Coleus v. Florida Commission on Human Relations
Coleus v. Florida Commission on Human Relations
Opinion of the Court
Thelemaque Coleus appeals an order of the Florida Commission on Human Relations. We affirm.
Coleus does not contest the findings of fact made by the administrative law judge and adopted by the commission, or the legal conclusion that Coleus failed to make a prima facie case of handicap discrimination.
The standard of review of an order denying a continuance is abuse of discretion. See Onett v. Ahola, 780 So.2d 979 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). Here, Coleus, who had been represented by counsel in a related worker’s compensation case, had ample notice of the hearing date and ample opportunity to obtain counsel before the date of the hearing. There is no abuse of discretion in denying a motion for a continuance to obtain counsel when the motion is made at the hearing. See MCR Funding v. CMG Funding Corp., 771 So.2d 32 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000). Finally, the record shows that the English/Haitian Creole translator was effective.
AFFIRMED.
. See Couch v. Commission on Ethics, 617 So.2d 1119 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993) (failure to file exceptions precludes a party from arguing a version of the facts different from those approved in the final order).
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