UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION

CASE NO.: 22-cv-61029-RAR

LATOYA RATLIEFF,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, a 

Municipal Government; ELIEZER RAMOS, 

individually; STEVE SMITH, individually; HERNS 

EUGENE, individually; PAUL CRISTAFARO, 

individually; STEVE GREENLAW, individually; 

AVERY FIGUERAS, individually; JOHN DOE 1, 

individually; JOHN DOE 2, individually; and JOHN 

DOE 3, individually, 

Defendants.

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DEFENDANT RAMOS’S NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY

Defendant Eliezer Ramos (“Ramos”), by and through his undersigned attorneys and 

pursuant to Local Rule 7.8 submits his Notice of Supplemental Authority with respect to Defendant 

Ramos’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint [ECF 50], and states as follows:

1. Defendant Ramos cites as supplemental authority the May 15, 2023 Order on 

Motions for Summary Judgment entered by United States District Judge Jose E. Martinez in 

Yolanda Woods, Plaintiff v. Christopher Reeve, et al, Defendants, Case No. 21-14001-CIVMARTINEZ/MAYNARD in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. 

The case can be found at 2023 WL 3454922.

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2. The Woods v. Reeve decision is cited as persuasive supplemental authority for 

Defendant Ramos’s motion to dismiss Count IV of the First Amended Complaint as more fully set 

forth in ECF 50 at pages 7-9.

Dated: June 1, 2023

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Michael T. Burke 

Michael T. Burke, Esquire (338771)

Scott D. Alexander, Esquire (57207)

Burke@jambg.com

Cardona@jambg.com

Alexander@jambg.com

Cintron@jambg.com

 Johnson, Anselmo, Murdoch,

Burke, Piper & Hochman, P.A.

2455 East Sunrise Blvd., Suite 1000

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304

Telephone: 954-463-0100

Counsel for Defendant

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 1st day of June, 2023, I electronically filed the foregoing 

document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing document 

is being served this day on all counsel of records or pro se parties identified on the attached Service 

List in the manner specified, either via transmission of Notice of Electronic Filing generated by 

CM/ECF or in some other authorized manner for those counsel or parties who are not authorized 

to receive electronically or in some other authorized manner for those counsel or parties who are 

not authorized to receive electronically Notices of Electronic Filing.

JOHNSON, ANSELMO, MURDOCH, BURKE,

PIPER & HOCHMAN, P.A.

Counsel for Defendant

2455 East Sunrise Boulevard, Ste. 1000

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

Telephone: 954-463-0100

BY: /s/Michael T. Burke 

 MICHAEL T. BURKE

 Florida Bar No. 338771

 

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SERVICE LIST

Stuart N. Ratzan, Esq.

Stuart J. Weissman, Esq.

Kimberly L. Boldt, Esq.

Ratzan Weissman & Boldt

2850 Tigertail Avenue, Suite 400

Coconut Grove, FL 33133

Tele: 305.374.6366

Stuart@rwblawyers.com

StuartW@rwblawyers.com

Kimberly@rwblawyers.com

kathy@rwblawyers.com

Jessica@RWBlawyers.com

eservice.legal@rwblawyers.com

Benedict P. Kuehne

Michael T. Davis

Johan D. Dos Santos

Kuehne Davis Law, P.A.

100 SE 2 Street, Suite 3105

Miami, FL 33131

Tel: 305.789.5989

ben.kuehne@kuehnelaw.com

mdavis@kuehnelaw.com

johand@kuehnelaw.com

efiling@kuehnelaw.com

iaedo@kuehnelaw.com

Jeffery R. Lawley, Esq.

Fla. Bar No. 0596027

Billing, Cochran, Lyles et al

Las Olas Square

515 E. Las Olas Blvd., 6th Floor

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

Phone: 954-764-7150

jrl@bclmr.com

maryannt@bclmr.com

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Michael T. Burke, Esq.

Scott D. Alexander, Esq.

Johnson, Anselmo, Murdoch, Burke, 

Piper & Hochman, P.A.

2455 East Sunrise Boulevard, Ste. 1000

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304

Tel: 954-463-0100

Burke@jambg.com

Cardona@jambg.com

Alexander@jambg.com

Cintron@jambg.com

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