GULF COAST TRANSP. v. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

Nos. 2D20-3326 2D20-3432.

352 So.3d 368 (2022)

GULF COAST TRANSPORTATION, INC., d/b/a United Cab, United Taxi and Tampa Bay Cab, South Tampa Car Service, LLC, Black Diamond Cab Service, LLC, A + Cab Tampa, Inc., Aftah Abderrahmane d/b/a Moe Taxi, Gustavo Bojorquez d/b/a G & Y Transportation, Golden Bay Car Service, Inc., d/b/a American Taxi of Tampa Bay, Palm Taxi Service, LLC, Abbay Taxi, LLC, Awash Taxi, LLC, ABC Taxi, LLC, Bay & Beach Cab, LLC, d/b/a Executive Cab, Bay & Beach Transportation, LLC, Call-B-4-Dui Transportation, Inc., Addis Car Service, Inc., Blue Taxi Services, LLC, AAA Cab of Tampa, LLC, Shah's Taxi Service, LLC, Accessible Taxi, LLC, New Tampa Taxi Cab, LLC, Miretu Mengesha d/b/a Sunshine Taxi, Checker Cab Transportation, Inc., Red Top Cab Company, Yellow Cab Company of Tampa, Inc., Transafe, Inc., Condor Group, Inc. d/b/a Black Car, Transafe Transportation, Inc. d/b/a Limox, Hyde Park Taxi Service, Inc., Green Taxi Cab, Inc., Ybor Taxi, LLC, David's Auto Supply, Inc., VIP Taxi, Inc. d/b/a A-1 Taxi Company, Mulugeta Worku d/b/a White Blue Taxicab, Ermiyas T. Desta d/b/a Westchase Car Services, Westchase Taxi, LLC, and Samuel G. Tesfagiorgis d/b/a United Cab, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Appellants, v. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY and State of Florida, Appellees. State of Florida, Appellant, v. Gulf Coast Transportation, Inc., d/b/a, United Cab, United Taxi and Tampa Bay CAB, South Tampa Car Service, LLC, Black Diamond CAB Service, LLC, A+ Cab Tampa, Inc., Aftah Abderrahmane d/b/a Moe Taxi, and Gustavo Bojorquez, d/b/a G & Y Transportation, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated; and Hillsborough County, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 7, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan S. Gowdy and Dimitrios A. Peteves of Creed & Gowdy, P.A., Jacksonville; Jason K. Whittemore of Wagner McLaughlin, P.A., Tampa; and Anthony D. Martino of Clark & Martino, P.A., Tampa, for Gulf Coast Transportation, Inc., et al.

Robert E. Brazel , Chief Assistant County Attorney, Office of the County Attorney, Tampa, for Hillsborough County.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Amit Agarwal , Solicitor General, James H. Percival , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Kevin A. Golembiewski , Deputy Solicitor General, David M. Costello , Assistant Solicitor General, Henry C. Whitaker , Solicitor General, and Daniel W. Bell , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, for the State of Florida.


These consolidated appeals1 arise from an inverse condemnation proceeding brought by Gulf Coast Transportation, Inc., doing business as United Cab, and several other taxicab companies operating in Hillsborough County (collectively, Taxicab Companies) against the State of Florida (the State) and Hillsborough...

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