FERNANDEZ v. SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL

No. 17-14319.

898 F.3d 1324 (2018)

Alberto FERNANDEZ, Henny Cristobol, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Patricia Ramirez, Plaintiff, v. The SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 10, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Earl Elfers , Law Office of Thomas Elfers, Miami, FL, Robert L. Gibson, Jr., Lake Wales, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant Alberto Fernandez.

Thomas Earl Elfers , Law Office of Thomas Elfers, Miami, FL, Craig J. Freger , Law Office of Craig J. Freger, Pembroke Pines, FL, Robert L. Gibson, Jr. , Lake Wales, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant Henny Cristobol.

Luis Michael Garcia , Miami-Dade County School Board, Sara M. Marken , Miami-Dade County School Board Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MARCUS and WILSON, Circuit Judges, and HOWARD, District Judge.


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