SCOTT v. HINKLE

No. 1D18-966.

259 So.3d 982 (2018)

Honorable Rick SCOTT, Individually and in His Capacity as Governor of Florida, Petitioner, v. Donald HINKLE, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 30, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Nordby , General Counsel, and Meredith L. Sasso , Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, for Petitioner.

Donald M. Hinkle , Hinkle & Foran, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


Donald Hinkle filed a complaint in circuit court challenging the annual financial disclosures that Florida Governor Rick Scott has filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics. The Governor moved to dismiss the circuit court case, arguing that only the Commission has jurisdiction to review his complaint. After the circuit court denied the motion...

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