THOMAS M. KNIGHT v. CHIEF JUDGE

Case No. 2D17-965.

235 So.3d 996 (2017)

Thomas M. KNIGHT, Sheriff of Sarasota County, Petitioner, v. CHIEF JUDGE OF FLORIDA'S TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT; and Karen E. Rushing, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sarasota County, Florida, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Opinion filed December 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Duggan , Senior Assistant General Counsel, and Crystal L. Hansen , Assistant General Counsel, Sarasota, for Petitioner.

Matthew J. Conigliaro of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A., Tampa, for Respondent Chief Judge of Florida's Twelfth Judicial Circuit.

Bradley J. Ellis of Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A., Sarasota, for Respondent Karen E. Rushing, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sarasota County, Florida.

Jason Vail of Jolly, Peterson & Truckenbroad, P.A., Tallahassee, for Amicus Curiae the Florida Sheriffs Association.

Fred W. Baggett and M. Hope Keating of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Tallahassee, for Amicus Curiae the Florida Association of Court Clerks.


The Sheriff of Sarasota County petitions this court for certiorari review of portions of Administrative Order 2017-4.2, issued by the Chief Judge of Florida's Twelfth Judicial Circuit, that direct the Sheriff to secure court facilities. "This court has jurisdiction to review by certiorari a claim...

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