Legal Opinion
State, Department of Economic Opportunity v. Consumer Rights, LLC
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 17, 2015No. 1D15-0383Published
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, C.J.
The Appellant, the Department of Economic Opportunity, appeals the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees pursuant to section 119.12, Florida Statutes, of the Public Records Act (the Act) to the Appel-lee, Consumer Rights, LLC (CR). 1 We agree with the Appellant that the trial court erred in awarding these fees.
On April 8, 2018, CR’s attorney, Robert Case, sent a public records request to an employee of the Appellant. When the Appellant failed to respond to the request, CR filed a complaint for enforcement of the Act against the Appellant. The Appellant then produced the records requested.…
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