Legal Opinion

Coleus v. Florida Commission on Human Relations

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 17, 2003No. 5D02-2740Published

1Opinion of the CourtThompson, C.J.

Thelemaque Coleus appeals an order of the Florida Commission on Human Relations. We affirm.

Coleus does not contest the findings of fact made by the administrative law judge and adopted by the commission, or the legal conclusion that Coleus failed to make a prima facie case of handicap discrimination.1 Coleus argues that the final order of the commission should be reversed because the denial of his motion for a continuance in order to obtain counsel was a denial of due process. We affirm because nothing in the record suggests that Coleus was denied a fair hearing.

The standard of review of an…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. MCR FUNDING v. CMG Funding Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Couch v. Commission on EthicsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  3. Onett v. AholaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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