M.A.J. vs Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing

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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D20-250 _____________________________ M.A.J., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, DIVISION OF LICENSING, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing. Stephen D. Hurm, Director. September 2, 2021 B.L. THOMAS, J. The Department shall assign Appellant’s petition for administrative hearing to the Division of Administrative Hearings for a formal hearing under section 120.57(1), Florida Statutes (2020), as required by R.C. v. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing, 46 Fla. L. Weekly D1421 (Fla. 1st DCA June 16, 2021) (en banc). REVERSED and REMANDED. TANENBAUM, J., concurs; KELSEY, J., dissents with opinion. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ KELSEY, J., dissenting. I dissent for the reasons expressed in my dissent in R.C. v. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing, 46 Fla. L. Weekly D1421 (Fla. 1st DCA June 16, 2021). _____________________________ Noel H. Flasterstein of Noel H. Flasterstein, P.A., Fort Lauderdale; and Eric J. Friday of Kingry & Friday, PLLC, Jacksonville, for Appellant. Tobey Schultz, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing, Tallahassee, for Appellee. 2

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