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Filing # 131329589 E-Filed 07/23/2021 05:06:18 PM
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
CA FLORIDA HOLDINGS, LLC,
Publisher of the PALM BEACH POST,
Plaintiff,
v. CASE NO.: 19-CA-014681
DAVE ARONBERG, as State Attorney of
Palm Beach County, Florida; SHARON R.
BOCK, as Clerk and Comptroller of Palm
Beach County, Florida.
Defendants.
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
#4:10AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID ARONB
Before me, the undersigned authority personally appealed DAVID ARONBERG, being first duly sworn,
states:
1. My name is David (Dave) Aronberg, and I am the State Attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial
Circuit/Palm Beach County, Florida, since 2013, and a Defendant in the above-captioned matter.
2. Plaintiff is seeking declaratory relief, pursuant to Fla. Stat. 90521(1)(c) and the Court's
inherent authority, allowing Plaintiff access to the testimony, minutes, and other evidence presented in 2006
to the Palm Beach County grand jury, (the "Requested Materials"), and to use those materials for the
purpose of informing the public.
3. Despite Plaintiff's above-described action for declaratory relief, neither myself nor the
Office of the State Attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, ("SAO"), is in control, custody, or possession
of the Requested Materials.
4. As such, the declaratory relief sought by the Plaintiff seeks materials that are impossible
for me or my office to produce.
5. To be clear, neither myself nor the SAO has the legal authority to obtain and deliver the
Requested Materials.
6. I have repeatedly made these facts evident to the Plaintiff and the public through not only
the pleadings and correspondence in this matter, but also through an office press release and my public
social media accounts.
FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL, ABRUZZO, CLERK, 07/23/2021 05:06:18 PM
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7. Despite the contentions of Plaintiff, neither myself nor the SAO has the authority to
demand that the Clerk grant the SAO access to grand jury materials after a criminal case has concluded.
8. Moreover, during my administration, neither myself nor my office has accessed grand jury
materials from the Clerk's office in this or any other instance.
9. As provided in section 905.17(1), Florida Statutes (2020), the Clerk has sole custody and
possession of the Requested Materials, which can only be released by the Clerk pursuant to an order of the
Court.
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By:
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
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