In a 24 page order that was issued Friday, the Judge in our Seminole County proximity ordinance challenge DENIED Seminole County and their Sheriff’s Motion to Dismiss our lawsuit!
The lawsuit, in which Florida Action Committee is plaintiff, was brought by the Florida Institutional Legal Services Project of Florida Legal Services on behalf of our organization and the registered citizens in the State of Florida who are subject to the proximity ordinance in Seminole County.
If you are interested in reading the Judge’s Order, you can find it here.
This, by no means, is the end of the fight – it just means that the Judge has ruled that our lawsuit has merit to proceed forward. We are very encouraged by the order, very grateful to our attorneys; Peter Sleasman and Cassandra Capobianco, and appreciative of the Court for having the integrity to allow us our opportunity to be heard!
Whatever happened with this? It’s been almost two years?
It died – our plaintiffs backed out because they would have to be named.
So therein lies the rub or so it would seem…
The government has basically forced those of us intelligent enough into hiding for fear of reprisal for standing up against them despite having legal ground to stand on….
That being said with the myriad of challenges that are presently in the works I would hate for them to fall flat.
Is it not a viable option to have the plaintiffs named Does as in recent Supreme court rulings in other states or does that fall on its face in this states legal system?
The day is fast approaching when I will be a part of this team….
Anon for now.
I meant the Ordinance that was being challenged….did that get overturned. I know the motion to dismiss was denied…?
no. The case was abaondoned because our plaintiffs dropped out
Fantastic! Thank you for posting the Judge’s order. I read every word. Rooting for ya’ll (us) out here from Albuquerque!
i loved reading this part: ” By imposing arrest and criminal prosecution for a violation, the Court can reasonably infer that Seminole County intended the Ordinance to be criminal in nature, rather than civil or regulatory.”
Best news I’ve read all day. Grats y’all!
Thank you – small wins make big victories!
YESSS!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT NEWS