Florida Southern District Court
Judge:Beth Bloom
Referred: Lauren Fleischer Louis
Case #: 1:19-cv-22927
Nature of Suit950 Other Statutes - Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s)
Case Filed:Jul 16, 2019
Terminated:Sep 21, 2021
Case in other court:21-13657-G 21-13657-G
Last checked: Sunday Jan 12, 2020 3:17 AM EST
Amicus
National Immigrant Justice Center and Law Professors
National Immigrant Justice Center 208 South LaSalle Street Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60604
Represented By
Michael S Vastine
St. Thomas University School Of Law
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Amicus
LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Represented By
Martha F. Davis
Northeastern University School Of Law
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JoAnn Kamuf Ward
Human Rights Institute
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Kevin Arthur Gregg
Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A.
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Amicus
Human Rights Watch
Represented By
Martha F. Davis
Northeastern University School Of Law
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JoAnn Kamuf Ward
Human Rights Institute
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Kevin Arthur Gregg
Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A.
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Amicus
Center for Constitutional Rights
Represented By
Kevin Arthur Gregg
Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A.
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Defendant
Ron Desantis
Represented By
Colleen Maher Ernst
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James Percival
Office Of The Attorney General
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Defendant
Ashley Moody
Represented By
Barbara Jean Throne
Florida Office Of The Attorney General
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James Percival
Office Of The Attorney General
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Edward Mark Wenger
Florida Office Of The Attorney General
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Interested Party
United States of America
Department of Justice Civil Division Office of Immigration Litigation P.O. Box 868 Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044
Represented By
Archith Ramkumar
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Mediator
John Salmon
Salmon & Dulberg 19 W Flagler Street Suite 620
Miami, FL 33130
Plaintiff
WeCount!, Inc.
Represented By
Michelle P. Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Oscar Hernan Londono
Community Justice Project, Inc.
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Paul R. Chavez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Alana J Greer
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
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Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Mich Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Victoria Mesa
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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Plaintiff
Philip K. Stoddard
Represented By
Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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Plaintiff
Westminster Presbyterian Church United of Gainesville, Florida, Inc.
Represented By
Michelle P. Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Oscar Hernan Londono
Community Justice Project, Inc.
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Paul R. Chavez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Alana J Greer
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
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Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Mich Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Victoria Mesa
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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Plaintiff
Americans for Immigrant Justice, Inc.
Represented By
Michelle P. Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Oscar Hernan Londono
Community Justice Project, Inc.
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Paul R. Chavez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Alana J Greer
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
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Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Mich Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Victoria Mesa
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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Plaintiff
The Guatemalan-Maya Center, Inc.
Represented By
Michelle P. Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Oscar Hernan Londono
Community Justice Project, Inc.
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Paul R. Chavez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Alana J Greer
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
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Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Mich Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Victoria Mesa
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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Plaintiff
QLatinx
Represented By
Michelle P. Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Oscar Hernan Londono
Community Justice Project, Inc.
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Paul R. Chavez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Alana J Greer
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
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Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Mich Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Victoria Mesa
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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Plaintiff
Hope Community Center, Inc.
Represented By
Michelle P. Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Oscar Hernan Londono
Community Justice Project, Inc.
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Paul R. Chavez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Alana J Greer
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
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Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Mich Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Victoria Mesa
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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Plaintiff
Florida Immigrant Coalition, Inc.
Represented By
Michelle P. Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Oscar Hernan Londono
Community Justice Project, Inc.
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Paul R. Chavez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Alana J Greer
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
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Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Mich Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Victoria Mesa
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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Plaintiff
Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc.
Represented By
Michelle P. Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Oscar Hernan Londono
Community Justice Project, Inc.
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Paul R. Chavez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Alana J Greer
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
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Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Mich Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Victoria Mesa
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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Plaintiff
Family Action Network Movement, Inc.
Represented By
Michelle P. Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Oscar Hernan Londono
Community Justice Project, Inc.
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Paul R. Chavez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Alana J Greer
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
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Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Mich Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Victoria Mesa
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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Plaintiff
City of South Miami
Represented By
Michelle P. Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Oscar Hernan Londono
Community Justice Project, Inc.
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Paul R. Chavez
Southern Poverty Law Center (splc)
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Alana J Greer
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
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Victoria Mesa-Estrada
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Mich Gonzalez
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Victoria Mesa
Southern Poverty Law Center
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Rebecca Ann Sharpless
University Of Miami School Of Law
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GPO Sep 30 2019
ORDER granting in part and denying in part 47 Amended Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom. See attached document for full details. (ks01)
GPO Dec 12 2019
ORDER, Plaintiffs are permitted to file a Second Amended Complaint by 12/27/2019. Granted in part and Denied in part: 52 MOTION TO DISMISS 38 Amended Complaint,, FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction 38 Amended Complaint,, filed by Ashley Moody, Ron Desantis. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 12/12/2019. See attached document for full details. (mee)
GPO Sep 24 2020
ORDER granting 146 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 9/24/2020. See attached document for full details. (ail)
GPO Dec 03 2020
OMNIBUS ORDER denying 108 Motion in Limine; granting in part and denying in part 109 Motion to Strike. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 12/3/2020. See attached document for full details. (ra)
GPO Dec 14 2020
ory provision is preempted by federal immigration law and is therefore unconstitutional. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 12/14/2020. See attached document for full details. (ch1)ORDER denying 111 Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part 112 Motion for Summary Judgment. Defendants are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from enforcing the Transport Requirement, Fla. Stat. § 908.104(4), because this statut
GPO Sep 21 2021
cument for full details. (wc)FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW. Plaintiffs are entitled to judgment on Count X and Count XI of the Amended Complaint 38. Defendants are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from enforcing Fla. Stat. § 908.103 and Fla. Stat. § 908.104 because these statutory provisions are unconstitutional. Defendants are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from enforcing the Transport Requirement, Fla. Stat. § 908.104(4), because this statutory provision is preempted by federal immigration law and is therefore unconstitutional. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58, the Court will enter final judgment by separate order. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case. Closing Case. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 9/21/2021. See attached do

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Submitted Wed 07/17/2019
Docket last updated: 11/22/2024 11:59 PM EST
Monday, May 15, 2023
225 225 2 pgs ORDER ON REMAND. ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that this case is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 5/12/2023. See attached document for full details. (mee)
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Friday, May 12, 2023
224 224 MANDATE of USCA (certified copy). We VACATE the judgment against the governor and attorney general and REMAND with instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction re205 Notice of Appeal, filed by Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody,208 Notice of Cross Appeal, filed by The Guatemalan-Maya Center, Inc., Florida Immigrant Coalition, Inc., WeCount!, Inc., Family Action Network Movement, Inc., Westminster Presbyterian Church United of Gainesville, Florida, Inc., Hope Community Center, Inc., QLatinx, Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc., Americans for Immigrant Justice, Inc. Date Issued: 05/12/2023; USCA Case Number: 21-13657 GG. (jes)
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