Court Opinion

ID: 9904627
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Date Created: 2023-11-27 16:42:36.255194+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:21:51.533804
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
                      FIFTH DISTRICT

O C FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLC D/B/A
RACHEL'S AND WEST PALM BEACH
FOOD AND BEVERAGE, LLC D/B/A
RACHEL'S ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
AND STEAKHOUSE,

            Appellants,

                                           Case No. 5D21-1061
v.                                         LT Case No. 2018-CA-03554

ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ANITA
YANES, AND BRITTNEY SMITH,

          Appellees.
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Opinion filed May 6, 2022

Appeal from the Circuit Court
for Orange County,
Jeffrey L. Ashton, Judge.

Steven G. Mason, of Law Office of Steven
G. Mason, P.A., Altamonte Springs, for
Appellants.

Elaine Marquardt Asad, and Jeffrey J.
Newton, of Orange County Attorney’s
Office, Orlando, for Orange County,
Florida.
Matthew W. Dietz, of Disability
Independence Group, Inc., Miami, for
Appellees, Anita Yanes, and Brittney
Smith.

Rafael Paz, Acting City Attorney, Robert
F. Rosenwald, Jr., Deputy City Attorney
and Faroat I. Andasheva, Assistant, City
Attorney I, Miami Beach, Amicus Curiae
for Alachua County, Broward County,
Monroe County, Palm Beach County,
Pinellas County, City of Atlantic Beach,
City of Delray Beach, City of Dunedin,
City of Ft. Lauderdale, City of Gainesville,
City of Mascotte, City of Miami Beach,
City of North Port, City of Orlando, City of
Sarasota, City of Tampa, City of Wilton
Manors, North Bay Village, and Village of
Wellington, in support of Appellee.

Travis R. Hollifield, of Hollifield Legal
Centre, Winter Park, and Richard E.
Johnson, of Law Office of Richard E.
Johnson, Tallahassee, Amicus Curiae for
National      Employment          Lawyers
Association, Florida Chapter, in support
of Appellees.

Diana L. Martin, of Cohen, Milstein,
Sellers & Toll, PLLC, Palm Beach
Gardens, Lindsay Nako, Impact Fund,
Berkeley, CA, Amicus Curiae for Equality
Florida Institute, Impact Fund, National
Center for Lesbian Rights, ADL, ACLU of
Florida, Freedom for All Americans,
Lambda Legal Defense and Education
Fund, Inc., League of Women Voters of
Florida, Legal Aid At Work, and Zebra
Coalition, in support of Appellees.

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   ON MOTION FOR REHEARING, REHEARING EN BANC AND FOR
                     CERTIFICATION

HARRIS, J.

      We deny Appellee’s motion for rehearing and motion for rehearing en

banc, but grant the motion for certification. We certify the following question

as one of great public importance:

             ARE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PRECONDITIONS TO
             FILING A LAWSUIT SET FORTH IN SECTION
             760.11, FLORIDA STATUTES, APPLICABLE TO
             ALL DISCRIMINATION CASES FILED IN THE
             COURTS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA OR ARE
             LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PERMITTED TO ENACT
             ORDINANCES ON THE SAME SUBJECT MATTER
             THAT CONFLICT WITH THE STATUTORY
             PRECONDITIONS?

NARDELLA and WOZNIAK, JJ., concur.

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