DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS v. MIAMI HERALD

No. 1D18-1324.

278 So.3d 786 (2019)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and Mark S. Inch, as Secretary of Florida Department of Corrections, Appellants, v. MIAMI HERALD MEDIA COMPANY, publisher of the Miami Herald, Julie Brown, and Casey Frank, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 9, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Candy L. Messersmith of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., Orlando, for Appellants.

Sanford L. Bohrer and Scott D. Ponce , of Holland & Knight, LLP, Miami, for Appellees.


The Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) appeals the trial court's final order finding that the Miami Herald1 established good cause to grant the newspaper access to requested prison video recordings. We reverse and find that the trial court abused its discretion in light of the Miami Herald's admission...

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