Legal Opinion
Case v. City of Miami
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 3, 2000No. 3D00-871PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEVIN, Judge.
Petitioners seek certiorari review of an order granting respondents’ motion to disqualify trial counsel. We grant the petition and quash the order concluding that the order constitutes a departure from the essential requirements of law that cannot be remedied on appeal.
The underlying litigation is a class action suit filed in 1983 against the City of Miami, and three City pension plan trustees, brought by employees who retired from service with the City [“retirees”]. The class of retirees sued the City for illegally reducing their pension benefits after their retirement. In…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cox v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
- Jackson v. JC Penney Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981
- Glover v. LibmanDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1983
- Stewart v. Bee-Dee Neon & Signs, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Zayas-Bazan v. MarcelinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- Everret Green v. June GreenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2024
- Global Lab Partners, LLC, James W. Dillard, Sr., Alexander Cover, Christie Cover, Mark L'Hommedieu and John D. Levitan, Sr. v. Patroni Enterprises, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, and Kathleen Van AlstineDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2021