Bloch v. Del Rey

INTRODUCTION

Jason Bloch appeals from an order granting Marcia Del Bey’s motion to dismiss Bloch’s claims for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as an order granting judgment on the pleadings in favor of Stand Up to Violence and Jorge Alberto Balleste on Bloch’s claim for injunctive relief. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and dismiss in part.

FACTS

Jason Bloch is an incumbent circuit court judge and was a retention candidate for the Circuit Court, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Group 9 judicial election held on August 30, 2016. 1 Marcia Del Rey sought to challenge Bloch for…