Court Records
Fourth District Court of Appeal
110 South Tamarind Avenue
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
([Phone Redacted]
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NEW CASE
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DATE: March 15, 2024
CA FLORIDA HOLDINGS, LLC, Publisher of THE CASE NO.: D20 0681 Q PALM BEACH POST,
County, Florida and SHARON R. BOCK, as Clerk
DAVE ARONBERG, as State Attorney of Palm Beac \HC 9C
Appellant(s)
v.
Comptroller of Palm Beach County, Florida,
Appellee(s). < -
The Fourth District Court of Appeal has receiv initiating document reflecting a filing date of March 14,
2O24.
oCThe county of origin is Palm Beach C nty.
The lower tribunal case number provi O2O19CAO14681.
Fee Status: Due
Case Type: NOA Final - 1 Civil - Other
The Fourth District Court Appeal's case number must be utilized on all pleadings and correspondence filed
in this cause. er,'ALL PLEADINGS MUST INCLUDE THE ATTORNEY'S FLORIDA BAR NUMBER
and a physical ress.
ELECTRONIC FILING INFORMATION
Incoming filings must be submitted through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.
Outgoing filings will be sent by the Court through C-Track CMS service email.
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 10, 2023, PARTY/PARTICIPANT ACCESS TO CASES WILL BE VIA ACIS.FLCOURTS.GOV INSTEAD OF EDCA.
FONT REQUIREMENTS
All computer -generated documents are required to be filed in either Arial 14-point font or Bookman Old Style 14-
point font. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.045(b).
FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL ABRUZZO, CLERK 03/15/2024 01:04:38 PM
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FILING FEES MAY NOW BE PAID ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE FLORIDA COURTS E -FILING PORTAL - SEE
THE COURT'S WEBSITE FOR INSTRUCTIONS
Served:
Nina D. Boyajian
Palm Beach Clerk
Michael J. Gri,
Collin Doern
Jessica Neer McDonald
Stephen Arthur Mendelsohn
Douglas Arthur Wyler
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FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS AND TO PARTIES REPRESENTING THEMSELVES
REVISED SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Please read the following court practices and requirements concerning the case you have filed.
IMPORTANT REMINDER$
• FILING FEES MAY BE PAID ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE S COURTS E-FILING
PORTAL - SEE THE COURT'S WEBSITE FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
• PURSUANT TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2014-1, ALL E RG NCY FILINGS MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A SEPARATELY FILED REQUEST FOR E CY TREATMENT.
• Electronic filing is mandatory for all attorneys. Incoming filings • ubmitted through the Florida Courts E-
Filing Portal. Outgoing filings will be sent by the court thro ck CMS service email. For access to
your cases. please visit ads flcourts goy to register for AC
• Parties representing themselves without a la file electronically. Please visit
www.myflcourtaccess.com to register.
• parties representing themselves without a lawyer ndt in custody and have not been excused from e-
mail service pursuant to Florida Rule of General Nact e and Judicial Administration 2.516(b)(11(1)) will
receive filings issued by this court by e-mail, for access to your rases, please visit acis.flrourts.gov to register
for ACTS, a jr
F.I.FCTRONIC FILING TIPS. COMPUTER G
• All electronic filings are required t
Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.520(b). S
0 For documents composed
UNIFNTS, AND APPFNIDCFS
n a format capable of being electronically searched." Fla. R. Gen.
DFs may be created by:
a word processing application, using the "Save As" function to save the
document directly t F format. There is no need to run Optical Character Recognition ("OCR") to make
the document search e it is done automatically.
o For scanne ocume , use the Adobe Acrobat "Text Recognition" function. Adobe Acrobat can also be
used to ch k d fix suspected OCR errors.
• Computer-gen at d ments which do not comply with the font requirements of Florida Rule of Appellate
Procedure d electronically filed appendices which do not comply with Florida Rule of Appellate
Proced will be stricken.
NoTirrs
1. MOTION la. R. App. P. 9.300)
• Excessive motion practice is strongly discouraged.
• Any record material supporting a motion shall be contained in an appendix with the motion.
• Motions concerning preparation of the record or brief, extensions of time (see paragraph 2 below), or to
reschedule oral argument, shall contain a certificate that opposing counsel has been consulted and shall
state whether opposing counsel has an objection to the motion. Attempts to contact opposing counsel are
not sufficient.
• Any response to a motion shall be promptly served, and in any case not later than 15 days after service of
the motion.
• Motions for extension of time or to supplement the record may be ruled on without waiting for a response.
• No reply to the response will be considered unless specifically authorized by this Court. Any
unauthorized reply will be stricken without consideration.
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2. EXTENSIONS OF TIME
• Limited extensions for briefs can be granted by the Clerk, unless the motion certifies that the opposing party
opposes the motion and the opposing party files a response which contains a valid opposition to the motion.
• The court may limit extensions in any appeal. See paragraph 1 above for motion requirements.
• In lieu of an agreed motion for extension of time to file an initial, answer, or reply brief, the court will
accept a notice from a party that the parties have agreed to a specific extension of time. An agreed notice
will be accepted for up to a total of 9RAays for an initial or answer brief, and Is days for a reply brief. The
notice need not be signed by both parties. No order will issue from the court: please check the docket entry.
This procedure shall not apply to appeals from adoptions, dependency, termination of parental rights,
non f ina I orders, or any expedited or emergency appeal. See Administrative Order No. 2018-1 on the court's
website for details as to the form of the notice.
• Extension requests beyond the time frames set forth above. whether the prior extensions were by
agreed notice or by order orantine an extension. are disfavored and will not be granted absent a
detailed explanation for why the brief was not filed and a showing of extraor circumstances
3. SERvICE OF FILINGS (Fla. R. App. P. 9.420)
• All filings, e.g., motions, petitions, notices, briefs, appendices, etc., m t certificate of service.
MI certificates of service, including those on notices of appeal, must con me and physical address
of the attorney or party served, not just the e-mail address. Certifica must comply with Florida
Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516(0.
4. STATUS INQUIRIES
• Any request for the status of a pending case must be ma erk's Office and may not be made to a
judge of the court or the personal staff of any judge. and parties representing themselves may
access case documents and dockets for their own A. Public case dockets for all cases are
available online at www.4dca.org.
5. RELATED CASES — NOTICE OF RELATED CM
• All parties shall promptly bring to the
any case involving related issues.
• In criminal cases where multiple
any other appeals, whether pe
6. TRANSCRIPTS
• All transcripts submitted of the record must appear as one page of transcript per page. Four pane
transcripts (four pagers of transcript on a page) will be rejected.
\trs a ntion the pendency in this court of any related case, or
participated in a joint trial, the parties shall notify the court of
eluded, from the same trial.
7. PHYSICAL EXHIB
• No physic dence (excluding documents) or outsized exhibits shall be included in the record on appeal
withou first requesting permission of the court. It is the responsibility of the party to ensure that
the lo er t unal clerk has included any relevant documentary evidence introduced at trial in the record
on
8. SUPPLE AL AtrmoRrnr (Fla. R. App. P. 9.225)
• A c py of the newly discovered authority should be attached to the notice. The notice should also designate
clearly the issue to which the supplemental authority is pertinent. The notice shall not contain argument,
but may identify briefly the issues argued on appeal to which the supplemental authorities are pertinent.
9. ORAL ARGUMENT (Fla. R. App. P. 9.320)
• A request for oral argument shall be a separate filing, clearly designated as such, and shall contain no other
subject. It shall not be made as part of a brief or appendix. The request must contain a specific but brief
reason as to why oral argument is necessary. A request to participate in oral argument through
communication technology must be included within the request for oral argument and must state the
reason why oral argument through communication technology is requested.
• The request for oral argument may contain a designation of 10, 15 or 20 minutes as the amount of time
requested for oral argument. Oral argument for each side shall not exceed 20 minutes.
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• At any time before oral argument the court in its discretion may dispense with, limit or expand the time for
oral argument as it deems appropriate to the issues raised.
• Cases without oral argument are subject to the same review, analysis and consideration by a three judge
panel as are cases that are orally argued.
10. SCHEDULING CONFLICTS
• Calendar conflicts shall be resolved in accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial
Administration 2.550. "Notices of Unavailability" are unauthorized and will be automatically stricken.
Requests for continuances of oral argument must be based on either a substantial commitment
preexisting the receipt of the oral argument calendar or an emergency situation.
11. REHEARING
• Although motions for rehearing are permitted by Florida Rule of Appellate Proced 9.330, they should
be rare. See Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. v. Reines, 631 So. 2d 1100, 1100-01 (Fla. 4 A 1993).
• The court strongly discourages the practice of routinely filing such motions o of those which
merely re-argue the merits or question the court's decision. Where there h an and of attorney's
fees on appeal in connection with our decision on the merits, additional f awarded upon a denial O
of a motion for rehearing.
12. RIGHTS OF CHILDREN (Fla. R. App. P. 9.146)
• Cases involving adoption, termination of parental rights, and
of services are expedited. Consult the rule for the time and
custody, visitation privileges, or other substantial int
motion.
13. ATTORNEYS NOT LICENSED IN FLORIDA
• Attorneys who are members in good standi i trier jurisdictions may be granted permission by court
order to appear in proceedings in this cou a . App. P. 9.440(a); Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin.
2.510.
• Pursuant to Section 35.22(3)(a), Flo , the Clerk is required to collect a $100 filing fee from each
attorney appearing pro hac vice, the payment of which will be issued when and if the motion
to appear is granted. An addi • f $250 is required by the Florida Bar.
se i ng families and children in need
re requirements. Cases relating to child
Idren will be expedited upon proper
14. MAINTENANCE OF EMAIL AD ESSE AND CHANGES OF ADDRESS
• Participants must ensure t r primary and secondary email addresses are up to date with the court.
• Parties representin emselves who receive paper filings must promptly notify this court of any change
of address.
15. DROP BOX
• The C t maintain a physical drop box. If you are representing yourself or an attorney exempt
from c 'ling and would like your paper filing to be clocked-in and filed for the previous business
da t file the document at the Clerk's Office BEFORE 9:00 A.M. If it is after 9:00 A.M., no filings
locked-in for the previous business day.
• I RTANT: The drop box does not extend jurisdictional time limits. See Capone v. Fla. Board of
Regents, 774 So. 2d 825 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000). Petitions for original writs, notices of appeal, and notices
to invoke discretionary jurisdiction will be clocked-in for the date they are electronically filed or received
as a paper filing in the Clerk's Office.
16. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
• If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding,
you are entitled, at no cost to you, the provision of certain assistance.
• At least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if
the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days, please contact:
Marshal Daniel DiGiacomo
Fourth District Court of Appeal
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110 South Tamarind Ave.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Telephone ([Phone Redacted]; ([Phone Redacted] (TDD) or ([Phone Redacted] (V) via Florida Relay Service
If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
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