MAZZELLA V. MIAMI DADE

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, July Term, A.D. 2007 Opinion filed July 25, 2007. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D07-442 Lower Tribunal No. 06-00391 ________________ Christopher R. Mazzella, individually and as Inspector General of MiamiDade County, Florida, Petitioner, vs. Dade County Police Benevolent Association, Inc., and Miami-Dade County, Florida, Respondents. A case of original jurisdiction Prohibition. William L. Richey; H. Eugene Lindsey, for petitioner. Rhea P. Grossman for Dade County Police Benevolent Association, Inc.; Murray A. Greenberg, Miami-Dade County Attorney and Lee Kraftchick, Assistant County Attorney, for Miami-Dade County, Florida. Before GERSTEN, C.J., and SHEPHERD and SUAREZ, JJ. SUAREZ, J. Christopher R. Mazzella, individually, and as Inspector General of MiamiDade County, Florida, petitions this court for a writ of prohibition to prevent the trial court from proceeding with this action. Specifically, petitioner alleges that the trial court lacks subject matter jurisdiction. We deny the petition for prohibition. See Fla. HomeBuilders Ass n v. Dep t of Labor & Employment Sec., 412 So. 2d 351 (Fla. 1982); City of Lynn Haven v. Bay County Council of Registered Architects, Inc., 528 So. 2d 1244 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988). Petition for Writ of Prohibition denied. 2

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