Legal Opinion
Banks v. Allegiant Security
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 11, 2013No. 1D13-1418PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIUM.
In this workers’ compensation appeal, Claimant argues that the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) erred in denying Claimant’s pro se request for a continuance of the final hearing to allow her additional time to seek alternate representation. Because the JCC provided an insufficient basis in the final compensation order to determine whether the correct rule of law was followed, we reverse.
Sometime after filing a petition for benefits (PFB) and completing a pretrial stipulation on Claimant’s behalf, Claimant’s former attorney filed a motion to withdraw as attorney of record citing…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Burgess v. BUCKHEAD BEEF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
- Houck v. LEE COUNTY BD. OF COUNTY COM'RSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
- Cromartie v. City of St. PetersburgDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Rosa Estela Rubio v. Gymboree Corporation and Gallagher Bassett etc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015