Legal Opinion
Corcoran v. Geffin
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 28, 2018No. 1D18–0500PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWolf, J.
The petitioners in these consolidated cases, the President of the Florida Senate and the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (the Legislature), seek a writ of prohibition finding that the circuit court lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate two class action complaints filed against them by several of the respondents, who are university students and donors, that alleged the Legislature has failed to match donations made to universities as required by statute. The remaining defendants to that complaint, Governor Rick Scott, Florida State Board of Education, Florida State Board of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- State v. CottonSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Serrano v. PriestCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- English v. McCrarySupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Pan-Am Tobacco v. Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- Brown v. FirestoneSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Governor Ron DeSantis, in his official capacity as Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Education State of Florida v. Alexis S. Geffin, Ryan J. Geffin, Thomas A. Warren, Kathleen Villacorta, and the Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
- Northwood Associates, LLC v. Michael Ertel, in his official capacity as Secretary of StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019