JENNE v. SOLOMOS

Nos. 97-1329 and 97-3780.

707 So.2d 1203 (1998)

Kenneth C. JENNE, II, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Broward County, Florida, Appellant, v. Thomas SOLOMOS, Lucas Pitters, and all others similarly situated, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles T. Whitelock and Ronald R. Torres of Whitelock, Rodriguez & Williams, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Norman Elliott Kent of Norman Elliott Kent, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.


KLEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order granting class action certification. Plaintiff appellees seek to have section 951.033, Florida Statutes (1997), which provides that prisoners can be required to pay daily subsistence costs of prison, declared unconstitutional. In the alternative plaintiffs seek to have the sheriff's application of the statute declared unconstitutional.

The facts alleged which the appellant does not dispute are that the members...

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