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CROWDER v. BARBATI

No. 4D08-1495.

987 So.2d 166 (2008)

Robert CROWDER, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Martin, County, Petitioner, v. Robert BARBATI, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 16, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce W. Jolly and Jason L. Scarberry of Purdy, Jolly, Giuffreda & Barranco, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Henry L. Kaye of Kaye Law Firm, PLLC, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The Sheriff of Martin County, Robert Crowder, seeks certiorari review of the lower court's denial of a motion to dismiss on the ground that the sheriff was immune from this lawsuit. We grant the petition and quash the lower court's order.

Robert Barbati sued the sheriff for defamation for a press release issued on the sheriff's internet website that labeled Barbati and others as "deadbeat parents" for failing to pay court-ordered child support...

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