TORRES v. SHAW

No. 1D22-2201.

343 So.3d 68 (2022)

Jerry TORRES, as a candidate for member of congress from Florida, District 14, Petitioner, v. Sean SHAW; Thomas Hodges; Florida Democratic Party; Cord Byrd, in his official capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Florida; Department of State, Division of Election; Julie Marcus, in her official capacity as Supervisor of Elections of Pinellas County, Florida; Craig Latimer, in his official capacity as Supervisor of Elections of Hillsborough County, Florida; U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, as a candidate for reelection to Congress from Florida, District 14; William "Bill" Lewis, Esq., individually; and Thomas "Clay" Phillips, individually, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 25, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Salario, Jr. , and Joseph T. Eagleton of Brannock Humphries & Berman, Tampa; Michael P. Beltran of Beltran Litigation, P.A., Tampa; Charles B. Kelly of Charles Kelly Law PLLC, St. Petersburg, for Petitioner.

Jared D. Kahn , Clearwater, for Respondent Julie Marcus; Mark Herron , Patrick Scott O'Bryant , and Douglas M. Smith of Messer, Caparello, P.A., Tallahassee, for Respondents Sean Shaw, Thomas Hodges, the Florida Democratic Party, Representative Kathy Castor, William "Bill" Lewis; Robert E. Brazel , Chief Assistant County Attorney, Office of the County Attorney, Tampa, and Colleen E. O'Brien , Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office, Tampa, for Respondent Craig Latimer; Bradley R. McVay , General Counsel, and Ashley E. Davis , Deputy General Counsel, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, for Respondents Secretary of State and Department of State.


DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION

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