Britany Lane f/k/a Brittany Hoyt v. Charles Hoyt

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

_____________________________ No. 1D18-2082 _____________________________

BRITANY LANE f/k/a Brittany Hoyt,

Petitioner, v.

CHARLES HOYT,

Respondent.

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Petition for Writ of Prohibition—Original Jurisdiction.

August 1, 2018

PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of prohibition is denied on the merits. WETHERELL and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur; BILBREY, J., concurs with opinion.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

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BILBREY, J., concurring.

The motion to disqualify the trial judge raised sufficient grounds for disqualification but was untimely. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.330(d)(1) & (e). I therefore concur in the denial of the petition for writ of prohibition. Of course, the trial judge retains “authority to enter an order of disqualification on the judge’s own initiative.” Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.330(i).

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David A. Carroll, Pensacola, for Petitioner.

Caryn Van Matre, Pensacola, for Respondent.