Sanchez v. Lopez

Appellants Gonzalo C. Sanchez, etc., et al., appeal the trial court’s final judgment concluding that the recall petition filed against appellee, Sweetwater Mayor Orlando Lopez, did not state a valid ground for neglect of duty pursuant to the City Charter. We agree with the trial court that the recall petition, filed pursuant to section 100.361, Florida Statutes (2009), is legally insufficient as a matter of law and therefore affirm the court’s final judgment.

Appellants sought the recall of the may- or on the grounds that he failed to perform his duties as section 4.01(d)(10) of the City…