Case Name: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Appellant, v. Joseph OVADIA, M.D., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-12-15
Citations: 702 So. 2d 301
Docket Number: No. 97-1603
Parties: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Appellant, v. Joseph OVADIA, M.D., Appellee.
Judges: BARFIELD, C.J., and DAVIS and BENTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 702
Pages: 301–301

Head Matter:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Appellant, v. Joseph OVADIA, M.D., Appellee.
No. 97-1603.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 15, 1997.
Kathryn L. Kasprzak, Senior Attorney, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
John R. Sutton of Sutton & Montoto, South Miami, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The order of the Division of Administrative Hearings awarding attorney fees and costs under section 57.111, Florida Statutes, to a medical doctor after the disciplinary action against him was dismissed is REVERSED. The evidence which the hearing officer acknowledged was before the probable cause panel constituted substantial justification for institution of the disciplinary action.
BARFIELD, C.J., and DAVIS and BENTON, JJ., concur.