Smith v. Lake County

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

Bail Bondsmen Herbert Smith and Charles Zacek ("the Plaintiffs") filed a complaint for declaratory judgment and permanent injunction against Lake County and the Clerk of the Superior Court of Lake County (collectively "Lake County"). The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Lake County. The Plaintiffs appeal raising two issues, which we restate as:

I. Whether the trial court erred when it granted the Lake County Bar Association's motion for leave to intervene; and,

II. Whether Temporary Judge Kalas had jurisdiction to preside over the case.

Concluding that the…