FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, etc. v. MARY BLANCHARD and EDWARD BLANCHARD

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FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, etc., Appellant, v. MARY BLANCHARD and EDWARD BLANCHARD, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED CASE NO. 1D03-5013 Appellees. _____________________________/ Opinion filed September 27, 2004. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. Judge James L. Harrison. Leonard E. Ireland, Jr., and Jennifer R. Williams, of Clayton-Johnston, P.A., Gainesville, for Appellant. Willie J. Walker and LaFonda E. Gipson, of The Walker Law Offices, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellees. BARFIELD, J. We continue to adhere to the rule that Florida courts may interfere in the internal affairs of a private association only under exceptional circumstances. See the court s discussion in Florida High School Athletic Association v. Melbourne Central Catholic High School, 867 So. 2d 1281 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). Having found that imposition of the injunction in this case is not supported by any such exceptional circumstances, we REVERSE. VAN NORTWICK and PADOVANO, JJ., CONCUR. 2

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