JOSHUA v. CITY OF GAINESVILLE

No. SC94935.

768 So.2d 432 (2000)

Deneace M. JOSHUA, Petitioner, v. CITY OF GAINESVILLE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

August 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Printy, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner Elinor E. Baxter and H. Jack Klingensmith of Walters, Levine, Brown, Klingensmith, Milonas & Thomison, P.A., Sarasota, Florida, for Respondent.

Cynthia N. Sass of Bole & Sass, Tampa, Florida; and Gail M. Flatow, Tampa, Florida, for The Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae Dana Baird, General Counsel, Miles A. Lance, Assistant General Counsel and Evelyn D. Golden, Assistant General Counsel, Tallahassee, Florida, for The Florida Commission on Human Relations, Amicus Curiae.

Michael B. Duncan of Harrison, Sale, McCloy, Thompson & Harrison, CHTD., Panama City, Florida, for Bay Medical Center, Amicus Curiae.

Michael P. Spellman, City Attorney's Office, Tallahassee, Florida, for City of Tallahassee, Amicus Curiae.

Marie Tomassi of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill & Mullis, P.A., St. Petersburg, Florida, for HCA New Port Richey Hospital a/k/a New Port Richey Hospital, Inc., Amicus Curiae Ronald A. Mowrey, David K. Minacci, and Donna S. Biggins of Mowrey & Minacci, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida, for Florida Sheriffs' Self-Insurance Fund, Amicus Curiae.


QUINCE, J.

We have for review a decision on the following question certified by the First District Court of Appeal to be of great public importance:

DOES THE SECTION 760.11(5), FLORIDA STATUTES (1995), ONE-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FILING CIVIL ACTIONS "AFTER THE DATE OF DETERMINATION OF REASONABLE CAUSE BY THE COMMISSION" APPLY ALSO UPON THE COMMISSION'S FAILURE TO MAKE ANY DETERMINATION AS TO "REASONABLE CAUSE" WITHIN 180 DAYS AS CONTEMPLATED IN SECTION...

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