R.E.P. AND D.M.S.
v.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, GLASS

Fla. 1st DCA | 2025-02-26
No. 1D2024-0066
Peterson, James H., III, Osterhaus, C.J., Ray, J., Long, J.
2025 FL 1702 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2025) Positive Treatment

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Holding

Appellants may bring an action under section 790.33(3)(f) in circuit court without exhausting administrative remedies.


Headnotes

[1] A party seeking relief under section 790.33(3)(f) may bring an action in circuit court without first exhausting administrative remedies.

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Key Quotes

“Because the relief authorized by section 790.33(3)(f)1. is the remedy in this case, Pretzer could bring an action under section 790.33(3)(f) in circuit court without exhausting any administrative remedies.”

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Facts & Procedural History

R.E.P. and D.M.S. appealed from a decision of the Division of Administrative Hearings regarding the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Mark Gla…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Pretzer v. Swearingen, 394 So. 3d 175, 192 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024) (“Because the relief authorized by section 790.33(3)(f)1. is the remedy in this case, Pretzer could bring an action under section 790.33(3)(f) in circuit court without exhausting any administrative remedies.” (emphasis in original)). OSTERHAUS, C.J., and RAY and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

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Eric J. Friday of Kingry & Friday, PLLC, Jacksonville, for Appellants.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Natalie A. Bielby Senior Assistant Attorney General, and James P. Waczewski, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellees.

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