Lee County v. Eaton

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Lee County has filed a petition for certio-rari, which we elect to treat as a motion to review a cost order. See Fla.RApp.P. 9.400(c). We reverse the order to the extent that it requires Lee County, a nonparty to this civil action, to pay for an appellate transcript. The fact that the successful appellant may be indigent is not a basis to require a county to pay for a transcript in an ordinary civil action.

Sandra Eaton sued Peter A. Gurry for monetary damages in the circuit court for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit. The action alleged that Ms. Eaton was entitled to recover…