Nettles v. Hoyos

Elbert John Nettles III has filed a petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the trial court’s order granting Respondent, Jennifer Hoyos’s motion for protective order. That order denied Nettles the opportunity to conduct discovery. We grant the petition.

Nettles and Hoyos are both law enforcement officers with the St. Cloud Police Department; Nettles is also a First Sergeant in the Florida Army National Guard. On October 22, 2013, Hoyos filed a petition for a temporary injunction against Nettles for protection against stalking. The trial court granted the temporary injunction and set…