FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Petitioner,
v.
SUN-SENTINEL, INC., Respondent.
Supreme Court of Florida.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
February 5, 2004.
February 5, 2004.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Christopher M. Kise, Solicitor General, and Lynn C. Hearn, Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, FL, for Petitioner.
John R. Hargrove and W. Kent Brown of Gordon Hargrove & James, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL; and David S. Bralow, Senior Counsel/Florida Media, Tribune Company, Orlando, FL, for Respondent.
Gregg D. Thomas and Rachel E. Fugate of Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa, FL; and George Freeman, The New York Times Company, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae The First Amendment Foundation; The Tampa Tribune; WFLA-TV News Channel 8; Orlando Sentinel Communications; New York Times Regional Newspapers on behalf of The (Lakeland) Ledger; Sarasota Herald-Tribune, (Ocala) Star Banner, and The Gainesville Sun; Florida Today; News-Press; Pensacola News Journal; WTLV-TV; WJXX-TV; and WTSP-TV.
Supreme Court of Florida.
BELL, J.
This case arises out of a petition filed by Sun-Sentinel pursuant to section 119.07(7)(a), Florida Statutes (2002), to gain access to certain public, but confidential, records maintained by the Department of Children and Families (DCF).1 We must decide three issues: whether DCF waived its objection to the circuit court's personal jurisdiction when it simultaneously moved to transfer venue; whether Sun-Sentinel was required to...
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