Case Name: John RYAN, IV, et al., Petitioners, v. Leonor LOBO DE GONZALEZ, et al., Respondents
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-11-10
Citations: 921 So. 2d 572
Docket Number: No. SC03-933
Parties: John RYAN, IV, et al., Petitioners, v. Leonor LOBO DE GONZALEZ, et al., Respondents.
Judges: WELLS, LEWIS, and BELL, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 921
Pages: 572–579

Head Matter:
John RYAN, IV, et al., Petitioners, v. Leonor LOBO DE GONZALEZ, et al., Respondents.
No. SC03-933.
Supreme Court of Florida.
Nov. 10, 2005.
Rehearing Denied Feb. 6, 2006.
Gerald F. Richman, Manuel A. Garcia-Linares, Mark A. Romance and Laline Concepcion-Veloso of Richman, Greer, Weil, Brumbaugh, Mirabito, and Christensen, P.A., Miami, FL, for Petitioner.
Casey Walker of Murphy and Walker, P.A., Vero Beach, FL, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We initially accepted jurisdiction of this case based on express and direct conflict between the decision below, Ryan v. Lobo de Gonzalez, 841 So.2d 510 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003), and our decision in Florida Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. S.A.P., 835 So.2d 1091 (Fla.2002). A majority no longer exists, however, to retain jurisdiction and decide the case on the merits. We therefore exercise our discretion and discharge jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.
It is so ordered.
WELLS, LEWIS, and BELL, JJ., concur.
ANSTEAD and QUINCE, JJ., dissent.
CANTERO, J., dissents with an opinion.
PARIENTE, C.J.; recused.