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BLAKE v. CITY OF PORT SAINT LUCIE

No. 4D11-74.

73 So.3d 905 (2011)

Gregory M. BLAKE, Appellant, v. The CITY OF PORT SAINT LUCIE, a Florida municipal corporation and a political subdivision of the State of Florida, and Tamara Williamson, Jodi Pradere, Jessica Saville, Rita Woolley, and Nancy Woolley, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Ali of Jupiter Legal Advocates, Jupiter, for appellant.

Jeffrey A. Blaker of Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, Krevans, Abel, Lurvey, Morrow, & Schefer, P.A., West Palm Beach and Hinda Klein of Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, Krevans, Abel, Lurvey, Morrow, & Schefer, P.A., Hollywood, for appellees City of Port Saint Lucie and Tamara Williamson.

GERBER, J.

The issue in this appeal is whether section 768.095, Florida Statutes (2009), abrogates the absolute immunity which the common law provides to public officials who make statements within the scope of their duties. See Bates v. St. Lucie Cnty. Sheriff's Office, 31 So.3d 210, 213 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010) ("In Florida, [p]ublic officials who make statements within the scope of their duties are absolutely immune from suit...

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