WILIAM F. POE, SR., individually and as trustee of the CHARLES E. POE TRUST and the WILLIAM F. POE FOUNDATION; WILLIAM F. POE, JR.; CHARLES E. POE; CHARLES W. POE; ELIZABETH A. POE; MICHELLE M. POE; ERIC J. POE; PEGGY M. POE; KEREN P. SMITH; MARILYN P. LUNSKIS; JANICE P. MITCHELL; JAMES E. WURDEMAN; JAN J. MEDER, JR.; THOMAS S. KRZESINSKI; BOBBY C. DOLLAR; AMY B. KACPROWSKI; JAMES P. ROMERILL, III; DAVID E. GOUGH; BROCK A. GUICE; RAFAEL R. ABREU; POE INSURANCE HOLDINGS, LLC; POE FAMILY INVESTMENT COMPANY, LTD; and POE INVESTMENTS, INC., v. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, as Receiver for Southern Family Insurance Company, Atlantic Preferred Insurance Company, and Florida Preferred Insurance Company

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA WILIAM F. POE, SR., individually and as trustee of the CHARLES E. POE TRUST and the WILLIAM F. POE FOUNDATION; WILLIAM F. POE, JR.; CHARLES E. POE; CHARLES W. POE; ELIZABETH A. POE; MICHELLE M. POE; ERIC J. POE; PEGGY M. POE; KEREN P. SMITH; MARILYN P. LUNSKIS; JANICE P. MITCHELL; JAMES E. WURDEMAN; JAN J. MEDER, JR.; THOMAS S. KRZESINSKI; BOBBY C. DOLLAR; AMY B. KACPROWSKI; JAMES P. ROMERILL, III; DAVID E. GOUGH; BROCK A. GUICE; RAFAEL R. ABREU; POE INSURANCE HOLDINGS, LLC; POE FAMILY INVESTMENT COMPANY, LTD; and POE INVESTMENTS, INC., Petitioners, v. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, as Receiver for Southern Family Insurance Company, Atlantic Preferred Insurance Company, and NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED CASE NO. 1D08-4401 Florida Preferred Insurance Company, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed December 24, 2008. Petition for Writ of Certiorari Original Jurisdiction. Michael L. Chapman and Bradford D. Kimbro of Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa., for Petitioners. Richard Lydecker, Carlos De Zayas, Christopher G. Berga, Esperanza Segarra, and Joseph D. Perkins of Lydecker, Lee, Behar, Berga & De Zayas, LLC, Miami, and Jody E. Collins, Senior Attorney, State of Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Rehabilitation & Liquidation, Miami, for Respondent. PER CURIAM. Because petitioners have failed to demonstrate that the trial court s ruling constitutes a departure from the essential requirements of law, the petition seeking a writ of certiorari is denied. PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI DENIED. WEBSTER, DAVIS, and HAWKES, JJ., CONCUR. 2

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