Case Name: James UTTERBACK, Petitioner, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2017-05-24
Citations: 219 So. 3d 940
Docket Number: No. 4D17-163
Parties: James UTTERBACK, Petitioner, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, Respondent.
Judges: May, Gerber and Forst, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 219
Pages: 940–940

Head Matter:
James UTTERBACK, Petitioner, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, Respondent.
No. 4D17-163
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 24, 2017
Isidro M. Garcia of Garcia Law Firm, P.A., West Palm Beach, for petitioner.
Jean Marie Middleton, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The petition is denied. See Luster v. W. Palm Beach Hous. Auth., 801 So.2d 122, 123 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (holding that section 112.3187(9)(f), Florida Statutes, requires temporary reinstatement pending trial of a Whistle Blower's suit only when an employee has been "discharged," allegedly in retaliation for a protected disclosure, but also holding that where an employee has been simply transferred or demoted, there is no statutory right to temporary reinstatement); see also Metro. Dade Cty. v. Milton, 707 So.2d 913, 914-15 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998).
Petition denied.
May, Gerber and Forst, JJ., concur.