1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. So.3d
  4. 345 So.3d
  5. 345 So.3d 970 (2022)
 

TORRES v. SHAW

No. 1D22-2423.

345 So.3d 970 (2022)

Jerry TORRES, as a candidate for Member of Congress from Florida, District 14, Appellant, v. Sean SHAW; Thomas Hodges; and the Florida Democratic Party, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 19, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Mark Herron , Patrick Scott O'Bryant , and Douglas M. Smith , of Messer, Caparello, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellees.

Jerry Torres appeals a circuit court judgment disqualifying him from running for Congress in Florida's 14th Congressional District because he submitted an improperly verified candidate oath and party affiliation form. We reverse because § 99.061(7)(c), Florida Statutes, requires the Florida Department of State to determine whether...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases