Legal Opinion
New Washington Heights Community Development Conference v. Department of Community Affairs
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 10, 1987No. 86-2513PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION TO DISMISS
DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.
This case is before us on the Department of Community Affairs’ motion to dismiss an administrative appeal as untimely. The appellant brought this appeal from a final agency order rendered September 3, 1986. Accordingly, the notice of appeal should have been filed no later than October 3, 1986.
The uncontroverted facts1 reveal that on Friday morning, October 3, 1986, a secretary to appellant’s counsel in Miami, Florida, telephoned the Department’s clerk in Tallahassee, Florida, inquiring about the procedure for perfecting the appeal, and, more…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hollingshead v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
- Snelson v. SnelsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Ervin v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
- Gibson v. BuiceDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Woldarsky v. WoldarskyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
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- Millinger v. BROWARD CO. MENTAL HEALTH DIV.Supreme Court of Florida · 1996
- Coca Cola Foods v. CorderoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- Battaglia Fruit Co. v. City of MaitlandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Etienne v. Simco Recycling Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- Gundlah v. MooreDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
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