19-003655
Sergio Trujillo-Gonzalez And Mariella Trujillo-Gonzalez vs.
Richman Property Services, Inc.; Joe Lambert; Mira Verde Limited Partnership; And Rms Gp, Llc
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
Recommended Order on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
1STATE OF FLORIDA
4DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
8SERGIO TRUJILLO - GONZALEZ AND
13MARIELLA TRUJILLO - GONZALEZ ,
17Petitioner s ,
19vs. Case No. 19 - 3655
25RICHMAN PROPERTY SERVICES, INC. ;
29JOE LAMBERT; MIRA VERDE LIMITED
34PARTNERSHIP, AND RMS GP, LLC ,
39Respondent s .
42/
43RECOMMENDED ORDER
45Administrative Law Judge John D. C. Newton, II , of the
55Division of Administrative Hearings (Division), conducted the
62final hearing in this matter on October 25, 2019, by video
73telec onference with locations in Tallahassee and Fort Myers,
82Florida.
83APPEARANCES
84For Petitioner s : Sergio Jujillo - Gonzalez , Pro Se
94Mariella Trujillo - Gonzalez , Pro Se
100Apartment 127
1026827 Santa Fe South
106LaBelle, Florida 33935
109For Respondent s : J. Mike Williams, Esquire
117Fowler, Hein , Cheatwood and Williams, P.A.
123Park Central
1252970 Clairmont Road, Suite 220
130Atlanta, Geo rgia 30329
134Justin David Kreindel, Esquire
138Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker
144Suite 1200
146111 North Orange Avenue
150Orlando, Florida 32801
153STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE S
158A. Did Respondents, Richm an Property Service, Inc. (Richm an
168Property) ; Joe Lambert; Mira Verde Limited Partnership (Mira
176Verde) ; and RMS GP, LLC; discriminate against Petitioners,
184Sergio Trujillo - Gonzalez and Mariella Trujillo - Gonz alez, in the
196sale or rental of housing on account of a handicap ?
206B . Did Respondents, Richm an P roperty; Joe Lambert;
216Mira Verde; and RMS GP, LLC , discriminate against Petitioners,
225Sergio Trujillo - Gonzalez and Mariella Trujillo - Gonzalez, in the
236sale or rent al of housing on account of national origin?
247PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
249Mr. and M r s. Trujillo - Gonzalez filed a housing
260discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and
269Urban Development (HUD) alleging that Respondents violated Title
277VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 as amended by the Fair
290Housing Act of 1988. The Trujillo - Gonzalez e s specific ally
302charge d that Respondents discriminated against them in housing on
312account of Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez 's disability and the Trujillo -
324Gonzalez 's national origin. HUD referred the complaint to the
334Florida Commission on Human Relations (Commission ) for
342investigation. The Commission investigated the complaint as a
350complaint under Florida's analogous Fair Housing Act, sections
358760.20 - 760.37, Florida Statutes (2018) . 1/ The Commission issued
369its Determination of No C ause which determined " reasonable cause
379does not exist to believe that a discriminatory housing practice
389has occurred. " It dismissed the complaint.
395Mr. and Mrs. Trujillo - Gonzalez filed a Petition for Relief.
406The Commission transmitted the Petition to the Division to
415conduct a formal hearing. Due to Hurricane Dorian, the hearing
425originally set for September 5, 2019, was continued to
434October 25, 2019.
437The undersigned conducted the hearing as sch eduled. The
446Trujillo - Gonzaleze s presented the testimony of Mr. Trujillo -
457Gonzalez . Their exhibits 1 through 4 and 7 through 9 were
469admitted. Joe Lambert, m anager of Mira Verd e , and Carmen Davila,
481a leasing associate at Mira Verde , testified on behalf of
491Respondents. Respondent s ' Exhibits 1 through 5, 7 through 11, 13
503through 17, 29, and 32 were admitted.
510The T ranscript was filed on December 16, 2019. Respondents
520timely filed a P roposed R ecommended O rder, which has been
532considered in the preparation of this Order. The
540Truj illo - Gonzaleze s did not file a proposed recommended order.
552FINDING S OF FACT
5561. Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez is handicapp ed. He routinely uses
567an elec t r ic wheel chair to move about. Due to his disability , he
582nee ds assistance and accom modation in moving about , including a
593ramp and "grab bars" in the bathroom.
6002. Richm an Property and Mira Verde hold ownership interest
610in the Mira Verde apartments. Mr. Lambert is their manager for
621the property. There is no evidence establishing any r elationship
631of RMS GP, LLC, with Mr. Lambert, Mira Verde A partments , or the
644events described in this Order.
6493 . From March 31, 2018, forward , Mr. Lambert, Richm an
660Property, and Mira Verde were aware that Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez
671was disabled and needed these accommodations. W hen asked a bout
682Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez 's patently obvious disability, Mr. Lambert
692prevaricated in his answer.
6964 . A sked if Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez used a wheel chair ,
709Mr. Lambert replied, " I've seen him with an electric chair. I
720have seen him walking wi t h a wal k er or a stick. I have seen him
738drive his Hummer. I have seen him walking without any
748assistance." ( T - 143) This evasiveness , along with the
758differences in demeanor of Mr. Lambert and Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez ,
769caused the undersigned t o find Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez more
780credible and persuasive when testimony of the two witnesses
789differed. In addition Mrujillo - Gonzalez's willing admission
797of harmful facts enhanced his credibility. For these reasons ,
806Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez 's testimony about requesting a modified
816apartment is accepted as more credible than Mr. Lambert's
825statements that Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez never requested a modified
835apartment.
8365 . Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez is of Cuban descent. At all times
849material to this case, Mr. Lamber t, Richman Property, and Mira
860Verde were aware of this.
8656 . On March 31, 2018 , Mr. and M r s. Trujillo - Gonzalez
879entered into a Florida Tax Credit Lease Agreement with Richman
889Property and Mira Verde for a Mira Verde apartment. The
899apartment complex is part of a Low Income Housing Tax Credit
910Program. The maximum allowable apartment rent is based on the
920area's median income published annually by HUD. The majorit y of
931the apartments rent for 60 percent of the allowable rent. A
942minority of them rent to qualifi ed tenants at 35 percent of the
955allowable rent.
9577 . A goodly amount of evidence was directed to the
968Trujillo - Gonzalez ' s efforts to o btain a 35 percent apartment and
982Mira Verde's responses. There are no findings of fact on this
993subject because there is no evidence that difficulties or delays
1003obtaining a lower rent apartment were due to Mr. Trujillo -
1014Gonzalez 's handicap or the Trujillo - Gonzalez ' s national origin.
1026Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez acknowledged there was no national origin
1036discrimination in his testimony.
10408 . He was asked, "Do you have any evidence with you here
1053today that Mr. Lambert, the property manager, treats Cubans
1062differently than other Hispanic tenants?" Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez
1071responded, "H e mistreats everybody." (T - 75)
10799 . Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez w as asked, "And you don't have any
1093evidence with you today to show residents who were non - Cubans
1105were treated any differently, meaning you don't have a witness
1115here today to show that they were Î that non - Cubans were treated
1129any differently than you?" He a nswered, "No. No." (T - 75)
114110 . The 14 - page lease agreement between the Trujillo -
1153Gonzalez e s, Richm a n Property , and Mira Verde addresses a
1165multitude of matters . They includ e security deposits,
1174subletting, late payments, tenant utility responsibilities, th e
1182landlor d 's right to enter the premises without notice, tenant
1193responsibility for clean carpets, waiver of landlord
1200responsibility for criminal activity on the premises, pet
1208prohibitions , waivers of claims for mold or mildew injury , tenant
1218responsibility to report fire extinguisher malfunction s ,
1225prohibitions against all weapons including BB guns and paintball
1234guns, restrictions on installation of satellite dishes, and
1242curfews. The agreement does not contain a single word about when
1253or how to request an ac commodation for a handicap.
12631 1 . On August 8, 2017, the tenant in Apartment 95 vacated
1276the apartment. Apartment 95 had been modified to accommodate
1285handicapped residents .
128812. Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez asked Mr. Lambert to lease that
1299apartment to him as an ac commodation for his handicap.
1309Mr. Lambert did not grant the r equest. The tenant who moved did
1322not have a handicap. (T - 21) There is no credible, persuasive
1334evidence that allowing the Trujillo - Gonzalez e s to rent that
1346apartment was not reasonable.
135013. In stead of granting the request, Mr. Lambert gave
1360Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez a form to complete. The form only provided
1372for requesting physical modifications to an apartment. The form
1381also stated that the tenant understood and agreed that he was
1392responsible for all costs for the modifications. A few days
1402later Mr. Lambert gave Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez an estimate for the
1414installation of "four handicap bars." The cost was $795.00. The
1424Trujillo - Gonzaleze s could not afford this and told Mr. Lambert
1436so. Since th ey could not afford to pay for the modifications ,
1448Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez did not complete the form.
14571 4 . Apartment 95 stood vacant for two months. (T - 21)
14701 5 . In November of 2017, Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez a s ke d
1485Mr. Lambert to rent him apartment number 134. T his apartment had
1497been modified to accommodate tenants with handicaps . Mr. Lambert
1507did not grant the request and indicated that the apartment was
1518involved in a court proceeding. Yet Mr. Lambert rented the
1528apartment to someone else in January 2018. There is no credible,
1539persuasive evidence that allowing the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s to rent
1550that apartment was not reasonable.
15551 6 . In late March or early April of 2018, Mr. Lambert told
1569Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez he would rent him the next vacant apartment
1581modified to accommodate a handicap . He did not do this.
159217. In June of 2018, Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez told Mr. Lambert
1604that if Mr. Lambert would not rent him a modified apartment , then
1616Mr . Trujillo - Gonzalez needed a shower, grab bars for the bath,
1629and a wheelchair ramp for his apartment. On June 13, 2018,
1640Mr. Lambert again provided the form described in Finding of Fact
165113.
165218. Mr. and M r s. Trujillo - Gonzalez filed their complaint
1664with HUD on July 18, 2018. The complaint stated that June 11,
16762018, was the most recent date of discrimination and that the
1687discrimination was continuing. The complaint did not state that
1696June 11 , 2018, was the first or the only date of discrimination.
17081 9 . In July and August of 2018, Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez
1721provided Mr. Lambert letters from Alvarez Gonzalez
1728Gemayaret, M.D. , of the University of Miami, Miller School of
1738Medicine , stating that Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez needed home
1747modifications for his handicap s. The July 11, 2018, letter
1757stated his needs included a ramp and a modified bathroom. T he
1769August 21, 2018, letter provided more detail.
177620 . It stated:
1780Mrujillo is an established patient of the
1787UHealth Insti t ute for Advanced Pain
1794Management and he is being treated for his
1802chronic Right sided pain in his RU and RLE
1811subsequent to subcorti cal ischemic stroke.
1817Mrujillo requires electric wheelchair to
1822assist his mobility which is impaired because
1829of the hemiplegia and RLE pain. Patient also
1837has certain needs related to his stroke and
1845disability and will greatly benefit from
1851certain home improvements such as a ramp at
1859the entrance to his house, as well as
1867necessary rails in his house and bathroom,
1874which will facilitate his daily activities.
188021 . On August 7, 2018, Mr. Lambert contacted the
1890Trujillo - Gonzaleze s about completing an applic ation for the
1901transfer to a 35 percent lease that the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s had
1914been seeking. Mrs. Trujillo - Gonzalez refused to speak to him.
1925Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez stated that he would not participate
1935further in the process until the Commission ha d complet ed its
1947complaint review. (R. Ex. 16). Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez testified:
"1957I told him that I was going to wait for the commission
1969investigation to finish. See, because that was the advice that
1979they gave me, to wait for the investigation to be concluded ."
1991(T - 72) Nonethe less , Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez continued to
2002communicate about obtaining a modified apartment.
200822 . Mr. Lambert says that because of this exchange , he did
2020not communicate further with the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s about
2030changing apartments to obtain a 35 percent lease or to obtain a
2042modified apartment . This was not reasonable in light of
2052Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez 's subsequent communications about obtaining
2061a modified apartment.
206423 . The tenant in Apartment 106 vacated the apartment on
2075October 31, 2018. Apartment 106 was modified to accommodate
2084handicapped tenants. Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez asked Mr. Lambert to
2094lease him that apartment. Mr. Lambert did not grant the request.
2105(T - 39 - 41) . There is no credible, persuasive evidence that
2118allowing the Trujillo - G onzaleze s to rent that apartment was not
2131reasonable.
213224 . November 30, 2018, Apartment 85 became available. It
2142was modified to accommodate handicapped residents. Mr. Lambert
2150did not offer it to the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s . Instead , he rented
2164it to another f amily . There is no credible, persuasive evidence
2176that allowing the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s to rent that apartment was
2188not reasonable.
219025 . Apartment 20 is modified to accommodate handicapped
2199residents. The tenants vacated the apartment on December 31,
22082018. Mr. Lambert did not offer it to the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s.
2221There is no credible, persuasive evidence that allowing the
2230Trujillo - Gonzaleze s to rent that apartment was not reasonable.
224126 . Renting an already modified apartment to Mr. and
2251Mrs. Trujillo - Gonzal ez was a reasonable, cost - free accommodation
2263for Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez ' s handicap . Starting August 8, 2017,
2276the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s repeatedly requested this accommodation.
2285Mr. Lambert, Richman Property, and Mira Verde never granted this
2295reasonable reque st.
229827 . Renting Mr. and Mrs. Trujillo - Gonzalez an apartment
2309with bathroom grab bars and a wheel chair ramp within 30 days of
2322the effective date of this order is reasonable affirmative relief
2332providing a reasonable accommodation for Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez 's
2342handicap.
234328 . Modifying the apartment by installing grab bars in all
2354bathrooms and installing a wheelchair ramp within 30 days of the
2365effective date of this order is alternative , reasonable
2373affirmative relief providing a reasonable accommodation for
2380Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez's handicap.
2385CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
238829. The Division has jurisdiction over the parties and
2397subject matter of this proceeding. §§ 120.569, 120.57(1), and
2406760.35(3), Fla. Stat. (2019 ) .
241230. The Trujillo - Gonzalez e s allege that Respondents
2422comm itted a discriminatory housing practice by refusing to lease
2432them an apartment modified for handicapped tenants, refusing to
2441modify their apartment to accommodate Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez 's
2451handicap, and refusing to provide them a 35 percent lease. The y
2463bear the burden of proving their claims by a preponderance of the
2475evidence. See §§ 760.34(5) and 120.57(1)(j), Fla. Stat.
248331. The Trujillo - Gonzaleze s also claim Respondent s
2493discriminated against them because of their national origin. The
2502evidence does not s upport that claim.
250932. Discrimination against a person in the sale or rental of
2520housing because of a handicap or national origin is unlawful.
2530§ 760.23, Fla. Stat. Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez 's disabilities are
2541handicaps. § 760.22(7)(a), Fla. Stat. Refusing to provide a
2550reasonable accommodation for the handicaps is unlawful.
2557§ 760.23(9)(b), Fla. Stat.
256133. Florida' s Fair Housing Act, sections 760.20 through
2570760.37, Florida Statutes , governs this proceed ing . To prevail in
2581a failure to accommodate a claim, the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s must
2593establish that: (1) Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez is a person with a
2605disability within the meaning of the Florida Fair Housing Act;
2615(2) that he requested a reasonable accommodation for his
2624disability; (3) the requested accommodation w as necessary to
2633afford him an opportunity to use and enjoy the dwelling; and (4)
2645Respondents refused to make the accommodation. See Hunt v. Aimco
2655Props., L.P. , 814 F.3d 1213, 1225 (11th Cir. 2016); Bone v. Vill.
2667Club, Inc. , 223 F. Supp. 3d 1203, 1210 - 11 (M.D. Fla. 2016). 2/
2681All four criteria are satisfied.
268634. Ac commodation is an interactive, "give and take,"
2695process to determine what accommodation will help. Neither party
2704may sabotage the process in order to avoid or inflict liability.
2715See Ward v. McD onald , 762 F.3d 24 (D.C. Cir. 2014).
272635. Respondents did not refuse to provide a reasonable
2735accommodation when they refused to pay for modifications to the
2745Trujillo - Gonzalez's apartment. They were willing to permit
2754modification at the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s expense. This is all the
2766law requires. §760.23(9)(a), Fla. Stat.
277136. The evidence proved, without serious dispute, that a
2780ramp and grab bars were modifications needed to allow
2789Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez an opportunity to use and enjoy his
2800apartment. Resp ondents' primary defense to the Trujillo -
2809Gonzalez' s claim that they were denied relocation to a vacant ,
2820already modified apartment is that Mr. Trujill o - Gonzalez did not
2832request that accommodation. The preponderance of the evidence
2840proved that Mr. Trujillo - Gonzalez repeatedly made that request,
2850and Respondents did not grant it. This was a simple, low cost,
2862reasonable accommodation. It satisfies the requirement that an
2870accommodation be both efficacious and proportional to
2877implementation costs. Wis. Cmty. Servs. v. City of Milwaukee , 465
2887F.3d 737, 749 (7th Cir. 2006).
289337. Mr. Lambert, Richman Property Group, and Mira Verde
2902repeatedly refused to provide the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s the
2912reasonable accommodation of leasing a vacant modified apartment to
2921them. T hey should have granted it. The evidence did not prove
2933that RMS GP, LLC, denied an accom m odation.
294238. Respondents also rely upon an unstated assumption,
2950without citation, that the request for the specific accommodation
2959of an already modified apartment h ad to be written. This is
2971incorrect. The request need not be written. It must only be
2982clear. Ballard v. Rubin , 284 F. 3d 957, 962 (8 th Cir. 2002);
2995Birton v. Wal - Mart, Inc. , 209 F. Supp. 2d 993, 997 (E.D. Mo.
30092002). Mrujillo - Gonzalez's requests were clear.
301639. Respondents also rely upon a theory that some
3025unidentified authority limits the Trujillo - Gonzaleze s to claims
3035based upon accommodation requests made on or after the June 11,
30462018, date mentioned in their HUD Complaint. Respondents do not
3056prov ide legal support for this argument. Also, the Complaint
3066makes clear that June 11 , 2018, was only the date of the most
3079recent accommodation request and that the denial of a reasonable
3089accommodation was ongoing. Respondents also make the requested
3097accommo dation on October 31, 2018; November 30, 2018; and December
310831, 2018.
311040. Section 760.35(3)(b) establishes the remedies that may
3118be imposed in this proceeding. It states:
3125If the administrative law judge finds that a
3133discriminatory housing practice has o ccurred
3139or is about to occur, he or she shall issue a
3150recommended order to the commission
3155prohibiting the practice and recommending
3160affirmative relief from the effects of the
3167practice, including quantifiable damages and
3172reasonable attorneyÓs fees and costs . The
3179commission may adopt, reject, or modify a
3186recommended order only as provided under
3192s. 120.57(1).
319441. There are no attorney's fees and costs in this case.
3205There are quantifiable damages. Those damages are the costs of
3215modifying the Trujillo - Gonz alez' s apartment if an already modified
3227apartment is not available. In 2017 that cost was $795.00. The
3238current cost is not in the record. This is the reason for the
3251recommendation that the Commission order Respondents to pay the
3260cost of modifications to the Trujillo - Gonzalez ' s apartment if an
3273already modified apartment is not available , rather than pay a
3283specific amount of damages.
3287RECOMMENDATION
3288Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
3298Law, it is RECOMMENDED that the Florida Commission on Human
3308Relations issue a Final Order that:
3314A. Dismisses the Petition against Respondent, RMS GP, LLC;
3323B. Prohibits Respondents, Richman Property Services, Inc. ;
3330Joe Lambert ; and Mira Verde Limited Partnership from refusing to
3340provided reasonable accom modations to handic apped tenants .
3349C. Requires that within 30 days of the Commission's order
3359becoming final that Respondents, Richman Property Services, Inc. ;
3367Joe Lambert ; and Mira Verde Limited Partnership ; either :
33761. L ease the Trujillo - Gonzalezes an apar tment with
3387existing modifications that at least include bathroom grab bars
3396and a wheel chair ramp, or
34022. Modify the Trujillo - Gonzalez's existing apartment,
3410at Respondents' expense , by installing at least grab bars in each
3421bathroom and a wheelchair ramp.
3426DONE AND ENTERED this 1 5 th day of January , 2020 , in
3438Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.
3442S
3443JOHN D. C. NEWTON, II
3448Administrative Law Judge
3451Division of Administrative Hearings
3455The DeSoto Building
34581230 Apalachee Parkway
3461Talla hassee, Florida 32399 - 3060
3467(850) 488 - 9675
3471Fax Filing (850) 921 - 6847
3477www.doah.state.fl.us
3478Filed with the Clerk of the
3484Division of Administrative Hearings
3488this 1 5 th day of January , 2020 .
3497ENDNOTE S
34991/ All citations to Florida Statutes are to the 2018 co mpilation
3511unless otherwise noted.
35142/ Florida's Fair Housing Act is patterned after the federal act,
352542 U.S.C. § 13601, et seq. See Bhogaita v. Altamonte Heights
3536Condo. AssÓn , 765 F.3d 1277, 1285 (11th Cir. 2014)(ÐThe [federal
3546FHA] and the Florida Fair Ho using Act are substantively
3556identical, and therefore the same legal analysis applies to
3565each.Ñ).
3566COPIES FURNISHED:
3568Tammy S. Barton, Agency Clerk
3573Florida Commission on Human Relations
35784075 Esplanade Way , Room 110
3583Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 7020
3588(eServed )
3590Sergio Jujillo - Gonzalez
3594Mariella Trujillo - Gonzalez
35986827 Santa Fe South , Apartment 127
3604LaBelle, Florida 33935
3607(eServed)
3608Justin David Kreindel, Esquire
3612Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker
3618111 North Orange Avenue . Suite 1200
3625Orlando, Florida 328 01
3629(eServed)
3630J. Mike Williams, Esquire
3634Fowler, Hein, Cheatwood and Williams, P.A.
3640Park Central
36422970 Clairmont Road, Suite 220
3647Atlanta, Georgia 30329
3650(eServed)
3651Cheyanne Costilla, General Counsel
3655Florida Commission on Human Relations
36604075 Esplanade Way, R oom 110
3666Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 7020
3671(eServed)
3672NOTICE OF RIGHT TO SUBMIT EXCEPTIONS
3678All parties have the right to submit written exceptions within
368815 days from the date of this Recommended Order. Any exceptions
3699to this Recommended Order should be f iled with the agency that
3711will issue the Final Order in this case.
- Date
- Proceedings
- PDF:
- Date: 08/23/2021
- Proceedings: Final Order Awarding Affirmative Relief from a Discriminatory Housing Practice filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/15/2020
- Proceedings: Recommended Order cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
- Date: 12/16/2019
- Proceedings: Transcript of Proceedings (not available for viewing) filed.
- Date: 10/25/2019
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Hearing Held.
- Date: 10/18/2019
- Proceedings: Revised Documents from 10/17-10/18 filed by Petitioner (confidential information, not available for viewing). Confidential document; not available for viewing.
- Date: 10/18/2019
- Proceedings: Respondent's Proposed Exhibit 32 filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
- PDF:
- Date: 10/17/2019
- Proceedings: Respondents' Amended Notice of Filing of Their Proposed Exhibits filed.
- Date: 10/17/2019
- Proceedings: Hospital Documents filed (medical information; not available for viewing). Confidential document; not available for viewing.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/24/2019
- Proceedings: Second Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for October 25, 2019; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Myers and Tallahassee, FL).
- PDF:
- Date: 09/16/2019
- Proceedings: Letter from Sergio and Mariela Trujillo Regarding Dates of Availability filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2019
- Proceedings: Order Granting Continuance (parties to advise status by September 16, 2019).
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2019
- Proceedings: Respondents Motion for Continuance from the September 5, 2019 Hearing filed.
- Date: 08/28/2019
- Proceedings: Respondent's Proposed Exhibits filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
- Date: 08/27/2019
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Pre-Hearing Conference Held.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/19/2019
- Proceedings: Motion to Appear of J. Mike Williams as Qualified Representative Counsel filed.
- Date: 08/12/2019
- Proceedings: Pictures filed by Petitioner (medical information; not available for viewing). Confidential document; not available for viewing.
- Date: 08/06/2019
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Status Conference Held.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/06/2019
- Proceedings: Verified Motion for Admission to Appear Pro Hac Vice Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.510 filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/17/2019
- Proceedings: Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for September 5, 2019; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Myers and Tallahassee, FL).
- PDF:
- Date: 07/17/2019
- Proceedings: Notice of Telephonic Status Conference (status conference set for August 6, 2019; 3:00 p.m.).
Case Information
- Judge:
- JOHN D. C. NEWTON, II
- Date Filed:
- 07/09/2019
- Date Assignment:
- 07/09/2019
- Last Docket Entry:
- 08/23/2021
- Location:
- Fort Myers, Florida
- District:
- Middle
- Agency:
- ADOPTED IN TOTO
Counsels
-
Tammy S Barton, Agency Clerk
Address of Record -
Justin David Kreindel, Esquire
Address of Record -
Sergio J. Trujillo-Gonzalez
Address of Record -
J. Mike Williams, Esquire
Address of Record