Legal Opinion
Sunbeam Television Corp. v. Clear Channel Metroplex, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 9, 2012No. 3D12-2138PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion for Stay
LOGUE, J.
Appellant, Sunbeam Television Corporation (“Sunbeam”), asks us to grant a stay pending appeal. In the alternative, Sunbeam asks us to issue a writ of mandamus.
The Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure envision that a motion for a stay on appeal be presented in the first instance to the trial court. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.310(a), (f) (2012). In order to prevail on such a motion, a party must establish: (1) a likelihood of success on the merits, and (2) a likelihood of harm absent the entry of a stay. Campbell v. Chitty, — So.3d(Fla. 1st DCA 2012); Perez v. Perez, 769…
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