal Administrative Proceeding filed.
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Date: 01/14/2019
Proceedings: Initial Order.
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Date: 01/11/2019
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Ian Waldick) filed.
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Date: 01/11/2019
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Karen Putnal) filed.
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Date: 01/10/2019
Proceedings: Decisions on Batched Applications filed.
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Date: 01/10/2019
Proceedings: Petition for Formal Administrative Proceeding filed.
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Date: 01/10/2019
Proceedings: Notice (of Agency referral) filed.

Case Information

Judge:
ROBERT S. COHEN
Date Filed:
01/10/2019
Date Assignment:
01/15/2019
Last Docket Entry:
08/28/2019
Location:
Tallahassee, Florida
District:
Northern
Agency:
Other
Suffix:
CON
 

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