Title: Bettye Pittman v. Palm Beach County School District, Et Al.

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC08-352 
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BETTYE PITTMAN, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., 
Respondents. 
 
[February 26, 2009] 
 
PER CURIAM. 
 
We have for review Pittman v. Palm Beach County School District, 972 So. 
2d 1042 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008), in which the First District Court of Appeal cited as 
authority its decision in Murray v. Mariners Health/ACE USA, 946 So. 2d 38 (Fla. 
1st DCA 2006), quashed, 994 So. 2d 1051 (Fla. 2008).  When the First District 
issued its decision in Pittman, its Murray decision was pending review in this 
Court.  We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § (3)(b)(3), Fla. Const.; Jollie v. State, 
405 So. 2d 418 (Fla. 1981). 
We stayed proceedings in this case pending our disposition of Murray v. 
Mariner Health, 994 So. 2d 1051 (Fla. 2008), in which we quashed the First 
 
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District’s underlying Murray decision.  When our decision in Murray became final, 
we issued an order directing respondents in the present case to show cause why we 
should not accept jurisdiction, summarily quash the decision being reviewed, and 
remand for reconsideration in light of our decision in Murray.  Upon review of 
respondents’ response and petitioner’s reply thereto, we have determined to so 
proceed. 
Accordingly, we grant the petition for review in this case, quash the decision 
below, and remand for reconsideration upon application of our decision in Murray. 
It is so ordered. 
QUINCE, C.J., and WELLS, PARIENTE, LEWIS, CANADY, POLSTON, and 
LABARGA, JJ., concur. 
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED. 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Direct 
Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
First District - Case No. 1D07-117 
 
Philip M. Burlington of Burlington and Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, 
Florida, and Randall T. Porcher of Gonzalez, Porcher, Garcia, Albear, and Roca, 
Lake Worth, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Jerry K. McKim and Kurt A. Wyland of Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder, and Carson, 
LLP, West Palm Beach, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent