City of Miami v. Martinez-Esteve

The majority affirms the final judgment and summary judgment entered in favor of Jorge Martinez-Esteve (“Martinez-Es-teve”) in his circuit court lawsuit against the City of Miami (‘City”) regarding his layoff in October 2009. Although I agree with the majority’s conclusion that Martinez-Esteve properly invoked the jurisdiction of the circuit court, I disagree with the majority’s affirmance of the trial court’s ruling that requires the City to “roll back”5 .Martinez-Esteve to the position of project manager or to a comparable position within the City.

The primary issue addressed in the trial…