Santini v. Cleveland Clinic Florida

HARNAGE, HENRY H., Associate Judge.

Dr. Roberta Santini appeals a Final Summary Judgment dismissing her state charge of discrimination brought under the Florida Civil Rights Act.

The issues are whether Dr. Santini properly filed her sex-based discrimination charge with the Florida Commission on Human Relations, and whether the doctor’s state discrimination claim was properly dismissed for her failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Concluding that Dr. Santini did appropriately file her state claim and that there were no more administrative prerequisites, we reverse allowing her to proceed…