Legal Opinion

Joseph Lawrence O'Neill v. Sara Skye Goodwin

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 29, 2016No. 4D15-2055PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtForst, J.

Appellant Joseph O’Neill appeals the entry of a permanent injunction against stalking entered against him after he was accused of stalking Appellee Sara Goodwin. Because we agree with Appellant’s argument on appeal that he had a legitimate reason for contacting Appellee, we reverse the entry of the injunction.

Background

Appellant met Appellee three years pri- or to the allegations at issue. Appellee briefly worked with Appellant until she began to believe he was romantically interested in her. At that point, Appellee informed Appellant she wanted no further contact with him. Appellant complied…

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