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Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1997

Department of Health v. Ovadia

Department of Health v. Ovadia
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 15, 1997 · Barfield, Benton, Davis
702 So. 2d 301; 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 13992; 1997 WL 764516 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Department of Health v. Ovadia

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The order of the Division of Administrative Hearings awarding attorney fees and costs under section 57.111, Florida Statutes, to a medical doctor after the disciplinary action against him was dismissed is REVERSED. The evidence which the hearing officer acknowledged was before the probable cause panel constituted substantial justification for institution of the disciplinary action.

BARFIELD, C.J., and DAVIS and BENTON, JJ., concur.

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