Legal Opinion
Diaz v. Lopez
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 28, 2015No. 3D15-0905PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScales, J.
Appellant Jose Diaz (“Diaz”), a defendant below, appeals a final judgment in favor of Appellee and plaintiff, Orlando Lopez (“Lopez”). The final judgment disqualifies Diaz as a candidate for the office of mayor of the City of Sweetwater. Because Florida’s resign-to-run law required Diaz to resign his interest in his Sweetwa-ter city commission seat (an interest Diaz retained when he became Sweetwater’s mayor), we affirm the trial court’s judgment.
I. Facts
Manuel Maroño was elected to a two-year term as Sweetwater mayor in May of 2013. That term ends on May 12, 2015. After Maroño was indicted…
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