Haas v. Spiegel

Petitioner, former wife, seeks the issuance of a writ of mandamus compelling the trial court to conduct further proceedings for a determination of whether her expired permanent domestic violence injunction should be extended pursuant to section 741.30(6)(b), Florida Statutes (1995), in accordance with this court’s opinion and mandate rendered in Spiegel v. Haas, 697 So.2d 222 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997).

In that opinion we found the trial court had “misconstrued its discretionary powers under section 741.30(6)(b)” and reversed and vacated the extension of the injunction. Additionally, we directed the…