Cherane Pefley; The Petition is denied because there is pending litigation to address the issue raised in the Petition to which the Petitioner is a party. Florida courts have generally held that an administrative agency must decline to provide a ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Administration

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has declined to rule on the petition for declaratory statement filed by Cherane Pefley on July 21, 2014. The following is a summary of the agency’s declination of the petition:

The Petition is denied because there is pending litigation to address the issue raised in the Petition to which the Petitioner is a party. Florida courts have generally held that an administrative agency must decline to provide a declaratory statement when the statement would address issues currently pending in a judicial proceeding. The final order was filed with the Agency Clerk on September 25, 2014.

A copy of the Order Declining of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Steven L. Hall, Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel, 407 South Calhoun Street, Suite 520, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0800, [e-mail].