DEPT. OF AGR. & CONSUMER SERV. v. BONANNO

No. 74373.

568 So.2d 24 (1990)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, Petitioner, v. Robert H. BONANNO, Judge, etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., David G. Guest, Desmond V. Tobias and Ronald G. Stowers, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, and Parker D. Thomson of Thomson, Muraro, Bohrer and Razook, P.A., Miami, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

James S. Moody, Jr. and Johnnie B. Byrd, Jr. of Trinkle, Redman, Moody & Swanson, P.A., Plant City, and Elizabeth S. Wheeler, Brandon, for respondent.

David C.G. Kerr and Susan W. Fox of Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, Tampa, amicus curiae for Lykes Bros., Inc.

Paul H. Amundsen and Ernest L. Reddick, III of F. Philip Blank, P.A., Tallahassee, amicus curiae for Indian River Citrus League.

M. Stephen Turner and David K. Miller of Broad & Cassel, Tallahassee, amicus curiae for May Bros., Inc.

Ellen Neil Kalmbacher, Gerald Spurgin and Robert J. Kline of Holland and Knight, Tampa, and Julian Clarkson of Holland and Knight, Tallahassee, amicus curiae for A. Duda & Sons, Inc.

Harry O. Thomas and Susan Davis-Morley of Aurell, Radey, Hinkle & Thomas, Tallahassee, and Robert E. Doyle, Jr. of Asbell, Hains, Doyle & Pickworth, Naples, amicus curiae for Glenn Simpson.

Kerry M. Wilson and J. Davis Connor of Peterson, Myers, Craig, Crews, Brandon & Mann, P.A., Winter Haven, amici curiae for Gary M. Mahon and Chrystal D. Mahon, and Chrystal D. Mahon, d/b/a Pokey's Citrus Nursery; Douglas A. Holmberg, d/b/a Hillsborough Wholesale Nursery; Fred J. Snell; Charles W. Dewitt; Environmental Citrus Nursery, Inc.; Forrest Nursery, Inc.; Floyd Philmon; David S. Prosser, Jr.; Southern Citrus Nursery, Inc.; W.A. Williams Nursery Service, Inc.; Bruce Wilson, d/b/a Bruce Wilson Nursery; and Peter F.A. Hutchinson, d/b/a Hutchinson Citrus Nursery.

Robert L. Shevin of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Miami, and D. Stephen Kahn and Thomas R. McSwain, Tallahassee, amicus curiae for Bob Crawford, President of the Florida Senate.

Richard A. Hixson and Sonia R. Crockett, Tallahassee, amicus curiae for Tom Gustafson, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.

Anthony J. Abate and Donald D. Clark of Abel, Bank, Brown, Russell & Collier, Chartered, Sarasota, amicus curiae.


PER CURIAM.

The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Department) seeks a writ of prohibition from this Court, restraining Circuit Judge Robert H. Bonanno from exercising the jurisdiction of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court over the consolidated cases of Sweat v. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, No. 88-16980; Janvrin v. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, No. 88-16979; and Balm Citrus Nursery, Inc....

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